betrothal

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Research led by the British Museum has revealed that the Tudor Heart pendant may have been made to celebrate the betrothal of their two-year-old daughter Princess Mary to the eight-month-old French heir-apparent in 1518.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

The betrothal itself is a choreographed ritual of gestures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

As China faces a shrinking population, officials are cracking down on an ancient tradition of betrothal gifts to try to promote marriages, which have been on the decline.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023

News of the betrothal resurfaced this week after the happy couple recounted their meet-cute story in detail to People.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022

It was only after the betrothal that she’d learned his name.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri