Queen Elizabeth II had a major mishap on her wedding day which involved her £4M tiara
More under this adQueen Elizabeth married Prince Philip in 1947 in front of 200 million people, live on television. Her day didn’t go as planned because of one major mishap.
Queen Elizabeth married Prince Philip on November 20, 1947. At the age of 21, she shared her love for Prince Philip, 25, in front of 2,000 guests and 200 million people on live television across 6 continents, as reported by Vanity Fair.
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Typically, a bride's dream is for her wedding day to go perfectly. However, for then-Princess Elizabeth her magical day didn’t go according to plan and just two hours before the ceremony, her ‘something borrowed’ broke.
More under this adMore under this adYou’d think that the drama would end there for the poor Princess! Elizabeth had then realised that she had forgotten her 'something borrowed' for the ceremony and had someone sent out to go get it in time.
Queen Elizabeth’s £4M tiara broke two hours before the ceremony
One of the worst things for a Princess happened on Elizabeth's wedding day: her tiara broke. For her ‘something borrowed’ Queen Elizabeth used her mother’s tiara, the Queen Mary Fringe tiara, which is reportedly worth £4M!
More under this adMore under this adAs then-Princess Elizabeth was having her hair fixed, the hairdresser snapped the tiara in half, as reported by Mirror. The Queen Mother tried to comfort her daughter by reminding her that there were still a couple of hours before the wedding and that she could wear a different tiara:
More under this adMore under this adThere are still two hours and there are other tiaras.
Luckily the royal jeweller was on hand and was able to take the tiara to their workshop, escorted by a police officer. The jeweller was able to fix the tiara in time for the ceremony.
More under this adMore under this adThe Queen Mary Fringe tiara was able to see another wedding when Princess Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in 2020.
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Queen Elizabeth forgot her antique pearl necklace
According to Vanity Fair, then-Princess Elizabeth had forgotten her antique two-strand pearl necklace, which was gifted to her by her parents for her wedding day, at St James Place.
Then-Princess Elizabeth’s former private secretary to go and fetch the antique necklace and used the King of Norway’s car for the journey. However, as can be expected for such a big day, there was a lot of traffic, and the private secretary had to finish the journey on foot.
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Mirror: ‘Princess Beatrice's tiara at secret wedding had been cause of major upset for Queen’
Vanity Fair: ‘The Most Surprisingly Relatable Mishaps of Queen Elizabeth’s Wedding Morning’