Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Milford Haven and Mrs. Simpson set the date

December 29, 1949

It was announced today in Washington D.C., that the wedding of the Marquess of Milford Haven and his American fiancee, Mrs. Pierce Simpson, will be married on February 4.
The bride's mother, Mrs. Clark McIlwaine, says that the wedding will take place at the National Presbyterian Church.
Lord Milford Haven was the best man for his cousin, the Duke of Edinburgh, when the duke married Princess Elizabeth.

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