Six Kings, Nine Queens, and the Heirs of Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg and Japan joined Royal Guests from around the world to celebrate the Wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling in Stockholm on this day in 2010, 15 years ago, following a Gala Dinner at Drottningholm Palace and a Gala Performance at the Stockholm Concert Hall!
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden married Daniel Westling at Stockholm Cathedral in the presence of 1,100 guests, in a ceremony officiated by the Archbishop of Uppsala, Anders Wejryd, with the Crown Princess walking down the aisle with King Carl XVI Gustaf before joining Daniel Westling ahead of reaching the alter.
Following the ceremony, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel rode in a carriage through the streets of Stockholm, and then boarded the the Royal Barge towards the Royal Palace of Stockholm, where they waved to the crowds and gave speeches to the public from the Lejonbacken Terrace.
Afterwards, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia held a Wedding Banquet for 560 guests in the Hall of State of the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
The Wedding Reception, which was opened by the bride and groom’s first waltz, continued late into the early hours of the following morning.
Crown Princess Victoria wore a cream-coloured duchess silk Pär Engsheden gown with the Cameo Tiara and Earrings and Queen Sofia’s Veil. Daniel Westling wore White Tie with the Sash and Star of the Order of the Seraphim, which was invested upon him after the ceremony.
Crown Princess Victoria bridal party included her godchildren Prince Christian of Denmark, Princess Catherine Amalia of the Netherlands, and Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, as well as cousins, nieces, and relatives.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden (wearing the Braganza Tiara)
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine (in the Connaught Diamond Tiara)
Princess Margaretha (wearing the Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara), Princess Birgitta (in the Nine Prong Tiara), Princess Désirée (wearing the Napoleonic Amethyst Parure), and Princess Christina (in the Six-Button Tiara)
Queen Margrethe II (wearing the Pearl Poiré Tiara) and Prince Henrik of Denmark
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (in the Danish Ruby Parure)
King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway (wearing the Norwegian Emerald Parure)
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (in the Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara)
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (wearing the Norwegian Amethyst Tiara) and Ari Behn
Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands (in the Mellerio Ruby Tiara)
The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands (wearing the Dutch Diamond Bandeau)
Prince Friso and Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau (in the Mellerio Diamond Tiara)
Prince Constantjin and Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands (wearing the Queen Emma’s Diamond Tiara)
Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg (in the Luxembourg Empire Tiara)
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Prince Félix of Luxembourg
King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium (in Queen Elisabeth’s Diamond Bandeau)
The Duke of Brabant and Princess Mathilde of Belgium (wearing the Laurel Wreath Tiara)
Princess Astrid of Belgium (in the Savoy-Aosta Tiara) and Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este
Prince Laurent and Princess Claire of Belgium (wearing her Pearl and Diamond Tiara)
Queen Sofia of Spain (in the Mellerio Shell Tiara)
The Prince and Princess of Asturias (wearing the Spanish Floral Tiara)
Infanta Elena of Spain (in the Marichalar Tiara) with Infanta Cristina of Spain (wearing Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Cartier Pearl Tiara) and Iñaki Urdangarin
King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan (wearing the Boucheron Bracelet Bandeau) with Princess Iman
Prince Ali bin Hussein and Princess Rym Ali of Jordan (in her Diamond Tiara)
Prince Hassan and Princess Sarvath of Jordan (wearing her Diamond Tiara)
Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan
Princess Takamado of Japan (wearing her Wedding Tiara)
Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein (in the Habsburg Fringe Tiara)
Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex (wearing her Wedding Tiara)
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco
King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (wearing the Greek Ruby Parure)
Princess Alexia of Greece (in her Diamond Tiara) and Carlos Morales Quintana with Prince Philippos of Greece
Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Princess Tatiana
Tsar Simeon II and Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria (wearing Queen Giovanna’s Pearl Brooch)
Prince Kyril and Princess Rosario of Bulgaria
Princess Benedikte of Denmark (in the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara) and Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
The Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Carina Axelsson (wearing the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara)
Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (in the Diamond Floral Tiara) and Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
Crown Princess Margareta of Romania (wearing the Greek Key Tiara) and Prince Radu
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia (in her Tiara)
The Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess Kelly of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (in Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Turquoise Tiara)
Prince Manuel and Princess Anna of Bavaria (wearing a Diamond Tiara)
Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern (in Princess Birgitta’s Pearl Circle Tiara)
Prince Carl Johan Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg and Countess Gunnila Bernadotte (in her Pearl Tiara)
Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg (wearing her Pearl and Diamond Tiara)
Count Bertil and Countess Jill Bernadotte (in Countess Estelle Bernadotte’s Diamond Tiara)
Countess Bettina Bernadotte (wearing the Bernadotte Swag Tiara)
The Baden Fringe Tiara
Princess Lilian’s Laurel Wreath Tiara
Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara
Napoleonic Amethyst Parure
Swedish Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara
The Swedish Cameo Parure
The Connaught Diamond Tiara
Bernadotte Emerald Parure
The Braganza Tiara
