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Throughout the twentieth century, Royal Weddings were events of majestic splendor. People would camp out overnight in the streets of London to get a prime location for the procession the next day. They would gather in their thousands to garner a glimpse of the newly married couple on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Street parties were held up and down the country in celebration - the extravagance, the splendor, the sheer pomp and pageantry all combined to make for extraordinary scenes of patriotic pride and national unity. In this collection we relive all the major Royal Weddings of the Twentieth Century, seeing them just as the cinema audiences of the time would have experienced them. Join US in a comprehensive and nostalgic look back at some of the most memorable and extraordinary days, in not just royal history, but in the history of Britain.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ British Pathe Archives
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, PAL, Color
Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours
Release date ‏ : ‎ April 26, 2011
Actors ‏ : ‎ Prince Charles, Lady Diana Spencer, Her Majesty the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew
Studio ‏ : ‎ Cherry Red
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004SBKRSW
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Karen Gist

Great film!

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2023

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Worth the watch.

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Baird-Greene

Awesome video for Royalists and Anglophiles!

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2013

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I was enthralled watching royal weddings covering an 80-year period from Princess Patricia of Connaught's wedding in 1919 to Prince Edward's in 1999. There were the weddings you'd expect: Princess Elizabeth (now Queen) and Prince Philip, Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones, Princess Anne and Mark Phillips, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. It was the more obscure royal weddings that I found utterly enchanting. I'd never dreamed I would see video of the 1934 wedding of the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece. That was the last time a foreign princess married into the British Royal family. Princess Elizabeth made the sweetest bridesmaid. It was wonderful seeing the Royals generation after generation gathering on the balcony at Buckingham Palace after a royal wedding. This video has everything: the sumptuous gowns, the sparkling jewels, the crowds sleeping on the pavement, the coaches complete with uniformed footmen! You won't regret purchasing this historical video. I plan to watch it again and again.

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History and Fun at the Same Time!

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2011

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We'll admit - we caught a pretty severe case of "Royal Wedding Fever" around the time of the famed nuptials. We're old enough to remember when some of the other "royals" tied the knot, and we thought it'd be fun to see if the DVD matched or exceeded our memories. "Back in the day," events like these were not given the extreme coverage they are today. So, even as it was nice to once again see the weddings of Princess Margaret, Anne, etc., there were even more details and footage than we could remember seeing during the original event. The producers of these tapes really combed the archives for some great footage. There are weddings that go back to the 20s, and it is interesting to see that - even though the royals really stick to tradition - even they make changes with the times.

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Carolyn S

Great topic, bad presentation.

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2014

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When I read the blurb I thought I'd like to see the royal weddings before those of the current royals for the dresses, pomp and history, but this compilation was very poorly made. A continuous narration would have been an inexpensive vehicle instead of barely readable signs preceeding each wedding. A really big improvement would have been "remastered" footage instead of the jumpy and fuzzy old footage.

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J. Clark

British Pathe Treasures

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2011

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These news clips, ranging from 1919 to 1999, are wonderful and leave the viewer wanting more. In fact, there is no way this program could have been long enough to satisfy me. Why, for example, was Patricia Mountbatten's wedding not included? Her sister Pamela's is. If we can see the Mary-Harewood engagement, why not other engagement announcements? Even the earliest clip, from February 1919, short and dark as it is, is riveting. The bride, Princess Patricia, is a ghostly figure in white fur, her face indistinct; but I thought I saw her sister smile for half a second!

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Stacy Prc

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Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2011

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This video was simply amazing, i have been fascinated with the Royal Family for years and i did not know there were so many Royal weddings that was filmed. The behind the scenes look at some of the weddings including the clothes,jewelry and cakes were wonderful. I highly recommend this for anyone who loves the royal family.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2018

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I enjoyed every minute of it.

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Beach

Royal Wedding

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2011

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A great addition to our DVD collections. Alway fun to have history DVD's that can be share with younger generations to come.

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John Williams

A Nostalgic Look at the Past

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2011

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This is a great DVD for reliving memories of the past and a delight to just 'dip into' from time to time as all the weddings covered can be viewed on their own by using the excellent menu at the start.

Princess Patricia of Connaught (a grand-daughter of Queen Victoria who renounced her royal titles on marrying the man of her choice), was the first member of the royal family to be married at Westminster Abbey since the middle ages and so it is appropriate that newsreel of her wedding should be included. Naturally, the early weddings were filmed in Black and White and very little was allowed to be filmed before the war (the processions and balcony appearances), Princess Elizabeth's wedding in 1947 was the first to show anything from inside the Abbey (only the procession from the west end to the door) but from Princess Margaret's wedding in 1960, some of the actual ceremony was also filmed. This was the first wedding to be filmed in colour for the newsreels too.

To watch the whole DVD takes about 3 hours but is well worth doing. This is a fantastic record of both the royal and social history of this country. It would appeal to the fashion historian as well as the royalist.

I would highly recommend this DVD all and would go so far as to say that it is a must for lovers of the royal family.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2022

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Mareen Porter

The outstanding history of the most memorible weedings of the Royal marriages in the century.

Reviewed in Canada on September 3, 2011

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The history of the royal weddings of the 20 century has been without controversy but wonderful from a historic weddings History. Royal weedings have shown how it can teach us just how marriages can work out and for the first time I believe divorces have been allowed. The last Royal wedding was wonderful and very historic as it showed just how much love their is between the young royals.

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Bernard Murphy

Brilliant snapshot of 20th Century UK Royal Weddings

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2021

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I never knew this was available, so happy with it, as I had it now as a reference guide, quality excellent, even though it was a used item

John D.

Royal Weddings.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2011

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I bought this dvd as a present for my friends daughter who lives in Bavaria and is an ardent fan of our Royalty. I know that when she received it she was thrilled to own it.

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