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I am curious. Does anyone know which royal couples have had the shortest engagement period before their wedding? Especially couples with pretty lavish weddings?
thanks for info!Originally posted by hanni@Nov 16th, 2003 - 7:37 am
The Netherlands:
Prince Willem-Alexander & Máxima Zorrequieta:
announced their engagement on 30-03-2001
Their civil marriage and their church ceremony was on 02-02-2002
Prince Johan-Friso & Mabel Wisse-Smit:
announced their engagement on 30-06-2003
Their wedding will take place in April 2004.
Prince Constantijn & Laurentien Brinkhorst:
announced their engagement on 16-12-2000
Their civil marriage was on 17-05-2001
Their church ceremony was on 19-05-2001
Prince Maurits & Marilene van de Broek:
announced their engagement on ..-..-1997
Their civil marriage was on 29-05-1998
Their church ceremony was on 30-05-1998
Prince Bernhard & Annette Sekréve:
announced their engagement on 11-03-2000
Their civil marriage was on 06-07-2000
Their church ceremony was on 08-07-2000
Belgium:
Prince Filip & Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz:
announced their engagement on 10-09-1999
Their wedding was on 04-12-1999
Princess Astrid & Archduke Lorenz:
announced their engagement on ..-..-....
Their wedding was on 22-09-1984
Prince Laurent & Claire Coombs:
announced their engagement on 19-12-2002
Their wedding was on 12-04-2003
Noorwegen:
Prince Haakon & Mette-Marit Tjessem-Hoiby:
announced their engagement on 01-12-2000
Their wedding was on 25-08-2001
Princess Märtha-Louise & Ari Behn:
announced their engagement on 13-12-2001
Their wedding was on 24-05-2002
Denmark:
Prince Joachim & Alexandra Manley:
announced their engagement on 01-06-1995
Their wedding was on 18-11-1995
Crown Prince Frederik & Mary Donaldson:
announced their engagement on 08-10-2003
Their wedding will take place on 14-05-2004
United Kingdom:
Queen Elizabeth II & Philip, duke of Edingburgh:
announced their engagement on
Their wedding was on 20-11-1947
Princess Margaret & Antony Armstrong-Jones:
announced their engagement on
Their wedding was on 06-05-1960
and divorced 1978
Crown Prince Charles & Diana:
announced their engagement on 24-02-1981
Their wedding was on 29-07-1981
and divorced 1996
Prince Andrew & Sarah Ferguson:
announced their engagement on
Their wedding was on 23-07-1986
and divorced 1996
Princess Anne & Timothy Laurence:
announced their engagement on
Their wedding was on 12-12-1992
Prince Edward & Sophie Rhys-Jones:
announced their engagement on 06-01-1999
Their wedding was on 19-06-1999
Spain:
Infanta Elena & Jaime De Marichalar:
announced their engagement on 26-11-1994
Their wedding was on 18-03-1995
Infanta Cristina & Iñaki Urdangarin:
announced their engagement on 03-05-1997
Their wedding was on 03-10-1997
Crown Prince Felipe & Letizia Ortiz:
announced their engagement on 06-11-2003
Their wedding will take place in June 2004
Greece:
Crown Prince Constantin & Anne-marie:
announced their engagement on 24-01-1963
Their marriage was on 18-09-1964
Crown Prince Pavlos & Marie-Chantal Miller:
announced their engagement on
Their marriage was on 01-07-1995
Princess Alexia & Carlos Morales:
announced their engagement on 24-10-1998
Their marriag was on 09-07-1999
Willem-Alexander and Maxima:
* engagement: 30 June 2001
* wedding: 2 February 2002
Fireweaver said:Just remember, that's the offical engagement. I'm sure that some of the couples had been informally engaged for a few months at least. (I mean, I know they're royalty, but a huge wedding planned in 4 months?).
http://www.royalarchive.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1390&Itemid=2Palace officials, who have to make contingency plans for all eventualities (preparations for the Queen Mother's funeral began in 1969), are working on the possibility of an engagement announcement next spring to be followed by an autumn wedding.
There where other long engagementsVictoria and Daniel may have a record here. the date is not set yet
There where other long engagements
Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven got engaged in Spring 1965 and married in Janaury 1967 and King Konstantine II. and Queen Anne-Marie got engaged in January 1964 and married in September 1964 (i read somewhere that the Wedding orignally was planned for early 1965 but after the death of King Paul was earlier then planned)