Lady Charlotte Lindesay-Bethune looks stunning in the Earl of Lindsay’s family tiaras

A royal photoghaper has shared Lady Charlotte Lindesay-Bethune’s stunning wedding portrait, a month after she wed Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies in a stunning ceremony in southern Italy.

Sharing the image last night, royal photographer David Wheeler admitted it was a ‘highlight of his career’ and called the three-day celebration ‘magnificent’. 

Lady Charlotte wore one of her father Earl of Lindsay’s family tiaras, a pearl and diamond-fringed piece which once belonged to Archduchess María Anna of Austria.

The Duke of Noto married Lady Charlotte at The Cathedral of Monreale on September 25, near the town of Palermo, with the bride donning an elegant white Phillipa Lepley gown featuring a lace bodice.

Charlotte, 28, is the youngest daughter of Scottish businessman James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, and Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald. The Duke, 29, is the heir apparent to Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies and his wife, the former Doña Sofia. 

The Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies – or Bourbon des Deux Siciles – is an ancient branch of the Spanish royal family which ruled parts of southern Italy for more than 100 years from 1734 to 1861. Its descendants still carry the name today, some 150 years later. 

Sharing the image last night, royal photographer David Wheeler admitted it was a ‘highlight of his career’ and called the three-day celebration ‘magnificent

Sharing the picture  on Instagram,  Wheeler  wrote: ‘One of my favourite images of HRH Princess Charlotte from her wedding to Prince Jaime a few weeks ago in Italy.

‘What an honour it was! The couple married in the hills of Sicily in a truly magnificent ceremony in Monreale Cathedral. Their celebrations continued at the Royal Palace, followed by a beautifully intricate Palace in Palermo.

‘Princess Charlotte wore a stunning Phillipa Lepley gown, featuring a bespoke embroidered top and a duchess satin skirt. 

‘It was such an incredible honour to photograph their three day celebration, without doubt one that I will never forget! Thank you again to my wonderful team and all of those involved in making everything come together so beautifully. A career highlight for me!’ 

Crowds gathered to watch Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies tie the knot with Lady Charlotte Lindesay-Bethune in a stunning ceremony in southern Italy last month (pictured)

Lady Charlotte Lindesay-Bethune’s pearl and diamond tiara 

Lady Charlotte ‘s pearl and diamond tiara

Lady Charlotte wore a stunning pearl and diamond-fringed tiara from her father the Earl of Lindsay’s family collection for her wedding to Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies.

The piece was gifted as a wedding present to the Archduchess María Anna of Austria in 1817, and remained in the family until it was sold at auction in 1999. 

It was coincidentally bought by Archduchess María Anna’s descendants,  the Crociani family, for their daughter Camilla’s wedding to Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. 

Among the high-profile guests was Princess Alexandra’s granddaughter Flora Ogilvy, the Duke and Duchess of Huéscar and the wedding was blessed by Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, a German cardinal of the Catholic Church.

Prince Pedro is a claimant to the now defunct throne of the former House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, a cadet branch of the Spanish royal family, which descends from the Capetian Dynasty and ruled over Southern Italy and Sicily during the 18th and 19th centuries. 

Although the family has no official remit, they spend their time doing charity work and promoting the interest of Southern Italy. 

The bride was a vision in white as she walked down the aisle in a sophisticated lace-detailed gown with a floor-length train and embroidered, long-sleeved bodice with transparent fabric revealing a separate white bodice with a sweetheart neckline underneath. 

The Duke of Noto married Lady Charlotte at The Cathedral of Monreale, nearby the town of Palermo, with the bride (pictured) donning an elegant white gown featuring a lace bodice and a diamond and pearl tiara once belonging to Archduchess María Anna of Austria

Charlotte, 28, is the youngest daughter of Scottish businessman James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, and Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald. Pictured, the couple cutting their cake, left, and the bridal party walking up the aisle

Her brown tresses were styled into a sleek up do, concealing her floor-length veil, and she accessorised her elegant look with a pair of pearl teardrop earrings. 

