“Her wedding reception was at ... a wealthy socialite friend (she and George VI honeymooned at her house in Surrey) who ...

In 1955 Queen Elizabeth II and Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, presented to the Abbey George VI's sword. This had been given to him by his father and he always wore it with his naval uniform and to ...

Although the Abbey was full to its 2,200 capacity, nearly a billion people worldwide tuned in to watch live coverage or news highlights of the wedding. Elizabeth II's father, His Majesty King George .

They were standing in for George VI who was too ill to take the trip. open image in gallery The Queen (right) with her mother, Queen Elizabeth, father, King George VI and sister Princess Margaret ...