9 Well-Known Commoners Who Married Royals

Iconic Hollywood actress Grace Kelly became the Princess of Monaco when she and Prince Rainier III tied the knot in April 1956. The couple met on a photo shoot she almost skipped, and their wedding was a media frenzy. Together, they had three children: Princess Caroline, Prince Albert, and Princess Stephanie. Grace's life ended tragically when she was in a car accident on Sept. 14, 1982.

Back in 2002, when Queen Letizia first met King Felipe of Spain, she was a journalist on assignment, covering an oil spill while the then-prince met with those affected. Two years later, on May 22, 2004, the couple got married, and they now have two daughters: Princess Leonor and Princess Sofía.

Tatiana Blatnik, a former event planner for Diane von Furstenberg, married Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark on Aug. 25, 2010, becoming Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark. They first met through a mutual friend during a ski trip in 2003.

Argentine-born Queen Maxima of the Netherlands studied economics and worked for Deutsche Bank in New York before she met her husband, King Willem-Alexander, at a party in Seville. They got married in February 2002, and years later, in 2013, he became the country's first king in 123 years when his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicated the throne. The royal couple has three daughters: Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Alexia, and Princess Ariane.

Prince Daniel of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland, married Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden in June 2010. Before then, Daniel Westling was a country boy, and he met the princess at one of the gyms he owned. The Swedish royals welcomed their adorable daughter, Princess Estelle, in February 2012.

Before Queen Rania of Jordan married King Abdullah II, she worked at Apple. The couple tied the knot in March 1999, and since then, they've welcomed four children together. Earlier this month, the modern queen took to Instagram to share a sweet message for their anniversary, writing, "22 years on and my heart still skips a beat... So blessed to be at your side. Happy anniversary, Your Majesty 
#Wedding #Anniversary #Love."