Wedding of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill
Date | 8 June 2013 |
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Venue | Royal Chapel, Stockholm Palace |
Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
Participants | Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland Christopher O'Neill |
The wedding of Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, and the British-born American financier Christopher O'Neill took place in Stockholm on 8 June 2013.
Background
Princess Madeleine is the second daughter and youngest child of
Ceremony
The ceremony was held at the
Wedding cake
The cake was made of 700 macarons stacked into a pyramid shape.[13]
After the wedding
Princess Madeleine did not adopt the surname O'Neill and instead remained without a surname, allowing her to retain the style of Royal Highness. Christopher O'Neill also did not change his last name, unlike his brother-in-law Daniel, husband of Crown Princess Victoria.[14][15]
In May 2013, the
O'Neill is
In August 2018, the Swedish Royal Court announced that the princess and her family were to move to Florida.[23]
Guests
The bride's paternal family
- The King and Queen, the bride's parents
- The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland, the bride's sister and brother-in-law
- Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland, the bride's niece
- Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, the bride's brother
- The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland, the bride's sister and brother-in-law
- Princess Margaretha, Mrs Ambler, the bride's paternal aunt
- Princess Birgitta and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, the bride's paternal aunt and uncle
- Prince Carl Christian and Princess Nicole of Hohenzollern, the bride's first cousin and his wife
- Prince Nicolas of Hohenzollern, the bride's first cousin, once removed
- Prince Carl Christian and Princess Nicole of Hohenzollern, the bride's first cousin and his wife
- Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, and Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld, the bride's paternal aunt and uncle
- Princess Christina, Mrs Magnuson, and Mr Tord Magnuson, the bride's paternal aunt and uncle
- Marianne Bernadotte, the bride's paternal grandaunt by marriage
- Gunnila Bernadotte, the bride's paternal grandaunt by marriage
The Bride's maternal family
- Ralf de Toledo Sommerlath and Mrs Charlotte de Toledo Sommerlath, the bride's maternal uncle and aunt
- Carmita Sommerlath Baudinet and Mr Pierre Baudinet, the bride's cousin and her husband
- Thomas de Toledo Sommerlath and Ms Bettina Aussems, the bride's cousin and his partner
- Tim de Toledo Sommerlath and Ms Kristina Junghans, the bride's cousin, once removed and his partner
- Philip de Toledo Sommerlath, the bride's cousin, once removed
- Giulia de Toledo Sommerlath, the bride's cousin, once removed
- Walther L. Sommerlath and Mrs Ingrid Sommerlath, the bride's maternal uncle and aunt
- Patrick Sommerlath and Mrs Maline Sommerlath, the bride's cousin and his wife
- Leopold Lundén Sommerlath, the bride's cousin, once removed
- Chloé Sommerlath, bridesmaid, the bride's cousin, once removed
- Anaïs Sommerlath, bridesmaid, the bride's cousin, once removed
- Helena Christina Sommerlath, the bride's cousin
- Vivien Nadine Sommerlath, the bride's cousin
- Patrick Sommerlath and Mrs Maline Sommerlath, the bride's cousin and his wife
The groom's family
- Eva Maria O'Neill, the groom's mother
- Annalisa O'Neill, the groom's half-sister
- Karen O'Neill, the groom's half-sister
- Stefanie O'Neill, the groom's half-sister
- Tatjana d'Abo and Henry d'Abo, the groom's half-sister and her husband
- Anouska d'Abo, the groom's niece
- Celina d'Abo, the groom's niece
- Jasper d'Abo, pageboy, the groom's nephew
- Countess Natascha von Abensberg-Traun and Count Ernst von Abensberg-Traun, the groom's half-sister and her husband
- Countess Milana von Abensberg-Traun, the groom's niece
- Count Moritz von Abensberg-Traun, the groom's nephew
- Countess Chiara von Abensberg-Traun, bridesmaid, the groom's niece
- Count Louis Cajetan von Abensberg-Traun, pageboy, the groom's nephew
Foreign royalty
The following members of foreign royal families attended the wedding:[24]
Members of reigning royal families
- Crown Princess of Denmark (representing the Queen of Denmark)
- Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark
- Princess Benedikte of Denmark (Princess Madeleine's godmother)
- Princess Takamado (representing the Emperor of Japan)
- The Princess of Monaco (representing the Prince of Monaco)
- The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway (representing the King of Norway)
- Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn
- The Earl and Countess of Wessex (representing the Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms)
- The Hereditary Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (representing the Grand Duke of Luxembourg)
Members of non-reigning royal families
- Prince Leopoldand Princess Ursula of Bavaria
- Prince Manuel and Princess Anna of Bavaria
- Prince Manuel and
- Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece
- Prince Nikolaos and Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark
- Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
- Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark
- The Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- The Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur
Wedding attendants
- Chloé Sommerlath (bridesmaid)
- Anaïs Sommerlath (bridesmaid)
- Lillie von Horn (bridesmaid)
- Countess Chiara Abensperg und Traun (bridesmaid)
- Jasper d'Abo (pageboy)
- Count Louis Cajetan Abensperg und Traun (pageboy)
- Cedric Notz (best man)
See also
- The Swedish Royal Family's jewelry
- Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling
- Wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist
References
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- ^ "Prinsessan Madeleine har förlovat sig – Nyheter". SVT Nyheter. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Madeleine: "Chris är min själsfrände"". Expressen. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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- ^ The Princess Couple – Sveriges Kungahus, Kungahuset.se, 25 October 2012, archived from the original on 19 July 2013, retrieved 5 June 2013
- ^ a b "SVT direktsänder prinsessan Madeleines bröllop". SVT.se. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Wedding ceremony". Kungahuset.se. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Madde och Chris har valt präster". Expressen. 27 April 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "TV4 bevakar prinsessbröllopet". TV4.se. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ Adams, Rebecca. "Christopher O'Neill Declines Title Before Wedding To Princess Madeleine of Sweden". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "The Wedding of H.R.H. Princess Madeleine and Chris O'Neill". Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Succétårtan – Maddes idé". 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "No O'Neill name change for Princess Madeleine". The Local. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "No O'Neill name change for Princess Madeleine Princess Estelle skirts Swedish naming laws". The Local. 24 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Adams, Rebecca. "Christopher O'Neill Declines Title Before Wedding To Princess Madeleine of Sweden". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Törnkvist, Ann. "American 'prince' says no to Swedish citizenship". The Local. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "'New York princess' risks heirs' right to the throne". The Local. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Swedish communiqué Archived 6 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine of king's decree 2019-10-07
- ^ "English communiqué". Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Sweden's king removes five of his grandchildren from royal house". euronews. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ Linda Johansson in Expressen 2019-10-08 p. 17
- ^ Petit, Stephanie (1 August 2018). "Princess Madeleine of Sweden Is Moving Her Family to the United States!". People. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Gastlista" (PDF). Official website of the Swedish monarchy. 17 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
External links
Media related to Wedding of Madeleine, Princess of Sweden, and Christopher O’Neill at Wikimedia Commons
- Official information about the wedding Archived 7 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine