Detail from a portrait of the marriage of Princess Helena

Royal Weddings

The history of Royal weddings as seen through items in the Royal Collection

    Sundial

    1947

    RCIN 60755

    This bronze sundial engraved with a figure of Father Time is now in the grounds of Frogmore House at Windsor. It was presented to Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip as a wedding gift from the parishioners of Corsham Regis, on 20 November 1947, and is one of a number of gifts received from across the country and wider Empire.

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