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and Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes, among others, descended on Udaipur to attend the wedding festivities of the daughter of Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), along with politicians, Bollywood stars and other prominent personalities.

Nita and Mukesh Ambani receive Former First Lady of US Hillary Clinton, who arrived at Udaipur for the pre-wedding function of Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal.

Isha Ambani, 27, will marry Anand Piramal, 33, executive director of Piramal Group, in Mumbai on Tuesday, but the festivities began this weekend in Rajasthan's Udaipur, with three days of pre-wedding rituals.

Lakshmi Mittal arrives at Udaipur to attend the event.

Other high-profile corporate leaders attending the wedding festivities include Khalid Al-Falih, chairman of Saudi Aramco; Bill Winters, CEO, Standard Chartered Bank; WPP founder Martin Sorell; Kenneth Hitchner, chairman and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs in Asia Pacific ex-Japan; Nicolas Aguzin, chairman and CEO, JP Morgan Asia Pacific; Farhan Faruqui, group executive international, ANZ; Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum; Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post and CEO of Thrive Global; and Rajeev Suri, president and CEO of Nokia.

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae Yong arrives at Udaipur.

The guest list also includes former US secretary of state ad Democratic candidate in the 2016 presidential election Hillary Clinton and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. US singer Beyonce will perform at the wedding.

Bharti Group Chief Sunil Mittal arrives for Anand Piramal and Isha Ambani's wedding festivities.

The wedding will bring together two of India's most prominent business families. RIL is India’s biggest private enterprise. The Piramals have interests in pharmaceuticals and real estate.

Rajeev Suri, CEO of Nokia, arrive in the city to attend the wedding festivities.

The couple’s engagement took place at the luxury Villa D'Este hotel on Italy's Lake Como, attended by more than 600 guests, and featuring a private performance by singer John Legend.

(With inputs from Reuters)

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First Published:Dec 8, 2018 5:34 PM IST