Re: Update and royal wedding

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This is fascinating stuff, Reb! I had no idea there was a royalwedding in Sweden; I guess I am just not up on my worldevents.I had wondered where you had gone to; missed hearing fromyou! That is so cute about Milla feeling the wedding was on her birthday, and that was WHY the wedding was on that day.I'll have to check out all the YouTube links you sent.Please send my love to ,hugs, KateTo: MSersLife <MSersLife >Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 3:48:05 AMSubject: Update and royal wedding

Hi all,Sorry I've been a bit MIA around here lately. We have been staying with 's parents for a few days, it was 's niece's seventh birthday this past Saturday, and we made a long weekend out of it ('s sister lives with her family quite close to their parents, it's not in the same village, but not too many miles away).Before that we had visitors from afar. Good friends of ours who live abroad (Turkey as of right now) and visit Sweden only once every second year or so. It was great spending time with them, they are the kind of friends where whenever you meet them you just pick up wherever you left, no matter how long ago it was you saw each other last. Another event this past Saturday

was of course the big royal wedding in Sweden: The crown princess, , married her commoner, (who now has been given the titles Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, prince of Sweden and Duke of Vastergotland, but should be addressed with either "prince " or "His royal highness"). Milla ('s niece) was quite exited that the princess was having her wedding on Milla's birthday (some say the date was chosen because it's the same date the king and queen of Sweden got married, but Milla knows better, it's because it's her 7th birthday…). I wasn't too interested in the wedding beforehand. I am as romantic as the next guy, I'd say, but I am not much of a royalist, and I am not the kind to shed tears at weddings (unlike who cries at all weddings…). And I haven't been too impressed with before either, not that I mind that the crown princess is marrying

a commoner – it may be a first (for Sweden) but it was high time. And in any case, I think she should marry whoever she chooses*. like any young woman or man. He just never impressed me before, that's all. When said that her parents would be recording the wedding (it was broadcasted on TV from quite early morning to quite late evening, and there were some broadcasts during the days before too, for that matter), I said that "Well, that's great. Then they can watch it later" and said: "You do realize that we ARE going to watch it, don't you?" Which I hadn't quite realized… However, I did surrender to the whole thing when we watched the TV broadcast of the concert held in the couple's honor the night before the wedding. Mostly because they both looked so truly and crazy in love. You need a heart of stone to be unmoved by that… The honorary concert for a royal wedding is a

tradition. You may be familiar with the ABBA song "Dancing queen"? It was written for the honorary concert when our king married his queen, and was of course dedicated to the queen. There was some newly written material in this concert as well. Cutest, in my opinion, was the song "Tomorrow there will be a wedding party") sung by a children's choir, where one boy steps up to the princess and sings to her: "You who looks just like someone who has found true love, you should dare to show just how happy you are, treasure the moment as much as you like, and it will stay on just a little while longer"**and then a girl steps up to (then not yet prince , as this was before the wedding) and sings to him:"You may have doubted the fairy tales, you may be wondering how it's possible to suddenly be made into a prince, but don't bother wondering about all of that, because

you have been given the one that you want"You can watch that part of the concert here: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=3er2Ioxs0zAThe wedding the next day was beautiful too. And they looked like a young couple very much in love. No, I didn't cry. But prince cried. And and her mother of course (goes without saying really…). And I was really touched by the couple's shaky hands during the exchange of rings in the wedding ceremony. They may be crown princess and prince (to be), but there and then they were just a very nervous young couple getting married. And the crown princess gave a lovely speech from outside the royal castle, after the wedding, where she thanked the Swedish people for "giving me my prince" (you can watch the speech

here: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=CtoLtHKLD5k )A glimpse of the wedding ceremony (unfortunately not the exchange of rings, but a beautiful song and many loving looks at each other from the couple) : http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=tXNfPCIp6xc And CNN has some coverage of it too, here: http://edition. cnn.com/2010/ WORLD/europe/ 06/19/sweden. royal.wedding/ index.htmllove/RebPS. For you ABBA fans out there: Here's a clip of ABBA performing

dancing queen in the honorary concert for the wedding between the king and the

queen:http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=f_prlKomYlo* Formally the decision on who she (as a crown princess) marries was not only hers, but rather she needed both the king and the prime minister to give their blessing to her choice. But in reality the decision was hers, of course. ** Of course, addressing the crown princess with "you" is a breach of etiquette on so many levels, but I assume that if it's done in a song, and by a child at that, it's OK…

