Love isn’t cheap when monarchies are involved. From the multimillion-dollar wedding of Princess Diana to Grace Kelly’s dowry, The Daily Beast ranks some of the costliest ceremonies in royal history.
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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling June 19, 2010
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Prince Charles of Wales and Diana Spencer July 29, 1981
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Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah of Brunei and Sarah Salleh September 9, 2004
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Prince Pavlos of Greece and Marie-Chantal Miller July 1, 1995
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Prince Rainier of Monaco and Grace Kelly April 19, 1956
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King Mohammed VI of Morocco and Salma Bennani March 21, 2002
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Kate Middleton and Prince William of Wales, United Kingdom April 29, 2011
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Crown Prince Felipe of Asturias, Spain and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano May 22, 2004
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum of Dubai and Princess Salama, Early May 1981
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Margaret of York and Charles the Bold of Burgundy, 1468