Happy 53rd Anniversary to King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie of Greece, who got married on this day in 1964! Princess Anne Marie of Denmark was just 13 when she met the then Crown Prince of Greece. Two years later, the couple had fallen in love and gotten engaged, marrying just weeks after her 18th Birthday and a few months after his accession to the throne. The couple have five children and ruled Greece for only three years before spending over 40 years in exile. Recently, the King and Queen have returned to Greece, where they reside in a villa in Porto Heli. In honour of their Anniversary, we are featuring their wedding below-

In the days leading up to the Wedding, there was a Farewell Dinner and a Gala in Copenhagen, as well as a Pre-Wedding Dinner in Athens, and the spectacular Wedding Ball at the Royal Palace of Athens, with Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe.

Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark getting ready & spending a few last minutes with her mum, Queen Ingrid, & sisters, Princesses Margrethe & Benedikte, before leaving for church & her wedding to King Constantine II of Greece.#OTD 1964#Favouriteroyalpicsfrommyphone pic.twitter.com/y21iYkRzWh

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The next day, King Constantine rode with his mother, Queen Frederica, while Princess Anne Marie arrived with her father, King Frederick.

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The wedding ceremony took place at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation in Athens, and was performed by Archbishop Chrysostomos, the Primate of Greece.

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Part of the ceremony involved crowns being held over the heads of the couple, first by Queen Frederica, and then by Crown Prince Harald of Norway, Crown Prince Carl Gustaf of Sweden, The Prince of Wales, Prince Michael of Greece, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, Prince Ingolf of Denmark, Prince Michael of Kent, Prince Karl of Hesse and Count Michael Bernadotte. The bridesmaids included Princess Anne of the United Kingdom, Princess Christina of Sweden, Princess Irene of Greece, Princess Margareta of Romania, Princess Tatiana Radziwill, and Princess Clarissa of Hesse.

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After the ceremony, the couple rode in a carriage procession back to the Royal Palace of Athens, where a wedding breakfast was held for 80 guests. Soon afterwards, the King and his new Queen left to begin their honeymoon in Corfu.

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King Constantine wore his white Field Marshal’s uniform with the sash of the Greek Order of the Redeemer, the stars and collar of his other orders, and his medals. Queen Anne Marie wore a simple gown by Danish designer Jørgen Bender with Princess Margaret of Connaught’s Irish lace veil and the Khedive of Egypt Tiara, which has been worn by all of Queen Ingrid’s female descendants and was inherited by Queen Anne Marie in 2000.