Posted on 06/19/2010 10:47:20 PM PDT by Cincinna
Sweden hosted the biggest European royal wedding since that of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, when Crown Princess Victoria married commoner Daniel Westling.
The marriage, a love match that has weathered the disapproval of the bride's father, King Carl XVI Gustaf, who was initially horrified that his heir was marrying her former fitness trainer, and growing indifference from the Swedish public, who have increasingly questioned the monarchy's modern relevance, took place in Stockholm's Storkyrkan Cathedral late on Saturday afternoon.
Determined to mark the day with a majestic ceremony the Swedish Royal Family had invited several crowned heads of Europe for their daughter's marriage to Mr Westling, 36, who now becomes HRH Prince Daniel, Duke of Vastergotland.
As the couple stood at the Cathedral altar at 3.30 yesterday - co incidently the same church in which the Crown Princess's parents, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, were married and on the date of their 34th wedding anniversary - Victoria looked regal and demure in an ivory silk, short-sleeved, off-the-shoulder gown, designed by Par Engsheden.
The newly created Prince appeared confident and immaculately groomed: a far cry from the long-haired, rather scruffy young man who was first pictured in the Swedish newspapers eight years ago when the news broke that the Crown Princess was dating him.
As he uttered an enthusiastic ''ja'' during his wedding vows, his eyes filled with tears as he turned to smile at his new wife.
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Mein Got!
A love match! Good for them! What a beautiful wedding!
May the happy couple be blessed with happiness, good children, and furniture from another country.
The groom looks like Matt Damon after the mortician finished up with him.
Stroke of the pen, law of the land, kinda cool.
Victoria is the future Queen of Sweden, being the eldest child of King Carl Gustav and Queen Silvia.
I am pleased to see just how lovely and simple Victoria’s dress is. And so traditionally Swedish in feel. The wedding tiara of Cameos is extremely beautiful, and in the form of the traditional Swedish head dress.
The ceremony was high Lutheran.
Congratulations and many blessings to the new couple.
Hah! We used to have a deep blue Crown Vic, just like that one!
lawdie look at those sideburns
Isn’t that Dieter from “Sprocket”?
LOL!
What IS this world coming to? Marrying a commoner?
I have a (probably smaller) version of the black cameo in her crown. Off to the appraisers!
They certainly look happy. Mature even. Blessings to the happy pair.
I LOVE her dress. Always thought Diana’s was nothing short of hideous. This one really IS regal.
Just my opinion as a female: The tiara is hideous. While all of the other “royals” are dripping in diamonds Victoria is wearing pearls and cameos in yellow gold. It looks cheap.
lol
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