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Prince Harry just broke up with his long time girlfriend - she is a lawyer going to South Africa and he has a military committment

such is the life of a playboy prince - he reminds me of his grandfather Prince - a real rounder in his day

played polo in Cirencester near the family home - he got drunk and crashed a car near Ciren back in the day

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 7:24:29 AMSubject: Re: Update and royal wedding

This is fascinating stuff, Reb! I had no idea there was a royalwedding in Sweden; I guess I am just not up on my worldevents.I had wondered where you had gone to; missed hearing fromyou! That is so cute about Milla feeling the wedding was on her birthday, and that was WHY the wedding was on that day.I'll have to check out all the YouTube links you sent.Please send my love to ,hugs, Kate

From: Reb D <reb_41se (AT) yahoo (DOT) se>To: MSersLife <MSersLife@yahoogrou ps.com>Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 3:48:05 AMSubject: Update and royal wedding

Hi all,

Sorry I've been a bit MIA around here lately. We have been staying with 's parents for a few days, it was 's niece's seventh birthday this past Saturday, and we made a long weekend out of it ('s sister lives with her family quite close to their parents, it's not in the same village, but not too many miles away).

Before that we had visitors from afar. Good friends of ours who live abroad (Turkey as of right now) and visit Sweden only once every second year or so. It was great spending time with them, they are the kind of friends where whenever you meet them you just pick up wherever you left, no matter how long ago it was you saw each other last.

Another event this past Saturday was of course the big royal wedding in Sweden: The crown princess, , married her commoner, (who now has been given the titles Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, prince of Sweden and Duke of Vastergotland, but should be addressed with either "prince " or "His royal highness").

Milla ('s niece) was quite exited that the princess was having her wedding on Milla's birthday (some say the date was chosen because it's the same date the king and queen of Sweden got married, but Milla knows better, it's because it's her 7th birthday…).

I wasn't too interested in the wedding beforehand. I am as romantic as the next guy, I'd say, but I am not much of a royalist, and I am not the kind to shed tears at weddings (unlike who cries at all weddings…). And I haven't been too impressed with before either, not that I mind that the crown princess is marrying a commoner – it may be a first (for Sweden) but it was high time. And in any case, I think she should marry whoever she chooses*. like any young woman or man. He just never impressed me before, that's all.

When said that her parents would be recording the wedding (it was broadcasted on TV from quite early morning to quite late evening, and there were some broadcasts during the days before too, for that matter), I said that "Well, that's great. Then they can watch it later" and said: "You do realize that we ARE going to watch it, don't you?" Which I hadn't quite realized… However, I did surrender to the whole thing when we watched the TV broadcast of the concert held in the couple's honor the night before the wedding. Mostly because they both looked so truly and crazy in love. You need a heart of stone to be unmoved by that…

The honorary concert for a royal wedding is a tradition. You may be familiar with the ABBA song "Dancing queen"? It was written for the honorary concert when our king married his queen, and was of course dedicated to the queen. There was some newly written material in this concert as well. Cutest, in my opinion, was the song "Tomorrow there will be a wedding party") sung by a children's choir, where one boy steps up to the princess and sings to her:

"You who looks just like someone who has found true love, you should dare to show just how happy you are, treasure the moment as much as you like, and it will stay on just a little while longer"**

and then a girl steps up to (then not yet prince , as this was before the wedding) and sings to him:

"You may have doubted the fairy tales, you may be wondering how it's possible to suddenly be made into a prince, but don't bother wondering about all of that, because you have been given the one that you want"

You can watch that part of the concert here: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=3er2Ioxs0zA

The wedding the next day was beautiful too. And they looked like a young couple very much in love. No, I didn't cry. But prince cried. And and her mother of course (goes without saying really…). And I was really touched by the couple's shaky hands during the exchange of rings in the wedding ceremony. They may be crown princess and prince (to be), but there and then they were just a very nervous young couple getting married.

