A summer of ‘royal’ weddings, those marrying royalty, VIPs and rising political stars

More royal weddings for summer 2026 in the Windsor house. Always in June Lady Marina Windsor, cousin of Princes William and Harry, will get married to Nico Macauleydescendant of a viscount, while one of the granddaughters of the former Princess of Wales, Lady Eliza Spencer, will marry her historic boyfriend (together for over 10 years) Channing Millerd. The proposal, overlooking the sea on a carpet of candles, was made on the island of Santorini in Greece, complete with an engagement ring, a teardrop diamond surrounded by a pavé of diamonds. Impossible to refuse. And if Queen Victoria of England was crowned ‘the grandmother of Europe’ it is no coincidence that many of the young couples who will soon join their lives for eternity are, in many cases, descendants of Her British Majesty, distant, very distant cousins, also related to the Count of Paris, pretender to the throne of France. And unforgettable weddings are expected, thanks to the good weather and long days, celebrated inside castles and historic homes, almost always owned. Among these, that of Princess Helene of Orleansdaughter of Prince Charles Louis, Duke of Chartres, with the pilot Francisco Sottomayor Quinta and that of Duchess Sophie-Dorothée of Wurtemberg who will marry the Londoner Philipp Polack.

Wedding in sight in the Württemberg house also for the second daughter of Duke Philippe and Princess Marie Caroline of Bavaria, Pauline who will get married to Count Costantin zu Konigsegg-Aulendorf. These are often weddings in the purest aristo-bourgeois tradition (short dress in the morning, floral prints and hats, essential, mandatory accessory, long dress in the evening and tiaras for the ladies) which do not detract from the charm of the past, especially when they are immortalized in small, large kingdoms such as Liechtenstein, one of the smallest countries in Europe. In fact, we are awaiting the date of Nozze di Lukas von Lattorffthe eldest of the seven children of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein and Philipp von Lattorff, with Marie von Wiezek, also related to Liechtenstein and in particular to Prince Johann -Wenzel. Count Maximilian of Waldburg and Trauchburg, 33 years old (his parents are Clemens and Georgina from Liechtenstein) has also asked for the hand of the charming Veonika Muller – Wilmes, head of ‘commercial development’ at the Bank of Zurich.

Still marriages between the young ‘heirs’ of the family of France. The wedding dates are currently top secret. He is a graphic designer at the Sieveling agency, and will soon marry Marie-Thérèse de Waldburg-Zeil and Trauchburg, Philipp d’Oettingen-Wallerstein, 36 years old, the eldest of the grandchildren of Duchess Diana of Wurtemberg, born Princess of France. And we also talk about fashionable and iconic grandmothers for the designer Diane von Furstenberg. She will certainly be the one to design the wedding dress for Alexander and Alexandra Miller’s eldest granddaughter Talita, with the very Italian Rocco Brignone descending from a family of ancient Turin bankers. And if they are roses they will also bloom for the very young Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck, daughter of the German director who won the Oscar for the best international film ‘The Lives of Others’ and belonging to one of the oldest families of the German nobility, and Louis Nicolas Pinault ‘heir’ of one of the luxury empires, part of the family that owns brands such as Gucci and Balenciaga. And a new royal wedding could also be on the horizon after Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, who has been a couple for years and in almost perfect harmony with the former Miss Mexico Adriana Abascal, has asked for a divorce from his wife, the actress Clotilde Coureau and mother of his two daughters, Victoria and Maria Luisa.

In the end we are now talking about aristo-politics for the couple formed by Jordan Bardellayoung exponent of the Rassemblement National, Marine Le Pen’s protégé, considered as one of the possible candidates for the Elysée in 2027 and Maria Carolina of Bourbondaughter of Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies. He is 31 years old, she is 22, they were recently immortalized in Corsica, thus making their relationship official. A place of the heart for both. Bardella loves to retreat to the island to rest and write, the very young Maria Carolina is very attached to Corsica also because her distant cousin and godfather is Jean-Christophe Napoléon Bonaparte, direct descendant of the emperor, who fought against the Bourbons of France, ousting them from the throne. But that’s another story.