Lord John Brindale — Royal Wedding Character Profile

About Lord John Brindale

An impoverished but well-connected British lord. He meets Ellen Bowen on the ship to London, quickly falls in love with her, and joins the plan to marry on the day of the royal wedding.

Character Facts

Played by

Peter Lawford

Appears in

Royal Wedding (1951)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Lord John Brindale — Romantic Lovers — Ellen Bowen (Jane Powell)

  Ellen and John develop a mutual romantic relationship during their voyage to London.

• Lord John Brindale — Alliance Beneficiary — Irving Klinger / Edgar Klinger (Keenan Wynn)

  John relies on Edgar's professional network to bypass bureaucratic hurdles for his marriage.

• Lord John Brindale — Social Fellow Cast Members — Anne Ashmond (Sarah Churchill)

  John and Anne are part of the same London touring production.

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More characters from Royal Wedding

• Tom Bowen (Fred Astaire)
• Ellen Bowen (Jane Powell)
• Anne Ashmond (Sarah Churchill)
• Cabby (uncredited) (James Finlayson)
• Irving Klinger / Edgar Klinger (Keenan Wynn)
• Ellen's Maid (Uncredited) (Margaret Bert)
• James Ashmond (Albert Sharpe)
• Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited) (Shirley Jean Rickert)
• Singing Elevator Boy (uncredited) (Richard Lupino)
• Information Clerk at Dock (uncredited) (Frank McLure)
• Steward (uncredited) (Andre Charisse)
• Military Officer on Street (uncredited) (Bert Stevens)