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Queen and Prince Philip's wedding day nearly ruined by two last-minute disasters

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh married at Westminster Abbey in 1947 and there were two last minute disasters that threatened to derail the entire celebration

While sorting guest lists and tables is enough of a headache in itself, it gets a lot more complicated if several of the attendees are well-known celebrities or officials who have hectic schedules of their own. The second disaster came when the Princess realised that she had left the pearl earrings that had been gifted to her by her father to wear on the day at St James's Palace. The princess also encountered another issue after the ceremony as she managed to lose her wedding bouquet before the large group photographs were taken, meaning that the bride's hands were noticeably empty.

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