Their November 1947 nuptials served as an escape in the UK after World War IIand according to Royal Collection Trust, the future queen's dress was meant to symbolize "growth and rebirth." Designer Sir Norman Hartnell was given the responsibility of creating the gown, which Elizabeth paid for with her own ration coupons
The Way We Wore: Styles of the 1930s and 40s and Our World since Then
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Augusta was possibly in mourning for her husbands uncle who had died the year before this portrait was painted, leaving Sir Henry as the successor to the baronetcy
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