Royal Marriage This Weekend!

Tomorrow, Sat June 8th, H.R.H. Princess Madeleine volition hook upwards amongst Chris O'Neill... together with royal marriage fever is descending upon Stockholm. There are some skilful things to know if y'all are visiting Stockholm this weekend, whether y'all desire to come across the couple, bring together the festivities or simply avoid the hooplah!
The Royal Couple. Photo yesteryear Brigitte Grenfeldt
Princess Madeleine's older sister, the Crown Princess Victoria, got married 3 years ago together with the celebrations were huge amongst Stockholm throwing a week-long Love Festival inwards accolade of the wedding. The festivities this fourth dimension about volition non live equally grand (as Madeleine is solely 4th inwards business to the Swedish throne), but at that topographic point volition yet live plenty to come across together with produce to proceed royalists happy. The marriage itself volition create got house inwards the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace, located inwards Gamla Stan, at 4pm together with televised alive on Swedish TV. It is expected to terminal until 4:45pm upon which at that topographic point volition live a 21 gun salute (cannons firing from the isle of Skeppsholmen). The dyad volition demonstrate themselves at the palace's southward gate later the ceremony. Another bang-up chance to come across them volition live during the cortège... together with it looks similar it volition live bang-up weather! The royal dyad volition live taken yesteryear Equus caballus together with railroad vehicle from the Royal Palace (start at roughly 5:50pm) on a curt tour about the following neighbourhoods. Click hither to come across the cortège route. Finally, the royal dyad volition create got a boat from Riddarholmen to the Drottningholm Palace, where a dinner (hosted yesteryear the manly individual monarch & queen) volition live held.
Now, delight proceed inwards hear that many streets about the Royal Palace volition live closed off Sat afternoon together with evening... best to stick to walking together with subways. There may live additional traffic problems on Fri together with Dominicus equally European royalty together with unusual dignitaries are shuttled to unlike parties together with events. Keep inwards hear likewise that several tourist sites volition live closed on Saturday... the Royal Palace (obviously) equally good equally adjoining museums similar Tre Kronor together with the Treasury. In fact, the Treasury is closed from June third to 9th. The royal regalia needs to live polished together with made ready! The Royal Armoury volition live open, though they volition unopen at 4pm. The Drottningholm Palace is closed from June 4th to 11th equally it volition menage visiting royalty... though visitors may yet move out yesteryear boat to come across the beautiful parks together with pavilions. However, live aware that at that topographic point volition live lots of safety together with express access! None of the sightseeing busses volition live running, neither the Panorama tour or the Hop On Hop Off busses. Hop On Hop Off boats volition likewise non live running. However, the Under the Bridges together with Royal Canal boat tours volition live running! More data virtually these tours at Strömma's website. If y'all are staying at the Rival Hotel... contact me straight for farther information! Here is some extra information from the local English linguistic communication language newspaper.

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