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Princess Madeleine of Sweden: Engaged!

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Princess Madeleine of Sweden announced her engagement to Christopher O’Neill today. The couple met in New York. Chris is a duel UK-US citizen- born in the UK to an Austrian mother and American father. The wedding is expected to happen in the summer of 2013.

Several photos were released of the couple.

An interview with the couple can also be read here along with a video. Congratulations to the couple!

Photo Credits: Patrick Demarchelier/Kungahuset.se

 

Princess Estelle’s Christening- Ceremony

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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).

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Daniel of Sweden attend the christening of their daughter and new Swedish heir to the throne Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Daniel of Sweden attend the christening of their daughter and new Swedish heir to the throne Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

(L-R) Princess Maxima of Holland, Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Madeleine of Sweden attend the christening of new Swedish heir to the throne Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

(L-R) Princess Maxima of Holland, Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Madeleine of Sweden attend the christening of new Swedish heir to the throne Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway attend the christening of new Swedish heir to the throne Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Princess Madeleine of Sweden attends the christening of new Swedish heir to the throne Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Queen Slivia of Sweden and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden attend the christening of new Swedish heir to the throne Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden holds her daughter Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden during her christening at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Queen Margarethe II of Denmark and Prince Henrik of Denmark attends the christening of new Swedish heir to the throne Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Queen Margarethe II of Denmark and Prince Henrik of Denmark attends the christening of new Swedish heir to the throne Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Princess Martha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn attend the christening of new Swedish heir to the throne Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Stephanie de Lannoy attends the christening of new Swedish heir to the throne Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princes Mathilde of Belgium attend the christening of new Swedish heir to the throne Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Stephanie de Lannoy attend the christening of new Swedish heir to the throne Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Queen Silvia of Sweden, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway attend the christening of new Swedish heir to the throne Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden at The Royal Palace on May 22, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway attend the christening ceremony of Sweden's Princess Estelle in the Royal Chapel in Stockholm, May 22, 2012. Princess Estelle is the daughter of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel and she is number two in the Swedish royal succession.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (L) and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway leave the Royal Chapel on May 22, 2012 after the christening of Princess Estelle of Sweden in Stockholm. Princess Estelle, second in line to the throne after her mother Crown Princess Victoria, is the daughter of Prince Daniel of Sweden.

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