Royal family follow-up

One more shout out to the newest member of the Swedish royal family -  HRH Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland - who married Prince Carl Phillip on Saturday, June 12th.

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At the reception, Carl Philip had a romantic wedding toast in store: "Today I am the happiest man in the world. Sofia, you fill my life with love and happiness. With your love I will be able to overcome all challenges. Dear Sofia, I love you."  Aww, so sweet don't you think?  I bet she's pinching herself today.

The Happy Couple

And in other royal news Princess Madeleine, Carl Philip's younger sister, just had a boy!  Here's a picture of her and her husband with daughter Leonore looking ready to pop at the ceremony. Grattis!

More information on Madeleine's wedding to Chris here.

Get me to the church on time!

This Saturday, 6/13, Prince Carl Philip will marry his love Sofia Hellqvist at the Palace's Royal Chapel.  It was "love at first sight" says Sofia of the dapper prince, and he concurs.  Interesting fact, she was quite the pin-up before their nuptials having been in an erotic model and former reality star.

But at age 30 she's ready to settle down and bygones are bygones for the young couple who just want to do good and design glassware (or whatever it is young second-to-the-throne types do).  Avicii and Icona Pop will play at the wedding, it should be a grand old time! DJ Avicii to play at the wedding

On the National Day, 6/6, Sofia dressed in the old-timey Swedish garb and stood in line with the future in-laws.  The article avows that the "couldn't take their eyes off of one another."  Even dressed like this? ;-)

Members of Sweden's royal family pose for a photo at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on National Day of Sweden, June 6, 2015. From left are Prince Daniel, Crown Princess Victoria, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Prince Carl Philip, his fiancee Sofia Hellqvist and Princess Madeleine. Reuters/Janerik Henriksson/TT News Agency

I had fun studying this photo --- Crown Princess Victoria is always smiley and Daniel seems to be OK doing his part, the Princess Madeleine is heavily pregnant with her child and probably pretty nonplussed about having to dress like a Swedish milkmaid.  Ha, ha!  Queen Sylvia is doing her best, as always, with the repugnant philandering King (don't believe me? read this) by her side and it seems she's still ruling the roost.  Front and center as it befits her.