Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (1947)
Hulton Archive//Getty ImagesThe couple married just two years after WWII ended, and the country was still in a period of rationing. Some dishes were made possible by donations, but chefs managed to create a luxe menu.
Filet de Sole Mountbatten
Brian Hagiwara//Getty ImagesIt's customary to name a dish after both the bride and groom. The filleted sole was Prince Philip's; Mountbatten is his family name.
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Perdreau en Casserole
Dorling Kindersley//Getty ImagesThat means partridge in casserole, and it was served alongside green beans, salad, and pomme noisette — fried balls of pureed potatoes.
Bombe Glacée Princesse Elizabeth
Dorling Kindersley: Charlotte Tolhurst//Getty ImagesA bombe glacée is a dome-shaped ice cream dessert. The one served at the wedding reception, named after then-Princess Elizabeth, was made with strawberries. The fruit was a major luxury for a November wedding; palace staff grew them in a hothouse.
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Cake
J. A. Hampton//Getty ImagesThe 500-pound, four-tier fruitcake was nicknamed "The 10,000-Mile Wedding Cake" because its ingredients were donated by the Australian Girl Guides. It was cut with a sword gifted to Prince Philip — then the Duke of Edinburgh — by the king.
Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones (1960)
AFP//Getty ImagesThe couple's lavish wedding was the first to ever be televised. Now, you can watch Princess Margaret (Queen Elizabeth's sister) and photographer Armstrong-Jones' entire relationship play out on Netflix's The Crown.
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Filet de Boeuf Princesse
Dorling Kindersley//Getty ImagesSince this was the dish named after Princess Margaret, you can assume beef tenderloin was one of her favorite meals.
Haricot Verts
David Roth//Getty ImagesGreen beans aren't just a popular wedding side now. They've been trending for decades. Both Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret served them at their receptions.
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Soufflé Surprise Montmorency
Teleginatania//Getty ImagesThink of a soufflé as a puffy, egg-based pudding. They're notoriously hard to make.
Cake
PA Images//Getty ImagesPrincess Margaret outdid the queen's wedding in every way — except for the cake. Her official one was only three tiers and 150 pounds, though she had another 19 cakes on display.
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Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips (1973)
PA Images//Getty ImagesPrincess Anne, the queen's only daughter, and her first husband bonded over their love of horses. Their wedding meal featured two main courses, plus a wedding cake that was exactly the Princess's height.
Lobster
Philippe Desnerck//Getty ImagesThe extravagant feast kicked off with a plate of lobster for each guest — and that was for breakfast!
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Partridge
Rob Whitrow//Getty ImagesNext came partridge, which Princess Anne's mother served at her own wedding. It was plated with fresh peas.
Peppermint Ice Cream
kajakiki//Getty ImagesA November wedding would have meant 40- or 50-degree weather. Still, Princess Anne and Phillips served this frozen treat after their morning meal.
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Cake
Peter King//Getty ImagesMark Phillips earned his rank of Captain in the Army, so a pastry chef from the Army Catering Corps — Sergeant Major David Dodd — created the couple's cake. It was 5-feet, 6-inches tall — exactly the Princess's height.
Prince Charles and Princess Diana (1981)
Fox Photos//Getty ImagesAround one billion people worldwide tuned into to watch the so-called fairytale wedding play out on television. Only 120 people were actually invited to the breakfast reception that followed.
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Quenelles de Barbue Cardinal
Yves Bagros//Getty ImagesQuenelles are like fish dumplings, and the ones served at this royal wedding were made from brill and served in lobster sauce.
Princess of Wales Chicken
gbh007//Getty ImagesThis dish, named after Princess Di, wasn't ordinary, dry wedding chicken. It was stuffed with lamb mousse.
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Strawberries with Cornish Cream
John Shepherd//Getty ImagesUnlike the strawberries served at Queen Elizabeth's wedding, the berries would have been in-season at Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding. They were topped with Cornish cream — another term for clotted cream.
Cake
Princess Diana Archive//Getty ImagesThe couple served guests 27 different cakes, but the showstopper was this 5-foot tall fruitcake with white icing. Fans have kept slices frozen for decades, then sold them for thousands of dollars at auctions.
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