The world's top 10 royal weddings

New Delhi: Royal weddings have always generated curiosity among commoners across the world, and at most of the times, such weddings are telecast live to millions throughout the world. Such royal weddings are naturally extravagant, added with pomp and glamour.Here we present you top 10 royal nuptials of the world: 1. Prince William and Kate Middleton: The royal wedding which costed about $ 34 million took place on 29th April, 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London. It was a grand event with huge public gathering. The guest list was about 1, 900. The groom, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, eldest son of Charles, Prince of Wales, married a commoner Kate Middleton. 2. Princess Charlene and Prince Albert: Again a fairy tale wedding of a Prince with a girl who is a commoner. The wedding between Albert II, Prince of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock took place on 1st and 2nd July, 2011 at Prince's place of Monaco. Charlene married Prince Albert II of Monaco in a £68 million ceremony in 2011. A 3,500-strong congregation plus 800 more celebrities, royals and family members were ushered into the inner courtyard of the palace to witness the ceremony. 3. Princess Diana's wedding: The wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer took place on Wednesday, 29 July 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral, London, United Kingdom. It was the wedding of the century watched by an audience of 750 million. 4. Prince Al Muhtadee of Brunei and Pengiran Anak Sarah: To give him his full title, HRH Crown Prince General Dr Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Bolkiah GCVO is heir to the Sultan of Brunei. In an extravagant ceremony on 9 September 2004 the Prince married 17-year old Pengiran Anak Sarah. The ceremony, estimated to cost nearly Â£3 million, took place at the Nurul Iman Palace in Bandar Seri Begawan. The bride is the daughter of Pengiran Salleh Ab Rahaman, a distant relative of the royal family. The couple's first child, Prince 'Abdul Muntaqim, was born on 17 March 2007 and their second Princess Muneerah Madhul was born on 2 January 2011 5. Prince Philippe of Belgium and Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz: Mathilde married Philippe on 4 December 1999 in Brussels, civilly at the Brussels Town Hall and religiously at the Cathedral of Saint Michel and Saint Gudula. Mathilde's bridal gown was designed by Edouard Vermeulen. She was made Princess of Belgium on 8 November 1999. She is the first Belgian-born Queen consort of the Belgian 6. Princess Alexia of Greece and Carlos Morales Quintana: On 9 July 1999 Princess Alexia married Carlos Morales Quintana, an architect and a champion yachtsman, at St. Sophia Cathedral, London. Austrian designer Inge Sprawson designed the bride's gown. 7. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck wedding: The royal nuptial took place on 13th October, 2011 at Punakha Dzong, Bhutan. It was the biggest media event in country's history. 8. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling: Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, the heiress apparent to the Swedish throne and the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and German-born Queen Silvia married Daniel Westling, Victoria's former personal trainer and a former gym owner. The wedding took place on June 19, 2010 Stockholm Cathedral. The couple was rowed in an antique royal barge to the royal castle for the wedding banquet.9. Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O'Neill: Princess Madeleine of Sweden, the youngest daughter of Sweden's king and queen and fourth in line for the throne married Christopher O'Neill, a banker from New York City. The royal wedding took place on Jun8, 2013 at Stockholm, Sweden. 10. Prince Willem-Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta: Máxima Zorreguieta, born in Buenas Aires. When they announced their engagement, she addressed the nation in fluent Dutch. The groom, Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands. The ceremony took place on Feb. 2, 2002 at Amsterdam.

The world's top 10 royal weddings

New Delhi: Royal weddings have always generated curiosity among commoners across the world, and at most of the times, such weddings are telecast live to millions throughout the world. Such royal weddings are naturally extravagant,

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