Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria got married on Saturday. What do you think of her dress? I really like it. Clean lines, very pretty, not frumpy or frilly. Very classic and lovely. She and her fiancé-now-husband, Daniel Westling, had been engaged since February of last year, so it was a nice, long engagement and there was plenty of time to plan out a lavish ceremony and reception. Victoria and Daniel been together for something crazy like nine years – and he’s a commoner, and a gym owner. But his good heart and noble intentions grew on the Swedish people and Victoria’s family, and their wedding seems like one of the big events of Europe’s social calendar. Although… maybe Victoria shouldn’t have done the thing right in the middle of the World Cup?
In regal and triumphant fanfare, Sweden’s next Queen, Crown Princess Victoria tied the knot on June 19 in the largest royal wedding since Charles and Diana. In Stockholm Cathedral, 1,200 royal guests and dignitaries watched the nuptials, along with 500,000 people who lined the streets, and an estimated 500 million TV viewers from around the world. Yet the princess only had eyes for her groom, Daniel Westling – now Prince Daniel, as she calmly spoke her vows, tenderly wiped a tear from his eyes after exchanging rings, and at one point, even winked at him during the service.
The radiant and beaming 32-year old bride walked down the aisle on the arm of her father, the king, in a cream-colored duchess satin gown with short sleeves and an off-the -shoulder, rounded neckline. Designed by Pär Engsheden, the dress has a V-shaped back and a 16.5 foot train fastened from the waist. Topping off the look, as everyone predicted, was the Cameo tiara which the bride’s mother, Queen Silvia, also wore to her own wedding on the same day in 1976. Made of gold, pearls and cameos, the tiara’s center cameo depicts Cupid and Psyche from Greek mythology. Cameo drop earrings and a cameo and pearl bracelet completed the look.
[From HuffPo]
Daniel looked very cute too – he seems kind of dorky, but authentic. And he seems to adore her too, so good for them. Victoria’s younger sister Madeleine (who recently dumped her cheating fiancée) was in attendance (she’s the pretty blonde in blue), as was her brother Carl Philip, who, let’s just admit it, is a total babe. I heart Carl Philip. He’s even cuter than Prince Harry. Look at this gorgeous man:
Here are some more photos of Victoria and Daniel:
Header: Victoria and Daniel on June 19, 2010. Credit: WENN.
Yes, Carl is handsome, but he dumped the woman he was engaged to for a nude model sometime around the sister dumping her cheating boyfriend happened.
I like the Swedish royals though. In fact I have always had a thing for Sweden. I think it started when I had a crush on Stefan Edberg!
The groom looks hot in a geeky, nerdy sort of way.
Daniel is the prettiest of the three siblings! He is adorable! Me want!
Anyway, glad the happy couple finally got married. They were way past the “fling with a commoner” stage, and he has been accepted as suitable for her. Happiness forever for both.
I don’t know the whole story, but apparently Victoria suffered from anorexia for a number of years, and Daniel was pretty instrumental in her recovery- so good for them, it seems to be a real love match.
Victoria looks absolutely radiant, happy and healthy. Fabulous dress, simple and elegant. Yes, ctkat, she had an eating disorder several years back and looked the part. Looks like Vitamin Daniel is just what the doctor ordered.
wouldn’t be hard to be better looking than prince harry!
Beautiful wedding pix.
Interesting that Victoria will inherit the throne instead of her brother. If it’s true how modern of them.
OMG they are all so gorgeous compared to the Windsors!!! What on earth happened with the British royal gene pool??!!
Thank-you Kaiser for writing about this wedding as I had been looking forward to it since they got engaged.
I think the King and Queen did a fantastic job with these three since they are not keen on scandal.
Carl Phillip did not dump his fiancée for a nude model; they had already broken up after years of being together.
Victoria looks fantastic; she truly seems in love… Congrats!
Awwwwww lookit that derpy guy. They seem so in love! And it’s awesome that she’s marrying just a regular dude, says a lot about both of their personalities – she’s not stuck on herself or her status, and he’s sweet and charming enough to woo a princess!
@Momo
I’m British and find Harry sooooo yummy, but I’ll tell you what happened. Inbreeding! The Swedes obviously seem more relaxed about royal lines and all that bullshit.
Sweden changed the law after Carl-Phillip’s birth so that the gender doesn’t matter. When Viktoria was born she was not the crownprincess. By the way their mother Queen Sylvia is German – that’s why they are so pretty 😉
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@Kelly:
Yeah, she will. A law about succession was changed – so that the firstborn will inherit the throne – after she was born. Actually, her brother was already born at the time it went to effect, too.
Edit: “By the way their mother Queen Sylvia is German”
And also a commoner, so Victoria marrying one isn’t particularly scandalous. 🙂
Carl Philip looks GREAT!!!! And Prince Daniel looks soooooo boring.
I think the new Prince Daniel looks like a really nice guy and he obviously loves Victoria and she loves him. I don’t see a problem. When Carl Gustav wanted to marry Silvia, his grandfather refused to give his permission and they had to wait until the King died in order to marry. So, I don’t believe the King had any objections to Victoria marrying Daniel. He probably just wanted them to wait to make sure it was love and not just a fling. Guess eight years proves it was no fly-by-night relationship!!
