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"Royal wedding" redirects here. For the 1951 MGM musical, see
Royal Wedding .
The
Mughal Emperor
Shah Jahan attends the marriage procession of his eldest son
Dara Shikoh . Mughal-era
fireworks were utilized to brighten the night throughout the wedding ceremony
A royal wedding is a
marriage ceremony involving members of a
royal family . Weddings involving senior members of the royal family are often seen as important occasions of state and attract significant national and international attention. The following is a list of notable royal weddings:
16th century
England and Spain
France and Scotland
Scotland
17th century
Great Britain and the Electoral Palatinate
Sweden
18th century
Portugal and Spain
19 January 1729 : In two simultaneous ceremonies,
Joseph ,
Prince of Brazil , eldest son and successor of
John V, King of Portugal , was married to
Mariana Victoria of Spain , while Mariana's half-brother
Ferdinand ,
Prince of Asturias , eldest surviving son and successor of
Philip V, King of Spain , was married to Joseph's sister
Barbara of Portugal .
Sweden
19th century
Empire of Brazil
Russian Empire
United Kingdom
10 February 1840 :
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom , only daughter of
Prince Edward ,
Duke of Kent and Strathearn , granddaughter of King
George III , and successor of King
William IV , was married to
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , younger son of
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , at the
Chapel Royal ,
St James's Palace ,
London .
10 March 1863 :
Albert Edward ,
Prince of Wales , eldest son and successor of Queen
Victoria , was married to
Alexandra of Denmark , eldest daughter of the future
Christian IX, King of Denmark , at
St George’s Chapel ,
Windsor Castle ,
Windsor .
6 July 1893 :
Prince George ,
Duke of York , grandson of Queen
Victoria , second son and successor of the future King
Edward VII , was married to
Victoria Mary of Teck at the
Chapel Royal ,
St James's Palace ,
London .
20th century
Belgium
Denmark
24 May 1935 :
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark , elder son and successor of King
Christian X , was married to
Princess Ingrid of Sweden , only daughter of the future
Gustaf VI Adolf , King of Sweden, at
Stockholm Cathedral ,
Stockholm .
10 June 1967 :
Princess Margrethe of Denmark , eldest daughter and successor of King
Frederik IX , was married to
Henri de Laborde de Monpezat at
Holmen Church ,
Copenhagen .
Greece
14 May 1962 :
Sophia of Greece and Denmark , eldest child of
Paul, King of the Hellenes , was married to
Juan Carlos ,
Prince of Spain , the future king of Spain, at the
Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite ,
Athens .
18 September 1964 :
Constantine II, King of the Hellenes , only son and successor of King
Paul , was married to
Anne-Marie of Denmark , youngest daughter of
Frederik IX, King of Denmark , at the
Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens ,
Athens .
1 July 1995 :
Pavlos ,
Crown Prince of Greece , eldest son and second child of former King
Constantine II , was married to
Marie-Chantal Miller at the
Saint Sophia Cathedral ,
London .
Monaco
Nepal
The Netherlands
Norway
Spain
Sweden
15 June 1905 :
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Skåne , son and successor of King
Gustaf V , was married to
Princess Margaret of Connaught , granddaughter of
Victoria , Queen of the United Kingdom, at
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle ,
Windsor , England
19 June 1976 :
Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden , grandson and successor of King
Gustaf VI Adolf , was married to
Silvia Sommerlath at the
Storkyrkan ,
Stockholm .
United Kingdom
28 February 1922 :
Princess Mary , only daughter of King
George V , was married to
Henry Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles at
Westminster Abbey ,
London .
26 April 1923 :
Prince Albert ,
Duke of York , second son of King
George V and successor of King
Edward VIII , was married to
Lady
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at
Westminster Abbey ,
London .
29 November 1934 :
Prince George ,
Duke of Kent , fourth son of King
George V , was married to
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark , granddaughter of
George I, King of the Hellenes , at
Westminster Abbey ,
London .
