Weddings in History
Danielle Steel
Mar 27 Novelist Danielle Steel (50) weds financier Thomas James Perkins (66)
- May 30 Nephew of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (30) weds to commoner Marilene van den Broek (28) in Apeldoorn
Larry Flynt
Jun 20 Magazine publisher Larry Flynt (55) weds Elizabeth Berrios (his fifth and final time)
- Jun 27 Prince Michael of Greece daughter Princess Alexandra (29) weds perfume executive Nicolas Mirzayantz (37) in Torcello Island
Nelson Mandela
Jul 18 Nelson Mandela marries 3rd wife Graça Machel on his 80th birthday
- Aug 22 FOX News Channel correspondent and Robert F Kennedy's youngest son Douglas Kennedy (32) weds Molly Stark (29) in Nantucket, Massachusetts
Angela Merkel
Dec 30 Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel (44) weds quantum chemist Joachim Sauer (49) in Bonn, Germany
