Descendant of tsars becomes first royal to marry in Russia since revolution

Victoria Romanovna Bettarini arrives accompanied by her father, Roberto Bettarini, for her wedding ceremony with Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov at St. Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia October 1, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - A descendant of Russia's former imperial family married his Italian bride on Friday in the first royal wedding to take place on Russian soil since tsarist times more than a century ago.

Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov tied the knot with Victoria Romanovna Bettarini, an Italian, at St. Isaac's Cathedral in Russia's former imperial capital St Petersburg.