, ▁Princess ▁Mary , ▁to ▁Vis count ▁Las cell es . ▁The ▁following ▁month , ▁Albert ▁proposed ▁again , ▁but ▁she ▁refused ▁him ▁once ▁more . ▁Event ually , ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁Elizabeth ▁agreed ▁to ▁marry ▁Albert , ▁despite ▁her ▁mis giv ings ▁about ▁royal ▁life . ▁ ▁Wed ding ▁ ▁Prince ▁Albert , ▁Duke ▁of ▁York , ▁and ▁Lady ▁Elizabeth ▁Bow es - L y on ▁were ▁married ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁in ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey . ▁The ▁couple ' s ▁wed ding ▁rings ▁were ▁craft ed ▁from ▁ 2 2 ▁car at ▁Wel sh ▁gold ▁from ▁the ▁C log au ▁St ▁David ' s ▁mine ▁in ▁B ont d du . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁C log au ▁Gold ▁within ▁the ▁wed ding ▁rings ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁became ▁a ▁tradition . ▁In ▁an ▁unexpected ▁and ▁un pre ced ented ▁gesture , ▁Elizabeth ▁laid ▁her ▁bou quet ▁at ▁the ▁T omb ▁of ▁The ▁Un known ▁War rior ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁Ab bey , ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁her ▁brother ▁Fer g us . ▁Ever ▁since , ▁the ▁bou qu ets ▁of ▁subsequent ▁royal ▁br ides ▁have ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁laid ▁at ▁the ▁tomb , ▁though ▁after ▁the ▁wed ding ▁ceremony ▁rather ▁than ▁before . ▁ ▁Lady ▁Elizabeth ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁eight ▁br ides ma ids : ▁ ▁The ▁Lady ▁Mary ▁Cambridge ▁( 2 6 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Mar qu ess ▁and ▁March