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The royal bride who wore her sister's wedding dress

It was a royal wedding with a recycled gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads back to June 1964 for the wedding of Desiree and Baron Niclas Silfvershiold. The princess was the second of the four sisters of Carl Gustaf of Sweden to marry…
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Royal Wedding Flowers: the myrtle of Sofiero

The royal family of Sweden do like a royal wedding in June. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia married in the month as did all three of their children while three of the king’s four sisters were June brides, too. And all of them had something else in common, too. For every Swedish royal bride since 1935 has had a very sentimental and poignant addition to their bouquets. All of them have…
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The wedding dress of Princess Madeleine

When Princess Madeleine married Christopher O’Neill on 8 June 2013, she wore a bespoke Valentino creation. Madeleine chose the Italian designer to create her white lace gown with a wide neck, tight waist and large skirt. The dress featured appliquéd ivory-hued Chantilly lace and pleated silk organza. The upper half of the gown featured lace and an off-the-shoulder look. The bottom of…
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A lavish wedding lights up Jordan. But who's the groom? A look at Crown Prince Hussein

With his wedding attracting royals and dignitaries from around the world, Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan gained global notoriety almost overnight. The next Hashemite King was born on 28th June 1994 at the King Hussein Medical Centre in Amman, the first child to then-Crown Prince Abdullah and Crown Princess Rania. He and his sister, Princess Iman, were born before their parents’…
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