New Delhi:The marital relationship between the historical Dogra royal family of Jammu and Kashmir and the prominent political family of Punjab has become the center of discussion these days. Prince Martand Singh, son of Crown Prince Vikramaditya Singh and Chitrangada Raje and grandson of former Union Minister Dr. Karan Singh, recently tied the knot with Rhea Badal. Rhea Badal is the daughter of former Finance Minister of Punjab and National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Manpreet Singh Badal. A grand reception ceremony was organized in the honor of the newlywed couple in New Delhi on the evening of 3 November, which was attended by many distinguished dignitaries of the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi blessed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi especially arrived at this royal reception to wish and bless the new couple. Manpreet Singh Badal welcomed the Prime Minister on the stage at the function. As always, PM Modi, who was seen in a simple style, wore a half jacket with white kurta-churidar. He had a cordial meeting with both the families and wished the bride and groom a happy and prosperous married life.
Royal makeup of bride Riya Badal
Bride Riya Badal's attire and jewelery were the main attraction at the ceremony. Rhea wore a traditional red heavy bridal lehenga which was intricately embroidered with intricate bells and traditional floral motifs using golden thread. She paired it with a heavily embellished blouse with a deep neckline and short sleeves, which had delicate red pearl detailing on the edges. She accessorised her bridal look with two dupattas. The light dupatta draped over the head as a veil was adorned with golden sequins and fine stone work, while the other dupatta was delicately pleated and draped over the shoulders, with tassels on the border and floral tassels. She paired this regal attire with a heavy choker necklace, mangtika, nose ring, matching earrings, red-gold glass bangles and traditional kalire.
royal style of groom king
Prince Martand Singh was also seen in completely matching royal attire with his bride. She chose a special bandhgala sherwani in red and gold color combination, which had geometric and floral patterns in red color till the waist and golden texture below. With this, she wore a red turban decorated with churidar, matching stole, layered garland of pearls and a white feathered crest on her head. This wonderful confluence of royal traditions, modern finesse and the influence of both the families made this reception one of the most talked about celebrations in the capital.