48 of the Most Incredible Royal Weddings From Around the World

The future Queen of England married Prince Phillip in Westminster Abbey more than 70 years ago.

Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari became Queen of Iran when she married Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in a 44-pound Christian Dior wedding dress embroidered with pearls, diamonds, and feathers. The couple divorced seven years after their 1951 nuptials.

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It was a fairytale come to life when American movie star, Grace Kelly, married Prince Rainier and became the Princess of Monaco in 1956. Although Grace died in a tragic car accident in 1982 and Prince Rainier died in 2005, their three children and eleven grandchildren carry on the Grimaldi bloodline.

The Shah of Iran married his third wife, Farah Diba at the Golestan Placae in Tehran in 1959. The bride wore an Yves Saint Laurent gown and the Noor-ol-Ain tiara, featuring one of the world's largest pink diamonds in the world. Farah was named Empress before the couple was forced to flee the country during the Iran revolution.

Princess Margaret and photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones married at Westminster Abbey in 1960, making him the first "commoner" to marry a King's daughter in 400 years. The two were married for nearly 20 years until their scandalous divorce in 1978.

Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips wed in 1973 at the Westminster Abbey. The two would later have two children together, but eventually divoce after 19 years of marriage.

In what was dubbed the wedding of the century, Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer at St. Paul's Cathedral in 1981.

The queen's third child, Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson, who he was introduced to through Princess Diana, at Westminster Abbey in 1986.

In 1992 the Duke and Duchess of Kent's daughter Lady Helen Windsor married respected art dealer Tim Taylor in a Catherine Walker wedding dress at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

After meeting at a dinner party, King Abdulah II of Jordan and Rania married at the Zahran Palace in 1993.

This year marks the Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako of Japan's 25th wedding anniversary, as the couple prepares to ascend to the throne as Japan's Emperor and Empress next year.

The wedding of the exiled-Crown Prince of Greece and heiress Marie-Chantal Miller drew nobility from all around Europe to London's Greek Orthodox church, St. Sophia's Cathedral.

Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, Prince Edward, married public-relations executive, Sophie Rhys-Jones at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in 1999, bestowing upon them the titles of Earl and Countess of Wessex.

The Crown Prince of Norway married Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby in August 2001 at Oslo's Cathedral. After a scandalous engagement, due to Mette-Marit's party girl past, the Prince decided to walk his bride down the aisle as a sign of support.

In 2002, the only daughter of King Harald V of Norway, Princess Martha-Louise married longtime friend and writer Ari Behn at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway. After a 14 year marriage the couple divorced in 2016.

The younger brother of Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince Friso married Mabel in 2004 after renouncing his title of Prince of the Netherlands. The couple had two daughters together but sadly after a skiing accident in 2012 the Prince passed away.

The Crown Prince of Brunei married Sarah Salleh in 2004 after a series of traditional ceremonies in Bandar Seri Begawan.

The daughter of Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester married Gary Lewis at Kensington Palace in 2004.

The couple, who have since been crowned as King and Queen of Spain, were married in 2004 at the Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena in Madrid. They have two daughters.

Crown Prince Frederik, married Tasmanian-born Mary Donaldson in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2004.