This Is Where You Honeymoon if You're Royalty
From luxury safaris to island hopping aboard private yachts to romantic cross-country journeys by train, here’s how royal couples from around the world spent their first days of wedded bliss.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Prince Harry met California-born actress, Meghan Markle, in 2016. The couple became engaged in late-2017 and is due to marry on May 19, 2018 at Windsor Castle in London.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
The couple plans to take a delayed honeymoon. However, there is much speculation that they will return to Africa, a destination quite special to the pair. More specifically, royal watchers have placed bets on Namibia, setting sights on the luxurious Hoanib Valley Camp.
Prince William and Duchess Kate
Prince William began dating Kate Middleton in 2003 while attending the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. After several break-ups and make-ups, the couple became engaged in 2010 and married in 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London. They have three children.
Prince William and Duchess Kate
The couple honeymooned on uber-exclusive North Island in the Seychelles, a remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean, just off the coast of East Africa. William and Kate traveled by private jet for their week-and-a-half vacation on this private island that has just 11 luxury villas.
King Jigme Khesar and Queen Jetsun Pema
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan wed Jetsun Pema in 2001. The royal wedding was the largest media event in the history of the Kingdom of Bhutan. The couple has one child.
King Jigme Khesar and Queen Jetsun Pema
The royal couple traveled to India for their honeymoon. Upon arrival, they embarked on a luxury train journey across Rajasthan, making stops in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur.
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, met Australian-born Mary Donaldson at a pub in Sydney while he was in town for the Summer Olympic Games in 2000. The couple married in 2004 in Copenhagen Cathedral and have four children.
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
The couple departed for their honeymoon the evening of their wedding, taking flight for Africa, one of a few destinations where Prince Frederik said they could "be ourselves." The newlyweds traveled to Tanzania for a three-week photo safari. It’s believed that they even scaled Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, while on honeymoon in Tanzania.
Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla
Charles, Prince of Wales, wed Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony that took place at Windsor Guildhall in 2005. A blessing followed the ceremony at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.
Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla
The couple began their honeymoon at Balmoral, an estate home of the royal family in Scotland. A secret honeymoon followed in which the couple hopped across the Greek islands on board a luxury yacht owned by Spiros Latsis, one of the richest men in the world.
Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall
Zara Phillips, the only daughter of Princess Anne, met Mike Tindall at the Rugby World Cup in Sydney in 2003. The couple married in 2011 at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh. They have one daughter and are expecting a second child this summer.
Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall
The couple postponed their honeymoon three months to accommodate their respective sports career schedules (she is an accomplished equestrian; he is a professional rugby player). The couple enjoyed a belated honeymoon in Cyprus, a sunny island in the Eastern Mediterranean.
King Abdullah II and Queen Rania
King Abdullah II of Jordan met Rania Al-Yassin at a dinner set up by his sister in January 1993. The couple was engaged two months later and was married at Zahran Palace in Amman in June 1993 in a traditional Muslim ceremony. They have four children.
King Abdullah II and Queen Rania
The morning after the wedding, the couple traveled by plane to the United States to spend their honeymoon in San Francisco. The first-class tickets were a gift from the groom’s father, King Hussein, who died in 1999.
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden met Sofia Hellqvist, a model and reality show contestant, in 2010. They married in 2015 in the chapel of Stockholm’s Royal Palace. The couple has two children.
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia
The couple departed for their honeymoon just hours after their wedding reception. Traveling by private plane, the couple spent 12 days at a luxury resort on one of Fiji’s small, secluded islands.