westminster abbey & royal weddings
via NYT
not that many royals have been married in the Abbey
the first was Henry 1 and Matilda of Scotland (who I never heard of) in 1100
and then it was Edmund (the one with the unhappy crescent roll hat) and Avelina (of the sneaky side long glance) de Forz (never heard of her either) in 1269
Then it was Gilbert de Clare (in the road hazard outfit) and Joan of Acre (no relation of Arc) in 1290
a couple of others
then the King’s Speech Prince Albert
then the present Queen
then Prince Andrew
and now Wills and Kate
anyway these are some handy royal facts to drop into conversation at your various royal wedding lunch parties and/or breakfasts…
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