Celebs who became royalty – Olympic legend, Hollywood star and rugby ace
dailystar.co.ukQueen Elizabeth II, will be held today at Westminster Abbey (September 19, 2022) with several famous faces attending.The service will be attended by royal families from across the world, including those from Spain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Monaco.Both the royal families of Sweden and Monaco, as well as Britain's royal family, have links to celebrities - as former sporting stars, models and Hollywood stars have married into the families.READ NEXT: Celebrities who are actually related to The Queen – Angelina Jolie to Hugh GrantThese include Suits star Meghan Markle and Rugby star Mike Tindall, who previously married members of The Queen's family.Here, Daily Star looks at celebrities who have become royalty.Long before Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, Rita Hayworth was the first Hollywood star to marry into royalty.The star of films including Pal Joey and Separate Tables was previously married to Edward C.Johnson and Orson Welles, before marrying Prince Aly Khan, the son of Sultan Muhammed Shah in 1949.It was reported by Vanity Fair that Prince Aly Khan had previously watched the 1946 film, Gilda, starring Rita, and had become "smitten" with the actress.Together they welcomed a daughter called Princess Yasmin Aga Khan.However, their romance was reported to be turbulent and led Rita to return to the United States in 1951, before their divorce was finalised two years later in 1953.Grace Kelly was a Hollywood icon, famous for her performances in Rear Window, High Society and The Country Girl.She also became another huge name to marry into royalty, after heading the US delegation at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955, where she was invited to participate in a photo session with Prince Rainier III of Monaco.Their meeting was to.
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