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Royal Wedding

In a simple civil ceremony, at Windsor, on Friday 8 April 2005, HRH The Prince of Wales, was married to Camilla Rosemary Parker Bowles (nee Shand). On her marriage, Mrs Parker Bowles became HRH The Duchess of Cornwall. The engagement was announced on 10 February when Mrs Parker Bowles was photographed with her engagement ring. A royal heirloom, the ring is a platinum band with a square-cut central diamond, flanked by three diamond baguettes.

Priodas Frenhinol

Mewn seremoni sifil, syml yn Windsor, ar ddydd Gwener 8 Ebrill, priodwyd EUB Tywysog Cymru a Camilla Rosemary Parker Bowles (ganed Shand). Trwy briodi, daeth Mrs Parker Bowles yn EHB Duges Cernyw. Cyhoeddwyd y dyweddïad ar 10 Chwefror pan ffotograffwyd Mrs Parker Bowles gyda'i modrwy ddyweddïo. Mae'r fodrwy, sydd yn eiddo etifeddol brenhinol, yn gylch platinwm gyda diamwnt sgwâr yn ei ganol, gyda thri bagét diamwnt yn ei ymyl.

Technical Details

Number of stamps: Four
Date of issue: 8 April 2005
Design: Rose Design
Photography: Top left and lower right, Christopher Furlong/Getty Images; top right and lower left, Carolyn Robb provided by Tim Graham Library/Getty Images
Printer: Joh. Enschedé Security Print, Haarlem, Netherlands
Process: Lithography
Stamp designs © Royal Mail Group plc 2005
Format: Portrait
Sheet size: 85mm × 115mm
Stamp size: 30mm × 40mm
Perforations: 13.5 × 14
All over phosphor screen
Gum: PVA

Cover design: Typearea
Words: Fay Sweet
Photograph © Corbis
Cover design © Royal Mail Group plc 2005
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