5 Times Royals Married People Of Common Descent & Proved Fairytales Do Exist In Real Life

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding news continues to raise eyebrows and the development is yet to sink in for many. The real life princess story is quite movie-like actually. A beautiful actress falls in love with a man from a royal family, Cupid takes aim and the rest is history. Well, this is proof that royals can fall for commoners and their relationship can be a fairytale as well. We list out 5 such alliances when the two worlds united: 1. Grace Kelly and Rainier III- The beautiful American actress gave up her acting career when she decided to marry Rainier III, the Prince of Monaco in 1956. Their tale began at the Cannes Film Festival, eyes met, and love happened. © popsugar 2. Kate Middleton and Prince William- Kate and William fell in love when they were in college. They then had a high profile wedding and are blessed with two gorgeous kids. © extratv 3. Rania Al-Yassin and King Abdullah II of Jordan- Rania was leading a successful career and worked with many big companies before she was smitten by King Abdullah II of Jordan in 1993. The couple got married and she was declared the queen of his heart and Jordan, of course. © Pinterest 4. Daniel Westling and Princess Victoria of Sweden- This is one 'filmy'affair, if I may call it. The gorgeous princess met her now husband in the gym, because he was her gym trainer! Destinies aligned and the couple got married in 2010. © zimbio 5. Sofia Helqvist and Prince Philip of Sweden- Sofia was a commoner but a well known face on TV as a model and actress. Prince Philip, who is Princess Victoria's brother fell for the wonderful lady and married her in 2015. © people If you dream about becoming a king or queen someday then have hope. Yeah, you just need a person of royal descent to fall in love with you, that's all.