Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding (MGM) is a 1951 Hollywood musical comedy film set in London in 1947 at the time of the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, and stars Fred Astaire, Joan Powell, Peter Lawford, Sarah Churchill and Keenan Wynn, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. The film was directed by Stanley Donen.

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MGM - 1951 - Musical - Film - London - 1947 - Princess Elizabeth - Prince Phillip - Fred Astaire - Joan Powell - Peter Lawford - Sarah Churchill - Keenan Wynn - Burton Lane - Alan Jay Lerner - Stanley Donen

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Astaire and Powell play a brother and sister song and dance duo, echoing the real-life theatrical relationship of Fred and Adele Astaire. Powell, who was third choice for the role, surprised her colleagues with her all-round ability. Powell falls for Lawford, who plays an English aristocrat - mirroring Adele Astaire's romance and eventual marriage to Lord Charles Cavendish, son of the Duke of Devonshire.

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Adele Astaire - Duke of Devonshire

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