Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei is currently celebrating a wedding that has put the Asian country of Brunei to celebrate for 10 days the nuptials of the fourth of the 12 children of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
This leads us to review the most high-profile weddings in recent years between royals from around the world.
1. Prince Abdul Mateen and Anisha Rosnah binti Adam
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Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei is celebrating a marriage with Anisha Rosnah binti Adam in a 10-day party that has broken the routine of the inhabitants of the island of Borneo.
Very little is known about the bride, but the handsome groom is a social media personality and is called “the sultan of Instagram” for being very active and uploading photos of both his status activities and his life. daily.
2. Princess Mako and Kei Komuro
Japanese Princess Mako married Kei Komuro, a commoner she met while studying at Tokyo International Christian University, in October 2021. It was a low-key event without traditional celebrations and she said her marriage, delayed three years and considered inappropriate by some people, “was a necessary decision to live according to our hearts.”
Mako – she is the niece of Emperor Naruhito – renounced the dowry of 140 million yen ($1.23 million) to which she was entitled for leaving the imperial family, according to palace officials. She is the first member of the imperial family since World War II that she does not receive the money for marrying a commoner, and she decided to do so because of her criticism of her wedding to a man whom some considered unsuitable for the family. princess.
3. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
On May 19, 2018, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said “I do” at St. George’s Chapel at Balmoral Castle. During the ceremony, the couple did not stop exchanging looks and smiles.
A moment that marked novelty and reflected current events was when The Kingdom choir performed the song “Stand by me” by Ben E. King. At that time, no one suspected the maelstrom that would unfold in the following years and that led the couple to distance themselves from the British royal family.
4. Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank
Eugenie, youngest daughter of Prince Andrew of England, married businessman Jack Brooksbank on October 12, 2018. She wore a dress with a subtle V-shaped neckline in the back made by Peter Piloto and Christopher De Vos that left the discovered a scar. Behind the beautiful design there was a whole story, as the princess underwent an operation to treat her scoliosis condition when she was just 12 years old.
“I think you can change the way beauty is, and you can show people your scars and I think it’s really special to stand up for that,” the young woman said on a television show.
5. Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli
There were several times that Princess Beatrice had to postpone her wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi due to the scandals of her father, Prince Andrew. But in July 2020, the couple surprised by announcing with photos posted on social networks that they had married in a very intimate ceremony at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Royal Lodge, Windsor. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, 99, attended along with the bride and groom’s parents and siblings.
A beautiful touch was that the Duchess of York’s daughter, Sarh Ferguson, wore a dress that her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, wore to an event in 1966.
6. Prince Hussein and Rajwa Alseif
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The crown prince of Jordan, Hussein, 28, and Rajwa Alseif, 29, married on June 1, 2023 in a party that once again brought together many of the members of the world’s royal houses, including the kings emeritus of Spain -Juan Carlos I and Sofía- who have not been seen together very rarely in recent years.
The couple became formally engaged in a traditional Islamic ceremony in the Saudi capital of Riyadh in August 2022.
7. Kate Middleton and Prince William
It was a little more than 10 years ago, specifically on April 29, 2011, but it is impossible to talk about royal weddings celebrated in this century and not mention that of Kate Middleton and Prince William, the current princes of Wales.
It is estimated to have cost £23.7 million (about $30 million), of which just over half a million dollars was used to pay for the flowers. In addition, the wedding dress – designed in collaboration by Sarah Burton and Alexander McQueen – cost $300,000 in 2011, and is currently valued at $350,000.
2024-01-13 03:49:57
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