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Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten

20 November 1947

November 1947 wedding of British heir presumptive Princess Elizabeth and former Greek prince Philip Mountbatten. It took place on 20 November 1947. The setting was Westminster Abbey. Those involved included Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Elizabeth II, Geoffrey Fisher and Cyril Garbett.

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