Though their wedding took place decades ago, no
other wedding has come close to Prince Charles
and Princess Diana’s. Witnessed personally by
3,500 people and broadcasted to 750 million TV
viewers from around the globe the Royal
Wedding between Prince Charles and Princess
Diana in 1981 is simply the most expensive
wedding ever.
Princess Diana’s wedding gown was covered in
10,000 pearls an had a 25-foot train. She was
chauffeured in a glass coach from her place to
the cathedral. However, the marriage suffered
greatly as both Chrles and Diana participated in
flirtations with other people. The royal couple
divorced in 1996, a year before Diana met her
tragic end in a car crash along with her lover,
Egyptian businessman Dodi Fayed.
#2 Vanisha Mittal & Amit Bhatia :– $66
million
Vanisha Mittal is the daughter of Lakshmi Mittal,
one of the richest men in the world. Not
surprisingly, her wedding to Amit Bhatia is one of
the most extravagant ever. The wedding was held
at the historic 17th century Chateau Veaux Ie
Vicomte near Paris in 2004. An engagement
ceremony prior to the wedding took place at the
Palace of Versailles.
International recording artists and actress Kylie
Minogue was paid $330,000 to perform for just
half an hour. After which, a firework display was
launched from the Eiffel Tower. The marriage did
not last long as the couple called it quits in early
2013.
#3 Prince William & Kate Middleton:–$34
million
The first of the two royal weddings in the list,
Prince William made Kate Middleton his wife in
2011 in what was dubbed as “The Wedding of The
Century”. Done the regal way deserving of
England’s future King and Queen, the ceremony
was held at the Westminster Abbey. After which,
the couple paraded through the streets of London
in a horse-drawn carriage. It is great
to see that the couple is still together and is now
with a son and expecting their second child.
#4 Wayne Rooney & Coleen McLoughlin –
$8
million
Footballer Wayne Rooney of the Manchester
United and Coleen McLoughlin made their vows
at the Abbey of Cervara near Genoa in Italy in
2008. Serenading the couple and the guests was
the Irish boyband, Westlife, which cost $ 670,000.
Ronney chartered five private jets to fly 64 of
their guests to the wedding. While the ceremony
was lavish, the couple had little help in paying
the bills as a magazine offered $4.2
million for the exclusive rights of the wedding
photos. Today, Wayne and Coleen are happy with
their married lives and are now raising two boys.
#5 Chelsea Clinton & Marc Mezvinsky – $5
million
If you’re the daughter of the former president of
the United States and former US Secretary of
State, chances are your wedding will be far from
simple. And that is just the case for Chelsea
Clinton, daughter of ex-US President Bill Clinton
and former Secretary of State and Senator Hillary
Clinton. Chelsea married
investment banker Marc Mezvinsky in a grand
wedding ceremony at the Astor Courts in 2010.
The venue provided a serene and romantic view
of the Hudson River.
Just recently, the couple announced that they
are expecting their first child.
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