The Queen and Prince Philip got married in 1947, but his own sisters were forbidden from attending the royal wedding – and here's why.
October 06, 2021 - 13:46 BST Rachel Avery The Queen and Prince Philip got married in 1947, and the royal wedding had a mammoth guest list of 2,500 people, but it did not include the Duke of Edinburgh's sisters, who were actually forbidden from attending due to the war.
The Sun reported that his three sisters were declined an invite to the royal wedding by order of the King, because they had all married German princes. The wedding was a mere two years after the end of World War II and tensions were still high in Britain.
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As reported in The Sun interview, Lady Pamela Hicks, Prince Philip's cousin, has since spoken out about the controversial decision."So soon after the war, you couldn't have the Hun," she said, going on to report that she thought Philip himself understood the sacrifice.
The bride wore a stunning lace gown made by Sir Norman Hartnell, and their iconic day, which played out like a fairytale, also included a 9ft tall wedding cake which was cut with the Duke's Mountbatten sword .The couple made history for having the longest marriage of any British sovereign, and the Queen has always spoken very highly of her 'rock' who sadly passed away on 9 April, aged 99.
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