June 16th, 2010 by juannavas
The Royal Court has announced the names of the ten young children that will serve as page boys and flower girls at the Royal Wedding on June 19. The Royal Families of the Netherlands, Norway, and Denmark are represented, as well as two grandchildren of the King’s sisters, two of Daniel Westling’s nieces and members of the Queen’s family. The participants are:
H.R.H. Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, 6
H.R.H. Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, 6
H.R.H. Prince Christian of Denmark, 4
Madeleine von Dincklage, 11
Ian De Geer, 8
Vivi Sommerlath, 15
Giulia Sommerlath, 14
Léopold Sommerlath, 7
Hedvig Blom, 11
Vera Blom, 6
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June 16th, 2010 by juannavas
The Swedish Government has released the guest list for the concert being held in honor of the Crown Princess Couple on June 18. Besides the Swedish Royal Family, the guest list is made up of many other royals, heads of state, members of the Swedish Parliament as well as members of the Royal Court. You can find the entire guest list here.
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June 16th, 2010 by juannavas
As the Royal Wedding approaches more and more details are coming out. In an interview with Swedish Television on Tuesday the Director of the Information and Press Department at the Royal Court revealed that Crown Princess Victoria will not have any bridesmaids. There will however be ten children acting as page boys and flower girls.
The earlier controversy of the King escorting the Crown Princess down the aisle also seems to have found a solution. According to the Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet the King will accompany the Crown Princess half way down the aisle, at which point he will hand the bride over to the groom. The Crown Princess Couple will then continue to the altar together.
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June 15th, 2010 by juannavas
Fibes, Oh Fibes! performing at Love Stockholm. Photo: Erik Holmquist
Love Stockholm has so far presented a wide variety of musical performances including Fibes, Oh Fibes!, Alexander Rybak and Carola. The concerts do not end with Love Stockholm though.
The Swedish Parliament is hosting a concert for the Crown Princess Couple on June 18 at Stockholm’s Concert Hall. According to the tabloid Expressen some of the artists expected to perform include opera singer Malena Ernman, singers Peter Jöback and Helen Sjöholm as well as Swedish pop group Roxette. The same paper also reports that Roxette, along with singer Carola, are expected to perform at the Royal Place on June 19, following the wedding banquet.
In 1976 Swedish pop group ABBA performed for King Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath the night before their wedding. Hopes were high among ABBA fans that there would perhaps be a repeat performance of “Dancing Queen” on the occasion of the Crown Princess and Daniel Westling’s wedding, but so far that does not seem likely. You can see the original performance on SVT Play.
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June 14th, 2010 by juannavas
Several hundred thousand people are expected to line the streets of central Stockholm to watch the Crown Princess Couple’s wedding procession through the city. If you happen to be in the Swedish capital on June 19, and are planning to watch, you can find a map of the procession at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ homepage:
The Crown Princess Couple’s Procession
The procession, by both horse and carriage as well as boat, will last about one hour. Some of the best places to watch the cortège, according to the Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet, are Norrbro by the Swedish Parliament, Stureplan as well as from Skeppsholmen. The newspaper has created a fantastic map which can be found here.
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June 14th, 2010 by juannavas
Daniel Westling. Photo: Paul Hansen/The Royal Court
Today the Swedish Royal Court presented Daniel Westling’s official coat of arms as well as his monogram. You can see both on the links below. In connection with his marriage to Crown Princess Victoria, Daniel Westling will become H.R.H. Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland.
Prince Daniel’s Coat of Arms
Prince Daniel’s Monogram
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June 12th, 2010 by juannavas
Photo: Paul Hansen/The Royal Court
Many people have contacted me asking me how they can watch the Royal Wedding on June 19 if they do not live in Sweden. I contacted Swedish broadcaster SVT and they told me they will be showing the wedding live online on SVT Play. The broadcast starts at 13:00 CET. The program will also be archived and available online for 30 days.
Many members of the European Broadcasting Union will also be showing highlights from the Royal Wedding, and some will be broadcasting it in its entirety including German ZDF, Danish DR and Norwegian NRK. CNN is accredited to the wedding as well and will most likely be featuring highlights.
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June 12th, 2010 by juannavas
The Royal Court announced today that Princess Madeleine is returning to Sweden. She will of course be attending the wedding of her older sister next week. On their homepage the Court also said Princess Madeleine wished to thank everyone for their support over the past few months. After the summer the Princess will be returning abroad to continue her work for the World Childhood Foundation.
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June 9th, 2010 by juannavas
As mentioned in a previous blog entry Stefano Catenacci from Operakällaren (The Opera Cellar) will be the restaurateur for the Crown Princess Couple’s wedding banquet on June 19th. The menu is of course top secret.
Media newspaper Resumé reports though that guests at the private dinner being held at Drottningholm Palace on June 17th will be served Champagne Marshmallows for dessert.* According to Resumé, Stockholm bakery Vettekatten is preparing the treats.
If you want to make your own Champagne Marshmallows you can find a recipe on the link below:
Champagne Marshmallows
*Please note that Resumé originally reported that the Champagne Marshmallows were going to be served at the wedding banquet on June 19th, but have since corrected that information.
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June 9th, 2010 by juannavas
Photo: Paul Hansen/The Royal Court
Sweden.se has published, and translated, an outtake of TV4’s interview with Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling. The interview, which aired last month, was the first televised interview with the couple. For those of you who missed it, or don’t speak Swedish, you can read it by following the link below.
The wedding interview — Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling
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