Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Weds Daniel Westling

Amidst much pomp and circumstance, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wedded Daniel Westling at Stockholm Catheral today. The grand affair took place at 3:30 pm (local time). The bride wore a cream-coloured duchess silk satin wedding dress; the design created by Pär Engsheden. Its train was almost five metres long and the shoes were covered with the same fabric of the dress. Victoria had on her head a cameo tiara. According to the Swedish Royal Court website, it was a tradition that started with Princess Birgitta in 1961 upon her marriage to Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern. Queen Silvia, Victoria’s mother, donned the tiara for her wedding to King Carl XVI Gustaf on June 19, 1976. The ornate lace veil which was attached to the back of Victoria’s hairstyle originally belong to Queen Sofia, wife of Oskar II of Sweden. The crown princess carried a wedding bouquet of white flowers consisting of lily of the valley, rose, phalaenopsis orchid, peony, clematis, cosmos, wax flower, sweet pea, dicentra formosa, Mårbacka pelargonium, Amazon lily, gardenia, azalea, bleeding heart and the traditional myrtle from Sofiero.

Her bridesmaids wore white silk organza dresses with white ballet slippers and carried lilies of the valley in their bouquets. In keeping with a Bernadotte family tradition, the page boys wore sailor suits.

The groom wore a black tuxedo with white tie.

Archbishop Anders Wejryd officiated over the wedding ceremony.

Upon his marriage to Crown Princess Victoria, Daniel Westling became His Royal Highness Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland. His father-in-law, King Carl XVI Gustaf, bestowed upon him Knight of the Order of the Seraphim after the wedding.

Excerpts from the wedding ceremony of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling can be read here.

The entire wedding ceremony speech by Archbishop Anders Wejryd can be read here.

A Stv.se video of the wedding ceremony can be viewed here.

Photo: Henrik Montgomery, Scanpix

Victoria Announces Wedding Date

The Swedish Royal Court website announced today the date and venue of the wedding ceremony between Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling. The couple will marry on June 19, 2010 at the Storkyrkan in Stockholm, Sweden. On the same day, the Swedish king and queen will celebrate thirty-three years of marriage. Victoria is following a Bernadotte tradition by choosing June 19th as her wedding day.

Photo: REUTERS

Crown Princess Victoria Displays Engagement Ring at Photo-Op

Yesterday morning, Crown Princess Victoria officially announced her intent to marry Daniel Westling after receiving consent from her father and the Swedish government. The media was then invited to Princess Sibylla’s Apartment at the Royal Palace in Stockholm later in the afternoon for a photo opportunity with the newly engaged couple. Victoria and Daniel fielded some questions from reporters and the princess demurely displayed her diamond solitaire engagement ring. The wedding is planned for the summer of 2010.Part I of the Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling engagement photo opportunity can be viewed here.

Part II of the Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling engagement photo opportunity can be viewed here. Photos: REUTERS

Victoria and Daniel Will Wed in 2010

The Swedish Royal Family officially announced today the engagement of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden to Daniel Westling. The couple will wed in the early summer of 2010. King Carl XVI Gustaf and his wife, Queen Silvia, appeared with their daughter and her fiancé in a video broadcast to convey their happiness over the engagement announcement. The king said it was special day for them and also for Sweden whilst the queen said that Daniel would make a wonderful husband for her daughter.Daniel met Victoria in 2002 and embarked on a seven-year courtship with the princess before asking for her hand in marriage and receiving consent from the king and the Swedish government. Upon his marriage to Princess Victoria, Daniel will be known forthwith as Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland.

For those wishing to extend engagement congratulations to Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling (sorry, it is in Swedish only), visit the Swedish Royal Court website.

Photos: Swedish Royal Court