'The Royal Wedding of H. Majesty the Queen to the Duke of Edinburgh 1947'

1 portrait of Princess Alice of Greece and Denmark

Identify sitters

© National Portrait Gallery, London

5 Likes voting
is closed

Thanks for Liking

Please Like other favourites!
If they inspire you please support our work.

Buy a print Buy a greetings card Make a donation Close

'The Royal Wedding of H. Majesty the Queen to the Duke of Edinburgh 1947'

by Vandyk
bromide print, 20 November 1947
7 1/2in. x 9 1/2in. (192 mm x 242 mm)
Photographs Collection
NPG x45730

Artistback to top

  • Vandyk (active 1881-1947), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 662 portraits.

Sittersback to top

Related worksback to top

  • NPG x158910: Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (from same photo shoot)
  • NPG x158909: Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (from same photo shoot)
  • NPG x105247: Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh) (from same photo shoot)
  • NPG x158905: Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with bridesmaids and page boys (from same photo shoot)
  • NPG x158906: Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with bridesmaids and page boys (from same photo shoot)
  • NPG x158907: Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with bridesmaids and page boys (from same photo shoot)
  • NPG x158908: Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (from same photo shoot)
  • NPG x158911: Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (from same photo shoot)
  • NPG x158912: Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (from same photo shoot)
  • NPG x158994: Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (from same photo shoot)
  • NPG x158996: Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (from same photo shoot)

Placesback to top

Events of 1947back to top

Current affairs

Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey. Philip renounced his title of Prince of Greece and Denmark, to become Duke of Edinburgh when he married the heir to the throne.

Art and science

The first Edinburgh Festival includes performances by Kathleen Ferrier, Alec Guinness and Margot Fonteyn. The Festival is now a major annual international arts event that takes place over three weeks every August, and includes top class performers in theatre, music and dance as well as lesser-known performers who take part in the parallel 'Fringe Festival'.

International

India is granted independence from the British Empire and the former British Raj is partitioned into India and Pakistan. After various revolts and several years of civil disobedience led by Gandhi and his Quit India Movement, Britain agrees to disband the Raj and grant independence to India.
Palestine is partitioned into a Jewish State, an Arab State and a small internationally administered zone.

Comments back to top

We are currently unable to accept new comments, but any past comments are available to read below.

If you need information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service . Please note that we cannot provide valuations. You can buy a print or greeting card of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at around £6 for unframed prints, £16 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Use this image button, or contact our Rights and Images service. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.