Crown Prince of Sweden. Inspiration from Swedish Princess Victoria
Daniel Westling and Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
An ancient popular expression says: “What is permitted to Jupiter is not permitted to the bull.” And we alternately find ourselves - due to gender, age, position in society and the like - either in the place of Jupiter, who is “allowed”, or in the place of the bull, who is “not allowed”. So if crown princes, future kings, in our age are already allowed to marry for love, does this apply to crown princesses, future queens? For centuries, marriage “raised” a woman to the level where her husband stood, but vice versa... But times really change. And the heiress to the Swedish throne proved this by obtaining permission to marry the man she fell in love with - even if he was just her fitness trainer. It’s not all up to princes to turn Cinderellas into princesses - princesses also have the right to turn their Cinderellas into princes! And on the morning of June 19, 2010, Daniel Westling became Prince Daniel, the husband of Princess Victoria, the future queen.
And this was the first wedding of an heiress to the throne in Sweden (and in the entire long history of this monarchy, only three women ruled the country; Victoria will be the fourth). The date was chosen to be special - on the same day in 1976, the princess’s parents, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Sylvia Sommerlath, were married, and before that, two more royal weddings in Sweden took place on June 19, in 1823 and 1850.
In honor of the holiday, Stockholm was, of course, decorated with flowers, in the delicate colors of the northern summer; and not only proud orchids and luxurious roses, but also delphinium, lobelia, sweet peas and even wildflowers. The ancient cathedral, where the wedding was supposed to take place in the presence of more than a thousand guests, was also decorated.
As for the ceremony itself, discussions suddenly flared up before the wedding. Usually in Sweden the bride goes to the altar together with the groom - this is the Swedish church tradition. In addition, the transfer of a bride from father to groom is considered outdated and demeaning to a woman, who, like some kind of property, is passed on by one man to another. As a result, a compromise was finally found, and the king escorted his daughter, but not all the way to the altar.
Royal Palace in Stockholm, where the wedding banquet was held in honor of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling
The bride's dress was deceptively simple, but not deceptively elegant - the thick silk satin held its shape perfectly, so the lines of the dress were very clear, as if drawn. A corsage with a very wide belt made of the same fabric, emphasizing the feminine figure of the bride; a lapel neckline that reveals beautiful shoulders and short plain sleeves that are barely visible; only a slightly flared skirt, virtually no folds. No embroidery, no lace - simple but perfect lines.
The day before the wedding, at a formal dinner, Victoria wore a cream sparkling dress with a long train, which Daniel carefully straightened as his bride stepped onto the red carpet. But the train wedding dress was much longer - almost five and a half meters of the same thick satin went from the waist, fell along the skirt and stretched behind, creating a very elegant silhouette.
On the crown princess's head was not a diamond tiara, as is most often the case at a wedding of this level, but a tiara decorated with pearls and cameos. It is believed that in 1809 Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte presented this tiara to his first wife Josephine, and she gave it to the daughter of her son, Eugenie de Beauharnais - the younger Josephine, the namesake of her famous grandmother, in 1823 became the wife of the future King of Sweden Oscar I. So the tiara got into Swedish royal family and was used several times during weddings - it was in this tiara that princesses Desiree and Birgitta, sisters of the current king of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, got married; Sylvia, his wife, now queen; and then, finally, their daughter, Princess Victoria. And the luxury of the tiara - gold, pearls, cameos - contrasted perfectly with Victoria’s strict outfit (the bride’s bracelet also consisted of cameos connected by pearl threads, and the diamond earrings were decorated with cameos). As for the elegant lace veil, it once belonged to Sofia, the wife of King Oscar II, and has also seen many royal weddings.
Among the eight little bridesmaids were two not just princesses, but the eldest daughters of the heirs to the throne, that is, in turn, future queens: Katharina Amalie of the Netherlands, Ingrid Alexandra of Norway. Women have ruled and will continue to rule!
Next to the altar, again according to tradition, there were tables on which rested the regalia of the Swedish monarchy - the crown of the heir to the Swedish throne and the crown of Prince William - and the insignia of the Order of the Seraphim, the highest order of Sweden.
The newlyweds left the cathedral “through the gauntlet” under crossed swords. An open, horse-drawn carriage was waiting for them, and, greeted by joyful spectators, they went... no, not straight to the palace, but to the harbor. There, at the pier, a gilded royal longboat with eighteen oarsmen was waiting for them. Victoria and Daniel stood at the stern, and the ship moved to the pier at the palace to greetings from land, water and even air (an air parade of 16 fighter planes).
In the evening, a wedding banquet took place at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. The huge cake was decorated with roses and caramel lilies, and its sides were decorated with a four-leaf clover pattern. It symbolized a newlywed couple, but let's not forget that finding a four-leaf clover is lucky!
What do you remember about this wedding, one of many luxurious, including royal, weddings in recent years? Probably because few brides shone on their day as much as Victoria. She really literally beamed with happiness - so much so that it was simply impossible not to notice it. And even if someone who did not know the story of Victoria and Daniel saw the princess that day for the first time, he would have no doubt - this is a marriage of love, Great love.
And her husband at the wedding banquet said:
“Crown Princess Victoria, Princess of Sweden, the princess of my heart.
Nine years ago I had the honor of meeting a young woman with an amazing sense of humor, a strong sense of duty and extremely wise. We became friends. And the more I got to know her, the more irresistibly I was drawn to her. These were best years of my life.
There were times when Victoria's official duties separated us, often sending her to distant countries, to distant continents. I will never forget how a few years ago she went on one of many such trips, this time to China.
We had to spend a whole month apart. The evening before her departure, she returned home late after an official event and had a lot to do before the intense month-long program that awaited her. Instead of getting a good night's sleep, she wrote all night. In the morning, when she left, I found the box. And in it are thirty wonderful letters addressed to me. A letter for every day while she is away.
This romantic gesture, Victoria, is all you. It gives you an idea of how you know how to love.
