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Wedding of Prince George of Denmark and Anne Bowes-Lyon, Viscountess Anson

Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Europe to celebrate the Wedding of Prince George of Denmark and Anne Bowes-Lyon, Viscountess Anson at Glamis Castle in Scotland on this day in 1950, 75 years ago!

Prince George Valdemar of Denmark, son of Prince Axel of Denmark and Princess Margaretha of Sweden, married Anne Bowes-Lyon, Viscountess Anson, daughter of the Hon. John Herbert Bowes-Lyon and the Hon. Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis and the former wife of Viscount Anson, in the Private Chapel at Glamis Castle, the Seat of the Earls of Strathmore.

Royal Guests and Relatives were led by Queen Elizabeth (aunt of the bride)

Crown Prince Olav of Norway (uncle of the groom)

Prince Axel and Princess Margretha of Denmark (parents of the groom)

Prince Carl Bernadotte (uncle of the groom)

Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium (cousin of the groom)

Princess Astrid of Norway (cousin of the groom)

Princess Ragnhild of Norway (cousin of the groom)

Count Flemming and Countess Ruth of Rosenborg (brother and sister-in-law of the groom)

Princess Margaret (cousin of the bride)

The Hon. Patrick Anson and Hon. Elizabeth Anson (children of the bride)

The Earl of Strathmore (cousin of the bride), Baron and Baroness Clinton (maternal grandparents of the bride), the Earl and Countess Granville (aunt of the bride), and Lord Levson.

 

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Garnet Kokoshnik Tiara

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Boucheron Pearl Circle Tiara

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