Princess Maria Carolina’s Wedding

Yesterday at the Basilica San Miniato al Monte in Florence, Italy, Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma married Albert Brenninkmeijer. Maria-Carolina is the daughter of Princess Irene of the Netherlands, who is the sister to Queen Beatrix. Therefore, there were many royal guests in attendance.

From the Queen’s family came Queen Beatrix, Prince Wilem-Alexander, Princess Maxima, Princess Mabel (nice to see her out and about after what has happened to her husband), Prince Constatijn, Princess Laurentien and their three children, Countess Eloise, Count Claus-Casimir and Countess Leonore.

From Princess Margriet’s family came Princess Margriet, Prince Maurits, Princess Marilène, Prince Bernhard, Princess Annette, Prince Pieter-Christiaan, Prince Floris, Princess Aimée and their two children, Magali and Eliane van Vollenhoven.

From Princess Christina’s family came Princess Christina, Bernhard Guillermo, Eva Guillermo, Nicolas Guillermo and Juliana Guillermo.

From the bride’s family, also known as Princess Irene’s family, came Princess Irene, Prince Carlos, the Duke of Parma; Princess Margarita, Tjalling ten Cate and their daughter Julia ten Cate and Prince Jaime.

Other royals in attendance were Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma, Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia, Princess Sophie of Prussia, Fürst Aloys-Konstantin of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and the Hereditary Prince Alexander of Isenburg.

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Princess Estelle’s Christening- Ceremony

Today, Princess Estelle of Sweden was christened. Princess Estelle is the first born child of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden. She will one day be the Queen of Sweden.

The Princess was christened Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary, and her godparents were as followed:

• Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
• Anna Westling Söderström (Prince Daniel’s sister)
• Prince Carl Philip of Sweden
• Prince Willem- Alexander, the Prince of Orange
• Crown Prince Haakon of Norway

The royal attendees (besides Vic, Dan and Estelle) were King Carl Gustav of Sweden, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess Margaretha of Sweden, Princess Désirée of Sweden, Princess Christina of Sweden, Tord Magnuson, Queen Margrethe of Denmark, Prince Henrik of Denmark, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, the Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy (fiancée to Guillaume), Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Princess Martha Louise of Norway, Ari Behn, Prince Philippe of Belgium and Princess Mathilde of Belgium. Also in attendance (and slightly less royal) were Sofia Hellqvist (the girlfriend of Prince Carl Philip) and Chris O’Neill (the boyfriend of Princess Madeleine).

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Nobel Prize Awards 2011- Banquet, Day Two

Yup, another banquet! King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Christina, Tord Magnuson, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa attended.

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Nobel Prize Awards 2011- Banquet

King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Christina, Tord Magnuson, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa attended a banquet dinner at the Stockholm City Hall.

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Nobel Prize Award 2011- Ceremony

King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Prince Daniel of Sweden, Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Princess Christina of Sweden, Mrs. Magnuson; Tord Magnuson, the Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg attended the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall yesterday.

 

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