There were no royal marriage ceremonies for the couple.

这对夫妇没有举行皇室婚礼。

This was probably partially because his parents were brother and sister, something that was common for royal marriages in ancient Egypt.

这很有可能是因为他的父母是亲兄妹，这在古埃及皇室婚姻中很常见。

Royal marriages had other reasons than love.

皇室婚姻除了爱情还有其他原因。

For the first time in history, the public got a glimpse into the life of a royal marriage, and it wasn't pretty.

这是历史上第一次公众对王室婚姻的生活有了一个初步的了解，其实这并不美好。

It was in many ways the first modern royal marriage in British history.

从很多方面来说，这都是英国历史上第一场现代皇室婚姻。

In the past most royal marriages were marriages of convenience, arranged for political reasons.

【convenience】过去大部分的皇室婚姻都是基于政治因素的权宜婚姻。

In 1881, the Hawaiian King had even held a secret meeting with the emperor of Japan in which he proposed a royal marriage between his niece and a Japanese Prince.

1881 年，夏威夷国王甚至与日本天皇举行了一次秘密会晤，提议让他的侄女与一位日本王子进行皇室联姻。