Saint Petersburg is the history of Russia, Romanov said, 'The history of the House of Romanov'
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov and Victoria Romanovna Bettarini leave St Isaac's Cathedral after their wedding ceremony in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Photos: Reuters and AFP
Bettarini converted to the Orthodox faith last year and took the name Victoria Romanovna
The royal wedding is Russia's first since the 1917 Bolshevik revolution toppled the Romanov monarchy, with aristocrats travelling from across Europe for the lavish ceremony
Bettarini's wedding dress featured the coat of arms of the Russian Empire, embroidered in gold
Bettarini beaming during the ceremony.
An Orthodox priest presided over the ceremony
A member of Russia's Federation Council Lyudmila Narusova attends the wedding ceremony
The guest list of 1,500 people included other prominent names
St Isaac's Cathedral was built between 1818 and 1858, by the French-born architect Auguste Montferrand
Born in Madrid, Romanov is the son of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna Romanova, the self-proclaimed heir to Russia's imperial throne
Ahead of the wedding, Romanov said the couple chose to tie the knot in Saint Petersburg because it was the first place in the country where the family returned in the early 1990s
Victoria arrives accompanied by her father, Roberto Bettarini. She is the granddaughter of Grand Duke Kirill, a cousin of Nicholas II, the last Russian tsar who was executed along with his wife Alexandra and five children by the Bolsheviks in 1918
The happy couple
Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia, left, the mother of Romanov
The newlywed couple
The last wedding in Russia of an heir to the Romanovs was that of Nicholas II and Alexandra, 127 years ago
Maria Vladimirovna congratulates Bettarini
Romanov, who graduated from Oxford and spent much of his life in France, met Bettarini in Brussels, where he worked in the European Parliament
Romanov, who now works on several charity projects, said he believes European and Russian royals could help Moscow and the West mend fraying ties
The couple moved to Russia three years ago, settling first in the Moscow suburbs before relocating to the city centre next to the Kremlin
Aristocrats travelled from across Europe for the lavish ceremony
Hundreds of foreign guests travelled to Russia's second city for the Orthodox Christian ceremony.
Guests included Queen Sofia of Spain, Prince Rudolph and Princess Tilsim of Liechtenstein, and the former king and queen of Bulgaria
Guests taking their seat before the ceremony
The prominent names included Konstantin Malofeyev, a monarchist and billionaire close to the Kremlin, and Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova
Saint Petersburg is the history of Russia, Romanov said, 'The history of the House of Romanov'
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov and Victoria Romanovna Bettarini leave St Isaac's Cathedral after their wedding ceremony in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Photos: Reuters and AFP
Bettarini converted to the Orthodox faith last year and took the name Victoria Romanovna
The royal wedding is Russia's first since the 1917 Bolshevik revolution toppled the Romanov monarchy, with aristocrats travelling from across Europe for the lavish ceremony
Bettarini's wedding dress featured the coat of arms of the Russian Empire, embroidered in gold
Bettarini beaming during the ceremony.
An Orthodox priest presided over the ceremony
A member of Russia's Federation Council Lyudmila Narusova attends the wedding ceremony
The guest list of 1,500 people included other prominent names
St Isaac's Cathedral was built between 1818 and 1858, by the French-born architect Auguste Montferrand
Born in Madrid, Romanov is the son of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna Romanova, the self-proclaimed heir to Russia's imperial throne
Ahead of the wedding, Romanov said the couple chose to tie the knot in Saint Petersburg because it was the first place in the country where the family returned in the early 1990s
Victoria arrives accompanied by her father, Roberto Bettarini. She is the granddaughter of Grand Duke Kirill, a cousin of Nicholas II, the last Russian tsar who was executed along with his wife Alexandra and five children by the Bolsheviks in 1918
The happy couple
Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia, left, the mother of Romanov
The newlywed couple
The last wedding in Russia of an heir to the Romanovs was that of Nicholas II and Alexandra, 127 years ago
Maria Vladimirovna congratulates Bettarini
Romanov, who graduated from Oxford and spent much of his life in France, met Bettarini in Brussels, where he worked in the European Parliament
Romanov, who now works on several charity projects, said he believes European and Russian royals could help Moscow and the West mend fraying ties
The couple moved to Russia three years ago, settling first in the Moscow suburbs before relocating to the city centre next to the Kremlin
Aristocrats travelled from across Europe for the lavish ceremony
Hundreds of foreign guests travelled to Russia's second city for the Orthodox Christian ceremony.
Guests included Queen Sofia of Spain, Prince Rudolph and Princess Tilsim of Liechtenstein, and the former king and queen of Bulgaria
Guests taking their seat before the ceremony
The prominent names included Konstantin Malofeyev, a monarchist and billionaire close to the Kremlin, and Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova
Saint Petersburg is the history of Russia, Romanov said, 'The history of the House of Romanov'
