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Elizabeth's Wedding Dress

Marriage of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip

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Norman Hartnell depicts the Princess Elizabeth's wedding dress in this sketch. The British recovery from World War II was still going on, and Elizabeth needed ration coupons for the fabric for the dress.
Wedding Dress Queen Elizabeth II

Drawing of the wedding dress of Princess Elizabeth, 1947

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