Once upon a time, at the beginning of a fairy tale, one young man was, although not a frog, as in the story first told by the Brothers Grimm, but certainly not a prince. And the first kiss didn't change that.
His transformation would not have been possible without the support wise king and queens who ruled the kingdom for many years and who had wisdom, experience and kind hearts. They knew what was best and gently guided the young couple, generously sharing their valuable experience.
I am extremely grateful to Your Majesties, the King and Queen, for your heartfelt support and for the way you have accepted me into your family. And now, naturally, my thoughts turn to my own family. To my father and mother, my sister and her daughters.
Mother, father, all my childhood, all my adult life you gave me your unconditional love. You helped me with your wisdom, and your life values guided me and helped me gain self-esteem and confidence in the future.
Today, as we drove through the streets of Stockholm, people greeted us with joy and warmth. This memory will stay with us forever.
In the years that Victoria and I spent together, I felt the support of a huge number of people I met along the way. This support was incredibly important to me. Thank you.
I have the deepest respect for the responsibilities that will soon be assigned to me. There is no doubt that this will be a serious test. I will do my best to live up to expectations. I will make every effort to support my wife, the Crown Princess of Sweden, in her important mission.
My dear Victoria, I am so proud of what we have. I'm so happy to be your husband. And I will do my best to keep you as happy as you are today.
Victoria, there is nothing higher than love. I love you so much".
Yes, in ordinary life a kiss cannot turn a frog into a prince. But mutual love, long-term work on oneself, and support from loved ones (and distant ones) can accomplish such miracles that make fairy-tale miracles pale next to them.
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Crown Princess Victoria (full name Victoria Ingrid Alice Desire, Victoria Ingrid Alice Dsire), Duchess of Västergotland(Swedish: Kronprinsessan Victoria, Sveriges kronprinsessa, hertiginna av Vstergtland; born July 14, 1977 in Stockholm) - heir to the Swedish throne, daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden from the Bernadotte dynasty and Queen Silvia, elder sister of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine. Victoria had the title of princess at birth, but after the constitutional reform of 1980, which changed the order of succession to the throne towards primogeniture, she became Crown Princess of Sweden.
Biography
Victoria was born on July 14, 1977 at Karolinska University Hospital in the Stockholm suburb of Solna and was the first child in the family of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia. Born as Princess of Sweden, but after the constitutional amendment came into force on January 1, 1980, she was appointed Crown Princess, ahead of her younger brother Prince Carl Philip. The princess's name day is celebrated on March 12, and on her birthday, July 14, the national flag is always raised.
She was baptized into the Royal Church of Sweden on September 27, 1977. Her godparents became King Harald V of Norway, his uncle maternal line, Ralf Sommerlath, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and her aunt Princess Désiré, Baroness Silverskiold.
Victoria currently bears the title Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess. Through her father, who is a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, she is also an heir British throne in the order of succession to the throne of the Commonwealth of Nations is in 205th place.
Education
Victoria graduated primary school and a gymnasium in 1996. She then studied for a year (1996-1997) at the Western Catholic University in Angers, France, and in the fall of 1997 took part in a special program recruiting students to subsequently work in the Swedish Parliament, where she became familiar with the structure of the Swedish economy, the principle of national and local structure and gained the knowledge necessary to work in the field of European politics. From 1998 to 2000, Victoria lived in the USA, where she studied various items at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
In May 1999, Victoria completed an internship at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C., and then served three weeks in the Swedish Army. In 2000, she took a course at the Swedish National Cathedral College in the program of world conflict resolution and organization peacekeeping activities. During this time, she makes more and more frequent appearances on official state visits, as part of her upcoming governance of the country.
During the spring semester, Victoria completed a training program with the Swedish Agency international cooperation(SIDA), after which, in June of the same year, she completed an internship at the UN in New York, and in the fall - in the offices of the Swedish trade organization in Berlin and Paris. In the fall of 2004, she lectured in political science with an emphasis on international conflict resolution at the National Defense College in Stockholm. In 2006-2007 she worked as a diplomat at the Swedish State Department, where she gained knowledge about the work of ministries, Swedish foreign policy and foreign security policy. In 2007, Victoria studied French and completed an internship at the Swedish Delegation of the European Union.
In June 2009, Victoria graduated from Uppsala University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Royal duties
As heir to the royal throne, Victoria serves as regent in cases where Carl XVI Gustaf is unable to fulfill his duties as head of state and monarch. Such duties include, but are not limited to, official visits, representing Sweden and the royal family during public events; Victoria also runs her own program, within which she provides assistance in resolving international conflicts, participates in international peacekeeping activities and provides support to people with disabilities.
In 2017, on the occasion of Crown Princess Victoria's anniversary, the Swedish Royal Court released this photo of the heiress.July 14, the birthday of Crown Princess Victoria (or, as they also like to call it, “Victoria Day”) is practically a national holiday for Sweden. In addition to the vibrant street celebrations and fairs, the event program traditionally includes a ceremonial part on the territory of the Solliden Palace and a royal gun salute (in the evening). In honor of her birthday, the Swedish court invariably pleases the people of the country with new official portraits of Victoria, in which the Crown Princess usually poses modestly, without boasting of symbols of her status - without tiaras, heavy dresses and other formal attributes of royal power.
Last year, for the anniversary of their beloved Crown Princess, the grateful Swedes even made a short film as a gift, which, in the form of short interviews with Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel, tells about the future queen, her character and family. The film, I must say, turned out to be truly touching: in one of the episodes, the daughter of Crown Princess Estelle clumsily prepares Carbonara pasta especially for her mother, in another - the loving husband Daniel, tearing up, talks about the strength of his wife’s character, and in the third - Victoria herself, nothing hiding and smiling modestly, she initiates the audience into her childhood problems and complexes.
Yes, it is Swedish Crown Princess– always smiling, sincere and caring. And this is precisely why her subjects adore her.
Breath of fresh air
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden received the enviable title of first heir to the throne at the age of three (thus beating her younger brother) and has since masterfully ruled the hearts of ordinary Swedes for almost four decades. Her character, habits and lifestyle are disarming - the citizens of Sweden will not let you lie: 56% of the country's population not only have a positive attitude towards the princess, but are not at all against Victoria ascending the throne even before the death of her father, the current King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf .
With her title, Victoria, no matter how funny it may sound when applied to the future monarch, marked the triumph of democracy and equality in her country. The fact is that until 1980, only boys had the right to inherit the throne in Sweden. Victoria was the first child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, and therefore, according to the tradition of succession to the throne, she should have ceded the throne to her future brother, regardless of when he was destined to be born. But, fortunately, by the end of the 20th century, progressive ideas of gender equality penetrated into the “ossified” royal court of Sweden, and already in 1980 the country adopted a constitutional amendment, according to which the right to inherit the throne was assigned to the eldest child in the royal family, regardless of his floor.
The new status also gave rise to new restrictions. Victoria had to fight for her right to happiness with double tenacity.
Victoria's younger brother, Prince Carl Philip, who was born in 1979 and from whom the Crown Princess “took” his title, certainly does not regret his loss. He, not burdened by the responsibilities of always “keeping face,” was allowed to disappear late at parties, ignore many protocol events, and even marry the model of men’s magazines, Sofia Hellquist. The sword of Damocles of royal protocol hung over Victoria from childhood, and she had to fight for her right to happiness with double tenacity.
How do they grow up to be queens?
Victoria's character as a true ruler is innate. Her Highness was not broken either by congenital dyslexia, or by classmates’ ridicule of her illness, or by the anorexia that she suffered as a student. The girl never skipped school, and, having graduated from the most prestigious gymnasium in the country, greedily began to absorb all the best that world universities could offer for the education of the future monarch.
Her Highness spent the first year of her student life at the Western Catholic University in Angers (France). Then four semesters awaited her at Yale, where Victoria could independently create a curriculum for herself (the Crown Princess was interested in public administration, political science, diplomacy, peacekeeping and the humanities). And enviable internships followed: in the Swedish parliament, at the Swedish embassy in Washington, at the UN...
In total, after school, Victoria studied and trained for 15 years (Her Highness even served for three weeks in the Swedish army). As a result, the Crown Princess received an education that could be the envy of the most talented statesmen and the most skillful diplomats. The Crown Princess chose to complete her prestigious studies with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Uppsala University.
Love, a throne and two Daniels
If the personal life of Prince Carl Philip most often belonged to him alone, then the romantic relationships of the future ruler of Sweden were always subject to harsh assessment by the royal court. Victoria’s grace “got” even to her younger sister Madeleine: according to protocol, the princess had no right to marry before her older sister, and, despite the fact that the girl had been dating lawyer Jonas Bergström for a long time, the couple could not legitimize their relationship.
History is silent about how Victoria felt for the inconvenience caused to her sister, but one thing is certain: the heart of the future queen stubbornly refused to love someone out of convenience. From the very birth of his daughter, the Crown Princess's father secretly cherished the dream of marrying Victoria to Prince Frederik of Denmark, but, fortunately, the times of forced marriages are long gone.
For a long time, Victoria herself dreamed of marrying her first school love, Daniel Kollert. Now he is a famous film producer in Sweden, but then, many years ago, he was the first handsome boy in school who dreamed of becoming an actor. Victoria and Daniel began dating in high school, but the Crown Princess officially confirmed her relationship with her former classmate only in 2000. Daniel himself rarely talked about his affair with Victoria: the fame of the “princess’s boyfriend”, given his ambitions to go down in cinema history, did not suit him at all. And Victoria, as her father assured her, a relationship with a simpleton threatened to be deprived of her title.
But still it was love. Love, which the couple tried to protect in New York, although it is still not known for certain who went overseas for whom - either Victoria for Daniel, who then entered the Columbia University Theater and Film Institute, or he for the princess, when she , entered Yale. In any case, this love did not live long: Victoria plunged headlong into social activities, and Daniel into arthouse cinema and new, less binding relationships.
It was a painful separation, but soon fate took revenge, giving Victoria another Daniel - and also of non-royal blood. Daniel Westling was the girl’s personal trainer, and, it would seem, also could not lay claim to the role of the husband of the future queen. But either Victoria became more persistent in her desires, or Carl XVI Gustav was politely reminded how he once married a simple translator from Germany and made her Queen Silvia, but the second Daniel received not only permission to become the husband of the crown princess, but also the royal title in dowry.
Their wedding took place in 2010 and was immediately recognized as the most luxurious royal wedding in the world - of course, after the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana in 1981 (and, of course, before the celebration of Prince William and Kate Middleton in 2011). It cost $2.5 million (half paid for by the Swedish royal family and the other half from taxpayers), was attended by 1,200 people, and was broadcast worldwide. In support of the event, Sweden hosted cultural festival“Love in Stockholm”, and the royal court issued a series of “wedding” stamps.
At first, simple, scrupulous Swedes, from whose taxes such a luxurious wedding was partly paid, were seriously indignant at the expenses of the royal court, but soon thawed out: so great was their love for their princess. Victoria's husband also received approval: about 70% of Swedes believed that Prince Daniel would cope well with the duties of the future king consort.
Now the couple is raising two children. And, by the way, the first girl born to Victoria and Daniel was Estelle Sylvia Eva Marie, who, according to the new reform, will be the first to inherit the throne from her parents. In Sweden, Victoria's future reign and Estelle's subsequent reign have already been dubbed the “Age of Queens.”
New Queen with a living King
Well, while most Swedes stubbornly advocate for Victoria to ascend to the throne as soon as possible, the Crown Princess is already fully engaged in royal affairs. But don’t be alarmed: no one is going to bury old Carl XVI Gustav; the princess is simply playing the role of regent in the absence of the king. And he is absent quite often, because his daughter is already doing an excellent job: she is more active, and her ratings are much higher. Increasingly, Victoria, instead of her father, makes state visits to various countries of the world and chairs the Advisory Council on foreign affairs– the first serious international issue, in which Victoria showed herself as a full-fledged statesman, was the war in Georgia in 2008.
In addition to politics, Victoria is actively involved in peacekeeping and charity. Her own Foundation to support leisure activities for children with chronic diseases and developmental problems was launched in 1997: Victoria probably remembers very well how difficult it was for her to struggle with dyslexia at school. Now the Crown Princess openly talks about her childhood and youth problems, emphasizing in every possible way that, like billions of people on Earth, she is a simple person, with her own shortcomings. Such spontaneity and philanthropy make more and more subjects fall in love with the Crown Princess every year, so it is possible that very soon Queen Victoria will go down in history as the most popular monarch of Sweden.
A series of short films released for the 40th birthday of Crown Princess Victoria (text in Swedish, but much is clear without words):
The royal family is, of course, no stranger to the constant scrutiny of the Swedish and foreign media. However, for last years Several significant events occurred in the Bernadotte family, which attracted even more attention from the press and public, both in Sweden and abroad.
Perhaps no event in 2010 was watched as closely by the public as the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling, which took place on June 19, 2010.
The celebration of the wedding of Victoria and Daniel, the former owner of a sports club and the princess’s personal trainer, lasted three days. Thousands of people came to the Swedish capital to congratulate the young couple. Photos of the happy newlyweds were on the covers of newspapers and magazines around the world for several weeks.
Eighteen months later, on February 23, 2012, Victoria and Daniel had a daughter, Princess Estelle Silvia Eva Mary, at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm. She is second in line to inherit the throne. Princess Estelle's younger brother, Prince Oscar Karl Olof, was born on March 2, 2016.
French roots
The Swedish monarchical tradition is about a thousand years old. During this time, eleven dynasties have changed, including the currently ruling Bernadotte dynasty. The founder of the dynasty, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a marshal of Napoleon's army, became the Swedish crown prince in 1810. He ascended the throne under the name Charles XIV Johan. The Swedish royal family is related to all the royal courts of Europe.
The christening of Prince Nicholas by Archbishop Antje Jakelin.
Royal weddings
Almost on the same day, only two years later, on February 20, 2014, Victoria's younger sister, Madeleine, gave birth to a daughter, Princess Leonor Lilian Maria. The baby's father is British-American businessman Christopher O'Neill. On June 15, 2015, the couple had a son, Prince Nicholas. Youngest daughter, Princess Adrienne, was born on March 9, 2018.
The wedding of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill took place on June 8, 2013 at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, after which the celebration continued at Drottningholm Palace, the residence of the royal family.
To maintain the title of Her Royal Highness, Princess Madeleine did not take the surname O'Neill. Unlike Prince Daniel, Christopher O'Neill chose to refuse royal titles and retain British and US citizenship. As such, he is not an official member of the Swedish royal family.
In June 2014 Royal House Sweden has announced the engagement of the middle of the three royal children, Prince Carl Philip and his fiancée Sofia Hellqvist. The wedding took place on June 13, 2015 in Stockholm. Hellquist – former model and a participant in a television reality show. The couple has been living together since 2011. On April 19, 2016, Princess Sofia gave birth to a son, Prince Alexander Eric Hubertus Bertil. Their younger son, Prince Gabriel Karl Walter, was born on August 31, 2017.
Carl XVI Gustaf
It was no coincidence that Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel chose the date of June 19 for their wedding. On this day in 1976, the current King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, married Queen Silvia.
King Carl XVI Gustaf is the seventh monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. He was born on April 30, 1946, the fifth child in the family and only son Crown Prince Gustav Adolf and Princess Sibylla. Crown Prince Gustav Adolf died in a plane crash in Denmark a year after the birth of his son.
In 1950, after the death of his great-grandfather Gustav V, Carl Gustav became crown prince Sweden. Then his grandfather, 68-year-old Gustav VI Adolf, ascended the Swedish throne.
Gustav Adolf reigned for 23 years and died in 1973. In the same year (at the age of 27), the Crown Prince ascended the throne and became King Carl XVI Gustaf. Its motto is “For Sweden – at all times!”
Three generations of the royal family.
Queen's career
Translator Sylvia Sommerlath, a native of Germany, at one time probably could not have imagined that she was destined to become the Queen of Sweden. Sylvia met her future husband in 1972, on Olympic Games in Munich, where Sylvia worked as a senior guide.
Silvia is the first Queen of Sweden to do professional career before his marriage. In those days, marriages between royalty and “people of the people” were extremely rare. Queen Silvia managed to change the image of the queen, making it more modern. Her relationship with the king reigns, and Sylvia herself is engaged in social activities, paying especially much attention to the rights of children.
Photo: Kate Gabor/Kungahuset
For Sweden – at all times!
Sweden combines what seemed incompatible just a few decades ago: a country based on the principles of equality and a monarchy with strong historical traditions.
The most important symbol of Sweden and formally the head of state, according to the 1974 constitution, the king has no political power. The duties of the monarch are mainly ceremonial and representative.
King Carl XVI Gustaf puts a lot of effort into and is considered an authority on environmental issues. Among other things, he was awarded the Protection Agency Award environment USA. He pays no less attention to the preservation of Sweden's cultural heritage and believes that the royal palaces with their magnificent collections and parks should be accessible to everyone.
The difficult everyday life of a monarch
King Carl XVI Gustaf is an active monarch who is interested in what is happening in the country, including Swedish business. In addition to two or three annual official visits to other countries, he participates in international trips organized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and the World Scout Organization.
Every year the royal receives thousands of invitations. Once a week, the king holds a meeting with the queen, the crown princess and his closest subordinates to review the invitations and decide which ones are the most important. During the year, the royal family manages to visit all corners of Sweden.
