On 12 February 1951, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi married his second wife, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary. They were introduced to each other in 1948 and became engaged shortly thereafter. He had previously been married to Princess Fawzia of Egypt, but their marriage had produced just one child – a daughter named Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi. They were officially [read more]
On 15 December 1960, Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón married King Baudouin of Belgium. Before the religious ceremony, Fabiola and Baudouin were married civilly in the Throne Room of the Royal Palace in Brussels. The service was presided over by Albert Lilar, Minister of Justice, and Lucien Cooremans, Mayor of Brussels. The witnesses to [read more]
Prince Joachim of Denmark, the younger son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, married his first wife, Alexandra Manley, on 18 November 1995. Alexandra and Prince Joachim had met in January 1994, and their engagement was announced in May 1995. He had presented her with a diamond and ruby engagement ring. Their wedding took place [read more]
On 23 February 2005, the engagement of Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau and Aimée Söhngen was announced at the Loo Palace in Apeldoorn. His father jokingly said his branch of the family was now “sold out.” Prince Floris is the fourth and youngest son of Princess Magriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. At the [read more]
On 27 August 2005, Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau married Anita van Eijk at the Grote or St. Jeroenskerk, which is currently known as Oude Jeroenskerk, in Noordwijk. Their engagement had been announced on 25 February 2005, at the same time as the engagement of Pieter-Christiaan’s brother, Floris, and his fiancée, Aimée. Prince Pieter-Christiaan is the third [read more]
On 8 July 2000, Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau married his college sweetheart, Annette Sekrève. Prince Bernhard is the second son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. As such, he is the first cousin of King Willem-Alexander. Due to the Dutch succession being based on proximity to the King, he is not [read more]
Copyright © 2026 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes