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But there will be other splashy weddings. Prince Birendra has two younger brothers, both of whom are expected to be betrothed to Princess Aishwarya's two younger sisters. The pairings make shrewd political sense. As 49-year-old King Mahendra figures it, with all of his children marrying into the same family, there is no chance of ambitious in-laws from another clan waging a struggle over the succession.