When the King is unable to carry out his duties (for example, while traveling abroad), Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip or Princess Madeleine - in that order - temporarily assume the duties of regents.
Famous Swedish monarchs
Gustav II Adolf
Gustav II Adolf reigned from 1611 to 1632. Thanks to his participation in the Thirty Years' War, he was able to prove himself as a talented military leader and an experienced diplomat. Under his leadership, Sweden acquired one of the most combat-ready armies. Gustav II Adolf was killed in 1632 at the Battle of Lützen. Parliament decided to honor the memory of the monarch by giving him the title Gustavus Adolf the Great. No other Swedish king has received such an honor.
Queen Christina
With the exception of the short (1719-1720) reign of Queen Ulrika Elenora, Queen Christina is the only female monarch in modern history Sweden. Queen Christina ascended the throne after Gustav II Adolf in 1632, on the eve of her sixth birthday, reigned for 22 years, and abdicated the throne in 1654. Then she converted to Catholicism and settled in Rome, losing the throne to her cousin Carl Gustav. When he died in 1660, she returned to Sweden in the hope of regaining the throne. However, her demand was rejected by parliament, and Christina had to return to Rome.
Gustav III
Gustav III reigned from 1771 to 1792 and is often called the "King of the Theater." He was an enthusiastic patron of the arts, especially theater and opera, and founded the first opera in Stockholm (in 1782), the Swedish Academy and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The methods of government of Gustav III were not popular with the highest aristocracy. The result of this confrontation was a conspiracy in 1792: Gustav III was mortally wounded by a shot by Jakob Johan Anckarström during a masked ball at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm. Ankarström later confessed to his crime and was executed.
Future Queen of Sweden
Over time, replacing his father with royal throne, Crown Princess Victoria will become the 70th Swedish monarch and the third female monarch in Swedish history.
Crown Princess Victoria's daily routine includes formal dinners, opening ceremonies and meetings with high-profile international guests. In addition, she attends the Foreign Relations Advisory Council and ministerial meetings, and serves as temporary regent when necessary.
Victoria makes many official visits. Her first independent visit took place in 2001 - to Japan, where she presented the achievements of her country:, and. By the way, the Crown Princess shows personal interest in all these areas. In addition to Swedish, she speaks English, French and German.
What did the Crown Princess study?
Victoria received her primary education in, and secondary education in private school. Despite dyslexia, thanks to her perseverance and love of knowledge, she graduated from school in 1996 with good grades.
After graduating from high school, the Crown Princess studied French at the Western Catholic University in Angers, France.
In 1998, she entered Yale University in the USA, where she studied geology, history and international relations. During her studies she became very interested in problems international relations and completed internships at the UN in New York and at the Swedish Embassy in Washington.
In the spring of 2002, she continued her studies in international relations at the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Uppsala University in Sweden. As part of a training program with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), she visited Uganda and Ethiopia. In addition, she interned at the offices of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Berlin and Paris, received basic military training and attended courses at the National Defense College (Försvarshögskolan) in Stockholm.
useful links
www.royalcourt.se Royal Court of Sweden
www.sweden.gov.se Swedish government agencies
Love for art
Crown Princess Victoria loves painting and drawing. She appreciates cultural heritage, left by her ancestors. During big celebrations, she proudly wears the family jewelry.
Office in the old town
Like the king and queen, Crown Princess Victoria's office, where her subordinates work, is located in the royal palace in Stockholm's Old Town.
Hobby
Crown Princess Victoria loves spending time outdoors. She enjoys long walks, skiing and other activities active rest. She loves animals very much, especially dogs. As a young mother, she spends a lot of time with her daughter Estelle.
Life in Haga Palace
Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and their daughter Estelle live in Haga Palace near Stockholm, where King Carl XVI Gustaf was born and lived for some time.
The Crown Princess Victoria Children's Fund was established in 1997 to provide health benefits to children with functional disabilities or chronic illnesses.
- No, it’s me who is the crown princess, it’s me who will be... the king!
Crown Princess Victoria Ingrid of Sweden Alice Desiree, Duchess of Västergotland
(hereinafter referred to as Victoria, I hope they will forgive me for my familiarity)
Not yet living in Sweden, but only traveling around the country, I was very fascinated by the biography of Crown Princess Victoria Bernadotte, her extraordinary appearance and bright personality. After a while, or to be more precise, just a few weeks ago, I finally built our synastry with her ( Crown Princess Victoria Bernadotte — Astrologer Alla Krasnova ), while experiencing enthusiasm and the slight comedy of the situation. In synastry, I discovered the reasons for my strong interest in Victoria, such as the connection of the Crown Princess’s Ascending Node with my Sun. I am sure that this is what gave me both the incentive and, most importantly, passion for examining her natal chart and drawing up a forecast for the near future as my thesis in Vladimir Pogudin Higher AstroSchool.
A little from the biography of Crown Princess Victoria
Crown Princess Victoria Ingrid Alice Desiree, Duchess of Västergotland
was born July 14, 1977 in Stockholm at 21.45
. She is the heir to the throne of Sweden, the daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden from the Bernadotte dynasty and Queen Silvia (daughter of the German businessman Walter Sommerlath and the Brazilian Alice Sommerlath, née de Toledo.), older sister Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine.
Crown Princess Victoria had the title of Princess at birth, but after the constitutional reform of 1980, which changed the order of succession to the throne, she became Crown Princess of Sweden (source: www.wikipedia.org).
As a child, after the words of her younger brother Carl Philip, “I will be king,” she replied: “No, it is I who is the crown princess, it is I who will be ... the king” (source: "The Royal Children" by Guido Knopp)
It’s really interesting how a child can feel in childhood when he understands that he will be the king.
Polar bear
It is customary to consider a natal chart with ASC, but in this case, it attracts attention in itself. ASC in Aquarius, at the 30th royal degree.
