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Victoria was born on 14 July 1977 in Stockholm, Sweden, and is the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and German-born Queen Silvia (née Sommerlath). She is a member of the Royal House of Bernadotte. Born as a Princess of Sweden, she was designated Crown Princess in 1979 (SFS 1979:932) ahead of her younger brother. Her first place in succession formally went into effect on 1 January 1980 with the parliamentary change to the Act of Succession that introduced equal primogeniture. Victoria is currently the only female heir-apparent in the world (though there are several females who are heiresses-apparent of an heir-apparent) and is usually styled HRH The Crown Princess. Through her father, a third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, Victoria is also in the line of succession to the British and other Commonwealth thrones, being currently 205th in the line.

Her given names honour various relatives. Her first name comes primarily from her great-great-grandmother, Victoria of Baden, the queen-consort of Sweden as wife of King Gustaf V. The same name also glorifies her (twice-over paternally) great-great-great-grandmother, Victoria of the United Kingdom. Her other names honour her great-aunt Ingrid of Denmark; her maternal grandmother, the Brazilian Alice Sommerlath (née de Toledo); and her ancestor Désirée Clary, the queen-consort of Charles XIV John and a former fiancée of Napoleon I of France.

She was christened at The Royal Palace Church on 27 September 1977. Her godparents are King Harald V of Norway, her maternal uncle, Ralf Sommerlath, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and her aunt Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld.

Victoria is also godmother to a number of royal children, most of them future heirs including Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands and Prince Christian of Denmark, as well as Princess Eléonore of Belgium.

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H.R.H Victoria

royalwatcher:

More information about the baptism of Princess Estelle 

Princess Estelle will renamed the Palace Church on 22 May 2012. Officiating is Anders Wejryd, Archbishop of Uppsala, the Court Chaplain Lars-Goran Lönnermark and Dean in Stockholm, Åke Bonnier.

Baptism is performed by Anders Wejryd, Archbishop of Uppsala. He is assisted by the court chaplain, Bishop emeritus Lars-Göran Lönnermark and dean in Stockholm, Åke Bonnier.

Program Princess Estelle’s baptism May 22 

• 11:00 to 11:45 Guests arrive at the Royal Palace and the Royal Chapel.
• 12:00 to 13:00 Dopceremoni in the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace.
• Around 13:15 to 14:30 the King and Queen give a reception at the Bernadotte rooms at the Royal Palace.
• Upholstery is morning dress for the ladies and Jacquette or dark suit for gentlemen.

Isn’t it cute?

thingsandotherstuff13:

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

Oh, one question :)

I don’t really know indeed. I just love the way she is , her style, the fact she smile every time.. Yes I think I love her for those reasons :D

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britishattraction:

quatre1six:

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, 1996. [x]

Really funny Victoria !

royal-blog:

Prince Daniel of Sweden’s speech on his wedding day (06/19/10)

“There have been times when Victoria’s official duties have separated us. Often taken her to faraway countries and continents. I will never forget some years ago when she left for one of her many trips, this time to China.

We were going to be apart for a whole month. The night before she left she got home late after an official engagement, and she had many preparations to make before the long month of duties ahead. Instead of getting some valuable sleep she stayed up the whole night writing.

In the morning after she had gone I found a box. And in that box I found 30 beautiful letters addressed to me. One for every day she would be away.

This romantic gesture is typical of you Victoria. It says everything about the loving person you are.”

oh my….

royalwatcher:

The Royal Palace: a luncheon for The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Glad to see Victoria