Wedding of Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy information
1963 British royal wedding
Wedding of Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy
Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy outside Westminster Abbey after their wedding
Date
24 April 1963; 61 years ago (24 April 1963)
Venue
Westminster Abbey
Location
London, England
Participants
Princess Alexandra of Kent
The Hon. Angus Ogilvy
Members of the British royal family
Other participants
The wedding of Princess Alexandra of Kent and The Honourable Angus Ogilvy took place on Wednesday, 24 April 1963 at Westminster Abbey. Princess Alexandra was the only daughter and second child of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, while Ogilvy was the second son and fifth child of the 12th Earl of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Coke.
The wedding was a traditional Anglican wedding service according to the Book of Common Prayer. Eric Abbott, Dean of Westminster, presided at the service, and Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, conducted the marriage. Notable figures in attendance included many members of other royal families, national figures and members of the bride's and groom's families. A reception was held afterwards at St James's Palace.
The wedding was watched by an estimated television audience of 200 million people.[1]
^Panton, Kenneth J. (2011). Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy. Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-5779-7.
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