Degree Polar Bear, whose predatory features are clearly visible in the Crown Princess’s face (high cheekbones, a very significant noticeable chin, a close, clear, intelligent look). This is the degree of success and exaltation given from the Higher Powers at birth. The degree of an aristocrat who is unlikely to get his “white paws” dirty with unseemly deeds. It gives a duality of nature, which manifests itself only when approaching Royalty. Its power gives transformation and constant growth of personality through Pluto, the ruler of a given degree.
Victoria was born on the 28th lunar day, the day of gaining spiritual knowledge and wisdom. Venus and Pluto trine natal chart also gives indications of an emotional nature capable of higher, spiritual manifestations of love.
The ruler of ASC - Uranus (retro) is in exaltation in the third quarter of the 7th house and exerts its active transformative development of personality through guidance social activities. Co-ruler of the 1st house Neptune (retro) in Sagittarius in the second quarter of the 9th house speaks of her desire to learn and gain her own spiritual values through interaction with other cultures, with a different point of view, through missionary activity. Constant foreign contacts in the field of culture are “food for her spirit.” Neptune being in the deuce of Venus gives her a deep interest in art and philosophy and a more materialistic view of the structure of the world.
Love, Marriage and Society
The 1st and 7th houses are karmically emphasized by nodes (Ketu in Aries in the 1st house, Rahu in Libra in the 7th house). Relying on her personality, will, talents and abilities, Victoria must strive to develop partnerships in life, the ability to get around “sharp corners” (Aries-Libra axis), and to master diplomatic abilities. Help in this task may also come from Chiron, who is affectively strong and kind in her natal chart.
Chiron is located in Taurus in the 1st house, two of the Moon. Victoria has an innate ability for diplomacy; she can deftly calculate the “game” several moves ahead. Chiron is not without a share of slyness, which we also see in a certain duality of her “bearish” nature, but on the other hand, “honesty is politeness of kings, not diplomats,” and in our time the Crown Princess has to somehow combine diplomacy and honesty, qualities , which are not related.
Since we touched on the 7th house, we will consider the topic of partnerships in Victoria’s life. The ruler of the 7th house (UVII) is the Sun. In the natal chart it is located at the apex of the tau square from the Nodes, on the cusp of the 6th house. The Crown Princess and her now legal husband Daniel Westling met at a fitness club and he is her personal trainer to this day, which corresponds to one of the main tasks of the VI house - taking care of health. The partner, in this situation, will be her “doctor” throughout her life, as one of the possible scenarios. Marriage, like work or work together with a spouse, is also determined by this provision. In addition to the above, the Co-ruler of the 7th house, Proserpina, is located in the 7th house, and gives a spouse as a partner, as a companion in business.
The Sun (UVII), clamped in a “nodal” vice, gave many obstacles on the way to their marriage. It took them years to convince the royal family and the public that the “King” had the right to marry for love.
Victoria's Venus is at 9 degrees Gemini conjunct Lilith. She easily gets carried away, can love love itself, and “get hung up” on feelings for her chosen one, but the location of Venus in the degree of Deer with Golden Horns “highlights” her other characteristics in this position. It gives her sensuality and idealism, the desire for great love, sentimentality and the need for intellectual love, as one of best qualities Gemini. The trine of Venus to Pluto in Libra, where he is in exile, can also not harshly demand constancy in feelings from the airy Venus, gently insist on this and harmonize a certain “looseness” of Venus in Gemini. In this situation, in order to turn on this trigon and use its power to build deep spiritual relationships with her husband, Victoria needs to constantly work both on herself and to love and tirelessly feed her partner with this.
Fullness of the 7th house higher planets requires constant “growing up” of relationships, which is felt over the years. The VIII house is also located in the VII house - marriage, as a challenge to society, where the owner of a natal chart with this position can “take care” of the income of his spouse. Upon official announcement Royal Family Daniel Westling was Victoria's companion, he was forced to leave his business as one of the conditions of the contract.
Beaten by quadratures from the UVI nodes speaks of difficulties, no small ones, when getting married, but in this case, help can come from an unexpected direction, like the light of the star Regulus on the DSC. The Star of Kings, Success and Honour, bestows Victoria's 7th house of partnerships and relationships with strength and success through challenge, making the Crown Princess, in every case, the "King of the State", be it in her marriage or public activities.
Selena in the 7th house is able to reward her with a spouse - the only one for life, a spouse who will be her guardian angel. Higher powers have a habit of being tough and demanding, and accordingly do not allow partners near her who would not cope with the task of being the husband of the future queen.
In general, a picture emerges of healthy spiritual relationships in marriage, but through complex constant work, work on oneself and work on preserving them.
The marriage lot is conjunct ASC at the same 30th “transforming everything” degree of Aquarius. The lot does not have a strong impact on the personality, but nevertheless, it was the partnership with Daniel that helped her recover from her illness.
Ego, Personality and Health
One of important roles In her personal and spiritual development, connection with people, with relatives, constant exchange of information plays a role, taking into account the strong expression of the 3rd house, which we will talk about later, and the pronounced western hemisphere of the natal chart.
However, most of all the Crown Princess's attention is paid to herself (the filled lower hemisphere of the card) and especially to her health. The VI house, unfortunately, is strongly and not favorably expressed. And this is not surprising. The ruler of the VI house, the Sun, with whom we have already become acquainted, does not have great power, but has increased malice towards it, that is, in principle, increased malice towards itself, is located at the top of the tau square from the nodes. A person “compressed” by karmic knots can practically not resist, but can only come to terms with the situation and learn to react correctly to it. Unfortunately, this state of affairs has straight position to the health of the Crown Princess.
In 1996, it was announced that Victoria was suffering from anorexia, one of the symptoms of which is neurological pathology and depression. As Victoria later wrote, “My life was controlled, and the amount of food that I could put into myself was the only thing I could control.”
