The three royals took the stage and talked with Adam Holm about the joint trip they took to Greenland and about climate change.

The Bright Green Expo, which was held at Forum Copenhagen this weekend, is an exhibit of more than 170 companies from all over the world. It showcases cutting-edge approaches to the climate challenge and saving energy. It is organized by the Confederation of Danish Industry.

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Queen Silvia, Queen Beatrix, Queen Paola, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Princess Mary, Princess Victoria, Princess Madeleine, and Princess Mette-Marit were joined at the concert by King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Sofia of Spain.

Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine were accompanied by their fiances, Daniel Westling and Jonas Bergstrom. The princesses and their beaus announced their respective engagements in February and August this year. The concert is one of the first royal engagements that Daniel and Jonas have attended, and an excellent chance for them to meet the members of other monarchies as well.

Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling:

Princess Madeleine and Jonas Bergstrom:

Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Mary chat with Daniel Westling and Princess Victoria:

At the concert:

Two Crown Princesses, Princess Mary and Princess Mette-Marit:

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Last week, ladies from several European royal families attended a conference for the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The convention, which aims to protect the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children, was signed on November 20, 1989.

In attendance at the conference in Stockholm, were Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Paola of Belgium, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Princess Madeleine of Sweden, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway.

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Queen Beatrix, and Queen Silvia:

Queen Paola:

Princess Victoria:

Princess Mary:

Princess Madeleine:

images via Bauer-Griffin

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Last week, Princess Victoria of Sweden and Princess Letizia of Spain attended two separate events benefiting women and people with autism, respectively.

On September 24, 2009, Princess Victoria inaugurated the new women’s clinic at the University Hospital MAS in Malmo, Sweden. The hospital provides medical services not just for residents of Malmo, but also for those in the southern region of Sweden as well.

On the same day, Princess Letizia opened the International Congress of Autism in Burgos, Spain. The meeting, which runs from September 24-26, 2009, aims to “raise social awareness of the reality of autism” and provide information on the latest in autism research, diagnosis and treatments.

via UMAS and the U.K. National Autistic Society
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For the official opening day, September 15, 2009, the outfits were rather somber, with Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria in black. Princess Victoria’s ensemble was given variety only by white with black polka-dot accents, and the Queen’s by pearls and white flowers in her hat. Princess Madeleine went slightly lighter, in charcoal grey; King Carl Gustav and Prince Carl Philip wore coat-and-tie.

Nothing especially noteworthy, but I do like Princess Victoria’s dress and hat!

Good thing that the evening of September 16 brought a refreshing burst of color as the royals went to the Royal Opera to celebrate the previous day’s opening. Queen Silvia’s floor-length green and white gown was lovely, but it was Princess Victoria’s very royal purple dress and accessories that really catch the eye. Princess Madeline kept to neutral colors, with interest provided by the contrast between her dress and coat.

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It had been exactly 200 years since Sweden lost Finland to Russia. As part of the commemorations, a reenactment of the last battle was held in Savar.

The Swedish Crown Princess warmly greeted the crowd who gathered to see her, and they returned the sentiment. It is clear that Princess Victoria enjoys interacting with them. I think she’ll make a great and well-loved queen!

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Daniel Westling and Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria at Princess Sibylla´s Apartment at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on February 24, 2009.

After the joy and congratulations over the engagement of Sweden’s Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling have subsided, the serious business of preparing for a royal wedding is now on the agenda for the Swedish people and government.

Since this is the first royal wedding in Sweden for more than 3 decades, and the wedding of the future queen, it won’t be a small affair. And, 2010 is the 200th year of the House of Bernadotte as Sweden’s ruling family. The affair just cannot be drab and ordinary. There will be a fabulous dress, mounds of fresh flowers, lots of royal and important guests from all over the world, a lavish feast and a generally grand to-do. The event is estimated to cost 2.7 million dollars.

It is all rather wonderful, but the question is now being hotly debated: Who is going to pay for the wedding? 

Should the government? Should the couple do like a lot of other modern couples do and pay for it themselves? Is it just the responsibility of the royal family?

For reference, Norway’s King Harald shouldered the bill when Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit got married in 2001. The bill was said to have been 2.5 million dollars. For the 2004 wedding of Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, the royal family and the Danish government shared the costs.

So, let’s put it to the vote, shall we? You can cast your vote below or in the sidebar to the right.

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Daniel Westling and Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria at Princess Sibylla´s Apartment at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on February 24, 2009.

The photo below was released by the Swedish Royal Court today. It was taken at the same time as the video announcement of the engagement. King Carl XVI Gustaf had earlier informed Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and his government of the couple’s plan to marry in the early summer of 2010.

(From left) Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf, Crown Princess Victoria, her fiancé Daniel Westling, and Queen Silvia at the engagement announcement today.

And of course, the engagement ring! No details were given about the proposal, except that Daniel knelt down and it happened at Drottningholm Palace, the Swedish royal family’s private residence.

Crown Princess Victoria shows off her beautiful engagement ring on February 24, 2009.

As far as royal engagement rings go, Princess Victoria’s is a simple and traditional one, with what appears to be a solitary round brilliant cut diamond mounted on gold. It suits Princess Victoria’s personality, as she has always dressed simply and without too much pomp.

via: Swedish Royal Court; Images: Newscom

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Princess Victoria and Daniel, the owner of a chain of fitness centers, have been a couple for seven years. They met in 2002 when the popular princess was working out at one of the gyms. The wedding is set for early summer next year.

You can watch the video below. It’s in Swedish but that’s fine with us, right? I do believe I heard Queen Silvia said something about Daniel being “full of energy” and “positive”. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia look proud, while Princess Victoria and Daniel are the picture of a loving and happy couple. This video is so sweet!

Princess Victoria, who is 31, has told the press that Daniel, 35, knelt and proposed at “Drottningholm, in the outdoors”. She also said:

“With Daniel by my side I feel safe. You have surely seen that in recent years I have grown stronger and happier, and now we can begin preparations to start our own lives and start a family,”

Daniel will be given the title Prince Daniel, Duke of Vaestergoetland.

Congratulations to the beautiful couple!

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Princess Victoria of Sweden at the Don Orione Institute in Messina, Sicily, Italy on January 30, 2009.

Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria is on a three-day visit to Italy to receive the International Prize Bonino 2009 for her commitment to dyslexia issues. The awarding ceremony was held on January 30, 2009 in Messina, Sicily.

Part of her itinerary is a meeting with Father Don Felice, the founder of Istituto Don Orione, a center for the disabled. She will also see the tourist sites, including an ancient Greek theater, in Taormina.

More photos below:

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