Here comes the bride

Prince Amadeo of Belgium has married Lili Rosboch at a glittering ceremony in Rome.  The bride arrived at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere for her wedding on the arm of her father.

Royal bride, Lili Rosboch, arrives for her wedding in Rome on July 5th 2014

(photo Wim Dehandschutter)

Just a few minutes earlier, her groom had arrived accompanied by his mother, Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria Este.

Amadeo and his mother, Astrid, arriving at his wedding on July 5th 2014

The bride was accompanied by her attendants, including Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant and her cousin, Princess Louise of Belgium.  

Princess Elisabeth, future Queen of the Belgians, and her cousin, Princess Louise, were among the bridesmaids at the wedding of Prince Amadeo

Prince Amadeo's sister, Princess Laetitia Maria, was also a bridesmaid to her sister-in-law.  The bridal party wore white with dark green trim and accessories.  The bridesmaids didn't carry flowers but wore them in their hair instead.

The bridal party arrives at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere 

(photo Wim Dehandschutter)

Lili Rosboch was wearing a dress from Valentino and designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri and PierPaolo Piccioli.  

The sketch released by Valentino showing the design for the wedding dress of Lili Rosboch, now Princess of Belgium

The bride wore the Queen Elisabeth Diamond Bandeau Tiara to hold in place her veil.

Lil Rosboch's wedding dress by Valentino was worn with heirlooms belonging to the Belgian Royal Family

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde arrived with their three other children, Gabriel, Emmanuel and Eleonore.  The queen was in Natan with an unusual leather hat that matched her clutch bag.

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde with their three youngest children at the wedding of Prince Amadeo and Lili Rosboch

(photo Wim Dehandschutter)

King Albert and Queen Paola joined them in the front row of the congregation while Prince Laurent, Princess Claire and Prince Aymeric and Prince Nicholas were also at the wedding.

King Albert II and Queen Paola arrive for the wedding of their eldest grandchild, Amadeo

Princess Beatrice was among the guests as was Guillaume of Luxembourg along with several members of the Royal Household of Liechtenstein.

Princess Beatrice at the wedding of Prince Amadeo of Begium

(photo Wim Dehandschutter)

The wedding was a private event although there was some TV footage of the bride's arrival.  Queen Paola could be seen in the front row taking photos on her mobile phone as the bride arrived and Prince Amadeo kissed his soon to be wife on both cheeks before bowing to kiss her hand.

Two kings and two queens look on proudly as Lili Rosboch makes her entrance for her wedding to Prince Amadeo

The couple emerged to cheers and confetti before heading off to their reception and the official photos. One, showing the couple with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, has already been released with more to come.  There is still plenty of celebrating left to do - here comes the bride.

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde with their nephew and Europe's newest princess

Royal smiles for an engagement

Prince Amadeo of Belgium and his fiancee, Lili Rosboch, have met the press after the announcement of their engagement at the weekend.  The love birds, who got the marriage ball rolling by being blessed by Pope Francis in Rome on the feast of St Valentine, were all smiles as they were joined by their families for a photo call and then a spot of lunch to keep the celebrations going.

All loved up - Amadeo and Lili make their first appearance as an engaged couple on February 16th 2014

Amadeo, who is sixth in line to the Belgian throne, was joined by several generations of his family.  And the photo call was a rare chance to see the children of the new king and queen of the Belgians as the heiress, Elisabeth, and her brothers and sister are usually quite low profile as they continue their education.

Two kings, two queen, an heiress and plenty of princes and princesses - the family photo marking the engagement of Amadeo of Belgium and Lili Rosboch

And while the couple looked shy and very sweet together, they did give us one of the loveliest engagement photos yet as they were joined by their very proud mothers on a big day for their little boy and girl.

Mother's pride - Amadeo and Lili with their mums as they get ready to marry