Commoners marrying into royal families
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April 27, 2011
Commoners marrying into royal families
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- Tasmanian marketing consultant Mary Donaldson met Crown Prince Frederik at a pub in Sydney during the 2000 Olympics. They married in 2004 and have four children.. Getty/Reuters
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- Prince Albert seems to be following in his father Prince Rainier’s footsteps. He is set to marry ‘commoner’ Charlene Wittstock, a former swimmer for South Africa, on July 2.. Getty/Reuters
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- Many Norwegians felt Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby, a single mother who attended raves, was an inappropriate choice for Crown Prince Haakon. The couple wed in 2001 and have two children together.. Getty/Reuters
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- Before her marriage to the Prince, Letizia was working as a journalist and had divorced from her first husband just four years before her engagement to Felipe. They married in 2004.. Getty/Reuters
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- Masako Owada was a multilingual career diplomat prior to meeting Naruhito. The prince’s search for a suitable wife had taken seven years. They married in 1993 and have one daughter.. Getty/Reuters
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- Prince Rainier wed US film star Grace Kelly in 1956. She gave up her acting career, having made 11 films, and they had three children. They remained married until Grace Kelly’s death in 1982.. Getty/Reuters