At 2:00pm in Moscow, HIH Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and HSH Princess Victoria Romanoff were civilly married at the Khamovniki Town Hall in Moscow.
The Grand Duke is the only child of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia and Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia. The princess is the only child of Ambassador Roberto Bettarini and his wife, the former Carla Virginia Cacciatore. Ambassador and Mrs. Bettarini attended the Civil Ceremony after meeting their children in advance before the religious wedding in St. Petersburg at St. Isaac’s Cathedral on Friday October 1st.
The dress worn by the new Princess Romanoff was created by Italian designer Chiara Boni in an ice-blue color, with Russian gold thread embroidery inspired by the traditional folkloric designs of Khokhloma. Pale blue is also the color of the Russian Imperial Order of Saint Andrew the First Called, the highest dynastic order of the House of Romanoff. The light blue ribbon of the Order served as an inspiration for the color of the dress for the civil marriage.
Grand Duke George and Princess Victoria will leave the capital shortly to celebrate their religious marriage in St. Petersburg next Friday, 1 October.
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