And since I wasn't born when Charles and Di got married, this is clearly the most exciting ever to take place in my life. Well, tied with my own of course :)
Crown Princess Victoria is in line for the throne and it was quite the scandal that she had a love match. *GASP* And the guy was not a royal blue blood *DOUBLE GASP* But as someone who used to know the world's eligible princes like it was her job, I can tell you, I don't blame her. There are no cute princes left. If she didn't want to marry a horse, I think this was really her next best option. So good for you CP Victoria!
Now let's get to the dress. Can I say this dress is SO BEAUTIFUL. I'm beyond in love. It's simple yet so elegant. There's not a lot of pizazz going on with the dress, as princesses are wont to do (see the pics of the guests to be posted soon). The gorgeous plain silk satin does all the show by itself. And kudos to her for the darling cap sleeves. I am so very tired of strapless wedding dresses. And I don't think it would have looked very princessly if she went strapless. This, honestly, is the most gorgeous wedding dress I have ever seen in my life. The train especially makes me want to swoon.
And for all the info you would ever want to know about the tiara and veil, I give you information from the Press Release:
The Cameo Tiara
The cameo tiara was also worn by Queen Silvia at the royal wedding on 19 June 1976. The Crown Princess is therefore continuing a tradition started by Princess Birgitta. She was the first Haga Princes to marry, and chose the cameo tiara for her wedding in 1961 to Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern. Princess Désirée also chose the same tiara as her bridal crown when she married Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld in 1964.
Queen Josefina's Legacy
The tiara was probably a gift from Napoleon to his wife, Empress Josephine, in 1809. It was made at the Nitot studio in Paris. The empress bequeathed the tiara to her granddaughter Josefina who, on 19 June 1823, became the Crown Princess of Sweden when she married Crown Prince Oscar (the future King Oscar I).
With the next generation of the Bernadotte dynasty, the tiara was owned by Queen Josefina's daughter Princess Eugénie, who in turn left the tiara to her nephew Prince Eugen.
The prince gave the tiara to Princess Sibylla on her marriage to Prince Gustaf Adolf in 1932. The King was left the tiara by his mother.
The Bridal Veil
The Crown Princess is wearing Queen Sofia's lace veil. It is the same veil that was worn by Crown Princess Victoria's mother, Queen Silvia, at her marriage to King Carl Gustaf in 1976.
This veil was given by Queen Sofia to her youngest son, Prince Eugen. Prince Eugen then passed the veil on to Princess Sibylla, who wore it under a garland of myrtle at her marriage to Prince Gustaf Adolf in Koburg in 1932.
Queen Sofia's veil was also worn by the Princesses Désirée in 1964, Margaretha in 1964 and Christina in 1974.
She looks so very very happy. I hope her royal marriage fares better than most of the other royal nuptials.
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