And the crown princess gave a lovely speech from outside the royal castle, after the wedding, where she thanked the Swedish people for "giving me my prince" (you can watch the speech here:

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=CtoLtHKLD5k )

A glimpse of the wedding ceremony (unfortunately not the exchange of rings, but a beautiful song and many loving looks at each other from the couple) :

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=tXNfPCIp6xc

And CNN has some coverage of it too, here: http://edition. cnn.com/2010/ WORLD/europe/ 06/19/sweden. royal.wedding/ index.html

love

/Reb

PS. For you ABBA fans out there: Here's a clip of ABBA performing dancing queen in the honorary concert for the wedding between the king and the queen:

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=f_prlKomYlo

* Formally the decision on who she (as a crown princess) marries was not only hers, but rather she needed both the king and the prime minister to give their blessing to her choice. But in reality the decision was hers, of course.

** Of course, addressing the crown princess with "you" is a breach of etiquette on so many levels, but I assume that if it's done in a song, and by a child at that, it's OK…

[Guest guest]

Not easy to keep track of everything going on around the world. Had you been living in Sweden on the other hand, you couldn't have missed it if you tried...love/Reb>> This is fascinating stuff, Reb! I had no idea there was a royal> wedding in Sweden; I guess I am just not up on my world> events.> I had wondered where you had gone to; missed hearing from> you! That is so cute about Milla feeling the wedding was on > her birthday, and that was WHY the wedding was on that day.> I'll have to check out all the YouTube links you sent.> Please send my love to ,> hugs, Kate> > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife MSersLife > Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 3:48:05 AM> Subject: Update and royal wedding> > > Hi all,> > Sorry I've been a bit MIA around here lately. We have been staying with 's parents for a few days, it was 's niece's seventh birthday this past Saturday, and we made a long weekend out of it ('s sister lives with her family quite close to their parents, it's not in the same village, but not too many miles away).> > Before that we had visitors from afar. Good friends of ours who live abroad (Turkey as of right now) and visit Sweden only once every second year or so. It was great spending time with them, they are the kind of friends where whenever you meet them you just pick up wherever you left, no matter how long ago it was you saw each other last. > > Another event this past Saturday was of course the big royal wedding in Sweden: The crown princess, , married her commoner, (who now has been given the titles Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, prince of Sweden and Duke of Vastergotland, but should be addressed with either "prince " or "His royal highness"). > > Milla ('s niece) was quite exited that the princess was having her wedding on Milla's birthday (some say the date was chosen because it's the same date the king and queen of Sweden got married, but Milla knows better, it's because it's her 7th birthday…). > > I wasn't too interested in the wedding beforehand. I am as romantic as the next guy, I'd say, but I am not much of a royalist, and I am not the kind to shed tears at weddings (unlike who cries at all weddings…). And I haven't been too impressed with before either, not that I mind that the crown princess is marrying a commoner â€" it may be a first (for Sweden) but it was high time. And in any case, I think she should marry whoever she chooses*. like any young woman or man. He just never impressed me before, that's all. > > When said that her parents would be recording the wedding (it was broadcasted on TV from quite early morning to quite late evening, and there were some broadcasts during the days before too, for that matter), I said that "Well, that's great. Then they can watch it later" and said: "You do realize that we ARE going to watch it, don't you?" Which I hadn't quite realized… However, I did surrender to the whole thing when we watched the TV broadcast of the concert held in the couple's honor the night before the wedding. Mostly because they both looked so truly and crazy in love. You need a heart of stone to be unmoved by that… > > The honorary concert for a royal wedding is a tradition. You may be familiar with the ABBA song "Dancing queen"? It was written for the honorary concert when our king married his queen, and was of course dedicated to the queen. There was some newly written material in this concert as well. Cutest, in my opinion, was the song "Tomorrow there will be a wedding party") sung by a children's choir, where one boy steps up to the princess and sings to her: > > "You who looks just like someone who has found true love, you should dare to show just how happy you are, treasure the moment as much as you like, and it will stay on just a little while longer"**> > and then a girl steps up to (then not yet prince , as this was before the wedding) and sings to him:> > "You may have doubted the fairy tales, you may be wondering how it's possible to suddenly be made into a prince, but don't bother wondering about all of that, because you have been given the one that you want"> > You can watch that part of the concert here: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=3er2Ioxs0zA> > The wedding the next day was beautiful too. And they looked like a young couple very much in love. No, I didn't cry. But prince cried. And and her mother of course (goes without saying really…). And I was really touched by the couple's shaky hands during the exchange of rings in the wedding ceremony. They may be crown princess and prince (to be), but there and then they were just a very nervous young couple getting married. > > And the crown princess gave a lovely speech from outside the royal castle, after the wedding, where she thanked the Swedish people for "giving me my prince" (you can watch the speech here: > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=CtoLtHKLD5k )> > A glimpse of the wedding ceremony (unfortunately not the exchange of rings, but a beautiful song and many loving looks at each other from the couple) : > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=tXNfPCIp6xc > > And CNN has some coverage of it too, here: http://edition. cnn.com/2010/ WORLD/europe/ 06/19/sweden. royal.wedding/ index.html> > love> /Reb> > > PS. For you ABBA fans out there: Here's a clip of ABBA performing dancing queen in the honorary concert for the wedding between the king and the queen:> http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=f_prlKomYlo> > * Formally the decision on who she (as a crown princess) marries was not only hers, but rather she needed both the king and the prime minister to give their blessing to her choice. But in reality the decision was hers, of course. > > ** Of course, addressing the crown princess with "you" is a breach of etiquette on so many levels, but I assume that if it's done in a song, and by a child at that, it's OK…>

