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How to follow the Royal Wedding

Want to follow events in Stockholm on Crown Princess Victoria's wedding day? The Local's got it covered.

Published: 18 June 2010 20:31 CEST
How to follow the Royal Wedding

It’s Sweden’s wedding of the century. When Crown Princess Victoria marries Daniel Westling at Stockholm’s Storkyrkan Cathedral on Saturday, it will be both a private affair and a spectacular state occasion.

The wedding itself is open to invited guests only, but SVT will be screening the entire ceremony at 3:25pm. The programming will be available wherever you are in the world and will be shown on big screens all around the carriage procession route.

The ceremony will be followed by a carriage procession through Stockholm, from the church, over Norrbro, up Sveavägen, down Kungsgatan and Birger Jarlsgatan, down Strandvägen and over to Djurgården. From there, the couple will take the Royal Barge Vasaordern (pictured above during the visit of Emperor Akihito of Japan) across the water back to the palace.

Twenty bands – 19 military and one civilian – will provide music as the royal couple’s cortège makes its way round.

The Local will be carrying live television coverage of the procession for everyone situated in the Nordic Region.

The Local’s reporters will be there on the route and will be blogging as it happens.

If you can get into Stockholm, you can stand anywhere along the route. The best views will be around Skeppsholmen and Norrbro, where you will get a chance of seeing the Crown Princess and newly minted Prince Daniel twice. A map of the route is below, showing exactly where The Local’s reporters will be standing:

Royal Wedding Route

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ROUTE HERE (359 KB)

We look forward to seeing you online tomorrow!

Timetable for the Royal Wedding Day:

3pm – Guests arrive at Storkyrkan.

3:30pm – Wedding ceremony starts. Crown Princess Victoria is led into the church by her father, King Carl Gustaf.

4:40pm – The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel leave the church and enter their carriage to start their procession through Stockholm.

ca 5:10pm – The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel leave their carriage at Vasakajen on Djurgården and enter the Royal Barge Vasaordern, in which they will be rowed across the harbour to the Royal Palace.

ca: 5:35pm – A flypast by the Swedish Air Force.

6pm – The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel arrive on Skeppsbron, in front of the Royal Palace, where they will be met by their families and guests of honour, and a musical tribute will be performed.

8pm – Wedding banquet at the Royal Palace.

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Stockholm Open set to serve up a storm

The ATP Stockholm Open hits the Swedish capital on Saturday with international players vying for a piece of the €530,000 ($718,000) pie. Will it be a local Swede who takes out this year's title? The Local chats to the tournament organizer to find out more.

Published: 11 October 2013 16:41 CEST
Stockholm Open set to serve up a storm

“All the sponsors, players and organizers are getting ready, I’m really excited,” tournament spokesman Christian Ahlqvist told The Local over the phone, with the sound of tennis balls thwacking around in the background.

Held inside Stockholm’s Royal Tennis Hall, the tournament has been played every year since 1969, attracting some of the biggest tennis names in Sweden and the world.

“All the big Swedish players have played in the Stockholm Open, Björn Borg, Mats Wilander. Former world number one Roger Federer won the title in 2010. We’ve had some really great players, its always been one of the tournaments to play in,” explained Ahlqvist.

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Headlining this year’s contingent is Spanish world number four David Ferrer who is tipped to take home the trophy.

“Ferrer is coming from Shanghai, he’s a great player and he’s always performed very well here,” said Ahlqvist.

But if you thought it was a one horse race, think again. Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and Polish giant Jerzy Janowicz (who is over two metres tall), both 22, are two young players looking to challenge Ferrer and show the tennis world that they belong at the top.

However the odds are against Sweden netting the championship. World number 444 Markus Eriksson is the only confirmed Swedish player so far, although more may find their way through in Friday’s final qualifications. But statistically, the odds aren’t historically in the Swedes’ favour, with the last winner, Thomas Johansson, in 2004.

A strong Swedish presence in the singles may be lacking, but the Swedish men are expected to do better in the doubles.

“Jonas Björkman is making a comeback in the doubles with one of the best doubles players in the world, Robert Lindstedt. So that will be interesting to see,” said Ahlqvist.

As for a tip for the winner, Ahlqvist likes world number 41 Jarkko Nieminen from Finland.

“Jarko is someone who’s been a bit on and off the court with injuries. He’s played here so many times before, he’s almost a Swede. Everyone would love to see him win one.”

Saturday marks the opening ceremony for the Open, which will be held on centre court and is free for everyone. The tournament begins on the same day, with the final scheduled for Sunday the 19th.

Josh Liew

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