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Royal wedding day procession announced

Late night dancing and a horse and cart procession around Stockholm are among the latest details revealed about the upcoming wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist by the Swedish Royal Court.

Published: 19 March 2015 08:45 CET
Royal wedding day procession announced
The royal couple pictured in January 2015. Photo: TT
The wedding schedule will get underway on Friday June 12th, when the couple's friends and family will be invited to a private evening dinner, a statement from the Swedish Royal Court has announced. 
 
The following day, Saturday June 13th, a legally binding church service will take place in the Royal Chapel at the Royal Place in Stockholm, starting at 4.30pm.
 
After the ceremony, the bride and groom are set to take part in a horse and carriage procession around Stockholm, passing through areas in the city centre including the island of Skeppsbron and Regeringsgatan, Nybrokajen and Logården in the capital's old town (Gamla Stan).
 
When the couple arrive at Logården they will be greeted by a 21 gun salute by Sweden's military. This will be followed by a military parade in Stockholm.
 
The royal family is then set to host a banquet for guests, followed by dancing in Karl XI's Gallery in the Royal Palace.
 
 
Sweden’s most famous bachelor Prince Carl Philip, 35, announced his engagement to Sofia Hellqvist, 30, in June 2014.
 
Hellqvist is a fashion model who has posed in men’s magazines and participated in scandalous reality TV series Paradise Hotel.
 
Their wedding is set to take place around the same time as another huge event for the royal family, the birth of Crown Princess Madeleine's baby.
 
Earlier this month the Queen let slip to Swedish and Finnish media that the child was due during June, whereas previous statements from the royal family had mentioned only a "summer" birth.
 
"We look forward to it so much and also to the wedding in June," she said and added she hoped the two royal events will not clash.

WORKING IN SWEDEN

Swedish Royal Guards scrap ceremonial helmets over safety concerns

The King’s mounted Royal Guards will no longer be able to wear their iconic ceremonial helmets on parades, after the Swedish Work Environment Authority warned of serious safety concerns.

Published: 7 July 2023 13:53 CEST
Swedish Royal Guards scrap ceremonial helmets over safety concerns

“We take the safety of our employees extremely seriously and we are going to address this immediately,” colonel Stefan Nacksten, head of the Royal Guards, wrote in a statement. 

Employed by the Armed Forces, the Royal Guards are the King’s cavalry and infantry units and are a well-known sight at ceremonies in Sweden, including at the changing of the guard at the Royal Palace of Stockholm every day in summer – a popular spectacle for Stockholmers and tourists alike.

The helmets will no longer be used by Royal Guards on horseback from July 7th, as they do not conform to safety standards for riding helmets, although guards parading on foot will still be permitted to wear them.

They are part of the 1895 parade uniforms and were last modified in 2000. The Armed Forces will now create an entirely new helmet which looks the part, but is also safe for riding.

“We’re working on finding an alternative solution as quickly as possible which meets safety requirements and can also be used during parades,” Nacksten said.

“We’ve been working long-term with this issue but now that it has been assessed [by the Swedish Work Environment Authority] we need to take measures immediately,” he added.

“This is good, and now we’re working to make sure something good comes out of this and we can get a safe riding helmet for parades in place as soon as possible.”

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