This is a VERY iconic look. (And it's interesting to me that Margaret decided against wearing the veil in front of her face. I can see the argument for either; personally, I always thought In Front of the Face gave you the dramatic UNVEILING moment.)

Princess Margaret With Prince Phillip

Prince Philip escorted Margaret down the aisle, which is sweet. Those of you tracking my intense nitpicking of the size of a bride's bouquet can mark in your diary that I think this one is just a TEENY bit too small but almost right. This gown is one of my own favorites. It's so simple and yet poofy!

Not much of a train, though. (It's nearly impossible to get enough of a train to make an impact from this vantage point, in fairness.)

Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones, Lord Snowdon

Here, you can tell that the train is perfectly in proportion to the poofiness of the skirt. (I also couldn't resist one of the few color snaps that I could get.)

I appreciate how the bridesmaids here seem ever so slightly confused about where they're meant to go.

What a lot of intriguing hats!

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mum, Lil Chaz

For those who want to know: The Queen's dress is a blue-green (INCLUDING the gloves? Sometimes the Young Queen made some very eccentric choices in her accessories), and the Queen Mum was in a sort of silver. Yes, Tiny Charles is wearing a kilt, which is great.

"But which one of the people in this crowd is the Queen?!" "My God, Barney, it's the one who looks like the Queen! Compare the faces to some stamps!" "I CAN'T." "Ugh, here, give it to me. I'll just circle her face. Jesus."

This photo is amazing to me. From left to right, we've got: Princess Alice (in a really hideous hat); The Duke Of Gloucester, who appears to be sneaking a SANDWICH?!?!?!; Queen Ingrid Of Denmark, who looks like she's just remembered she forgot to turn off the iron; Prince Charles, who is checking that his hair is still on; The Countess of Harewood, who is REALLY checking out Prince William of Gloucester, who is only 18 here so dial it back, lady (he died in a plane crash at 30) (she was married to a Lascelles who was flagrantly cheating on her); Earl Mountbatten, who looks like he's napping way back there; Prince Richard of Gloucester and his eyeglasses; and ANOTHER Princess Alice, who is QUITE old and possibly hates everyone. She led a very interesting life.

That's Princess Anne with the basket at the front. I just thought this was a great photo.

And that's Charles taking flowers out of Anne's basket and sprinkling them over her head.

Here's your obligatory balcony shot! (Click on the arrow icon on the right on desktop to see it bigger and behold some of these hats, many of which look like aquatic life. You can just tap on the pic if you're on your phone.)

Not for nothing, but she's also wearing MASSIVE DIAMONDS on that necklace. (She also wore that necklace a lot, as one might.)

So many angles on this look!

A distressingly high percentage of the adults in this photo already look resigned.

"Are you sure about the framing of that shot?" "I NEED TO GET THE CHAIR IN IT, FRANCIS!!!!" While we're here, Margaret's bridesmaids are: 1. Angela Nevill, who does not have a Wiki of her own but apparently married for the first time at 50! 2. Marilyn Wills, Margaret's goddaughter, who also apparently did nothing dramatic. 3. Catherine Vesey, who was Armstrong-Jones's niece. 4. Lady Virginia Fitzoy, whose mother is currently the Queen's Mistress of the Robes at 100 YEARS OF AGE. Her name is Fortune Fitzroy and I'd like this novel immediately please. 5. Princess Anne. 6. Some other nameless children!

Here's the big family shot, as published in The Illuminated London News. (You can also see IT larger, and I recommend it. The woman next to Charles is Armstrong Jones's mother and she's quite a dish.)

This is the "Inner Front Cover of the Illustrated London News Royal Wedding Number."

Naturally, Margaret landed the cover of Tatler for this one. It is "the Famous Portrait of Margaret by Pietro Annigoni Painted For Her Between 1957 and 1958," which is AMAZING and which is currently on loan to the National Portrait Gallery.

Isn't this wonderful? It's "a Selection of Fashions Worn at the Wedding and A (pre-wedding Evening Reception) of Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong Jones," per a caps-lock happy Informative Caption. DEFINITELY click on it to see the details, it's wonderful.

And this is the official engagement photo, while we're here. This was snapped at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, which is where the Yorks live now. As I said the last time we ran this photo: I'm obsessed with this room and would like them to leave so I can see it better.

This is "Bruce Duthie carrying a coronet near Buckingham Palace, one of the workmen erecting decorations in The Mall, London, for the wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones," and this is a pretty great shot.

This is "a closed-circuit television system installed in Westminster Abbey for guests with obscured views of the royal wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones." How thoughtful.

This is Frank Jacobs, the "Chief Ornamentalist Of Lyons's Bakeries In Hammersmith," and I'm sure this was VERY FIDDLY WORK and I'd have been terrified of knocking this whole thing over.

We got a very evocative Informative Caption here: "This was the fantastic scene in the Mall as the dense crowds chanting 'we want Margaret' and, with their eyes on the palace balcony, surged forward against policemen's restraining arms. It's all over -- but the excitement and happiness linger on as the crowds begin to drift away from a trampled and littered Horse Guards Parade. I have just caught a brief glimpse, with the aid of binoculars, of Princess Margaret and her bridegroom as the glass coach brought the newly-weds round the far side of the square. The cheers were staggering. A cloud of dust flew up over the parade ground as hundreds of people dashed towards the Mall corner to catch a second glimpse as, with veil thrown back, Princess Margaret and her husband went on to the reception at the Palace. Close behind came the coach bearing the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh with the Queen Mother and the Prince of Wales making a wonderful after-the-wedding family group. But, looking back, the moment I'll never forget is still that fraction of a second as the bride's coach on the way out of the Abbey rounded the corner in the parade. The moment of silence, of love, awe and admiration before the swelling cheers broke out. I'll remember too sitting in the sunshine and listening to the lovely music of the Abbey service coming over the loudspeakers. People were sitting on coats, leaning against barriers, relaxing after their long wait in the warm sun. The bandsmen stood at ease, their brass instruments flashing and sparkling at their feet."

This was the crowd that came out to see the happy couple off onto their honeymoon. This is intense! (They sailed the Caribbean on the Royal Yacht. What if you didn't WANT to honeymoon on the Royal Yacht? Guess you're out of luck!)

And this was a postcard they sold during the wedding run-up. Who doesn't love good royal wedding swag?

Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Margaret Marries Antony Armstrong-Jones

Listen, they're not all going to work out.