Wedding of King Constantine of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark

Happy 53rd Anniversary to King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie of Greece, who got married on this day in 1964! Princess Anne Marie of Denmark was just 13 when she met the then Crown Prince of Greece. Two years later, the couple had fallen in love and gotten engaged, marrying just weeks after her 18th Birthday and a few months after his accession to the throne. The couple have five children and ruled Greece for only three years before spending over 40 years in exile. Recently, the King and Queen have returned to Greece, where they reside in a villa in Porto Heli. In honour of their Anniversary, we are featuring their wedding below- Continue reading

Wedding of Hereditary Prince Ferdinand of Leiningen and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia

The Religious Wedding Ceremony of Hereditary Prince Ferdinand of Leiningen and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia took place at the Chapel of Amorbach Castle on September 16th. The couple got married in a civil ceremony back in April at the Amorbach Refektorium. They are second cousins once removed as the descendants of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, Queen Victoria, and Kaiser Wilhelm II. Continue reading