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AAAAAWwwwwwwwwwHow utterly adorable! I am so happy for them. Maybe I, too, will someday find my prince? I know has found hers...

And you say you're not really a romantic. Reb, as someone who has "known" you for some time now, I can disabuse you of that notion...for you are, indeed, a serious romantic. I read it in your messages about , all of the time.

~*~Hugs~*~

~*~Akiba~*~

-- Update and royal wedding

Hi all,

Sorry I've been a bit MIA around here lately. We have been staying with 's parents for a few days, it was 's niece's seventh birthday this past Saturday, and we made a long weekend out of it ('s sister lives with her family quite close to their parents, it's not in the same village, but not too many miles away).

Before that we had visitors from afar. Good friends of ours who live abroad (Turkey as of right now) and visit Sweden only once every second year or so. It was great spending time with them, they are the kind of friends where whenever you meet them you just pick up wherever you left, no matter how long ago it was you saw each other last.

Another event this past Saturday was of course the big royal wedding in Sweden: The crown princess, , married her commoner, (who now has been given the titles Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, prince of Sweden and Duke of Vastergotland, but should be addressed with either "prince " or "His royal highness").

Milla ('s niece) was quite exited that the princess was having her wedding on Milla's birthday (some say the date was chosen because it's the same date the king and queen of Sweden got married, but Milla knows better, it's because it's her 7th birthday…).

I wasn't too interested in the wedding beforehand. I am as romantic as the next guy, I'd say, but I am not much of a royalist, and I am not the kind to shed tears at weddings (unlike who cries at all weddings…). And I haven't been too impressed with before either, not that I mind that the crown princess is marrying a commoner – it may be a first (for Sweden) but it was high time. And in any case, I think she should marry whoever she chooses*. like any young woman or man. He just never impressed me before, that's all.

When said that her parents would be recording the wedding (it was broadcasted on TV from quite early morning to quite late evening, and there were some broadcasts during the days before too, for that matter), I said that "Well, that's great. Then they can watch it later" and said: "You do realize that we ARE going to watch it, don't you?" Which I hadn't quite realized… However, I did surrender to the whole thing when we watched the TV broadcast of the concert held in the couple's honor the night before the wedding. Mostly because they both looked so truly and crazy in love. You need a heart of stone to be unmoved by that…

The honorary concert for a royal wedding is a tradition. You may be familiar with the ABBA song "Dancing queen"? It was written for the honorary concert when our king married his queen, and was of course dedicated to the queen. There was some newly written material in this concert as well. Cutest, in my opinion, was the song "Tomorrow there will be a wedding party") sung by a children's choir, where one boy steps up to the princess and sings to her:

"You who looks just like someone who has found true love, you should dare to show just how happy you are, treasure the moment as much as you like, and it will stay on just a little while longer"**

and then a girl steps up to (then not yet prince , as this was before the wedding) and sings to him:

"You may have doubted the fairy tales, you may be wondering how it's possible to suddenly be made into a prince, but don't bother wondering about all of that, because you have been given the one that you want"

You can watch that part of the concert here:

The wedding the next day was beautiful too. And they looked like a young couple very much in love. No, I didn't cry. But prince cried. And and her mother of course (goes without saying really…). And I was really touched by the couple's shaky hands during the exchange of rings in the wedding ceremony. They may be crown princess and prince (to be), but there and then they were just a very nervous young couple getting married.