In a nod to her Scottish heritage, bridesmaids donned tartan sashes and sweet white flower crowns as they followed the bride up the cathedral steps. 

Lady Charlotte is an Oxford graduate who works in investment at a London-based private equity firm. The couple are thought to live together in London.   

The Duke, 29, is the heir apparent to Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies and his wife, the former Doña Sofia. Pictured left, the bride walks arm-in-arm with her father

The Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies – or Bourbon des Deux Siciles – is an ancient branch of the Spanish royal family which ruled parts of southern Italy for more than 100 years from 1734 to 1861. Its descendants still carry the name today, some 150 years later. Pictured, inside the ceremony

The bride arrived in the cathedral square with her father, the politician James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, in a carriage pulled by four white horses

Among the high-profile guests to the couple’s (pictured wedding) was Princess Alexandra’s granddaughter Flora Ogilvy, the Duke and Duchess of Huéscar and the wedding was blessed by Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, a German cardinal of the Catholic Church 

She arrived in the cathedral square with her father, the politician James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, in a carriage pulled by four white horses. 

Earl of Lindsay is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, with the family seat being the Lahill House, near Upper Largo, Fife. Lady Charlotte’s father, who currently holds the title, studied at Eton, the University of Edinburgh and the University of California.

He succeeded his father as Earl of Lindsay in 1989 and was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 1995 to 1997. 

Prince Pedro holds a claim to the now defunct throne of the former House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, a cadet branch of the Spanish royal family. The newlyweds are pictured waving to royal fans as they left the church on Saturday 

The bride is pictured travelling to the wedding with her father donning a stunning white gown featuring a lace bodice and a diamond and pearl tiara once belonging to Archduchess María Anna of Austria

Lady Charlotte is pictured sharing a sweet moment with her father ahead of her wedding to Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies on Saturday 

In a nod to her Scottish heritage, bridesmaids donned tartan sashes and sweet white flower crowns as they followed the bride up the cathedral steps

Her brown tresses were styled into a sleek up do, concealing her floor-length veil, and she accessorised her elegant look with a pair of pearl teardrop earrings 

Between 2012 and 2017, Lord Lindsay was President of the National Trust of Scotland and was appointed as President of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute in April 2021.

He married Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald, a granddaughter of Sir Alexander Somerled Angus Bosville Macdonald of Sleat, 16th Baronet in 1982 and they have five children.  

According to Vanity Fair Italy, some 200 guests were present at the ceremony, including many European noble descendants, and the bride and groom returned to Palermo after the wedding to enjoy cocktails in the gardens of the Royal Palace before dinner at the Palazzo Mazzarino.  

Some 200 guests (pictured arriving) were present at the ceremony, including many European noble descendants, and the bride and groom returned to Palermo after the wedding to enjoy cocktails in the gardens of the Royal Palace before dinner at the Palazzo Mazzarino

The newlyweds, who met in Sicily, announced their engagement in May and the new Duchess of Noto converted to Catholicism last year in a ceremony at the Vatican. Pictured, guests at the couple’s nuptials

Lady Charlotte is an Oxford graduate who works in investment at a London-based private equity firm. The couple are thought to continue living together in London. They are pictured leaving the cathedral

The bride was a vision in white as she walked down the aisle in an elegant gown with a floor-length train and embroidered, long-sleeved bodice with transparent fabric revealing a separate white bodice with a sweetheart neckline underneath

The wedding (pictured) was conducted in four languages: Latin, Spanish, Italian, and English, with vows being read in English

However the publication claim that, despite their good relationship, King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain did not attend the wedding because they are waiting on developments following the volcanic eruption in Le Palma last Sunday. 

The wedding was conducted in four languages: Latin, Spanish, Italian, and English, with vows being read in English. The couple, who met in Sicily, announced their engagement in May and the new Duchess of Noto converted to Catholicism last year in a ceremony at the Vatican. 

According to Italian newspaper Italy24news, the happy couple were received by The Mayor of The Municipality of Monreale ahead of the wedding, who said it was ‘a great honour to participate in this event that will remain in the history of Monreale. 

