The extended Royal Family were among the Guests at the Wedding of Viscount Althorp, the Heir to Earl Spencer, and the Hon. Frances Roche, at Westminster Abbey on this day in 1954, 70 years ago, which was followed by a Reception at St. James’s Palace.
Viscount Althorp, the Heir of Earl Spencer, married the Hon. Frances Roche, daughter of Baron Fermoy, at Westminster Abbey. The couple had four children, including Diana, Princess of Wales, and got divorced in 1969.
The Wedding Reception of Lord and Lady Althorp was held at St. James’s Palace, since the groom was a former Equerry while both mothers of the bride and groom were Ladies-in-Waiting to the Queen Mother.
The Hon. Frances Roche wore the Fermoy Tiara
Royal Guests were led by the Queen (wearing the Williamson Pink Diamond Brooch) and Duke of Edinburgh
The Queen Mother (in the Teck Flower Brooch) and Princess Margaret
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra of Kent, and Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Spencer Honeysuckle Tiara
Spencer Tiara
Spencer Diamond Earrings
Spencer Diamond Rivière
Tourmaline Brooch/Pendant
Devonshire Tiara
Devonshire Diamond Rivière
Ruby Clasp
Wellington Tiara
Diamond Earrings
Diamond Tassel Earrings
Bagration Spinel Tiara
Rosebery Tiara
Diamond Necklace
Westminster Myrtle Wreath Tiara
Diamond Fringe Tiara
Duchess of Buccleuch’s Tiaras
Northumberland Tiara
Duchess of Sutherland’s Tiara
Duchess of Bedford’s Tiaras
Marlborough Tiara
Portland Tiara
Duchess of Norfolk’s Sapphire Necklace
Rutland Tiara
Argyll Tiara
Manchester Tiara
Dufferin Tiara
Bath Tiara
Milford Haven Ruby Kokoshnik
Duchess of Devonshire’s Tiaras
Londonderry Tiara
Londonderry Amethyst Parure
Londonderry Pearl Parure
Londonderry Turquoise Parure
Londonderry Diamond Stomacher
Londonderry Emerald Parure
The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Vladimir Tiara
Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara
Belgian Sapphire Tiara
Burmese Ruby Tiara
Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara
Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara
Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara
Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara
Nizam of Hyderabad Tiara
Plunket Tiara
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The Wedding of Viscount Althorp, heir to Earl Spencer, and the Hon. Frances Roche, daughter of Baron Fermoy (wearing the Fermoy Tiara), at Westminster Abbey on this day in 1954, followed by a Reception at St. James’s Palace. The couple had four children, including Diana, Princess of Wales, and got divorced in 1969.
#OTD 67 years ago. On 1 June 1954 Spencer and Frances Ruth Roche, the younger daughter of the 4th Baron Fermoy, were married in Westminster Abbey. Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the royal family attended the wedding ceremony.
They are parents to Princess Diana. pic.twitter.com/cPJOIe76V9
— 🌻Sarahsecret (@sarahdiaryz) June 1, 2021
#OTD 67 years ago. On 1 June 1954 Spencer and Frances Ruth Roche, the younger daughter of the 4th Baron Fermoy, were married in Westminster Abbey. Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the royal family attended the wedding ceremony.
They are parents to Princess Diana. pic.twitter.com/cPJOIe76V9
Royal Guests included the Queen (the groom was her former equerry) and Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Mother (the mothers of both the bride and the groom were her ladies-in-waiting), Princess Margaret, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Royal, and Princess Alexandra.
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