And the crown princess gave a lovely speech from outside the royal castle, after the wedding, where she thanked the Swedish people for "giving me my prince" (you can watch the speech here:

)

A glimpse of the wedding ceremony (unfortunately not the exchange of rings, but a beautiful song and many loving looks at each other from the couple) :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXNfPCIp6xc

And CNN has some coverage of it too, here: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/06/19/sweden.royal.wedding/index.html

love

/Reb

PS. For you ABBA fans out there: Here's a clip of ABBA performing dancing queen in the honorary concert for the wedding between the king and the queen:

* Formally the decision on who she (as a crown princess) marries was not only hers, but rather she needed both the king and the prime minister to give their blessing to her choice. But in reality the decision was hers, of course.

** Of course, addressing the crown princess with "you" is a breach of etiquette on so many levels, but I assume that if it's done in a song, and by a child at that, it's OK…

[Guest guest]

Not easy to keep track of everything going on around the world. Had you been living in Sweden on the other hand, you couldn't have missed it if you tried...love/Reb>> This is fascinating stuff, Reb! I had no idea there was a royal> wedding in Sweden; I guess I am just not up on my world> events.> I had wondered where you had gone to; missed hearing from> you! That is so cute about Milla feeling the wedding was on > her birthday, and that was WHY the wedding was on that day.> I'll have to check out all the YouTube links you sent.> Please send my love to ,> hugs, Kate> > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife MSersLife > Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 3:48:05 AM> Subject: Update and royal wedding> > > Hi all,> > Sorry I've been a bit MIA around here lately. We have been staying with 's parents for a few days, it was 's niece's seventh birthday this past Saturday, and we made a long weekend out of it ('s sister lives with her family quite close to their parents, it's not in the same village, but not too many miles away).> > Before that we had visitors from afar. Good friends of ours who live abroad (Turkey as of right now) and visit Sweden only once every second year or so. It was great spending time with them, they are the kind of friends where whenever you meet them you just pick up wherever you left, no matter how long ago it was you saw each other last. > > Another event this past Saturday was of course the big royal wedding in Sweden: The crown princess, , married her commoner, (who now has been given the titles Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, prince of Sweden and Duke of Vastergotland, but should be addressed with either "prince " or "His royal highness"). > > Milla ('s niece) was quite exited that the princess was having her wedding on Milla's birthday (some say the date was chosen because it's the same date the king and queen of Sweden got married, but Milla knows better, it's because it's her 7th birthday…). > > I wasn't too interested in the wedding beforehand. I am as romantic as the next guy, I'd say, but I am not much of a royalist, and I am not the kind to shed tears at weddings (unlike who cries at all weddings…). And I haven't been too impressed with before either, not that I mind that the crown princess is marrying a commoner â€" it may be a first (for Sweden) but it was high time. And in any case, I think she should marry whoever she chooses*. like any young woman or man. He just never impressed me before, that's all. > > When said that her parents would be recording the wedding (it was broadcasted on TV from quite early morning to quite late evening, and there were some broadcasts during the days before too, for that matter), I said that "Well, that's great. Then they can watch it later" and said: "You do realize that we ARE going to watch it, don't you?" Which I hadn't quite realized… However, I did surrender to the whole thing when we watched the TV broadcast of the concert held in the couple's honor the night before the wedding. Mostly because they both looked so truly and crazy in love. You need a heart of stone to be unmoved by that… > > The honorary concert for a royal wedding is a tradition. You may be familiar with the ABBA song "Dancing queen"? It was written for the honorary concert when our king married his queen, and was of course dedicated to the queen. There was some newly written material in this concert as well. Cutest, in my opinion, was the song "Tomorrow there will be a wedding party") sung by a children's choir, where one boy steps up to the princess and sings to her: > > "You who looks just like someone who has found true love, you should dare to show just how happy you are, treasure the moment as much as you like, and it will stay on just a little while longer"**> > and then a girl steps up to (then not yet prince , as this was before the wedding) and sings to him:> > "You may have doubted the fairy tales, you may be wondering how it's possible to suddenly be made into a prince, but don't bother wondering about all of that, because you have been given the one that you want"> > You can watch that part of the concert here: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=3er2Ioxs0zA> > The wedding the next day was beautiful too. And they looked like a young couple very much in love. No, I didn't cry. But prince cried. And and her mother of course (goes without saying really…). And I was really touched by the couple's shaky hands during the exchange of rings in the wedding ceremony. They may be crown princess and prince (to be), but there and then they were just a very nervous young couple getting married. > > And the crown princess gave a lovely speech from outside the royal castle, after the wedding, where she thanked the Swedish people for "giving me my prince" (you can watch the speech here: > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=CtoLtHKLD5k )> > A glimpse of the wedding ceremony (unfortunately not the exchange of rings, but a beautiful song and many loving looks at each other from the couple) : > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=tXNfPCIp6xc > > And CNN has some coverage of it too, here: http://edition. cnn.com/2010/ WORLD/europe/ 06/19/sweden. royal.wedding/ index.html> > love> /Reb> > > PS. For you ABBA fans out there: Here's a clip of ABBA performing dancing queen in the honorary concert for the wedding between the king and the queen:> http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=f_prlKomYlo> > * Formally the decision on who she (as a crown princess) marries was not only hers, but rather she needed both the king and the prime minister to give their blessing to her choice. But in reality the decision was hers, of course. > > ** Of course, addressing the crown princess with "you" is a breach of etiquette on so many levels, but I assume that if it's done in a song, and by a child at that, it's OK…>

