Of Crowns and Rings: Images of Royal Weddings Over a Century

Of Crowns and Rings: Images of Royal Weddings Over a Century

The images of royal weddings are some of the most glamorous in our history books But the events also have a real sticking power, be it in the memories of those who watched a day unfold or as an opulent footnote to an otherwise dreary history lesson. As Prince Harry prepares to wed Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle on Saturday, we took a look at some royal weddings around the world over the past century There is another American actress joining the ranks of European royalty, as Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956.

Princess Diana waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in 1981, wearing an ivory-silk taffeta dress with 10,000 pearls and a 25-foot train, with Prince Charles at her side. The former Rania al-Yassin stands in an open-top car moments after her wedding to Prince Abdullah of Jordan in 1993, followed by a motorcade of men clutching . Source

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