Carl Philip and Sofia's Wedding: Suggestions and Musings

[SElizabeth]

BRF could send the Cambridges. They probably won't be doing anything.

I would think that Queen Elizabeth thinks that having William and Catherine at the Trooping of the Colors is more important then CPC/SH wedding, after all he is not the heir to the throne, so William and Catherine will be doing lots more then CPC has done in a very long time. Funny thing is that CPC is in charge of what he does for the money he gets and his calendar is mostly empty except for car racing and parties............maybe someone here could put together the numbers of what W did for the year and compare it to what CPC has done for the same time period.......my money would be on.........William.

 

[scooter]

If Infanta Elena went she wouldn't be representing Spain but as a guest since she's no longer a member of the SRF,I'm now thing that the Borbóns won't send a soul!

I agree about Spain, and add that I think most royal families wont send a representative. If they do, it will be a minor royal.

 

[Lady Nimue]

I agree about Spain, and add that I think most royal families wont send a representative. If they do, it will be a minor royal.

It would be a concern imo and might explain much. For their sakes, especially for the King and Queen and the SRF in general, I sincerely hope that doesn't happen.

 

[scooter]

I would be shocked if any of the BRF bailed on Trooping the color, especially given Philip's advanced age, to go to a minor royal wedding. Who knows how many years the D of E has left in him...

 

[Sunnystar]

I suspect that, as others have suggested, if the BRF sends anyone it will be Andrew and one or both of his daughters.

 

[scooter]

Boy, this could be an excellent 'football pool'. Anyone want to make a $1 monopoly money bet on who/number/names of royals attending this wedding? ;-P

 

[Ish]

Boy, this could be an excellent 'football pool'. Anyone want to make a $1 monopoly money bet on who/number/names of royals attending this wedding? ;-P

I'll bet $1 Monopoly money that Andrew goes for the BRF, without any daughters.

I'll also bet $1 Monopoly money that no one from the Spanish RF attends.

 

[scooter]

I dont think it will be any of QE/DoE's children that go...not many more moons/years for DoE. Perhaps one of Andrew's children ( HM's younger child's children...not much else to do). So I'll take that bet.
I think they will have no one from Spain either. They re very Catholic, so might well not attend this wedding. So we may have to split that purse!

 

[Sunnystar]

I dont think it will be any of QE/DoE's children that go...not many more moons/years for DoE. Perhaps one of Andrew's children ( HM's younger child's children...not much else to do). So I'll take that bet.
I think they will have no one from Spain either. They re very Catholic, so might well not attend this wedding. So we may have to split that purse!

Ah but Andrew likes his foreign junkets. And I can't see Sarah passing on an opportunity for one of her girls to don a tiara and attend a foreign royal wedding. My monopoly money bet is on Andrew and at least one of his daughters.

Dutch and Belgians - neither W-A/Maxima nor Philippe/Mathilde will attend.

SRF - agree, probably not anyone.

Monaco - I'm betting that Albert and/or Charlene will attend.

 

[Pranter]

Catholics can attend the wedding of non-Catholics so I'm not sure why the Spanish Royals wouldn't go?

I think someone from the BRF will go...and I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't Edward and Sophie.

Do Albert/Charlene normally attend all the weddings? Can't remember!

 

[JessRulz]

No one from Spain attended Madeleine's wedding last year. That, coupled with the current situation in Spain and within the royal family, makes it unlikely anyone will attend Carl Philip's wedding. Nothing to do with their religion.

Albert, and recently Charlene, has largely been a fixture at most royal weddings in the heir generation. They both attended Victoria's wedding in 2010, and Charlene represented Monaco at Madeleine's. The Swedes in turn were out in force for Albert and Charlene's wedding in 2011 - all six (at the time) main players were there.

Here is the guest list from Madeleine's wedding. I'm guessing a similar turnout, royal-wise, at least for Carl Philip's. With the addition of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, as the groom's godmother.

