[custom_adv] Farah Diba was born on 14 October 1938 in Tehran as the only child of Captain Sohrab Diba (1899–1948) and his wife, Farideh Ghotbi (1920–2000). She was born into a prosperous family, whose fortunes were diminished after her father’s early death. [custom_adv] Royal weddings have been fascinating commoners for generations. In 2011, Prince William and Kate Middleton captivated the world, with a gobsmacking 2 billion global viewers. Perhaps it’s the garb: tiaras, 25-foot trains, grooms in full military dress. Perhaps it’s the pomp and circumstance: centuries-old rituals, gilded carriages, and thousands of onlookers. [custom_adv] Or, perhaps it’s just a desire to take a glimpse into a fairy tale made real. From Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema of Bhutan, here, we take a look back at 23 of the most memorable royal weddings. [custom_adv] Prince Hamzah and Princess Noor announced their engagement in TK. They had one daughter, Princess Haya bint Hamzah, in 2007. They divorced in 2009. [custom_adv] Sofia Hellqvist, a former model and reality television personality, and Prince Carl Philip met by chance in 2010 while eating in a restaurant. Both were with friends, and as luck would have it, Hellqvist’s friends knew the prince’s friends. In 2011, they moved in together, and by 2014, they were engaged. The couple have two children. [custom_adv] Masako Owada, the daughter of a Japanese diplomat, met the prince at a tea in 1986. Over the next few years, Prince Naruhito courted her. He reportedly proposed three times, but she didn’t accept the first two proposals because she didn’t want to give up her career and civilian life. [custom_adv] Eventually, however, she accepted, and she became Her Imperial Highness the Crown Princess of Japan and was placed in the Japanese imperial order of precedence. The couple has one child, Aiko, born in 2001. [custom_adv] Princess Anne-Marie met her third cousin and then–Prince Constantine when she was only 13, in 1959. The prince was visiting Denmark with his parents and they paid a visit to the princess’s royal family.
