Major weddings of the year 1959. Crown Prince Akihito and his wife Michiko Shōda, a commoner, after their wedding ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko wearing a sokutai and jūnihitoe attire at their wedding ceremony. The Imperial couple appear to the public wearing Western style formal attire. Stephen Rockefeller, a multi millionaire's son, marries a former family maid, Anne Marie Rasmussen at Søgne, Norway. The couple comes out from the Søgne Church (Lundeveien 79, 4640 Søgne, Norway) after getting married as a huge gathering greets them. Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi along with his third wife Farah Diba soon after their wedding in Tehran, Iran. Farah Diba is wearing a Yves Saint Laurent-designed Dior wedding gown and the Noor-ol-Ain Diamond tiara.
President Eisenhower visits Athens on peace mission. Huge crowd gathers to cheer him on streets. United States flag. President Eisenhower at the Royal Palace of Iran with Shah of Iran (Mohammed Reza Pahlavi) in front of a portrait. In Iran President Eisenhower's motorcade through Tehran cheered by vast throngs as it rolls over Persian carpets strewn in the streets. A railing collapses. President Eisenhower receives warm reception on his visits to different countries.