A weakly energetically saturated Sun, a lack of self-confidence, and the inability for the young Crown Princess to actually do what her heart desires led her to anorexia. After the Royal Family announced her illness, the Crown Princess was sent to the United States, where she studied and underwent treatment and lived with absolutely no one. famous life. Cancer Sun had a chance to “take refuge” and heal himself. I also think that Victoria, due to the special position of her Sun, can hold a grudge for a long time or reproach herself, which draws vital energy from her already not very saturated Sun. Therefore, moments of true solitude can only benefit her.
The ruler of the IV house, Mercury, is in the VI house and is the apex of another significant and complex tau square Uranus-Mercury-Chiron. What is its difficulty? In my opinion, he is the reason that the Crown Princess, as well as her father, suffer from a mild form of dyslexia. They can't read. In addition to the fact that this position of the ruler usually means that a person, as a rule, works where he lives, that is, his work as such is the representation of a kind, this position also has an unpleasant character, like hereditary diseases.
Dyslexia, a selective learning problem directly related to reading, has a neuralgic nature. Victoria's Leo Mercury, which calmly, dignifiedly and “highly” conveys information to us, is also responsible for the nerves in the body. And in this case, on the one hand, he is exposed, on the one hand, to the blows of exalted Uranus in Scorpio, albeit in retro, which can give nervousness, and on the other hand, the Chiron-Mercury square, in a negative version, creates confusion in the receipt and correct perception of information. Sextile Venus-Mercury comes to the rescue here. In fact, the Crown Princess usually acts with orally, and she knows how to speak beautifully and with feeling.
Also characteristic here is the position of her Jupiter in Gemini, which learns most easily through the exchange of information verbally.
The presence of expelled Saturn in the VI house only adds to the difficulties; you have to pay close attention to yourself, develop a certain system of caring for your own health and stick to it.
Pleasure in life, joy in children, emotional mood and actions
The theme of the V house is relaxation, the ability to have fun, and relationships with children. This is one of the main themes, but it sounds more harmonious in her horoscope.
The 5th house is in Cancer, whose ruler the Moon is in its monastery and on the cusp of the 5th house, which shows Victoria’s emotional dependence on the implementation, actions, and energies in this house. The favorable, moist, sensitive Moon is capable of a sympathetic understanding of the problems of the world, but is not inclined to let strangers into her world. Victoria carefully protects her comfort, as far as possible, from the demanding curiosity of society.
The Moon-Uranus trine, despite its apparent beneficence, can snatch it from the dark cool waters of cancer, excite it, give extravagant ideas in good case, or whims and instability of emotions like back side one medal. This aspect also carries information about Victoria’s ability to perceive subtle planes of existence. She is emotionally attached to her mother and to her child.
Some consolidation of the emotional sphere can occur along the Mars-Moon nonagon, which limits the ability to express one’s emotionality in action, and the Saturn-Moon nonagon smacks of coldness. However, nonagon is not a big problem for Yin planets, especially since Saturn and Mars are weakened by their position in the signs, and accordingly, the tension of these aspects can suppress, but not depress her emotional background. Moreover, the Moon-Selena quintile can periodically free her from emotional enslavement, and the favorable Moon-Chiron sextile gives her a colorful and cheerful perception of existence.
The Crown Princess finds it difficult to openly express her aggression. Although it is the healthy release of anger that is a panacea for many diseases. Mars, expelled in Taurus, accumulates and suppresses irritation and anger for a long time, which leads to a sharp attack of rage, an outburst of the suppressed energy of Mars, after which Victoria can feel complete devastation, both physically and mentally. Therefore, it will be best for her to learn to express her anger correctly and in a timely manner, and to calculate spending physical strength. It is best to calculate the expression of your will, the achievement of your goals, so as not to lose a lot of much-needed vital energy.
Spiritual and material values
The ruler of the II house, Venus, is located in the degree of the Deer with Golden Horns and presents the Crown Princess with a “chest of jewels,” filled to the brim with gold and spiritual values, deservedly received by her through karma, from her family, and by inheritance.
Venus is located on the cusp of the 3rd house. Victoria shares her wealth, her values with her family and friends. She also multiplies them through the exchange of information, through communication, through representation, “presentation” of her country, fulfilling the duties assigned to her. But sometimes there is a fly in the ointment, which in this case is the devil Lilith, comfortably nestled next to Venus, where she rests on her “laurels and labors.” Lilith often points to problem points in the chart, and in this case, her conjunction with Venus in Gemini on the cusp of the 3rd house carries, in my opinion, the following information. Victoria should be careful in communicating with the press; she should not open up completely and traumatize the Sun in Cancer. This also shows her special sensitivity to what publications say about her beloved brother and sister, to whom she is deeply attached. She needs to moderate such sensitivity. This connection, when taking into account the strength of Venus, can give a fair amount of anxiety when traveling, and also anxiety of a monetary nature.
Role and responsibilities
The ruler of the IX and X houses, Jupiter, is located in Gemini, in exile. It may be difficult for her to have confidence in her own authority; most likely, she feels like a bearer of the authority of her family, but does not identify herself with it. However, Jupiter is placed on the IC, on the cusp of the 4th house, where he is exalted, and accordingly gives her the recognition she deserves for her services.
Her philosophical views and religious views are also determined by the traditions of the family in this position of Jupiter, as well as her professional realization, which occurs through work for the benefit of her family and country.
Freedom and privacy
The ruler of the 11th house, Saturn, falls into the 6th house. Freedom is achieved by constant labor and work, which in principle contradicts the concept of freedom, but for her, it has a different meaning. It is through work, through observance of duty and responsibilities, that her own personal freedom is revealed to her. Just like solitude for Victoria should always be associated with something new, in a Uranian way, new communication and expression of oneself.
