Representatives from more than twenty Royal Houses joined the Duke of Braganza, pretender of the Portuguese Throne, and his aristocratic bride for a spectacular Variety Show and Gala Dinner at Queluz Palace, on this day in 1995, 30 years ago, on the eve of their Religious Wedding Ceremony.

The Gala Evening began with a vibrant Variety Show in the gardens of Queluz Palace, highlighted by a performance from the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art. This was followed by a series of traditional Timorese dances, celebrating themes of marriage and motherhood. The festivities continued with a concert featuring several student music ensembles and concluded with a dinner served in the Palace’s Throne Room and Music Room.

The future Duchess of Braganza wore an antique naturalistic-inspired suite comprising a long pair of earrings, a corsage brooch, a set of hair pins and a necklace turned into hair ornament.

The maternal uncle and aunts of the groom: the Countess of Paris (wearing her Diamond Earrings and Bracelet) and her brother and sister, Prince Pedro Gastão and Princess Theresa of Orléans Braganza.

Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria with her children.

The then-Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Prince Henri and Princess Maria Teresa (wearing her Diamond Necklace), together with the then-Duke of Brabante, Prince Philippe of Belgium.

The groom’s first cousins: Duchess Diane of Wurttemberg, Princess Isabelle, Countess of Schönborn-Buchheim, and Princess Chantal, Baroness de Sambucy de Sorgue (wearing her Opal Choker).

Princess Marie Thérèse, Duchess of Montpensier, and Duchess Sophie of Wurttemberg.

The Duke and Duchess of Soria and Hernani, Infanta Margarita of Spain and Don Carlos Zurita, and their daughter, María.

The Prince and Princess Naples, and Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy (wearing the Duchess of Aosta’s Musy Pearl Tiara as a necklace).

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Serbia.

Princess Gloria of Thurn and Taxis and her children.

Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta, Princess of the Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia

This article was written by assistant editor, David Rato, who runs the Spanish Royal Jewels account on Instagram!

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