April 2011 Blog Posts (1)

Royal weddings: grand or intimate?

Yesterday millions of people watched the Royal wedding on television in addition to the 1,900 guests in Westminster Abbey but they have not always been such well attended affairs. The Chapel Royal in St. James's Palace was a popular setting for marriage during the reign of Queen Victoria and only seats 100. Victoria married Prince Albert there in 1840 and the future King George V to Princess May of Teck (later Queen Mary) in 1893. ANother populate 19th century venue was St. George's Chapel,…

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Added by Alison K on April 30, 2011 at 11:08 — 2 Comments

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