Prognosis for second pregnancy
In 2013, the Swedish press was buzzing about the second long-awaited pregnancy Crown princesses. Dozens of dates were named, her new photos were published, where she unexpectedly put a scarf to her stomach, where she put on a loose-fitting dress. All this, naturally, gave rise to new speculation about pregnancy and articles with headlines “are we expecting a boy this time?” Alas, the journalists’ forecasts were not successful, so now I will risk making my first forecast for Victoria’s possible second pregnancy. This idea was prompted to me not by the Swedish press at all, but by transit Jupiter, who walked to his heart’s content in Cancer in Victoria’s 5th house. On this moment (August 10, 2014) there is a high probability that Crown Princess Victoria is pregnant again.
Game of transit planets
Starting from July 21, 2013, when transit Jupiter, Mars, Lilith and natal Moon, there was an active expansion of the theme of the V house in Victoria’s life, and it was not for nothing that the society around was so excited. Mars, present in conjunction, pushed the Crown Princess to act in this direction, and Lilith generously seasoned everything with gossip. The Moon (UV), which was included by this transit connection, began to make a trine to Neptune (tr) from the 1st house, which is also the co-ruler of the 1st house in Victoria’s natal chart. Trigon Neptune (tr) – Moon (n) to this day delights us with its presence, favorably changing the theme of the 1st house in relation to the V. Also, Neptune, as the significator of the 12th house, symbolizes water and the mystery of conception. He “beckons and intoxicates” Victoria, and gives her hopes of conceiving a child, which he may well give in euphonious singing with the Moon.
At the beginning of June 2013, Neptune (tr) was about to make an exact connection to the Moon (n), when the dark waters of consciousness turned him back, I plunge Victoria deeper and deeper into my inner world, where he also failed to avoid “ Mariana Trench"in the form of 4 degrees fish. By that time, the connection mentioned above had diverged, and by the end of 2013 the transit nodes had completely stood in opposition to Chiron(n) and Uranus(n), emphasizing the theme of one’s own personality and public life in the Crown Princess's card. It was only at the beginning of March 2014 that Neptune finally made an exact aspect to the Moon(n) of the Crown Princess.
Towards the end of the solar (from July 14, 2013), the Sun (significator of the 5th house), having walked along the Moon (n), also activates the Grand Water Trine between Uranus (UI), Moon (UV), Neptune (tr). This period coincides with the new moon and new lunar for the Crown Princess, and is also followed by the Return of Venus.
In the “search” for the second pregnancy, I took the period (May-July 2014) for consideration, and also first read how the planets “danced” with each other during her first pregnancy.
So, at the time of the first pregnancy (approximately the end of May 2011), the birth of the first child was on February 23, 2012, the following picture is visible. (Aspects are indicated only with an exact orb)
First pregnancy
(end of May 2011)
Progression
I took them as a basis, since the Moon in Victoria’s natal chart is directly related to the 5th house.
Quintile Moon Venus
square Moon Jupiter
Directorates
Moon(d) (at destructive 10 degrees Leo) sextile Venus(n)
Sun (d) tridecile Neptune (n)
Transits
Moon (n) trine Chiron (tr) (from 1st house)
Moon opposition Pluto (tr)
Solarium at the time of conception (July 14, 2010)
The Moon (UV) at home conjuncts Venus and makes a Trine to Pluto
When applying a solarium to the natal chart, the axis of the V and XI houses is turned on. The ASC of the solar falls clearly on the cusp of the XII house of Natal.
Accordingly, when I considered the second possible pregnancy of the princess, I was guided primarily by progressions, directions, transits, and only then by solarium.
Second (probable) pregnancy
(period May 2014)
Progression
Quintile Sun Moon
Tridecile Moon Venus
Directorates
Jupiter(d) quintile Pluto(n) (At the 8th and 10th houses in the natal chart)
Moon (d) sextile Pluto (n)
Transits
Jupiter(n) conjunct IC Moon(tr) tridecile Pluto(n) conjunct Mars(tr)
Neptune (tr) from 1st house (U1) trine Moon (n U5)
Planets— Moon, Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto
Mars (solar, UV) makes a conjunction with Jupiter (UIV) and Lilith in the VIII house and enters into a large water trine connecting the I, IV, VIII houses and also consisting of Neptune (on the IC), Jupiter and Saturn.
Solar “tells” us very much about Victoria’s possible pregnancy; some of the main planets and houses that “bring” conception are involved.
It is also noteworthy that when this solar sign is applied to the natal chart, the cusp of the V house and the Moon standing on it are emphasized, since it is turned on by the conjunction of Jupiter, Lilith, Mars, located at one of the vertices of the grand trine. The cusp of the VIII house of the solar connects with Venus and the cusp of the III house, and “covers” the IV and V houses of the natal chart, which accordingly brings transformation to this sphere.
Having considered all of the above, I come to the bold conclusion that Crown Princess Victoria can give birth to a prince or princess of Sweden in late January - early February 2015
Progression
Trigon Moon Venus
Square Moon Saturn
Directorates
Sun exact conjunction with the cusp of the 7th house (second child, sister or brother of the first child, derivative of the third house from the fifth house)
Transits
Trigon Neptune(tr) Moon(n)
Inclusion of Pluto(n)UVIII transit nodes, conjunction Rahu(tr) and Pluto(n)
Let's summarize the results of the second possible pregnancy. Progressions, directions, transits, as well as the solarium that is very much involved “in pregnancy” give me the right to say that Crown Princess Victoria is already pregnant at the moment (this moment is already August 12, 2014) and the estimated date of birth is early February 2015.
There is also a point that worries me, since progression should work well for the Crown Princess, then when superimposing a progressed chart on the natal chart, in the period from November 30, 2014 to December 22, 2014, the progressed Moon falls into a destructive degree (19 Scorpio), walking along VIII house in the natal chart. During this period, the course of pregnancy can cause concern. Let's hope that this will only cause Victoria to be pessimistic rather than cause more serious problems.
Thank you for your reading. I was glad to share my first forecast with you and I hope for its implementation.,
(c) Alla Krasnova 2014
