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The royal family has had a history of model brides. Spears' soon-to-be father-in-law was married to a British model and his father (Prince Rahim Aga Khan's grandfather) was married to Rita Hayworth.

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October 1969. Karim Aga Khan and Lady Sarah Crichton-Stuart pose for photographers during rehearsal for their religious wedding ceremony. Karim, 32, and his 29-year-old bride, a divorcee called one of the world's most beautiful women by Harper's Bazaar magazine, were previously married in a civil ceremony.

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May 1949. Wedding of Rita Hayworth and Prince Ali Khan.

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Prince Rahim Aga Khan V named 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims

Lisbon, Portugal, 5 February 2025

 

Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V was today named the 50th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, following the unsealing of the Will of his late father, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, who died in Lisbon, Portugal yesterday, aged 88.

 

Prince Rahim Aga Khan V is a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) through his daughter, Hazrat Bibi Fatima, and the Prophet’s cousin and son-in-law, Hazrat Ali, the fourth Rightly Guided Caliph of Islam and the first Shia Imam.

 

Throughout their 1,400 year history, the Ismailis have been led by a living, hereditary Imam. The Ismailis live in over 35 countries and number approximately 12 to 15 million.

 

https://the.akdn/en/resources-media/whats-new/news-release/prince-rahim-aga-khan-v-named-50th-hereditary-imam-of-the-shia-ismaili-muslims

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