Evening star., 1947-11-20
Elizabeth Is Married to Philip
Before 5000 at Westminster;
Million in Streets Hail Couple
Leove on Honeymoon;
Five Kings Witness
Abbey Ceremony
Pictures ON Pages AS and B-1.I
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LONDON, Nov. 20.-Princess
Elizabeth and her prince were
married today in Westminster
Abbey, rode back to Buckingham
Palace through streets jammed
with more than a million cheer
ing Britons, and departed to-
night for their honeymoon in
Southern England.
Before 5000 persons, including
kings. queens and commonerS, and
with the world listening in, the heir
ess to the throne moved regally down
the nave of the ancient cathedral
on the arm of King George vi and
became the bride of 1t. Philip
Mountbatten, newly knighted and
proclaimed Duke of Edinburgh, in a
ceremony completed by DR.. Geof-
frey Fisher, the Archbishop OF
Canterbury, at HAS am. (6:45 am.
EST.
The 21-year- Princess eyes
sparkled below her diamond tiara.
She wore an ivory satin gown rich
In embroidery and pearls.
She greeted her 26-year-old
BRIDEGROOM at the altar and they
knelt before the primate of all Eng
land. She promised to love, cherish
and obey the former Prince OF
Greece and Denmark. He prom
ised to love and cherish her, "for
better, for worse, for richer, for
noorer" in the traditional Church .
of England ceremony.
American Envoy Present.
Five kings and six queens, among
them the Dowager Queen Mary, saw
the ritual. Ambassador Lewis Doug
las represented President Truman.
The Duke of Windsor, whose ao-
dication brought George vi to the
throne and made Elizabeth the
heiress presumptive, was IN tne
United States with his American
born duchess.
The ceremony over, the couple
moved to the Chapel of St. Edward,
the Confessor.
In the chapel, the Princess lips
trembled as she told friends she
was overwhelmed at the ceremony.
But she moved sedately with the
bridegroom to their glass coach, as
I,ondon's church bells rang out, and
thew progressed the mile back to
buckingham behind the Windsor
Grev horses. London's voice went
up in jubilation at the occasion
the greatest ceremonial this war
battered capital has seen since
Flizabeth's father came to the
throne in 1886.
Toasted in Champagne.
At the palace reception the couple
cut the six-foot, 600-pound Weddlng
cake with the sword Of the Duke,
attired in his Royal Navy uniform,
had worn at the wedding. Europes
royalty toasted them in champagne
The couple made two appearances
on a balcony to receive the plauolIs
of thousands jamming the mall
St. James and Green Park.
They left Buckingham Palace at
3:59 pm. for Waterloo Station, IN
a coach drawn again by four OF the
Windsor Grays. The multitude
clustered about the palace thun-
dered their best wishes and the
King appeared on the palace pal
conv to wave the couple a farewell.
Ahead of them was tWo-nouf
trip by train to Romsey' In Hamp-
shire.
The King. Queen and their royal
guests pelted them with conletIl
and rose petals.
Driving down Whitehall en- route
to Waterloo Station, the princess
waved a gloved hand, smiled and
nodded at the throng. The duke
saluted as they passed the Ceno-
taph. Britain's principal memorial
to her war dead.
Sky Clears After Drizzles.
They reached the station at 4:l6
nm the Princess, appearing little
tired. wore a going-away costume OF
a blue called love-in-the-mlst Inc
Princess took along one OF her welsh
corgi dogs. uoa
The couple walked along a red
CARPET. that stretched 40 feet to
their car. The train left at 4:l9
pm. IS Eor,
They will go to the estate OF Earl
Mountbatten, the bridegroom
uncle. where sentry boxes and
nolice patrol were set up to guard
them.
Londoners had gathered early IN
the streets, some coming IN the
night, and they refused to go home
hours after the ceremony. There
were drizzles in the early morning,
but blue patches of sky appeared
as the wedding service began. .
At times, the Princess responS
to the ceremony we're almost
(see WEDDING, Page A.