Tag: Stockholm

From Farmsum to Stockholm – Occa Ripperda
Media & Co, Meetings

From Farmsum to Stockholm – Occa Ripperda

This year thus far has been rather hectic, with a new website to develop, another yet private project to finish, my work, knee problems and a cat that needed surgery. It thus was really a treat that I unexpectedly could join John from Adel in Nederland to a very special evening at nearby Landgoed Nienoord […]

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Royal Christmas fairs 2022 Bückeburg
Travel, Travel Tips

Royal Christmas fairs 2022

In some places the Christmas fun has already started. In the last days several Christmas fairs or markets and other Christmas events passed on social media. Therefore a post here with some that are being organized at palaces or castles. It seems many have a limited amount of tickets available, so if you plan to […]

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Royal names in Sweden (updated) Photo & Copyright: Linda Broström, The Royal Court of Sweden
Miscellaneous, Names & Titles

Royal names in Sweden (updated)

On 26 March 2021 at 11.19am the third son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden was born at the Danderyd Hospital in Stockholm. While we usually had to wait for the names of a newborn Swedish prince or princess until the Monday, the council this time was already held on Sunday 28 […]

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10th wedding anniversary – Daniel & Victoria Photo: 2020, Elisabeth Toll/Kungl. Hovstaterna
Marriages, News

10th wedding anniversary – Daniel & Victoria

Today 10 years ago it was the wedding day of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling. I have lovely memories of that day, and I hope I will come back to Sweden one day, as it has been too long. It has just been raining gorgeous photos of the couple taken by Elisabeth […]

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She’s got the look – Victoria’s pre-wedding concert
Marriages, News

She’s got the look – Victoria’s pre-wedding concert

Unfortunately the weather on the day before the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling wasn’t as good as hoped. In the afternoon it started raining heavily. Happily it was getting better towards the evening. After a dinner at the Eric Ericsson-hall on Skeppsholmen there was a concert at Stockholms Konserthuset (concert […]

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Gustav III’s Pavilion at Haga
Castles, Travel

Gustav III’s Pavilion at Haga

Time flies. This week it is already tens years ago that I last visited Sweden, in connection with the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel on 19 June 2010. On 17 June 2010 me and some friends visited the lovely Haga Park in Solna, Stockholm, where the couple was going to live after […]

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Madeleine & Chris finally said yes! Photo: Ewa-Marie Rundquist/The Swedish Royal Court
Marriages, News

Madeleine & Chris finally said yes!

Princess Madeleine of Sweden has finally managed. She has gotten married today at the palace chapel of the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The groom Christopher O’Neill, who looked somewhat stiff in the past months, suddenly has become an enthusiastic and happy man. He even seemed to cry during the wedding, while Madeleine was smiling all […]

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The wedding of Victoria & Daniel – Pre-wedding events
Marriages, News

The wedding of Victoria & Daniel – Pre-wedding events

Last modified: 19 December 2011 Wednesday, 19 May 2010 Information Briefing at the Royal Mews in Stockholm on the preparations ahead of the cortège after the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling. Monday, 24 May 2010 Information briefing about the wedding preparations of the Swedish Royal Court at the Bernadotte Library of the […]

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The wedding of Victoria & Daniel – They said yes!
Marriages, News

The wedding of Victoria & Daniel – They said yes!

Last modified: 19 December 2011 Stockholm, Saturday, 19 June 2010 Program 2pm: Guests start arriving at the cathedral 3.30pm-4.30pm: Wedding ceremony 4.40pm-5.30pm: Cortège 5.35pm-5.45pm: Walk at the Logården 6pm-6.25pm: Bridal couple appears on the terrace of the Royal Palace (Lejonbacken) 6.30pm-7.15pm: Family photography 7.30pm: Wedding banquet at the Rikssalen of the Royal Palace 10pm: Cutting […]

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