21 Royals Who Married Commoners

Louis Ducruet, oldest son of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, is officially engaged to his college girlfriend Marie Chevallier. The couple met in a class they both took at the Western Carolina University in North Carolina. Chevallier has a degree in marketing and is currently the banqueting and convention coordinator at the Hotel Hermitage in Monaco. A wedding date has yet to be announced.

Kelly Jeanne Rondestvedt was an investment baker with a Bachelors of Arts and MBA from UCLA living a great life in New York City when she caught the eye of Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony while casually dining with some of her girlfriends. They eventually began dating, and he popped the question a year or so later. They married on May 23, 2009 in Coburg, Germany.

Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier was just living her life with an established career in marketing with jobs at Estée Lauder and Reuter's financial news agency Radianz on her resume when sparks flew with Prince Joachim at a party held by a mutual friend. They married later in May 2008.

Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti met King Willem-Alexander at a party in Seville and he flew across the pond three weeks later to meet her again in New York while working at Deutsche Bank (she almost forgot what he looked like)! They went on to get married on February 2, 2002.

Queen Letizia of Spain was a journalist covering an oil spill when she met King Felipe. They went on to marry on May 22, 2004.

Marie Chantal Miller Greek Princess was an heiress who worked with Andy Warhol when she was 16 (NBD). She met Prince Pavlos of Greece in the realest commoner way ever...a blind date. She wore her fine navy-blue couture Chanel suit and the two hit it off. They were eventually married on July 1, 1995.

Japanese Princess Masako Owada met Prince Naruhito at a reception for Princess Elana of Spain. He tried courting her, but she wasn't really feelin' the royal life at first because she is a fierce independent woman with a promising career joining the Foreign Ministry in 1987 (more power to you girl). However, they couldn't deny the chemistry and they married each other on June 9, 1993.

Michiko Shōda Empress of Japan met Crown Prince Akihito at a tennis match. Fun fact: Prince Akihito had a rocky relationship with his parents at first *because* of her commoner status. They went on to marry on April 10, 1959.

Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari met Shah Mohammad Reza Palhavi through relatives while studying English in London. They married on February 12, 1951.

Wallis Warfield Simpson, an American socialite, met Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII until his abdication) through his mistress and were eventually married in June 1937.

Nonie May Stewart Worthington Leeds was an American heiress and married Prince Christopher of Greece in February 1920.

Anita Stewart was a socialite and heiress who married Prince Miguel of Braganza in September 1909.