An Album of British Royal Weddings

An Album of British Royal Weddings
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Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones, May 6, 1960
After an ill-fated engagement to a captain in her father's personal service, Queen Elizabeth's younger sister Margaret announced her plans to marry Armstrong-Jones, a photographer. Their ceremony was the first to be broadcast on television. The title Earl of Snowdon was created for the groom, who enjoyed an extremely successful career as a portraitist, specializing in celebrities and the royal family.

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