@Kelly, Denmark also has the throne go to the eldest child, regardless of gender. Britain’s just stuck in the middle ages.
Actually, Denmark is one of the few European countries (unlike, for example, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Norway) where males still take precedence over females in inheriting the throne.
Keiser,
I think they got married on that day because her parents were married on the same date in 1976. World Cup be dammed, that can’t trump sentimentality.
What a gorgeoous looking family.
I think the poor groom has fallen victim to royal courtiers and a makeover for the wedding day. I daresay he probably looks better a little undone.
@MoMo: Queen Mary happened to the British royal gene pool, that’s what. Before that, they were a fairly decent-looking family.
Carl Philip is GORGEOUS!
It’s good to see there really was a happy ending for the talented Mr. Ripley.
Aw they look such a pair of sweeties!
carl philip is hot!
Really like your blog! Great images of the happy couple. OhKuol, check out that amazing cameo crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is wearing. That cameo crown was once a gift by Napoleon to his Empress Josephine!
@MoMo: French blood is what happened to the Swedish Royals and explains their good looks – the Bernadottes “joined” the Swedish Royal family in the 19th century.
They really look great.
Beautiful wedding pictures.
Daniel is the prettiest of them!
The Queen is half Brazilian too , thats the reason for their good looks.
Carl Philip looks a bit like Orlando Bloom.
The sweetest speech of a prince to his queen of hearts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEqXISc–xo
They are so cute and so in love.
Carl Philip is underwear-model cute, but what’s with his pretty blonde sister’s dress? Is this the IceCapades? I THINK NOT?
(Oh God, I sound like the Fug Girls. Wait – that’s awesome!)
“By the way their mother Queen Sylvia is German – that’s why they are so pretty”
Carl looks French, thanks to his Bernadotte genes. Same for Frederic of Danemark, 50 % French.
And their mother is half Brezilian, or something else, only the father is German, I think.
Kisses from Paris
“Carl Philip looks GREAT!!!! And Prince Daniel looks soooooo boring.”
Exactly, Mister D. looks kind, not complicated but booooring! Maybe Victoria, who’s sourrended by the World’s elite (=interesting people) needs someone very simple and boring, relaxing and not demanding. And as a gym coach he must be sportive, and who knows, good in b..!
I wonder is he’s funny and intellectual. Doesn’t look this way at all. Daniel has good looks and a sort of shyness-kindness. It’s touching the first months. I’m surprised to see that this union lasted, and Victoria’s family was convinced that they’d go separate ways after some years, this is why V & D had to wait so long to marry. Good luck to them!
PS What is his real first name? Olof Daniel or Daniel? They said Olof Daniel on TV… Isn’t he using his first first name?
“Queen Silvia of Sweden is the daughter of Walther Sommerlath and his Brazilian wife Alice, née de Toledo, also deceased. Her maternal grandfather was Artur Floriano de Toledo (1873-1935), a direct descendant of King Afonso III of Portugal and his concubine Maria Peres de Enxara.”
As you can see, she’s half Brezilian (having portuguese ancestors), and she even grew up in São Paulo, she moved to Germany when she was yet a teenager. This is why the royal Swedish kids have some latins looks as well, French and Portuguese.
@Mary Sorry, you’re wrong about that. 🙂 Living in Denmark here, and after Queen Margrethe’s father failed to produce a son, they changed the law so that the first child, period, inherits the throne. Margrethe just went on to have two sons, who ALSO went on to have sons, no daughters yet, so it’ll be at least two more kings before Denmark has another reigning queen.
imo something in the milk is not exactly clean with this couple. & yes her brother is a hautie but not as hot as prince harry!
OMG, I LOVE her wedding gown!
I think the groom is handsome! It’s the dorky glasses that are making him look more bookish. Which I also find hot anyway.
One thing that catches my eye – Carl Philip (yummy Orlando Bloom lookalike) is wearing something that looks like four uniforms in one. A ship’s steward who stole the skipper’s cap, the captain’s dress coat, and his mum’s jewels. The whole thing together, including the little black bowtie, looks silly to me.
Lol Leek- brilliant! Great movie too, thanks for the reminder.
@Mary That’s interesting seeing as how Denmark has had a Queen since the 1960’s. 😀 She has two sons right now, so it works out-but they changed that rule quite a while ago.
She did have a long struggle with anorexia when she was in her late teens/early 20’s, but has come along way since then. I loved her wedding look. Hello has a huge feature if folks wanted to see videos and more pictures. Some hunky royal men….yum. 😀
http://royalweddings.hellomagazine.com/princess-victoria-and-daniel-westling/
Carl Philip is hot, but according to my Swedish cousins is dumb as a post. Y’know what they say, ‘some get the looks others get the brains’…
well done, and carl philip is hot.
beautiful! i am guessing only prince edward was there from the royal family of england? not even william or harry there?
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