Wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones

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The wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones took place on Friday, 6 May 1960, at Westminster Abbey in London. Princess Margaret was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, while Antony Armstrong-Jones was a noted society photographer. The ceremony was a traditional Church of England wedding service. Eric Abbott, Dean of Westminster, presided at the service, and Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, conducted the marriage. Notable figures in attendance included many British political and social figures, Commonwealth heads of government, and members of the bride's and groom's families. After the ceremony, the couple made the traditional appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. It was the first British royal wedding to be televised and was watched by an estimated 20 million people in the United Kingdom and a further 300 million people in Australia, Canada and the United States. The couple separated in 1976 and divorced in 1978.

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