Royal Bride
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Royal coronation: King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (guests)
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has begun his reign by paying tribute to his mother Princess Beatrix who abdicated in his favour after 33 years as Queen. The King and Queen Maxima have three daughters, Catharina-Amalia, 9, who as the heir apparent will become the Princess of Orange, Alexia, 7, and Ariane, 5. With her easy charm and ready smile, Princess Maxima was quick to win over the Dutch people, immersing herself in the language and culture of her adopted country and even swimming in an Amsterdam canal for charity.
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Royals: King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has begun his reign by paying tribute to his mother Princess Beatrix who abdicated in his favour after 33 years as Queen. The King and Queen Maxima have three daughters, Catharina-Amalia, 9, who as the heir apparent will become the Princess of Orange, Alexia, 7, and Ariane, 5. With her easy charm and ready smile, Princess Maxima was quick to win over the Dutch people, immersing herself in the language and culture of her adopted country and even swimming in an Amsterdam canal for charity.
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Royal coronation: King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has begun his reign by paying tribute to his mother Princess Beatrix who abdicated in his favour after 33 years as Queen. The King and Queen Maxima have three daughters, Catharina-Amalia, 9, who as the heir apparent will become the Princess of Orange, Alexia, 7, and Ariane, 5. With her easy charm and ready smile, Princess Maxima was quick to win over the Dutch people, immersing herself in the language and culture of her adopted country and even swimming in an Amsterdam canal for charity.
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Royal Bride: Princess Haya and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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On 10 April 2004, Princess Haya wed His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. On 2 December 2007 in Dubai, Princess Haya gave birth to her first child, Sheikha Al Jalila bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The baby’s birth coincided with the United Arab Emirates’ 36th celebration of its National Day. On 7 January 2012, she gave birth to her second child, Sheikh Zayed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
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Royal bride: Prince Philippe and Mathilde of Belgium
The announcement of Mathilde’s engagement to the Belgian heir-apparent, Prince Philippe, who had never been seriously linked with any woman, came as a surprise to the country. Mathilde married Prince Philippe on 4 December 1999 in Brussels, civilly at the Brussels Town Hall and religiously at the Cathedral of Saint Michel and Saint Gudula. Mathilde’s bridal gown was designed by Edouard Vermeulen. She was made Princess of Belgium on 8 November 1999.
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Royal Bride: Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, and Marie-Chantal Miller
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, married American heiress Marie-Chantal Miller in 1995. They met on a blind date and it was love at first sight for both – the Prince proposed to Marie-Chantal on a ski lift during Christmas at Gstaad in Switzerland. Fashion star MC, as Marie-Chantal is known, wore Valentino for the wedding, with a diamond tiara lent by her mother-in-law Queen Anne Marie of Greece.
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Royal Bride: Princess Martha Louise and Ari Behn
Her Highness Princess Martha Louise and Ari Behn were married in Nidaros Cathedral on 24 May 2002. Nidaros Cathedral was decorated with Martha lilies (a white Easter Lily), yellow and cream lilies, pale roses, marguerites and lilies-of-the-valley. Princess Martha Louise’s two-piece wedding costume was designed by Wenche Lyche. The jacket, with its long train, was made by the designer, while the gown itself was sewn by Anna Bratland.
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Royal Bride: Maxima Zorreguieta and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
It is obvious why Valentino is often chosen to design the dresses worn by high-profile brides on their big day. And for Maxima Zorreguieta, her wedding to Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, was surely the most important day of her life, meriting a creation fit for a future queen from the Italian couturier.
Maxima and her mother-in-law, Queen Beatrix, travelled to the designer’s studio in Rome to discuss their requirements for a gown that would take people’s breath away the world over. And Valentino lived up to his reputation, creating an long-sleeved cowl necked confection, made of ivory Mikado silk, which flared out slightly from the waist, emphasising the princess’s neat figure.
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Royal Bride: Maxima Zorreguieta and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
It is obvious why Valentino is often chosen to design the dresses worn by high-profile brides on their big day. And for Maxima Zorreguieta, her wedding to Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, was surely the most important day of her life, meriting a creation fit for a future queen from the Italian couturier.
Maxima and her mother-in-law, Queen Beatrix, travelled to the designer’s studio in Rome to discuss their requirements for a gown that would take people’s breath away the world over. And Valentino lived up to his reputation, creating an long-sleeved cowl necked confection, made of ivory Mikado silk, which flared out slightly from the waist, emphasising the princess’s neat figure.
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Royal Bride: Archduke of Austria Christoph of Habsbourg-Lorraine and Adelaide Drape-Frisch
Christoph of Habsbourg-Lorraine, the Archduke of Austria, wed Adelaide Drape-Frisch on Dec. 29, making her the newest Archduchess of Austria. 24-year-old Christoph is the son of Archduke Karl Christian of Habsbourg-Lorraine and Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg, herself the daughter of Grand Duke Jean I of Luxembourg and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. In other words, Christoph is super royal.
Adelaide, on the other hand, is not: she’s the daughter of Philippe Drapé-Frisch, a French diplomat who moved his family across Europe throughout her childhood. The 22-year-old student met her fiance at Jeunesse Lumière, a Catholic school where the pair spent a gap year between high school and college.