Pre-Wedding Information for Madeleine and Chris


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I suppose Maxima and Willem Alexander were the most likely to attend when they were heirs but now they are King and Queen their attendance might not be the ''done' thing. I wonder if this will become a bit of a problem for the Dutch for a while, a young King and Queen with a child heir who can't represent them overseas yet.
Any news on if any one from Luxembourg will be attending? I suppose Guillaume and Stephanie will most likely represent the family. Maybe Felix will make an apperance like he did for Victoria and Daniel's wedding? Maybe with Claire?
 
I'm curious as to which members of the non reigning families will be attending? I know we have representatives from Greece (Nickolas and Tatiana), but what other families? There are many non reigning families.
 
Well you likely will get a Coburg since they are related, and of course her Hohenzollern cousins will probably be there. Not really expecting a big Gotha turn out like her sisters wedding.
 
I suppose Maxima and Willem Alexander were the most likely to attend when they were heirs but now they are King and Queen their attendance might not be the ''done' thing. I wonder if this will become a bit of a problem for the Dutch for a while, a young King and Queen with a child heir who can't represent them overseas yet.
Any news on if any one from Luxembourg will be attending? I suppose Guillaume and Stephanie will most likely represent the family. Maybe Felix will make an apperance like he did for Victoria and Daniel's wedding? Maybe with Claire?

That's a very interesting point about the Netherlands- it will be interesting to see how they handle that.
 
That's a very interesting point about the Netherlands- it will be interesting to see how they handle that.

Constantijn and Laurentin?

Amalia won't be old enough for another 11 years, so someone will need to assist will need to assist with representation I would assume.
 
Constantijn and Laurentin?

Amalia won't be old enough for another 11 years, so someone will need to assist will need to assist with representation I would assume.

I thought about them, too.... and they are participated in many royal weddings, so there are close bonds between them and all other European Reigning Houses.
A shame, that they will not attend.

Completely agree with the new King and Queen, they are playing in a new royal "league" now.
BYe Bine
 
NATAN announced that he's not dressing ANYONE for the wedding in Stockholm!
 
Unless there is a close relationship, senior royals do not attend the wedding of a junior royal, even if they are a daughter of a king.

Maxima is now a very senior royal

I belive that is true but sometimes a good friendship comes inf ront of all these Royal burocracy!
And if many royals familys are saying that this not the heir wedding and they would't go I think that the best thing that should have been done was a private weeding..with friends
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That's a very interesting point about the Netherlands- it will be interesting to see how they handle that.

Maybe Princess Beatrix could escort the Princess of Orange! What fun trips and adventures they could have together.

I'm not advocating that they actually put her on to full time work while she is so young but a few fun and /or educational trips with Granny could be a blast
 
No need to send Amalia yet, but if they wanted they could have sent Constantijn, Laurentien, Beatrix or even Máxima on her own.... or even some van Vollenhovens (some of them attended Infanta Cristina's wedding IIRC). Quite disappointing.

Nobody dressed in Natan is something to look forward to though.
 
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I belive that is true but sometimes a good friendship comes inf ront of all these Royal burocracy!

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I suspected Maxima's attendance wasn't a guarantee now that she's Queen but your point is valid and it's precisely why I expressed curiosity about the which of the Dutch royals will be attending. Senior royals have been known to attend weddings of junior royals.
None of the junior Dutch royals are attending the wedding either...quite disappointing since they're almost always present at such events.
 
nothing has been confirmed yet as far as I know, so these could all be rumors but i dont think that the little number of foreign royals attending has anything to do with princess madeleine not being the heir. King Carl Gustaf and the Queen attended the weddings of prince joachim(1st marriage), infanta christina, King Harald and Queen Sonja attended prince joachim's first wedding , Queen Margrethe attended princess's martha louise's wedding and she had just given up her HRH, Queen Sofia attended the wedding of Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg so there has to be some other reason since reigning monarchs have attended weddings of lesser royals and non reigning houses
 
No need to send Amalia yet, but if they wanted they could have sent Constantijn, Laurentien, Beatrix or even Máxima on her own.... or even some van Vollenhovens (some of them attended Infanta Cristina's wedding IIRC). Quite disappointing.

Nobody dressed in Natan is something to look forward to though.

Had forgotten about Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven and family,I agree its a pity!
 
Official from the calendar of the Danish Royal Court:

7th June
TRH Prince Joachim and Princess Marie and HRH Princess Benedikte participate in HRH Princess Madeleine and Mr. Christopher O'Neill's wedding in Stockholm on 7-9th June.
D.K.H. Prins Joachim og Prinsesse Marie og H.K.H. Prinsesse Benedikte deltager i H.K.H. Prinsesse Madeleine og Mr. Christopher O'Neills bryllup i Stockholm den 7.-9. juni. - Kongehuset

8th June
Crown Prince Couple participates in HRH Princess Madeleine and Mr. Christopher O'Neill's wedding in Stockholm.
Kronprinsparret deltager i H.K.H. Prinsesse Madeleine og Mr. Christopher O'Neills bryllup i Stockholm. - Kongehuset
 
Maybe Princess Beatrix could escort the Princess of Orange! What fun trips and adventures they could have together.

