Royal Chapel (Sweden)

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Royal Chapel
Slottskyrkan
Entrance of the Royal Chapel in March 2011, as seen from the altar
Location	Stockholm
Country	Sweden
Denomination	Church of Sweden
Administration
Diocese	Stockholm
Parish	Royal Court

The Royal Chapel (Swedish: Slottskyrkan) is a church inside Stockholm Palace.^[1] It was opened in 1754.^[2]

The royal palace chapels (including the Royal Chapel of Stockholm Palace, the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace, and Riddarholmen Church) are all part of the national Church of Sweden, although their management is in the hands of the Office of the Marshal of the Realm, as part of the Royal Estate.

Royal weddings

Recent royal weddings have taken place in the chapel include:

• Princess Christina married Tord Magnuson on 15 June 1974
• Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland married Christopher O'Neill on 8 June 2013
• Sofia Hellqvist
  on 13 June 2015

Baptism

Royal baptisms are often held in the royal chapel. The recent ones include:

• Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland (Christening 22 May 2012), eldest daughter of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her husband Daniel Westling, first granddaughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and his wife Queen Silvia

References

External links

Media related to Slottskyrkan at Wikimedia Commons

59°19′35″N 18°04′22″E / 59.3265°N 18.0727°E / 59.3265; 18.0727

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