Family Photo

I thought you all might enjoy if I shared who each person in this family photo was so here you go!

1. Princess Ursula of Bavaria
2. Laila Rönn Rotman
3. Anders Rotman
4. Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway
5. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
6. Tord Magnuson
7. Charlotte de Toledo Sommerlath
8. Ralf de Toledo Sommerlath
9. Walter L Sommerlath
10. Ingrid Sommerlath
11. Niclas Silfverschiöld
12. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
13. Lena Rotman
14. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
15. Peter Nygren
16. Irena Hellqvist
17. Lars Hellqvist
18. Jonas Frejd
19. Prince Leopold of Bavaria
20. Princess Takamado of Japan
21. Chris O’Neill
22. Princess Madeleine of Sweden
23. Queen Matilde of Belgium
24. Princess Christina of Sweden, Mrs. Magnuson
25. Princess Birgitta of Sweden
26. Princess Margaretha of Sweden, Mrs. Ambler
27. Queen Maxima
28. Princess Desiree of Sweden, Mrs. Silfverschiöld
29. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
30. Prince Daniel of Sweden
31. Sara Hellqvist
32. Countess of Wessex
33. Oskar Bergman
34. Earl of Wessex
35. Tiara Larsson
36. Lina Hellqvist
37. Britt Rotman
38. Marie Hellqvist
39. Erik Hellqvist
40. Queen Sonja of Norway
41. Princess Sofia of Sweden
42. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden
43. Queen Silvia of Sweden
44. Princess Estelle of Sweden
45. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
46. Chloe Sommerlath
47. Anais Sommerlath
48. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

Videos and a Baby

I really don't know how to title these posts- can you tell? :D Well today I have 2 videos I made to share with you and some photos of the newest little Prince! :D

I decided there were so many different little bits that I noticed at Carl Philip and Sofia's wedding that I would make a video showing them all. It turned into 2 videos because I forgot a bunch in the first! So enjoy them! 

Also the Royal Court issued the first photos of the littlest prince today! Check out his cuteness! Tomorrow around 5:30pm Swedish Time we will find out his name and the Te Deum will be the following day.

Photos from Kungahuset, Footage from SVt

Jewel Predictions for the Upcoming Royal Wedding

Well here it is- my promised post about my jewel predictions for the upcoming royal wedding of Sofia and Carl Philip.

Let's start first off with the bride- In my previous post I said that she could decide not to wear any diadem/tiara at all which I know we all probably would be disappointed about. So let's tackle this idea first. Why on earth do I say that you ask? Well if we look back in history there have been a couple different royal brides in the Swedish line who chose not to wear a tiara on their wedding day. And I think there is first off a lot of practicality to this- who really wants to have something on your head the entire day- and that something is an priceless (okay not really but worth A LOT) and such a historical piece. It is entrusted into your care and why would you want to worry about that on your wedding day of all days! However I think this is about 25% of what I expect. Rather I expect about 50% that Sofia will be loaned a tiara from the vaults. I personally think she would look fantastic in the Connaught tiara so that is my prediction for her. It is not too heavy and perfect for someone who is coming into the family. It has volume but is still light and not to heavy. Also it was the first tiara Queen Silvia wore. My final 25% goes to Sofia being given a tiara all of her own to wear. I doubt this will happen but Victoria and Madeleine each have their own tiara which they received when they turned 18 and those were kind of like their "starter tiaras". (Actually can we talk about the fact they have STARTER tiaras of all things? How I wish I was a royal!)

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Now onto the rest of the family. What will Silvia wear? I am wondering about the Leuchtenberg Sapphires but that would depend on the color of her gown.  Below I have posted photos from her two daughters weddings so you can see what she wore then. I doubt she will wear the Braganza/Brazilian tiara due to it's weight and stiffness. She could wear the 9 Prong again and perhaps she will but I think it will be one of the lighter tiaras.

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Now Victoria, I suspect she will wear the Laurel Wreath Tiara, the same tiara she wore to Madeleine's wedding in order to honor Princess Lilian and Prince Bertil. Prince Bertil was Carl Philip's godfather so even if we don't see the tiara, which was given to Victoria by Princess Lilian upon her death, I think Victoria's sash will be pinned with the diamond brooch given to her by Lilian and Bertil upon her 18th birthday. You can see both the brooch and the tiara in the photo below.

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Now onto Madeleine. Dearest Madeleine tends to only wear the Modern Fringe Tiara which is thought to have been a gift to Queen Silvia from the King for their 10th anniversary. She wore it for her own wedding in 2013 (much to my sadness) and I expect she will wear it once again. For Victoria's wedding she wore the Connaught Tiara but I since I have attributed that to Sofia in my head I don't think Madeleine will wear it.

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As for foreign royals I have done some comparisons between Victoria and Madeleine's wedding and the only royal who wore the same tiara at both weddings was Kelly of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She wore the stunning Turquoise tiara to both weddings and looked great (you can see a photo below). She is currently pregnant so depending upon how far a long she is we may or may not see her at Sofia and Carl Philip's wedding. What are your predictions? Leave a comment or a message on Facebook/Twitter and let me know!

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Note: I would like to say how much I got distracted by all the tiaras involved in this post... I kept going off on different research tangents which made it very hard to get this finished! So much respect for those bloggers who write about jewels- I don't know how you get any posts finished with all the photos, articles, tidbits to read and see!

Royal Wedding Predictions

With less than 2 weeks until Carl Philip and Sofia tie the knot I thought it was about time that I posted my predictions for what we should expect for their wedding. You know- who we will see, what will be worn, where you should go to join in all the excitement. The important stuff!

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Okay first let's address my predictions for who we will see at the ceremony. I expect the Swedish Royal Family to be there in full force. This means the Aunts and Uncles on both sides, siblings, and possibly cousins. As for foreign royals I expect there to be representatives from all the Scandinavian countries, which I can say with a pretty good amount of confidence due to this report which states the palace confirmed that the Queen and the Crown Prince Couple will be in attendance. Queen Margrethe is Carl Philip's godmother so it makes sense that she will be there. I also expect there to be someone representing from Bavaria there considering Prince Leopold is one of Carl Philip's godfathers. Also we know that Princess Takamodo of Japan will be there which gives me some idea that there will be other royals not just from the Scandinavian country.

As for clothing I have very little ideas about what has been worn. Maybe we will see Silvia in green or purple? I think the immediate family will stick to pastels but then again I could be completely wrong. Tiara's are another story- I have some ideas for those but I think I shall save that for a separate post- I am going to need something to do this week to help me get ready for all this excitement! But just as an idea- could we see no tiara for Sofia?! Hmmm something for you to think about!

Finally- Where should you follow all the excitement? First of all- Twitter! Follow me on Twitter and I shall be tweeting about the excitement! Also you can watch it live on SVT and I shall post that link when it is announced. Now for one more sad piece of news- I actually will be attending a wedding that very same day so I will most likely disappear sometime but I will be back blogging and updating you all just as soon as I can! But honestly- could the Swedes pick better dates?! Madeleine's wedding I was at graduation and now this one I am going to be at a family wedding! Oh My!!

Well until our Tiara post- Happy Royal Hunting!