 

[Ish]

I dont think it will be any of QE/DoE's children that go...not many more moons/years for DoE. Perhaps one of Andrew's children ( HM's younger child's children...not much else to do). So I'll take that bet.
I think they will have no one from Spain either. They re very Catholic, so might well not attend this wedding. So we may have to split that purse!

That wasn't what I was thinking. The Spanish RF didn't send anyone for Madeleine's wedding, so I don't think we can expect to see anyone - especially given the current size of the SRF. Given as technically the family is just Felipe, his wife and children, and his parents, it's easy to think that there might not be someone to send.

That said, I don't think the SRF can claim to be too Catholic to attend this wedding. One of the King's sisters is divorced, the other is facing criminal charges. His wife is divorced, and his father is known for having had a mistress.

Even if the SRF was without sin, in my opinion it isn't the place of any RF to boycott this wedding because they dislike Sofia's past. It's not their place to judge; this marriage has met the approval of the Swedish King and government, and foreign monarchs and governments shouldn't really be judging just because they don't approve of Sofia's past - particularly since it's a purely moral and not legal matter.

Here is the guest list from Madeleine's wedding. I'm guessing a similar turnout, royal-wise, at least for Carl Philip's. With the addition of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, as the groom's godmother.

Thank you for this.

I agree. I think with the exception of the British RF, we're going to see a similar turnout. I do think the Brits will send someone, it's just a case of who given the date conflict.

 

[Molly2101]

There will definitely be a BRF represenation - they attended Madeleine's and she was the youngest child of the King. It will likely be Edward and Sophie as they always attend and since they attended the other two Swedish weddings it would make sense to send them. They can miss one Trooping for a wedding. They don't go every year. They didn't go in 2007 as Edward was in the Falklands and Sophie was pregnant, though it was not public knowledge at the time.

It's highly unlikely that Andrew would go given that his younger brother and wife have been doing the job for years. The role will fall to William and Catherine in due course, likely when Charles is King.

 

[Skippyboo]

Edward like Andrew doesn't have a Trooping the Color role unlike William, Charles, Anne, Philip or Duke of Kent who are royal colonels of Household Regiments.

It will be sometime for the next royal wedding since almost all of the next gen of continental royals are still kids.


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[HRHHermione]

There will definitely be a BRF represenation - they attended Madeleine's and she was the youngest child of the King. It will likely be Edward and Sophie as they always attend and since they attended the other two Swedish weddings it would make sense to send them. They can miss one Trooping for a wedding. They don't go every year. They didn't go in 2007 as Edward was in the Falklands and Sophie was pregnant, though it was not public knowledge at the time.

It's highly unlikely that Andrew would go given that his younger brother and wife have been doing the job for years. The role will fall to William and Catherine in due course, likely when Charles is King.

Exactly. I'd be shocked if Edward and Sophie didn't go- they always represent the Queen at this type of function.




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[CyrilVladisla]

It would definitely be a pleasure to see Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie attend Prince Carl Philip and Sofia's wedding.
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[Moonmaiden23]

I am about 99.9 per cent sure that the Duke of York will not attend the wedding. If it's not the Wessexes it might be Beatrice or Eugenie, or both.

 

[SLV]

If not the D of Y, then I think the Kents will attend. Didn't they also represent the British Royals a few months ago. I can't remember where though.

 

[Ish]

Exactly. I'd be shocked if Edward and Sophie didn't go- they always represent the Queen at this type of function.




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Edward like Andrew doesn't have a Trooping the Color role unlike William, Charles, Anne, Philip or Duke of Kent who are royal colonels of Household Regiments.

It will be sometime for the next royal wedding since almost all of the next gen of continental royals are still kids.


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There will definitely be a BRF represenation - they attended Madeleine's and she was the youngest child of the King. It will likely be Edward and Sophie as they always attend and since they attended the other two Swedish weddings it would make sense to send them. They can miss one Trooping for a wedding. They don't go every year. They didn't go in 2007 as Edward was in the Falklands and Sophie was pregnant, though it was not public knowledge at the time.

It's highly unlikely that Andrew would go given that his younger brother and wife have been doing the job for years. The role will fall to William and Catherine in due course, likely when Charles is King.

