Wedding of Crown Princess Margareta of Romania

Happy 21st Anniversary to Crown Princess Margareta and Princess Radu of Romania, who got married on this day in 1996 in Lausanne. The couple have no children and reside at the Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest. In honour of their anniversary, we are featuring their wedding below-

Crown Princess Margareta of Romania, the eldest daughter of King Michael of Romania and Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma, married Radu Duda at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Gerasimos in Lausanne, in a ceremony performed by His Beatitude Metropolitan Damaskinos of Switzerland.

Crown Princess Margareta wore the Cartier Essex Tiara.

Two Kings, three Queens and an Empress were among the Royal Guests and Relatives at the Wedding.

King Michael and Queen Anne of Romania (wearing the Fleur-de-Lys Brooch)

Queen Sofia of Spain and Princess Irene of Greece with Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta

King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece

Empress Farah of Iran with Infanta Elena of Spain

Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia

Hereditary Grand Duke Henri and Hereditary Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg with the Duke of Braganza

Archduke Carl-Christian and Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria 

Princess Isabelle d’Orléans and Count of Schönborn-Buchheim

Greek Key Tiara

Cartier Essex Tiara

Diamond Suite

Fleur-de-Lys Brooch

Queen Anne’s Sapphire Parure

Romanian Greek Key Tiara

Diamond Spike Tiara

Schaumburg-Lippe Sapphire Tiara

Sapphire Suite

Pearl Earrings

Fleur-de-Lys Brooch

Diamond Sautoir

Romanian Greek Key Tiara

Queen Sophie’s Diamond Tiara

Russian Sapphire Earrings

Russian Sapphire Brooch

Fleur-de-Lys Brooch

Diamond Sautoir

Vladimir Sapphire Kokoshnik

Romanian Massin Tiara

Fringe Tiara

Diamond Loop Tiara

Cartier Pearl Tiara

Cartier Sapphire Pendant

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna’s Pearl Brooch

Cartier Diamond Sautoir

Emerald Tiara

Fringe Tiara

Gold Tiara

Cartier Diamond Eagle

Greek Emerald Parure

 Queen Marie of Romania’s Cartier Pearl Tiara

Cartier Sapphire Necklace

Vladimir Sapphire Kokoshnik

Diamond Scroll Tiara

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna’s Pearl Brooch

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Crown Princess Margareta arrived in a vintage car on the arm of her father, King Michael. 

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The wedding ceremony took place at the Orthodox Cathedral in Lausanne, performed by His Beatitude Metropolitan Damaskinos of Switzerland.

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Among the numerous royal guests were Queen Sofia of Spain, King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie of Greece, Empress Farah of Iran, Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa of Luxembourg, and Infanta Elena of Spain.

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After the ceremony, the couple were greeted by crowds outside the Cathedral, and drove away in the vintage car.

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Crown Princess Margareta wore a white silk gown with a plain veil and the Essex Tiara. The new Princess Radu wore Morning Dress.

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