May 14, 1962. Athens.
Wedding of Prince Juan Carlos of Spain and Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark.
The King of Spain with his sister, the Infanta Pilar, at the wedding of his son and heir Felipe. May 22, 2004.
Wedding of infanta Margarita of Spain with Carlos Zurita y Delgado, 1972.
Margarita is blind since her birth.
George V and Queen Mary with their Bridesmaids.
Bridesmaids:
- Patsy (Princess Patricia of Connaught)
- Daisy (Princess Margaret of Connaught)
- Ducky (Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
- Sandra (Princess Alexandra of Hohenloe-Langenburg)
- Alice of Battenberg (later Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark - Prince Philip’s mother)
- Ena (Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg - later Queen of Spain)
- Maud (Princess Maud - later Queen of Norway)
- Toria (Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom)
- Baby Bee (Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
- Thora (Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein).
by W. & D. Downey
carbon print, 6 July 1893
Two of the bridesmaids would later marry into the Spanish Royal Family, Ena to King Alfonso XIII and Baby Bee to the Infante Alfonso de Orléans y Borbón (Ali)
(via royalrumormonger)
The Princes of Asturias’ wedding cake, measuring two meters high, consisted of a base of almond sponge under several colorful layers – a passion fruit crème, raspberry sauce and rice pudding mousse – symbolising the Spanish national flag. Topping the sweet creation, a combination of symbols representing everything from the city where the nuptials took place – Madrid – to the number of children the prince and princess might have (the Prince mentioned he wishes to have between two to five children). Among the decorations completing the cake is the Prince of Asturias’ coat of arms, the shield of the royal house, two wedding rings and a pair of blooms representing the bride and groom. Finishing off the array of symbols are four smaller flowers. The cake was a creation Paco Torreblanca, a republican, who still felt honored to do this.
A son of the confectioner, Francisco Torreblanca, would later reveal that the couple tried 30 desserts with different chocolates, vanillas, almonds, liquors…to choose the perfect combination for their wedding cake. Prince Felipe loved everything he tasted so it was Doña Letizia the one who ended up choosing her favorite desserts taking into account the potential preferences of the guests. Her choice was a chocolate and almond mousse inside an almond and olive oil cake wrapped into chocolate and filled with fruits.
Juan Carlos I of Spain-75 Years, 75 Photos.
51- Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, May 1961. During the celebrations of this wedding Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sophia, who had flirted in Rome at the 1960 summer Olympics, began their relationship.
Photo: The royals leaving the Cathedral. After the British Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles, Queen Victoria Eugenia accompanies the Queen Mother. Behind the Gloucesters, the Count of Barcelona and Prince Juan Carlos escort the Princess Royal, and behind them, Princess Sophia and her brother.
Juan Carlos I of Spain-75 Years, 75 Photos.
50- Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, May 1961. During the celebrations of this wedding Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sophia, who had flirted in Rome at the 1960 summer Olympics, began their relationship.
Photo: Queen Ena (first row, fourth from the right) between Britain’s Queen Mother and Princess Marina, Dowager Duchess of Kent. Behind her, in the second row her son and grandson, the Count of Barcelona and Don Juan Carlos with the Crown Prince of Greece and his sister Sophia.
(Source: misshonoriaglossop)
Juan Carlos I of Spain-75 Years, 75 Photos.
48- Wedding of Doña Elena, March 1995 in Seville.
