00:00A Royal Wedding in Republican France, Princess Hélène of France walks to the Orléans Family Chapel at Dreux Normandy on the arm of her father, the Comte de Paris, pretender to the French throne.
00:19The bridegroom, Comte Everard de Limburg-Styrum, arrives with his mother.
00:24Among the 220 title guests is Princess Alexandra of Kent, representing the British Royal Family.
00:30The 22-year-old bride wears a 12-foot veil and a Dior gown of silver laumé brocade.
00:38The Comte de Paris escorts to her pew the most distinguished of the Royal Guests, Queen Frederica of Greece.
00:47The ceremony begins and according to custom, the bride turns to ask her father's consent to the marriage.
00:53Conducting the service is the Bishop of Dreux, Monseigneur Reinhard.
01:00It's a long time since an occasion such as this has been attended by so many of Europe's royal and aristocratic families.
01:10Though the throne of the House of Orléans has long been empty, its line is unbroken and it is one of the oldest in the world.
01:18The wedding is almost a preview of the Paris Spring shows, for all the big fashion houses have worked overtime for this event,
01:25although thanks to the biting cold, most of their efforts are hidden under foes.
01:29But in spite of the cold, a bright sun shines on the newlyweds and there's a big crowd to watch them leave the Royal Chapel.
01:36It's a very happy republic which accepts a pretender's family as a normal part of the social scene.
