Swedish Princess Madeleine Marries US-British Financier

BBC: The fourth in line to Sweden's throne, Princess Madeleine, has married US-British businessman Christopher O'Neill in a ceremony in Stockholm.

The 30-year-old returned to the Swedish capital from New York, where she met Mr O'Neill two years ago.

Some 500 guests were invited to the ceremony at the Royal Chapel in Stockholm.

Sweden's royal family enjoys wide public support and the ceremony was broadcast live on state TV.

Princess Madeleine's elder sister, Crown Princess Victoria, married her personal trainer Daniel Wesling in Stockholm three years ago. But Saturday's wedding was not considered as big an occasion.

In June 2010, the whole of the Swedish capital was transformed for the celebrations.

Along with representatives from many European royal families present for Princess Madeleine's wedding, John Taylor of UK pop group Duran Duran was among the guests.

The couple tied the knot in a ceremony that was part in Swedish and part in English. They then travelled in a horse and carriage procession through the city centre. (+ BBC video) » | Saturday, June 08, 2013



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Sweden's Princess Madeleine to Marry British-American Banker

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A London-born banker is set to join the Swedish royal family after the announcement of his engagement to Princess Madeleine.

Christopher O’Neill, 38, met Princess Madeleine while the pair were both living in New York and their engagement was announced on the Swedish royal family’s website.

“Chris proposed to me in New York at the start of October, and we are very happy,” Princess Madeleine said in a video recorded at Drottningholm Palace outside Stockholm and posted online [see below].

The 30-year-old princess is the youngest of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s three children and is fourth in line to the throne. » | Barney Henderson | Thursday, October 25, 2012