WHEN FAIRY TALES COME TRUE
On Saturday, US actress Meghan Markle will marry Britain's Prince Harry — just the latest "commoner" to have captured the heart of a member of a royal family. Here's a look at some other such "commoners"
GRACE KELLY
Hollywood icon Grace Kelly, who starred in films like To Catch A Thief and Dial M For Murder, met Monaco's Prince Rainier III at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955, and married him a year later
WALLIS SIMPSON
The American socialite's marriage to the Duke of Windsor in 1937 caused a great scandal — Simpson had been married twice before and the duke, who was at that time King Edward VIII, was forced to abdicate his throne
RANIA AL-YASSIN
The queen consort of Jordon was born in Kuwait to a Palestinian family. She met then-prince Abdullah at a dinner party, marrying him in 1993. In 1999, he ascended to the throne, becoming King Abdullah II
OLOF DANIEL WESTLING
Westling was the personal trainer of Sweden's crown princess Victoria. The two fell in love and were married in 2010
EMPRESS MICHIKO
Born Michiko Shoda, the daughter of a prominent industrial family met then-prince Akihito at a tennis match in 1957. They married two years later, with Michiko becoming the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family in modern times
KATE MIDDLETON
Middleton met Britain’s Prince William while at St Andrews University. They married in 2011 after an almost decade-long relationship