6 November 1935 :
Prince Henry ,
Duke of Gloucester , third son of King
George V , was married to
Lady
Alice Montagu Douglas Scott at the private chapel of
Buckingham Palace ,
London .
20 November 1947 :
Princess Elizabeth , elder daughter and successor of King
George VI , was married to
Lieutenant
Philip Mountbatten , grandson of
George I, King of the Hellenes , at
Westminster Abbey ,
London .
6 May 1960 :
Princess Margaret , younger daughter of King
George VI , was married to
Antony Armstrong-Jones at
Westminster Abbey ,
London .
8 June 1961 :
Prince Edward ,
Duke of Kent , third grandson of King
George V and elder son of
Prince George, Duke of Kent , was married to
Katharine Worsley at the
York Minster ,
York .
24 April 1963 :
Princess Alexandra of Kent , third granddaughter of King
George V and only daughter of
Prince George, Duke of Kent , was married to
The Hon.
Angus Ogilvy at
Westminster Abbey ,
London .
14 November 1973 :
Princess Anne , only daughter of Queen
Elizabeth II , was married to
Captain
Mark Phillips at
Westminster Abbey ,
London .
29 July 1981 :
Charles ,
Prince of Wales , eldest son and successor of Queen
Elizabeth II , was married to
Lady
Diana Spencer at the
St Paul's Cathedral ,
London .
23 July 1986 :
Prince Andrew ,
Duke of York , second son of Queen
Elizabeth II , was married to
Sarah Ferguson at
Westminster Abbey ,
London .
19 June 1999 :
Prince Edward ,
Earl of Wessex , third son and youngest child of Queen
Elizabeth II , was married to
Sophie Rhys-Jones at the
St George's Chapel ,
Windsor Castle ,
Windsor .
21st century
Bhutan
Denmark
Jordan
Luxembourg
Monaco
The Netherlands
Norway
Russia
Spain
Sweden
19 June 2010 :
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden , eldest child and heir apparent of King
Carl XVI Gustaf , was married to
Daniel Westling at the
Storkyrkan ,
Stockholm .
8 June 2013 :
Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland , youngest child of King
Carl XVI Gustaf , was married to
Christopher O'Neill at the
Royal Chapel ,
Stockholm Palace ,
Stockholm .
13 June 2015 :
Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland , only son of King
Carl XVI Gustaf , was married to
Sofia Hellqvist at the
Royal Chapel ,
Stockholm Palace ,
Stockholm .
Tonga
United Kingdom
9 April 2005 :
Charles ,
Prince of Wales , eldest son and successor of Queen
Elizabeth II , was married to
Camilla Parker Bowles at the
Windsor Guildhall ,
Windsor .
29 April 2011 :
Prince William ,
Duke of Cambridge , second grandson of Queen
Elizabeth II , elder son of the future King
Charles III and heir apparent, was married to
Catherine Middleton at
Westminster Abbey ,
London .
19 May 2018 :
Prince Harry ,
Duke of Sussex , third grandson of Queen
Elizabeth II and younger son of the future King
Charles III , was married to
Meghan Markle at the
St George's Chapel ,
Windsor Castle ,
Windsor .
12 October 2018 :
Princess Eugenie of York , third granddaughter of Queen
Elizabeth II and younger daughter of
Prince Andrew ,
Duke of York , was married to
Jack Brooksbank at the
St George's Chapel ,
Windsor Castle ,
Windsor .
17 July 2020 :
Princess Beatrice of York , second granddaughter of Queen
Elizabeth II and elder daughter of
Prince Andrew ,
Duke of York , was married to
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at the
Royal Chapel of All Saints ,
Royal Lodge ,
Windsor .
References
^ Sara Smart & Mara R. Wade, The Palatine Wedding of 1613: Protestant Alliance and Court Festival (Wiesbaden: Harrossowitz, 2013).
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