When the then Princess Elizabeth married Prince Philip in the Abbey in 1947, the country was in the grip of post-war austerity. In a sign of the straitened times, the kneelers used by the bride and groom at the High Altar were made from orange boxes which had been covered with rose damask. Swipe for a closer look 👈 #WestminsterAbbey #WestminsterAbbeyLondon #Museum30 #history #RoyalHistory