[Guest guest]

Hopefully prince won't be too much of a playboy... He hasn't shown any such tendencies before, at least (and he and the crown princess has been a couple for 8 years, getting him approved as a future husband of the crown princess, and future member of the royal family, and giving him the necessary education, and then find a good date, was apparently a long process...).love/Reb >> Prince Harry just broke up with his long time girlfriend - she is a lawyer going to South Africa and he has a military committment> > such is the life of a playboy prince - he reminds me of his grandfather Prince - a real rounder in his day> > played polo in Cirencester near the family home - he got drunk and crashed a car near Ciren back in the day> > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 7:24:29 AM> Subject: Re: Update and royal wedding> > > This is fascinating stuff, Reb! I had no idea there was a royal> wedding in Sweden; I guess I am just not up on my world> events.> I had wondered where you had gone to; missed hearing from> you! That is so cute about Milla feeling the wedding was on > her birthday, and that was WHY the wedding was on that day.> I'll have to check out all the YouTube links you sent.> Please send my love to ,> hugs, Kate> > > > > ________________________________> From: Reb D reb_41se (AT) yahoo (DOT) se>> To: MSersLife MSersLife@yahoogrou ps.com>> Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 3:48:05 AM> Subject: Update and royal wedding> > > Hi all,> > Sorry I've been a bit MIA around here lately. We have been staying with 's parents for a few days, it was 's niece's seventh birthday this past Saturday, and we made a long weekend out of it ('s sister lives with her family quite close to their parents, it's not in the same village, but not too many miles away).> > Before that we had visitors from afar. Good friends of ours who live abroad (Turkey as of right now) and visit Sweden only once every second year or so. It was great spending time with them, they are the kind of friends where whenever you meet them you just pick up wherever you left, no matter how long ago it was you saw each other last. > > Another event this past Saturday was of course the big royal wedding in Sweden: The crown princess, , married her commoner, (who now has been given the titles Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, prince of Sweden and Duke of Vastergotland, but should be addressed with either "prince " or "His royal highness"). > > Milla ('s niece) was quite exited that the princess was having her wedding on Milla's birthday (some say the date was chosen because it's the same date the king and queen of Sweden got married, but Milla knows better, it's because it's her 7th birthday…). > > I wasn't too interested in the wedding beforehand. I am as romantic as the next guy, I'd say, but I am not much of a royalist, and I am not the kind to shed tears at weddings (unlike who cries at all weddings…). And I haven't been too impressed with before either, not that I mind that the crown princess is marrying a commoner â€" it may be a first (for Sweden) but it was high time. And in any case, I think she should marry whoever she chooses*. like any young woman or man. He just never impressed me before, that's all. > > When said that her parents would be recording the wedding (it was broadcasted on TV from quite early morning to quite late evening, and there were some broadcasts during the days before too, for that matter), I said that "Well, that's great. Then they can watch it later" and said: "You do realize that we ARE going to watch it, don't you?" Which I hadn't quite realized… However, I did surrender to the whole thing when we watched the TV broadcast of the concert held in the couple's honor the night before the wedding. Mostly because they both looked so truly and crazy in love. You need a heart of stone to be unmoved by that… > > The honorary concert for a royal wedding is a tradition. You may be familiar with the ABBA song "Dancing queen"? It was written for the honorary concert when our king married his queen, and was of course dedicated to the queen. There was some newly written material in this concert as well. Cutest, in my opinion, was the song "Tomorrow there will be a wedding party") sung by a children's choir, where one boy steps up to the princess and sings to her: > > "You who looks just like someone who has found true love, you should dare to show just how happy you are, treasure the moment as much as you like, and it will stay on just a little while longer"**> > and then a girl steps up to (then not yet prince , as this was before the wedding) and sings to him:> > "You may have doubted the fairy tales, you may be wondering how it's possible to suddenly be made into a prince, but don't bother wondering about all of that, because you have been given the one that you want"> > You can watch that part of the concert here: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=3er2Ioxs0zA> > The wedding the next day was beautiful too. And they looked like a young couple very much in love. No, I didn't cry. But prince cried. And and her mother of course (goes without saying really…). And I was really touched by the couple's shaky hands during the exchange of rings in the wedding ceremony. They may be crown princess and prince (to be), but there and then they were just a very nervous young couple getting married. > > And the crown princess gave a lovely speech from outside the royal castle, after the wedding, where she thanked the Swedish people for "giving me my prince" (you can watch the speech here: > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=CtoLtHKLD5k )> > A glimpse of the wedding ceremony (unfortunately not the exchange of rings, but a beautiful song and many loving looks at each other from the couple) : > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=tXNfPCIp6xc > > And CNN has some coverage of it too, here: http://edition. cnn.com/2010/ WORLD/europe/ 06/19/sweden. royal.wedding/ index.html> > love> /Reb> > > PS. For you ABBA fans out there: Here's a clip of ABBA performing dancing queen in the honorary concert for the wedding between the king and the queen:> http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=f_prlKomYlo> > * Formally the decision on who she (as a crown princess) marries was not only hers, but rather she needed both the king and the prime minister to give their blessing to her choice. But in reality the decision was hers, of course. > > ** Of course, addressing the crown princess with "you" is a breach of etiquette on so many levels, but I assume that if it's done in a song, and by a child at that, it's OK…>

