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Swedish Princess Madeleine marries US-British financier | Swedish Princess Madeleine marries US-British financier |
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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 were then due to take part in a horse and carriage procession through the medieval old town of Gamla Stan. | |
'Party princess' | |
Princess Madeleine, also known as the Duchess of Halsingland and Gastrikland, met Mr O'Neill in New York while she was working for a non-profit organisation, the World Childhood Foundation. | |
The youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia has been keeping a low profile since moving to the US in 2010 after her engagement to a Swedish lawyer came to an abrupt end. | The youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia has been keeping a low profile since moving to the US in 2010 after her engagement to a Swedish lawyer came to an abrupt end. |
She has also had a complicated relationship with the Swedish press, who dubbed her the "party princess" when she was spotted frequenting high-end Stockholm clubs in her early twenties. | She has also had a complicated relationship with the Swedish press, who dubbed her the "party princess" when she was spotted frequenting high-end Stockholm clubs in her early twenties. |
Roger Lundgren, the editor of a Swedish magazine about royalty, told Associated Press news agency the occasion was not as big as Crown Princess Victoria's wedding "because Madeleine is not a successor to the throne". | |
"Secondly, this is a private wedding - the king is paying for it himself," he added. | |
The royal guest list included the UK's Earl and Countess of Wessex, Prince Edward and Sophie; Princess Takamado of Japan; and princes and princesses from Norway, Denmark, Greece, Luxembourg and Monaco. | |
The Royal Court said on Friday that Madeleine's wedding dress was made by Italian designer Valentino Garavani. | The Royal Court said on Friday that Madeleine's wedding dress was made by Italian designer Valentino Garavani. |
The couple are expected to return to the US and continue working after the wedding. | The couple are expected to return to the US and continue working after the wedding. |