IN a week when the nation has mourned the loss of everyone's favourite grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, the Evening Press looks back on a happier time spent by the Royal Family in York.
On June 8, 1961, the full splendour and tradition of a royal wedding came to York Minster for the first time since 1328, when His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent married local girl Katharine Worsley, of Hovingham.
The Queen Mother can be seen looking as delighted as if it were her own wedding, with the Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip and Prince Charles, by her side.
The future Duchess of Kent wore a gown of gossamer white silk gauze woven with a formal design in silk thread. The Duke appeared in the full-dress uniform of his regiment, The Royal Scots Greys.
Copies of pictures from the past can be ordered from the Evening Press. A print measuring 7inx5in costs £5 with 50p postage and packing. A 10x7 costs £7 (50p p+p), a 12x8 £10 (£1 p+p) and 16x10 costs £17 (£1 p+p). All sizes are approximate.
Payment by cheque should be made to York & County Press and sent to Anne Wood, Photographers, Evening Press, 76-86 Walmgate, York YO1 9YN.
Alternatively, call photosales on 01904 567135
Updated: 11:27 Friday, April 12, 2002
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