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Sweden's future queen to marry in summer of 2010
2009-02-25
Sweden's future queen will marry her boyfriend next year, the royal court announced Tuesday, ending years of speculation.

The court announced the engagement of Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling after informing government ministers Tuesday at Stockholm's waterfront royal palace. The wedding will take place "in the early summer of 2010," the royal court said.

Swedish media flashed the announcement with bold headlines on their Web sites and the Scandinavian nation's major broadcasters reported the news live from outside the palace.

Victoria, 31, is first in line to succeed her father, King Carl XVI Gustaf, to the Swedish throne. She and Westling, a 35-year-old gym owner, became a couple in 2002. Wedding rumors have mounted since July last year, when Westling moved to the royal family's residence outside Stockholm.

The court said Westling would assume the title Prince Daniel, Duke of Vastergotland, after the wedding.

In a televised address, Victoria said it would be easier for her to assume her future royal duties together with Westling. "I feel safe with Daniel by my side," she said. Westling said he would "do everything to deserve the trust of the Swedish people."
Posted by:Fred

#16  Dress? I thought it was good ink work.
Posted by: Skunky Glins 5***   2009-02-25 23:06  

#15  is she wearing a dress made from a curtain?
Posted by: 3dc   2009-02-25 21:18  

#14  She better get married. The biological clock is ticking at 31.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2009-02-25 20:44  

#13  But will The Swedish Chef bake the wedding cake?
Posted by: Adriane   2009-02-25 19:13  

#12  The European royals are the basis for easy profits in several industries, and as such good for their respective nations' employment and GDP numbers. Think magazine articles, books, souvenir tchockes, and all the expenses associated with the paparazzi. ;-) And they already have all the estates and fancy palaces they need.
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-02-25 14:09  

#11  Rather than copy them I'd suggest that you just take them apart and ship them to Europe for reconstruction just like the mega-rich of Newport did a century or so ago with French drawing rooms.

But, the downside for you is that you have to take the people with the buildings.
Posted by: AlanC   2009-02-25 13:38  

#10  Nice...sprockets.
Posted by: tu3031   2009-02-25 12:21  

#9  Thought his name was Wrestling.
Posted by: Grunter   2009-02-25 12:20  

#8  AlanC,

Should we in Europe copy the Kennedy or Bush estates?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles the flatulent   2009-02-25 11:11  

#7  This European nobility cracks me up. They should take the whole lot of them and start up a big Renaissance Fair theme park with the whole lot of them. Let them earn some money.
Posted by: AlanC   2009-02-25 09:59  

#6  One of the longest Napoleonic legacies still around.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2009-02-25 08:45  

#5  Nice sprocket.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2009-02-25 07:09  

#4  Sweden's Future Queen to Marry In Summer of 2010

or

Vastergotland personal trainer makes good!
Posted by: Besoeker   2009-02-25 06:50  

#3  Westling, a 35-year-old gym owner,

Sometimes they just write themselves.
Posted by: trailing wife    2009-02-25 05:50  

#2  Rowrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....Yer Majesty.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2009-02-25 05:26  

#1  It's good to be King!
Posted by: Dogsbody   2009-02-25 01:38  

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