The British Aristocracy and High Society joined the Royal Family for the magnificent Ball hosted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace on this day in 1960, 65 years ago, two days before the Wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones.
Continuing the Royal Family’s tradition, the Queen (who wore Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara two days earlier) and Duke of Edinburgh held a magnificent Ball at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones.
Women in sparkling tiaras and jewel-coloured ball gowns strolled by on the arms of debonair men sporting white bow ties and black tailcoats
On 4 May 1960, a ball was held at Buckingham Palace by The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to celebrate the upcoming wedding of Her Majesty’s younger sister, and those in attendance included the Royal Family, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and friends of the couple
Princess Margaret (wearing the Lotus Flower Tiara, Teck Diamond Hoop Necklace, Ruby Girandole Earrings, and Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch)
The Queen Mother (wearing the Greville Tiara and Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace)
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester (in the Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara)
The Countess of Rosse (wearing the Rosse Emerald Tiara)
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (in the Kent Festoon Tiara)
Princess Alexandra of Kent (wearing Princess Marina’s Pearl Bandeau Tiara)
Major Ronald Armstrong-Jones and his wife, Jenifer
Princess Margaret married Antony Armstrong-Jones, later created Earl of Snowdon, at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 1960.
