Thursday 17 June 2010

The (digested) official guest list for the Swedish royal wedding

The Swedish court earlier today released the official guest lists for the royal wedding – one list of those attending the ceremony in the Cathedral and one of those attending the dinner and dance at the Royal Palace.

Members of reigning royal families with partners:
HM King Carl XVI Gustaf and HM Queen Silvia of Sweden
HM Queen Margrethe II and HRH Prince Consort Henrik of Denmark
HM Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
HM King Harald V and HM Queen Sonja of Norway
HM King Albert II and HM Queen Paola of the Belgians
HM King Abdullah II and HM Queen Rania of Jordan
HRH Grand Duke Henri and HRH Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg
HSH Sovereign Prince Albert II of Monaco and Miss Charlene Wittstock
HM Queen Sofía of Spain
HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Duchess of Westrogothia and Mr Daniel Westling
HRH Crown Prince Frederik and HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
HRH Prince Felipe of Spain, Prince of Asturias and HRH Letizia, Princess of Asturias
HRH Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange and HRH Princess Máxima of the Netherlands
HIH Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan
HRH Crown Prince Haakon and HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
HSH Hereditary Prince Alois and HRH Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein
HRH Prince Philippe and HRH Princess Mathilde of Belgium, Duke and Duchess of Brabant
HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg
HRH Prince Christian of Denmark (pageboy)
HRH Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands (bridesmaid)
HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (bridesmaid)
HRH Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Wermlandia
HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Helsinga and Gastricia
HRH Princess Birgitta of Hohenzollern, Princess of Sweden and HSH Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern
Princess Margaretha, Mrs Ambler
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld and Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld
Princess Christina, Mrs Magnuson and Mr Tord Magnuson
HRH Prince Edward of the United Kingdom, Earl of Wessex and HRH Sophie, Princess of the United Kingdom, Countess of Wessex
HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark and HSH Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
HRH Princess Elena of Spain, Duchess of Lugo
HRH Princess Cristina of Spain, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca and HE Iñaki Urdangarín, Duke of Palma de Mallorca
HRH Prince Constantijn and HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
HRH Prince Friso and HRH Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau
HH Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Mr Ari Behn
HI&RH Princess Astrid and HI&RH Prince Lorenz of Belgium
HRH Prince Laurent and HRH Princess Claire of Belgium
HRH Prince Ali and HRH Princess Rym of Jordan
HRH Prince Hassan and HRH Princess Sarvath of Jordan
HRH Prince Rashid of Jordan
HRH Princess Noor of Jordan
HRH Prince Félix of Luxembourg

Former members of reigning royal families with partners:
Countess Marianne Bernadotte af Wisborg (widow of the former Prince Sigvard of Sweden)
Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg (by birth Prince of Sweden) and Countess Gunnila Bernadotte af Wisborg

Members of non-reigning royal families with partners:
HM ex-King Konstantinos II and HM ex-Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes
HM ex-King Simeon II and HM ex-Queen Margarita of the Bulgarians
HRH (Crown) Princess Margarita and HRH Prince Radu of Romania
HRH ex-Crown Prince Aleksandar and HRH ex-Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia
HSH Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Miss Carina Axelsson
HRH Princess Alexia of Greece, Mrs Morales and Mr Carlos Morales
HRH Prince Nikolaós of Greece and Miss Tatiana Blatnik
HRH Prince Philippos of Greece
HRH Prince Kyril of Bulgaria
HRH Princess Rosario of Bulgaria
HRH Prince Manuel and HRH Princess Anna of Bavaria
HSH (Hereditary) Prince Hubertus and HSH (Hereditary) Princess Kelly of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
HSH Prince Carl Christian and HSH Princess Nicole of Hohenzollern
HSH Prince Hubertus and HSH Princess Ute Maria of Hohenzollern
HSH Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Count Jefferson-Friedrich von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
HSH Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Mr Alexander Johannsmann

