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On This Day in World History … briefly
The BBC reported that 500 million television viewers tuned in to watch the wedding of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah Ferguson worldwide. An estimated crowd of 100 000 gathered to see the couple's first public kiss as man and wife on the balcony of Buckingham Palace
1986: Prince Andrew marries a commoner
Prince Andrew and commoner Sarah Ferguson tied the knot at Westminster Abbey on July 23, 1986 – both aged 26.
They met in 1985 at Ascot and gave news of their engagement in March 1986.
Shortly before the ceremony, Queen Elizabeth announced that she had conferred on Andrew the title of Duke of York – traditionally reserved for the sovereign’s second son.
Most notable historic snippets or facts extracted from the book ‘On This Day’ first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London, as well as additional supplementary information extracted from Wikipedia.
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