- The Queen is the first British monarch to celebrate a Diamond wedding anniversary
- This was the first and only time in British history that an heir presumptive to the throne had been married.
- The Queen was the 10th member of the Royal family to be married in Westminster Abbey.
- An identical copy of her wedding bouquet was made and presented to The Queen on her Golden wedding anniversary in 1997.
- The two Royal kneelers, used during the wedding service, were covered in rose pink silk. They were made from orange boxes, due to war time austerity, and date stamped 1946.
- Trumpet fanfares were introduced for the first time at a Royal wedding in the Abbey.
- The Duke of Edinburgh is only one of a few consorts to reigning female Queens in British history
© Marilyn Braun 2007
Original trivia source: Official site of the British Monarchy
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