Descendants of royals with partners:
Baroness Sybilla von Dincklage (daughter of Princess Margaretha)
Baroness Madeleine von Dincklage (daughter of Sybilla von Dincklage)
Mr James Ambler (son of Princess Margaretha) and Mrs Ursula Ambler
Mr Edward Ambler (son of Princess Margaretha) and Mrs Helen Ambler
Mrs Désirée von Bohlen und Halbach (daughter of Princess Birgitta) and Mr Eckbert von Bohlen und Halbach
Baron Carl Silfverschiöld (son of Princess Désirée) and Baroness Maria Silfverschiöld
Baroness Christina De Geer af Finspång (daughter of Princess Désirée) and Baron Ian De Geer af Finspång
Baron Ian De Geer af Finspång (son of Christina De Geer) (pageboy)
Baroness Hélène Silfverschiöld (daughter of Princess Désirée)
Mr Gustaf Magnuson (son of Princess Christina)
Mr Oscar Magnuson (son of Princess Christina) and Miss Emma Ledent
Mr Victor Magnuson (son of Princess Christina) and Miss Frida Bergström
Count Michael Bernadotte af Wisborg (son of the late former Prince Sigvard) and Countess Christine Bernadotte af Wisborg [Countess Christine did in the end not attend]
Countess Kajsa Bernadotte af Wisborg (daughter of Michael Bernadotte)
Countess Bettina Bernadotte af Wisborg (daughter of the late former Prince Lennart) and Mr Philipp Haug
Count Björn Bernadotte af Wisborg (son of the late former Prince Lennart) and Countess Sandra Bernadotte af Wisborg
Mrs Madeleine Kogevinas (daughter of the late former Prince Carl Jr of Sweden)
Mrs Dagmar von Arbin (granddaughter of the late former Prince Oscar of Sweden and Norway)
Count Bertil Bernadotte af Wisborg (grandson of the late former Prince Oscar of Sweden and Norway) and Countess Jill Bernadotte af Wisborg

Members of Queen Silvia’s family:
Mr Ralf de Toledo Sommerlath (the Queen’s brother) and Mrs Charlotte de Toledo Sommerlath
Mrs Carmita Sommerlath Baudinet (daughter of Ralf Sommerlath) and Mr Pierre Baudinet
Mr Thibault Radigues de Chennevière (son of Carmita Sommerlath Baudinet)
Miss Chloé Radigues de Chennevière (daughter of Carmita Sommerlath Baudinet)
Mr Thomas de Toledo Sommerlath (son of Ralf Sommerlath) and Ms Bettina Aussems
Mr Tim de Toledo Sommerlath (son of Thomas Sommerlath)
Mr Philip de Toledo Sommerlath (son of Thomas Sommerlath)
Miss Giulia de Toledo Sommerlath (daughter of Thomas Sommerlath) (bridesmaid)
Mrs Susanne de Toledo Sommerlath (ex-wife of Thomas Sommerlath)
Mr Walther L Sommerlath (the Queen’s brother) and Mrs Ingrid Sommerlath
Mrs Sophie Pihut-Sommerlath (daughter of Walther L Sommerlath)
Mr Patrick Sommerlath (son of Walther L Sommerlath) and Mrs Maline Luengo
Mr Leopold Lundén Sommerlath (son of Patrick Sommerlath) (pageboy)
Mrs Camilla Lundén (ex-wife of Patrick Sommerlath)
Miss Helena Christina Sommerlath (daughter of the Queen’s late brother Jörg Sommerlath)
Miss Vivien Nadine Sommerlath (daughter of the Queen’s late brother Jörg Sommerlath) (bridesmaid)
Mr Carlos Augusto de Toledo Ferreira and Mrs Anna Luiza de Toledo Ferreira
HE Mrs Maria Virginia Braga Leardi and HE Mr Eduardo Longo
Mr Luiz Machado de Melo och Senhora Maria Fernanda Machado de Melo
HE Mrs Vera Quagliato
Mr Carlos M Quagliato
Mr Pedro Ferreira