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is not or Harry - the Brits are a tad dysfunctional to say the least

To: MSersLife Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 8:58:40 AMSubject: Re: Update and royal wedding

Hopefully prince won't be too much of a playboy... He hasn't shown any such tendencies before, at least (and he and the crown princess has been a couple for 8 years, getting him approved as a future husband of the crown princess, and future member of the royal family, and giving him the necessary education, and then find a good date, was apparently a long process...).love/Reb >> Prince Harry just broke up with his long time girlfriend - she is a lawyer going to South Africa and he has a military committment> > such is the life of a playboy prince - he reminds me of his grandfather Prince - a real rounder in his day> > played polo in Cirencester near the family home - he got drunk and crashed a car near Ciren back in

the day> > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __> From: Kate Rothschild rothschildkate@ ...> To: MSersLife@yahoogrou ps.com> Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 7:24:29 AM> Subject: Re: Update and royal wedding> > > This is fascinating stuff, Reb! I had no idea there was a royal> wedding in Sweden; I guess I am just not up on my world> events.> I had wondered where you had gone to; missed hearing from> you! That is so cute about Milla feeling the wedding was on > her birthday, and that was WHY the wedding was on that day.> I'll have to check out all the YouTube links you sent.> Please send my love to ,> hugs, Kate> > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __> From: Reb D reb_41se (AT) yahoo (DOT) se>> To: MSersLife MSersLife@yahoogrou ps.com>> Sent:

