Elizabeth Taylor Here To Wed Michael Wilding, 20 Years Her Senior -- The couple at London airport after Elizabeth Taylor's arrival late last night. Elizabeth is wearing the engagement ring she had to buy herself because Wilding had no dollars. But her has bought her a "simple English wedding ring", Wilding said last night. It is made of platinum. 19-year-old English film star Elizabeth Taylor, English-born but working in Hollywood, arrived last night at London airport after a two-hour delay through storms. February 20, 1952. (Photo by Paul Popper)