Members of the groom’s family:
Mr Olle and Mrs Ewa Westling (parents of the groom)
Mrs Anna Westling Blom (sister of the groom) and Mr Mikael Söderström
Miss Hedvig Blom (Anna Westling Blom’s daughter) (bridesmaid)
Miss Vera Blom (Anna Westling Blom’s daughter) (bridesmaid)
Mrs Anita (Daniel Westling’s aunt) and Mr Olle Henriksson
Mr Tommy Henriksson (Daniel Westling’s cousin)
Mr Hans Henriksson (Daniel Westling’s cousin)
Mr Nils (Daniel Westling’s uncle) and Mrs Ann-Catrin Westling
Mr Andreas Westling (Daniel Westling’s cousin) and Mrs Amanda Tegnér
Miss Frida Westling (Daniel Westling’s cousin)
Miss Sara Westling (Daniel Westling’s cousin)
Mrs Anna-Britta (Daniel Westling’s aunt) and Mr Hasse Åström
Mr Hans Åström (Daniel Westling’s cousin) and Ms Helena Olsson
Mrs Anders Åström (Daniel Westling’s cousin) and Mrs Kety Lund
Ms Anna-Karin Åström (Daniel Westling’s cousin) and Mr Christer Wigren
Mr Erik (Daniel Westling’s uncle) and Mrs Birgitta Westling
Mr Ove (Daniel Westling’s cousin) and Mrs Yvonne Westling
Mr Bo (Daniel Westling’s cousin) and Mrs Carina Westling
Mr Per (Daniel Westling’s cousin) and Mrs Rose-Marie Westling

Among the other interesting guests are:
- The President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, and his wife Dorrit Moussaieff
- The President of Finland, Tarja Halonen, and her husband Pentti Arajärvi
- The Speaker of Parliament, Per Westerberg, and three vice-speakers
- Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and his wife Filippa Reinfeldt
- Foreign Minister (and former Prime Minister) Carl Bildt and his wife Anna Maria Corrazza Bildt
- The other members of the government and four state secretaries
- The leaders of two of the three opposition parties (the third, Lars Ohly, leader of the Left Party and a former communist, declined his invitation because of his republican views)
- The parliamentary leaders of all parties in Parliament (including the Left Party)
- The leaders and the deputy leaders of the parliamentary committees
- Three former speakers of parliament
- Former PM Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen (the other former PMs – Torbjörn Fälldin, Ola Ullsten and Ingvar Carlsson – will not be attending)
- The journalist Susanna Popova, who is writing the official book on the wedding
- The documentary maker Gregor Nowinski, who made the recent six-part documentary “The Bernadotte Family”
- Solfrid Söderlind, managing director of the National Museum and in charge of the coming exhibition on Carl XIV Johan, Napoléon I and Alexander I
- The journalist Herman Lindqvist, who claims to be the court historian
- Professor Dick Harrison, who tutors Daniel Westling in history
- Professor Tommy Möller, who has been tutoring the Crown Princess in political science
- The county governors and a whole bunch of other officials, including the Archbishop, Anders Wejryd, which is quite obvious given that he is the one who will conduct the service
- Friends of the King and Queen
- Friends of the bride and groom
- Representatives of various institutions, organisations, museums, academies, business, the Wallenberg family, religions and embassies as well as editors-in-chief of leading newspapers and TV companies and reporting journalists.

No members of the Royal Court are included in the list, but can be counted on to come out in force, headed by the Marshal of the Realm, Svante Lindqvist, and the Mistress of the Robes, Countess Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister.

The official lists earlier today stated that the King of Spain and the Crown Princess of Japan will also be attending, but this has now been corrected. A bit strangely Nathalie Ellis, who recently broke up with the bride’s cousin Gustaf Magnuson, is listed as attending the dinner but not the actual wedding – they have probably just forgotten to remove her.

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