How often do you get the chance to live in a city where you can witness the pomp and circumstance of a royal wedding?! We live two blocks from the water where a large queue of celebrants were waiting to board a ship for a special pre-wedding dinner on Friday. Saturday, friends and I staked our spot in Berzelli Plaza/Nybroplan harbor to watch the royal wedding parade. Before we left home we watched, on t.v., the red carpet arrivals at the Royal Palace a few blocks from our home. It was fun to witness the crowds, anticipation and excitement while Gordon was giving me a play-by-play from home on the sofa via the t.v.... he had previously been stranded at the marina without tram service due to the wedding.
The Swedish Royal wedding has been a hotly anticipated event this Spring in Stockholm with the 36 year old prince marrying a reality t.v. star...
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| military band waiting to play |
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| waiting crowd |
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| guards lined the entire parade route |
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| Linda and Claudette |
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| happy to have the kitchen step ladder to see above the crowd... a trick I learned from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC! |
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| guard check |
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| security detail |
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| boats gathering in the harbor to catch a glimpse of the celebration |
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| finally! |
We were lucky to have a group of royal enthusiasts next to us. When the carriage passed they got the royal couple's attention by shouting 'hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!' and singing a song about the king.
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| the royal newlyweds... Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia |
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| after the parade the guards all fell in line and cleared out |
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