I'm not advocating that they actually put her on to full time work while she is so young but a few fun and /or educational trips with Granny could be a blast
OMG! Love that idea! I mean I really love it! What a blast for Beatrix and C-A. And on the job training from one of the best! WA and Maxima should seriously consider this. Would love to see.;)
 
OMG! Love that idea! I mean I really love it! What a blast for Beatrix and C-A. And on the job training from one of the best! WA and Maxima should seriously consider this. Would love to see.;)

I suspect trips like that may start to happen when she is 16 and older. For now, I suspect minor royal events will not have much Dutch attendance.
 
Why is everyone in overdrive re: Netherlands representation at this wedding. The only thing that has happened is a design house said that it isn't dressing anyone for it. The design house doesn't speak for the Dutch royals, does it?
 
Why is everyone in overdrive re: Netherlands representation at this wedding. The only thing that has happened is a design house said that it isn't dressing anyone for it. The design house doesn't speak for the Dutch royals, does it?

Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst (RVD), which informs about the work of the Royal House, announced yesterday, that no one of the Royal Family will attend at the wedding.
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Sorry if this has been asked before, but will the wedding be televised?
 
Yay! Thanks LF:)
Does anyone know what language it'll be in?

Swedish Television will have the wedding send and commented in Swedish, but since Chris is American/British, I think that there is some english at the wedding itself.
 
The king's solicitor Axel Calissendorff to Svensk Damtidning about Chris' title (the article is in the printed version):
"Like every head of the State, the king decides almost all of the titles at his court. Because mr Christopher O'Neill is not a swedish citizen and continues his business, he can never be a member of the Royal Court. It has never happened that the king in a matter like this would have given any kind of royal title".
Calissendorff confirms that Madeleine will continue to be a member of the Royal House after the wedding and be a HRH. She will stay at the succession order, but if hers and Chris O'Neill's children will get prince or princess titles, to that question Calissendorff can not give any decision now.
 
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The king's solicitor Axel Calissendorff to Svensk Damtidning about Chris' title (the article is in the printed version):
"Like every head of the State, the king decides almost all of the titles at his court. Because mr Christopher O'Neill is not a swedish citizen and continues his business, he can never be a member of the Royal Court. It has never happened that the king in a matter like this would have given any kind of royal title".
Calissendorff confirms that Madeleine will continue to be a member of the Royal House after the wedding and be a HRH. She will stay at the succession order, but if hers and Chris O'Neill's children will get prince or princess titles, to that question Calissendorff can not give any decision now.

How can her children be prince/princess without Chris being a prince himself? Would the king really go as far as to give titles of prince/princess to his grandchildren of their father is not titled and is not a member of the house? I could maybe see this if it were Victoria as she is the heir. I could be understanding the article wrong, but I was just wondering.
 
How can her children be prince/princess without Chris being a prince himself? Would the king really go as far as to give titles of prince/princess to his grandchildren of their father is not titled and is not a member of the house? I could maybe see this if it were Victoria as she is the heir. I could be understanding the article wrong, but I was just wondering.

George VI of Great Britain did it.

During his reign, his eldest daughter, then Princess Elizabeth, was his heir. When she married Philip Mountbatten he was not created a prince of Great Britain, but rather just HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, while also either renouncing or simply discontinuing the use of his Greek titles. Their first two children, Charles and Anne, were given princely titles by their grandfather - until their mother became Queen, Charles and Anne were Prince(ss)es of Edinburgh.
 
The same happened to the children of Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven. Still, I suspect that Madeleine's children will not get any title. It will be interesting to see if the same happens for the children of prince Carl Philip.

TheRoyalCouturier said:
NATAN announced that he's not dressing ANYONE for the wedding in Stockholm!

Out of curiosity: did Natan release a statement on their website or did they announce this in an email (to you)?
 
When Victoria got married, the City of Stockholm organized a Love Party of 14 days with several music and cultural events. Now when Madeleine gets married, there is nothing. The Commissioner of Finance (Mayor) Sten Nordin says that they have never asked about that from the court. There will just be flowers and flags on the wedding day. But of course they are as happy about Madeleine's marriage than Victoria's. In June 2010 the governors hosted Victoria, Daniel and the royal family a dinner, not this time. The reason is that Madeleine is just a princess.
Johanna Lejon from Svensk Damtidning says that Victoria was the heir of the throne and it was more strict with ceremonies, a big part of official Sweden were invited. Madeleine wants to have the wedding private and the king pays it.
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