When Anne Married Mark: The Royal Wedding of the 70s
When Anne Married Mark: The Royal Wedding of the 70s
Fifty years ago, Princess Anne was one of the most eligible women in the world, but dashing soldier and fellow equestrian Captain Mark Phillips was the one to win her hand. When they tied the knot in a fairy-tale ceremony at Westminster Abbey in November 1973, it would thrust Anne into the limelight like never before and set a precedent for all future royal weddings. Interviewees include former royal reporter Angela Rippon, who talks about the couple's courtship, and the groom's best man Eric Grounds, with detail of the stag do
When Anne Married Mark: The Royal Wedding of the 70s airs on 5 at 7:30 PM, Saturday 19 April. (Subtitles, new.)
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Documentary
Naomi Callan
Producer
Dympna Jackson
Executive Producer