Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s Wedding Photos Were Retaken For This Shocking Reason

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding photos had to be retaken in 1947 due to a shocking reason.

In the ITV documentary “Invitation to the Royal Wedding,” David Longman, head of Longmans florist, said that the royal couple had to pose for snaps during their honeymoon, and these were used as their official wedding photographs. He said that in some of the Queen’s state photographs with the bridesmaids and royal guests, it was evident that the monarch didn’t have her bouquet because it got lost.

“So in the middle of their honeymoon they had to get dressed up again in their wedding clothes and my father had to provide another bouquet for those photos. To ensure this mistake never happens again, every royal bride now has two bouquets, just in case somebody accidentally puts it down and forgets about it,” he explained.

As of late, it is still unclear how Her Majesty’s floral garland got misplaced.

Prince Philip’s friend, Sterling Henry Nahum, also known as Baron, was the one who took the official photographs of the Queen and her husband. While speaking with Mirror, his stand-in, Derrig Gibbs, said that Baron had to get the lighting right first and foremost.

But following the wedding, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen went on a honeymoon in the United Kingdom and split their trip between two destinations. First, the couple stayed at Broadlands House in Hampshire, during which they went deer-stalking. They also spent time at Birkhall in Scotland, where the Queen spent most of her time as a young girl.

Following their honeymoon, Prince Philip and the Queen returned to London to kick off their royal engagements as a married couple. They were, later on, blessed with four children, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

All four royals have two children each, but not all of their marriages to their respective partners lasted.