ion ess ▁of ▁Cambridge , ▁nie ce ▁of ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁and ▁thus ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁the ▁gro om ▁The ▁Lady ▁May ▁Cambridge ▁( 1 7 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁Princess ▁Alice ▁and ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ath l one , ▁nie ce ▁of ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁and ▁thus ▁first ▁cousin ▁of ▁the ▁gro om ▁The ▁Lady ▁Mary ▁Th yn n ▁( 2 0 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Mar qu ess ▁and ▁March ion ess ▁of ▁Bath ▁The ▁Lady ▁Kath ar ine ▁Hamilton ▁( 2 3 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁and ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Aber c orn ▁The ▁Hon ▁Diam ond ▁Hard inge ▁( 2 2 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁Lord ▁and ▁Lady ▁Hard inge ▁The ▁Hon ▁Cec ilia ▁Bow es - L y on ▁( 1 1 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁Lord ▁and ▁Lady ▁G lam is , ▁nie ce ▁of ▁the ▁b ride ▁The ▁Hon ▁Mary ▁Elizabeth ▁El ph inst one ▁( 1 1 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁Lord ▁and ▁Lady ▁El ph inst one , ▁nie ce ▁of ▁the ▁b ride ▁Miss ▁Betty ▁C ator ▁( l ater ▁sister - in - law ▁to ▁the ▁b ride , ▁as ▁Hon ▁Mrs ▁Michael ▁Bow es - L y on ) ▁ ▁The ▁newly ▁formed ▁British ▁Broadcast ing ▁Company ▁had ▁wanted ▁to ▁record ▁and ▁broadcast ▁the ▁event ▁on ▁radio , ▁but ▁the ▁Chapter ▁v eto ed ▁the ▁idea ▁( although ▁the ▁Dean , ▁Herbert ▁Edward ▁R yle , ▁was ▁in ▁favour ). ▁Albert ' s ▁freedom ▁in ▁choosing ▁Elizabeth , ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁royal ▁family ,