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It was the first marriage of a reigning Swedish monarch since 1797. The wedding was preceded the evening before by a Royal Variety Performance, where the Swedish musical group ABBA performed "Dancing Queen" for the first time as a tribute to Sweden's future queen. [10] The King and Queen have three children:
Last week, the Queen of Sweden, 80, and her younger daughter, 42, spent several days in N.Y.C. to further the work of the organization founded by the Queen, which is celebrating its 25th ...
The ceremony was attended by the bride's and groom's families, as well as members of foreign royal families, diplomats, and various Swedish and German officials. It was the first marriage of a reigning Swedish monarch since King Gustav IV Adolf married Princess Frederica of Baden in 1797. [1] Sommerlath became Sweden's first queen consort since ...
Swedish name Birth Marriage Death Spouse Notes Catherine Jagiellon [2] Katarina 1 November 1526 4 October 1562 16 September 1583 Johan, Duke of Finland: Queen consort from 1568 Countess Anna Maria of the Palatinate [3] Maria 24 July 1561 11 May 1579 29 July 1589 Prince Carl, Duke of Södermanland: Princess Christina of Holstein-Gottorp [4] Kristina
Alice de Toledo Sommerlath (née Alice Soares de Toledo; 25 May 1906 – 9 March 1997) was the mother of Queen Silvia, wife of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Early life [ edit ]
On the seats of honour were sitting the wedding couple; their parents King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia and Mr and Mrs Westling; Victoria's godparents Ralf de Toledo Sommerlath, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, the Queen of the Netherlands and the King of Norway as well as Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg, the King's uncle ...
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland (Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée; born 14 July 1977) is the heir apparent to the Swedish throne, as the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf.
Princess Margaretha of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1899–1977) Crown Princess Märtha of Norway (1901–1954), née Princess of Sweden and Norway; Queen Astrid of the Belgians (1905–1935), Princess of Sweden; Prince Eugen of Sweden and Norway (1865–1946), Duke of Närke; Prince August of Sweden and Norway (1831–1873), Duke of Dalarna