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- Meghan Markle. While there have been quite a few modern-day Hollywood to royal family fairytales in recent years, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s is the most well-known.
- Grace Kelly. The legendary Hollywood actress met her future husband Prince Rainier of Monaco III during a photoshoot at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955.
- Isabella Orsini. Isabella Orsini has been acting since 1998, but she didn’t become an Italian princess until 2009, when she married Prince Édouard Lamoral Rodolphe de Ligne de La Trémoïlle.
- Rita Hayworth. Another old Hollywood legend-turned-princess was none other than Rita Hayworth. However, unlike Kelly’s happily-ever-after, Hayworth’s time as princess was short-lived, and full of trouble.
- Grace Kelly. Until Meghan Markle married Prince Harry, the nuptials of the Oscar-winning actress and Prince Rainier III of Monaco was the iconic fairytale wedding between Hollywood and royalty.
- Rita Hayworth. Hollywood's "Love Goddess" Rita Hayworth married playboy Prince Aly Khan in 1949. Khan was the son of Sultan Muhammed Shah. Their tempestuous union was troubled from the start.
- Charlene Wittstock. The former Olympic swimmer from South Africa married Prince Albert II on July 1, 2011 in a three-day wedding celebration—which included a concert by the classic rock band, the Eagles—and ended with a lavish reception on July 2 attended by well-known guests including Prince Edward, with wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex.
- Emma McQuiston. McQuiston became the UK's first black marchioness when she wed Ceawlin Thynne, Viscount of Weymouth, in June 2013 after an 18-month courtship.
- Rita Hayworth. Rita Hayworth, the most famous Hollywood screen siren from the 1940s — nicknamed the Love Goddess — got married five times, and the third time was to Prince Aly Khan, son of the Aga Khan and leader of a sect of Shia Muslims.
- Grace Kelly. Grace Kelly was an Oscar-winning actress with a bright future ahead of her in Hollywood when, like Rita Hayworth, she left it all behind to marry into a royal family.
- Olivia Wilde. Though she was not famous at the time of her marriage, Olivia Wilde seemed destined for the spotlight, as she comes from parents who were prominent journalists and she starred in the Fox shows Skin and The O.C.
- Sophie Winkleman. There was a time when being an actress would automatically disqualify a woman from joining a royal family. In the 1980s, Prince Andrew dated an actress, and it was a huge scandal (one of his many).
- Hilary Duff. FindMyPast.com gave Duff the title of "America's most royal celebrity" due to her status as the closest American celebrity relative of the Queen.
- Ralph and Joseph Fiennes. That's right, Lord Voldemort (and his Emmy-nominated brother) are able to trace their family lineage all the way back to King James II of Scotland, which makes them eighth cousins of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- Brooke Shields. Shields' royal blood should be of no shock, considering she's always exuded a queen-like confidence. She's the second-most royal celebrity in America, coming in behind the previously-mentioned Hilary Duff.
- Ellen Degeneres. A familial link through Sir Thomas Fairfax makes the beloved talk-show host Ellen Degeneres and Kate Middleton, future Queen of England, distant cousins.
Jan 10, 2023 · From Grace Kelly to Diane von Furstenberg, the celebrity turned royalty trope has been happening for decades—long before Markle said "I do" to Prince Harry. Below, L'OFFICIEL has rounded up eight celebrities who married into royalty.
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Apr 18, 2021 · Grace Kelly. Iconic Hollywood actress Grace Kelly became the Princess of Monaco after meeting Prince Rainier III at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955. When the couple wed 1956, Grace gave up not...
Oct 1, 2018 · Here, we take a look back at Americans who have married royalty and become princesses—and even, in some cases, queens.
