Wedding dress of Princess Margaret Wedding dress of Princess Margaret The wedding dress of Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II, was worn at her wedding to photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones on 6 May 1960 at Westminster Abbey. The wedding dress was designed by Norman Hartnell, the favoured couturier of the royals, and was made from silk organza. The skirt comprised some 30 metres of fabric. Hartnell specifically kept the adornments of the dress such as the crystal embellishments and beading to a minimum in order to suit Margaret's petite frame. The dress now belongs to the British Royal Collection and is part of a
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal of a diameter silver disc with, on the obverse, the words "ELIZABETH II DEI GRA. REGINA FID. DEF." (Latin abbreviation for "Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith") surrounding an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, symbolising her role as fount of honour. On the reverse is a crown atop a wreath that contains the words "THE 25th YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II 6 February 1977" in six lines. The Canadian version was identical, except that the medal was slightly thicker, the crown on the Queen's effigy was more upright, and the reverse