The Royal Wedding of Prince Edward & Katharine at York Minster (1961) | British Pathé

The Royal wedding of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Katharine, Duchess of Kent was held at York Minster in 1961 in such a elegant manner. It was filled with Royal relatives and members of many foreign families. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé #History #RoyalWedding #Duke #Duchess #Royals #RoyalFamily Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM ID: ) Colour. Wedding of the Duke of Kent to Miss Katherine Worsley at York Minster. L/S York Minster. M/S people laying on pavement. M/S two girls cooking sausages. C/U Sausages. C/U pan down women laying under blanket pan down to pair of men’s feet. C/U people seated on the pavement. C/U girl drinking. M/S group playing cards. L/S man selling Union Jack. L/S Hovingham Hall, pan the car carrying Katharine Worsley leaving the hall. M/S guests arriving at the Minster. C/U pan Douglas Fairbanks arriving C/U Noel Coward arriving. M/S pan the bride’s mother arriving. M/S Mountbatten. M/S Duke and Duchess of Gloucester arriving. L/S of the Duke of Kent (Prince Edward) arriving at the South door. L/S interior Procession including Duke and Duchess of Gloucester Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones headed by the Duke of Gerona, the Princess Royal and the Count of Barcelona. L/S the Queen Mother and Queen Victoria of Spain. L/S Duke of Kent and his brother Prince Michael as best man. L/S the Duchess of Kent and Princess Alexandra arriving. C/U Prince Michael and Duke. C/U Princess Alexandra, and the Duchess of Kent. C/U Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain and the Queen Mother. L/S Queen’s guard arriving C/U Tony Armstrong Jones and Princess Margaret. L/S exterior the Minster. L/S the royal car arriving. L/S crowd cheering. M/S as Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles and the Duke as they enter the Minster. L/S fanfare being sounded. L/S the Duke, the Queen and Prince Charles walking towards seats. L/S the Choir. L/S as the Queen and Duke go to their seats. L/S pan as the Bride’s car drives up to the Minster. L/S the car stopping outside the Minster. M/S as Miss Worsley is helped from the car. M/S as Miss Worsley adjusts her veil. C/U Miss Worsley, Back view as she enters the Minster. M/S the Queen Mother, Prince Charles and Duke of Kent. C/U the Queen looking up the aisle waiting for the bride L/S elevated as the bride walks down the aisle accompanied by her father Sir William Worsley. M/S the royal party stand up. L/S elevated as Miss Worsley and her father near the altar. L/S pan as they walk towards the altar. L/S bridesmaids following. L/S as Miss Worsley and her father walk towards the Archbishop of York. L/S Miss Sandra Butter and Princess Anne walking. L/S as the brides and groom are at the foot stools and Princess Anne walks forward and takes the bride’s bouquet. L/S the Minster interior (Natural sound). L/S as the bride and groom stand up. M/S three bridesmaids sitting in front of the choir. L/S guests seated. C/U Tony Armstrong Jones and Princess Margaret. M/S two page boys and bridesmaids sitting in front of the choir. L/S elevated as the bride and bridegroom walk away from the altar. Miss Worsley curtseys and the Duke bows to the Queen. C/U the Queen Mother watching as they go down the aisle. L/S the bride and groom walking up the aisle followed by bridesmaids and pages. C/U the bride and groom as they walk up the aisle. L/S as the bride and groom leave the Minster under an arch of swords. L/S as they wait for their car to draw up. L/S as Miss Worsley is helped into the car. C/U Bride sitting in the car and a lady bundling her dress in. L/S as the Duke walks round the car and gets in. M/S the bride and groom sitting in the car as it drives away. L/S as the cars come down the road from the Minster amid cheering crowds. L/S crowds cheering. BRITISH PATHÉ’S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance. British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.