Celebrities from around the world flocked to India for the wedding of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son, culminating months of lavish celebrations that showed off the billionaire’s vast fortune and influence.
The guest list for the wedding of Ambani’s youngest son, Anant Ambani, included international celebrities such as former British prime ministers Boris Johnson and Tony Blair, tech tycoons Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, and FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
The patriarch is the world’s ninth-richest person with a net worth of 104 billion euros. He is also the richest person in Asia, according to the latest data from Forbes.
As of June 24, 2024, the second and seventh positions on Forbes magazine’s list of the 10 richest Asians are also held by Indians.
Grand wedding
The celebrations, which began in December, culminated with a gala featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna, attended by 1,200 guests.
This was preceded by a four-day luxury Mediterranean cruise for 800 guests in May, followed by a concert by singer Kate Perry at a ball in Cannes and then an orchestra performance on the Italian Riviera.
Anant’s wedding to pharmaceutical heiress Radhika Merchant, both 29, on Saturday was attended by many celebrities.
Visitors were given colour-coded wristbands and needed a QR code sent to their mobile phones to enter. Medical teams were on standby.
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