33 Best Royal Weddings of All Time

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Princess Anne & Mark Phillips

Princess Anne, the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, married Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey in 1973. The couple were together almost 20 years and had two children, Peter and Zara, before divorcing in 1992.

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Tim Taylor & Lady Helen of Windsor

Lady Helen of Windsor, daughter of Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent (Queen Elizabeth's first cousin) and his wife Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, married husband Tim Taylor in 1992 at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

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King Abdullah II & Queen Rania of Jordan

In 1993, the King of Jordan, then Prince Abdullah II, married his wife, Rania Al-Yassin at the Zahran Palace in Amman, Jordan.

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Prince Naruhito & Princess Masako of Japan

Crown Prince Naruhito, the eldest son of Emperor Akihito of Japan, married his wife, American-educated Crown Princess Masako, at the Tokyo Imperial Palace in 1993.

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Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece & Marie-Chantal Miller

London-born Marie-Chantal Miller became the Crown Princess of Greece following her marriage to Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, the son of the deposed King Constantine II. The couple wed at the Greek Orthodox St. Sophia's Cathedral in London, where Miller wore a stunning long-sleeve Valentino gown.

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Infanta Cristina of Bourbon & Iñaki Urdangarín

Infanta Cristina of Spain, the daughter of Spanish King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía, married handball player Iñaki Urdangarín in Barcelona in 1997.

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Prince Edward & Sophie Rhys-Jones

In 1999, Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, Prince Edward, married then-public relations consultant Sophie Rhys-Jones, who became Sophie, Countess of Wessex following their Windsor Castle ceremony. The happy couple are now parents to two children, 14-year-old Lady Louise Windsor and 10-year-old James Viscount Severn, who are 12th and 11th in line to the British throne, respectively.

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Princess Mette-Marit & Prince Haakon of Norway

Heir to the Norwegian throne, Crown Prince Haakon Magnus married former commoner Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby at a small ceremony in Oslo in 1999.

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Princess Märtha-Louise & Ari Behn of Norway

Princess Märtha Louise, daughter of King Harald V of Norway, married writer Ari Behn at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway in 2002. Following a 14-year marriage, the couple divorced in 2016.

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Bruneian Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah & Bolkiah Sarah Salleh

Bruneian Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah Bolkiah married then-17-year-old Sarah Salleh at the Istana Nurul Iman in Brunei.

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Gary Lewis & Lady Davina Windsor

Lady Davina Windsor, daughter of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth), married Gary Lewis at Kensington Palace in 2004.

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King Felipe & Queen Letizia of Spain

In 2004, then-Crown Prince of Spain Felipe de Bourbon, son of Queen Sofía and King Juan Carlos, married commoner (and divorcée) Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano at the Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena in Madrid. Ten years later, King Juan Carlos abdicated the Spanish crown and Letizia and Felipe became Queen and King, respectively.

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Mabel Wisse Smit & Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau

Mabel Wisse Smit and Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau married in Delft, Netherlands in April of 2004. The couple had two daughters together before the Dutch prince passed away in 2013 at the age of 44.

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Mary Donaldson of Denmark & Crown Prince Frederik

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson were married in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2004.

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Prince Charles & Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

In April of 2005, Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony held at the Windsor Guildhall followed by a marriage blessing at Windsor Castle's St. George's Chapel.

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Peter Phillips & Autumn Kelly

Peter Phillips, the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, married his Canadian-born bride, Autumn Kelly, at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in 2008.

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Prince Joachim & Princess Marie of Denmark

Prince Joachim of Denmark married his second wife, formerly Marie Cavallier, at the Møgeltønder Church in South Jutland, Denmark. Today, the royal couple and their children reside in Copenhagen.

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Princess Victoria & Prince Daniel of Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling announced their engagement in 2009 and were married the following year at a gorgeous ceremony at the Storkyrkan Church in Stockholm. The pair are now now parents to Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar.

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King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck & Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan

Bhutan’s “Dragon King,” Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, married longtime girlfriend, then 21-year-old Jetsun Pema, at a small ceremony in Punakha, Bhutan in 2011.

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Princess Charlene & Prince Albert II of Monaco

In a gorgeous Armani Privé gown, Charlene Wittstock became Princess Charlene of Monaco in 2011 following her wedding to Prince Albert II at the Prince's Palace in Monaco.

Jennifer Algoo is the Visuals Director at Harper's BAZAAR.  She is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and has previously worked at Patrick McMullan Co. as well as completing internships at Martha Stewart Weddings, Vogue and CosmoGirl! Magazine.   Jennifer covers royal, celeb and art content as well as overseeing all visual assets on BAZAAR.com.  When she's not obsessing over the royals you can find her attempting to solve cold cases as an armchair detective, traveling and experimenting with new recipes.  

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