Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Nov. 20, 2024.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.

Ever have one of those days?

On Nov. 20, 1947, Britain’s future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey. That was the royal wedding for many generations.

Of note, on Nov. 20, 1992, a huge fire seriously damaged Windsor Castle, the favorite weekend home of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.

First the wedding.

Deseret News headlines of the day proclaimed, “3,000 thrill at wedding of Elizabeth; England’s future queen bride of Mountbatten” and “Again the Royal House saves British-U.S. unity.” There were additional front page stories about where the pair would honeymoon and a poem written by Britain

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