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28 Commoners Who Married Royals

Elle

April 30, 2021 at 4:01 PM

28 Commoners Who Married Royals

Wallis Simpson

Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary

Farah Diba

Grace Kelly

Sonja Haraldsen

Lisa Halaby

Masako Owada

Rania Al-Yassin

Marie-Chantal Miller

Mary Donaldson

Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby

Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano

Daniel Westling

Tatiana Ellinka Blatnik

Catherine Middleton

Jetsun Pema

Charlene Wittstock

Christopher O'Neill

Claire Lademacher

Elisabetta Rosboch von Wolkenstein

Beatrice Borromeo

Christopher Thomas

'Masenate Mohato Seeiso

Alfonso Díez

Silvia Renate Sommerlath

Sofia Kristina Hellqvist

Alessandra de Osma

Meghan Markle

28 Commoners Who Married Royals

With all the pressure and scrutiny that comes with being part of a royal family, dating can be difficult for any prince or princess. But many found romance with "common" people outside of their usual royal sphere, some of whom were models, lawyers, actors, students, journalists, or even reality-show stars. Although not everyone lived happily ever after, read on to see which commoners captured the hearts of royals.

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Let these IRL fairytales give you hope that your Prince (or Princess) Charming might still be out there.

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