the wedding ceremony was held on 10 june 1948 in athens, greece, in the throne room of the royal palace. the ceremony was performed by archbishop damaskinos. guests at the wedding included: helen, queen mother of romania, michael's aunts queen frederica, princess irene of greece and denmark, duchess of aosta, princess katherine of greece and denmark; his cousins alexandra, queen consort of yugoslavia, prince amedeo, duke of aosta, king paul of greece, princess sophia of greece and denmark, crown prince constantine of greece and princess irene of greece and denmark, the three youngest ones serving as bridesmaids and pageboys; anne's maternal uncle prince eric of denmark; princess nicholas of greece and denmark, prince george william of hanover and many others.