What an event: 104 years after the assassination of the last tsar and his family, a royal wedding took place again in Russia. In front of hundreds of guests, Grand Duke Georgi Romanov, 40, married his girlfriend Victoria Romanovna Bettarini, 39, born Rebecca Bettarini, in St. Petersburg & APOs; s famous Cathedral of Isaac on Friday, October 1, 2021. But who are the Russian royals anyway?
Grand Duke Georgi Romanov lives in Moscow
The 40-year-old is the only son of Grand Duke Maria Vladimirovna Romanova, 67, and Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia, 78. He is also the third great-grandson of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. The Grand Duke was born in Madrid, studied at the University of Oxford. For many years he lived in Spain and France-now his residence is Moscow. He deliberately chose Moscow, as this place is very close to the family and they have often talked about "the Orthodox spirit and the history of the country, traditions, culture".
The 40-year-old initially worked in the European Parliament in Brussels before focusing on philanthropic projects. & quot; my great-grandfather has always tried to keep in touch with some Russian people in Russia and France to support charitable projects, & quot; said the Grand Duke.
Grand Duke Georgi Romanov + Rebecca BettariniThe most beautiful pictures of the Romanov wedding in Russia10 pictur
The great-grandfather of Georgi, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich, was one of the members of the Romanov family. These escaped the Russian Revolution, which in 1917 led to the murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife and five children.
This is the Italian bride
Rebecca Bettarini is the daughter of Italian Ambassador Roberto Bettarini and Carla Virginia Cacciatore and director of the Russian Imperial Foundation. But not only that: the 39-year-old is also an author. Under the pseudonym Georgina Perosch, she has written several books, including "La Dea Della Bellezza" and "Aristocrazy". She converted last year to the Russian Orthodox faith and thus took the name Victoria Romanovna.
Glamorous noble wedding in RussiaRebecca Bettarini & APOs; s second wedding dress is a glitter dream
The couple met at a reception at the French Embassy in Brussels when the Grand Duke was still working in Parliament. Together, they lived in Belgium for six years until they decided to move to Russia in 2019 and now celebrated their dream wedding there.
