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The History of Royal Weddings
The purpose of a royal wedding is less about maintaining the peace between nations and more about forging this shared national identity. Queen Elizabeth II's wedding to Prince Philip in 1947 took this one step further it was broadcast to 200 million listeners around the world via radio. The media presented these royal weddings as having an all-encompassing effect on the British public which led to the temporary suspension of social animosities.
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