Edward is a Colonel-in-Chief of a regiment and as such is expected at the Trooping. Andrew is not, and therefore is available.

Harry, the Gloucesters, Prince and Princess Michael, Princess Alexandra, and the Yorks are also able to miss the Trooping.

To me, it seems most likely that either Andrew or Harry will go - Andrew is on the same level as Edward is, while Harry is of a comparable one. Neither Andrew nor Harry have duties to perform at the Trooping, therefore can miss it. I would bet on Andrew instead of Harry simply because he is a full time Royal who is not currently in the military, while Harry is only a part time Royal who is actually in the military right now and therefore it makes more sense for Andrew to go to the wedding and Harry to go to the trooping.

 

[Lee-Z]

Weddings are often a great first "official outing" for a partner of a royal before they get engaged, so for the BRF i'm still betting on P.Beatrice *with* long-term partner Dave Clark

Maybe for Monaco Pierre Casiraghi with Beatrice Borromeo

 

[Osipi]

Just an odd question. What are the chances of Edward and Sophie attending Trooping the Color in the morning and hopping a plane to the wedding in the afternoon (should the wedding be an afternoon wedding that is)?

Would this at all be feasible?

 

[Stefan]

Just an odd question. What are the chances of Edward and Sophie attending Trooping the Color in the morning and hopping a plane to the wedding in the afternoon (should the wedding be an afternoon wedding that is)?

Would this at all be feasible?

Probably not. Trooping the Colour starts at noon british time which is one hour later than in Scandinavia. And the Wedding of Voctoria and Madeleine started at 15h30 local time which would be 14h30 british time.

 

[Skippy]

A question: why is the British representation so important?

 

[Eden]

A question: why is the British representation so important?

hahahaha I agree, who cares! It isn't as if the wedding won't go ahead without them. How arrogant to assume the Swedish RF care at all.


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[princess carmen]

This thread is to discuss the wedding. The British do tend to have representation at events especially weddings. Just trying to figure out who will be there . It is something to talk about being there is much else to discuss the odds of the Spanish sending anyone are apparently fair at best.

 

[Skippy]

This thread is to discuss the wedding. The British do tend to have representation at events especially weddings. Just trying to figure out who will be there . It is something to talk about being there is much else to discuss the odds of the Spanish sending anyone are apparently fair at best.

I know that this thread is to discuss the wedding and that the Brits are usually present at weddings. I asked because the British representation almost seems to be the only if not the main focus of the guest list, while there are lots of other royal houses as well.
That distinction kind of surprises me.

 

[Lee-Z]

I know that this thread is to discuss the wedding and that the Brits are usually present at weddings. I asked because the British representation almost seems to be the only if not the main focus of the guest list, while there are lots of other royal houses as well.
That distinction kind of surprises me.

This is a matter of what interests people on this forum, I've posted on representatives from the dutch RF (in my opinion=noone) and Monaco, but no response to that

It's no more interesting who participates from the BRF than from any other RF and guests in general are less interesting than anything to do with the wedding couple itself, but as there is no news on the latter and few interest on other RF's attending, this is what you get

What would you like to discuss about the wedding? Maybe you and me together can change the topic

 

[Skippy]

This is a matter of what interests people on this forum, I've posted on representatives from the dutch RF (in my opinion=noone) and Monaco, but no response to that

It's no more interesting who participates from the BRF than from any other RF and guests in general are less interesting than anything to do with the wedding couple itself, but as there is no news on the latter and few interest on other RF's attending, this is what you get

What would you like to discuss about the wedding? Maybe you and me together can change the topic

I understand, and I guess for a lot of people the British royal family is the most important or at least the most interesting. I don't care at all, I suppose that is the big difference

 

[Lee-Z]

I understand, and I guess for a lot of people the British royal family is the most important or at least the most interesting. I don't care at all, I suppose that is the big difference

But you still only say what you don't care to talk about, but not what you *would* like to talk about concerning the wedding of P.Carl-Philip and Sofia

 

[Tilia C.]

Where do you think will they hold their wedding reception?