On 29 May 1973, the engagement of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips was announced. She was not created Princess Royal until 1987, and as a child of the monarch, she was known as “The Princess Anne.” The New York Times reported, “They met at the horse events at the Olympics in Mexico. They competed in [read more]
On 3 November 1923, Lady Louise Mountbatten married the future King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. Louise’s engagement to the Crown Prince of Sweden had surprised many. Louise had resigned herself to staying single after the traumatic ending of her engagement to an artist. In a panic, she wrote, “You know that Gustaf of Sweden [read more]
On 29 August 1968, Crown Prince Harald of Norway finally married Sonja Haraldsen. The road to the wedding had been difficult and long. They had first met in June 1959, but their relationship was kept a secret, and Harald later declared to his father that he would remain unmarried unless he were allowed to marry [read more]
Masako Owada and the then Crown Naruhito of Japan first met in 1986 during a tea in honour of Infanta Elena of Spain. Although she was reportedly reluctant to accept his proposal of marriage, she finally did so in 1992. The engagement was officially announced on 19 January 1993, and the engagement ceremony was held [read more]
On 29 May 1998, Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau married Marilène van den Broek in a civil ceremony. He is the eldest son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. The civil marriage took place in The Loo Palace and was performed by the mayor of Apeldoorn. For this ceremony, Marilène wore a red [read more]
On 25 May 1553, a double royal wedding took place. The young King Edward VI of England was dying, and although he had tried to leave the throne to Lady Jane’s male heirs, Lady Jane simply didn’t have enough time to produce one. Lady Jane and her sisters Mary and Katherine were first cousins once [read more]
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