The engagement between Princess Alexandra of Kent, daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, and The Honourable Angus Ogilvy, son of David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie and Lady Alexandra Coke, was announced on 19 November 1962. They had reportedly met at a ball of Luton Hoo and [read more]
Mary, Queen of Scots, had been sent to France at the age of five as part of a marriage agreement with the future Francis II of France. However, their wedding would not take place until 24 April 1558 at the Cathedral of Notre Dame. The Notre Dame had been embellished with a special structure to [read more]
Prince Laurent of Belgium, the younger brother of King Philippe of the Belgians, became engaged to the British-born Claire Coombs on 19 December 2002. She had been living in Belgium since the age of three. Embed from Getty Images They were married on 12 April 2003 with a civil ceremony in the city hall of [read more]
The then Hereditary Grand Duke Jean met Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium as she visited her godmother, Jean’s mother, Grand Duchess Charlotte, in Fischbach in 1948. Embed from Getty Images Their engagement was announced on 26 December 1952, and the New York Times reported, “Their marriage, for which no date was announced, will link members of [read more]
Anne, Princess Royal divorced her first husband, Mark Phillips, in 1992, and they had been separated since 1989. She remarried Timothy Laurence later that year. Timothy Laurence had served as an equerry to Queen Elizabeth II, and their relationship had developed in 1989. The Church of England would not allow remarriage at the discretion of [read more]
On 9 July 1947, the engagement between Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten was announced. From Buckingham Palace came the announcement, “It is with the greatest pleasure that the King and Queen announce the betrothal of their dearly beloved daughter the Princess Elizabeth, to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, RN.” They were married on 20 November 1947. Embed [read more]
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