‘The architectural and landscape beauties of our city have been enhanced by the fairytale atmosphere that the royal wedding created in a setting that we hope will remain in the hearts of the spouses, to whom I reserve the wish for a long and joyful life together by all the Monreales.’  

The marriage of British and Italian aristocracy: From the Royal House of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies to the Scottish Peerage of the Earl of Lindsay 

The marriage of Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies to Lady Charlotte Lindesay-Bethune in a ceremony in southern Italy on Saturday has seen two families of the British and Italian aristocracy become tied.

Here, FEMAIL reveals the history behind the groom’s Royal House of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies and the bride’s Scottish Peerage of the Earl of Lindsay…

The Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies

The Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies is an ancient branch of the Spanish royal family which ruled parts of southern Italy for more than 100 years from 1734 to 1861. Its descendants still carry the name today, some 150 years later.

The line descends from Philippe de Bourbon, Duke of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV of France (1638–1715), who established the Bourbon dynasty in Spain in 1700 as Philip V (1683–1746). 

In 1759 King Philip’s younger grandson was appanaged with the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily, becoming Ferdinand IV and III (1751–1825), respectively, of those realms. His descendants occupied the joint throne (renamed ‘Kingdom of the Two Sicilies’ in 1816) until 1860. 

The family, then led by Francis II, was overthrown in 1860 by Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, who proclaimed a dictatorship on behalf of Victor Emmanuel II, the the King of Piedmont-Sardinia and later King of Italy. The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the Kingdom of Sardinia were merged into the newly formed Kingdom of Italy.

The last King of Two Sicilies was Francis II, who was overthrown in 1860 and spent the remainder of his life in exile, pictured left. The succession has been disputed since Ferdinand’s death in 1960 because he had six daughters and no sons to carry the family line. Both his nephew Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria, and brother Prince Ranieri, pictured right, Duke of Castro, laid claim to the throne. This feud continues between their descendants today

The deposed Francis II and his wife spent time in Rome as guests of the Pope where they ran a government in exile. They left the city before it was occupied by the Italians in 1870. They led a wandering life from then on, living in Austria, France, and Bavaria. 

Francis II died in 1894 and was succeeded by his half-brother, Prince Alfonso, who was in turn succeeded by his son, Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria.  

The succession has been disputed since Ferdinand’s death in 1960 because he had six daughters and no sons to carry the family line. Both his nephew Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria, and brother Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro, laid claim to the throne. This feud continues between their descendants today. 

Chiara and Carolina are the daughters of Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, grandson of Prince Ranieri. The claimant on the other side of the family is Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria, grandson of Infante Alfonso. 

The Scottish Peerage of the Earl of Lindsay

Earl of Lindsay is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, with the family seat being the Lahill House, near Upper Largo, Fife. It was created in 1633 for John Lindsay. 

Lady Charlotte Diana Lindesay-Bethune, 28, is the youngest daughter of Scottish businessman James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, and Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald.

Born in 1955, James Lindesay-Bethune is the son of David, Earl of Lindsay and his first wife Mary Douglas-Scott-Montagu.

He studied at Eton, the University of Edinburgh and the University of California before succeeding his father as Earl of Lindsay in 1989. According to People Pill, he soon became vice-chairman of the Inter-Party Union Committee on Environment then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 1995–97.

The nobleman and conservative politician married Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald in 1982, who is a granddaughter of Sir Alexander Somerled Angus Bosville Macdonald of Sleat, 16th Baronet.

The couple have four other children Lady Frances Lindesay-Bethune, 35, Lady Alexandra Lindesay-Bethune, 33, William Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount Garnock, 30, and David Lindesay-Bethune, 28, who is Charlotte’s twin.

Both family’s have a long aristocratic history, with EuroHistory Journal claiming Prince Jamie and Lady Charlotte are both descendants from Duke Friedrich II of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Princess Magdalena Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst. As distantly related cousins, the pair are also descendants of King George II of Great Britain.