royal wedding
Monarch's marriage ceremony
A royal wedding is a wedding ceremony involving a member of a royal family, typically attracting significant public attention and media coverage.
The term usually implies elaborate pageantry, formal traditions, and national or international interest: Millions watched the royal wedding on television.
In British contexts especially, royal weddings function as major cultural events.
- MonacoTiny European nation
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- tiaraOrnamental feminine headband
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
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- Royal Palacethrone room, coronation, monarch, crown jewels, scepter
- iconic momentsmoon landing, first flight, 9/11, D-Day, Titanic sinking
- Cultural Momentsmoon landing, 9/11, Woodstock, Princess Diana death, Obama election
- Medieval Ritesknighting, dubbing, homage, fealty, investiture
- royal customsbowing, curtsying, curtsy, coronation, knighting
- Royal Marriagesdynastic marriage, diplomatic marriage, arranged marriage, marriage alliance, marriage contract
royal weddingcourthouse wedding
Marriage performed by judge
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royal weddingroyal abdication
Monarch formally surrenders crown