Mon, June 21, 2010 3:48:05 AM> Subject: Update and royal wedding> > > Hi all,> > Sorry I've been a bit MIA around here lately. We have been staying with 's parents for a few days, it was 's niece's seventh birthday this past Saturday, and we made a long weekend out of it ('s sister lives with her family quite close to their parents, it's not in the same village, but not too many miles away).> > Before that we had visitors from afar. Good friends of ours who live abroad (Turkey as of right now) and visit Sweden only once every second year or so. It was great spending time with them, they are the kind of friends where whenever you meet them you just pick up wherever you left, no matter how long ago it was you saw each other last. > > Another event this past Saturday was of course the big royal wedding in Sweden: The crown princess, , married her

commoner, (who now has been given the titles Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, prince of Sweden and Duke of Vastergotland, but should be addressed with either "prince " or "His royal highness"). > > Milla ('s niece) was quite exited that the princess was having her wedding on Milla's birthday (some say the date was chosen because it's the same date the king and queen of Sweden got married, but Milla knows better, it's because it's her 7th birthday…). > > I wasn't too interested in the wedding beforehand. I am as romantic as the next guy, I'd say, but I am not much of a royalist, and I am not the kind to shed tears at weddings (unlike who cries at all weddings…). And I haven't been too impressed with before either, not that I mind that the crown princess is marrying a commoner â€" it may be a first (for Sweden) but it was high time. And in any case, I think

she should marry whoever she chooses*. like any young woman or man. He just never impressed me before, that's all. > > When said that her parents would be recording the wedding (it was broadcasted on TV from quite early morning to quite late evening, and there were some broadcasts during the days before too, for that matter), I said that "Well, that's great. Then they can watch it later" and said: "You do realize that we ARE going to watch it, don't you?" Which I hadn't quite realized… However, I did surrender to the whole thing when we watched the TV broadcast of the concert held in the couple's honor the night before the wedding. Mostly because they both looked so truly and crazy in love. You need a heart of stone to be unmoved by that… > > The honorary concert for a royal wedding is a tradition. You may be familiar with the ABBA song "Dancing queen"? It was written for the honorary concert

when our king married his queen, and was of course dedicated to the queen. There was some newly written material in this concert as well. Cutest, in my opinion, was the song "Tomorrow there will be a wedding party") sung by a children's choir, where one boy steps up to the princess and sings to her: > > "You who looks just like someone who has found true love, you should dare to show just how happy you are, treasure the moment as much as you like, and it will stay on just a little while longer"**> > and then a girl steps up to (then not yet prince , as this was before the wedding) and sings to him:> > "You may have doubted the fairy tales, you may be wondering how it's possible to suddenly be made into a prince, but don't bother wondering about all of that, because you have been given the one that you want"> > You can watch that part of the concert here: http://www.youtube.

com/watch? v=3er2Ioxs0zA> > The wedding the next day was beautiful too. And they looked like a young couple very much in love. No, I didn't cry. But prince cried. And and her mother of course (goes without saying really…). And I was really touched by the couple's shaky hands during the exchange of rings in the wedding ceremony. They may be crown princess and prince (to be), but there and then they were just a very nervous young couple getting married. > > And the crown princess gave a lovely speech from outside the royal castle, after the wedding, where she thanked the Swedish people for "giving me my prince" (you can watch the speech here: > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=CtoLtHKLD5k )> > A glimpse of the wedding ceremony (unfortunately not the exchange of rings, but a beautiful song and many loving looks at each other from the couple) : >

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=tXNfPCIp6xc > > And CNN has some coverage of it too, here: http://edition. cnn.com/2010/ WORLD/europe/ 06/19/sweden. royal.wedding/ index.html> > love> /Reb> > > PS. For you ABBA fans out there: Here's a clip of ABBA performing dancing queen in the honorary concert for the wedding between the king and the queen:> http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=f_prlKomYlo> > * Formally the decision on who she (as a crown princess) marries was not only hers, but rather she needed both the king and the prime minister to give their blessing to her choice. But in reality the decision was hers, of course. > > ** Of course, addressing the crown princess with "you" is a breach of etiquette on so many levels, but I assume that if it's done in a song, and by a child at that, it's

OK…>

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Yes, adorable for real. May they live happy for ever after! And I am sure you'll find your prince too. He is out there somewhere, and you'll meet when the time is just right. About me being a romantic, well I guess I should let others anwer that (especially when they answer it in such a flattering way as you do...). love/Reb>> AAAAAWwwwwwwwwwHow utterly adorable! I am so happy for them. Maybe I, too,> will someday find my prince? I know has found hers...

> And you say you're not really a romantic. Reb, as someone who has "known"> you for some time now, I can disabuse you of that notion...for you are,> indeed, a serious romantic. I read it in your messages about , all of> the time.

> > ~*~Hugs~*~

> ~*~Akiba~*~

> -- Update and royal wedding

> > > Hi all,

> > > Sorry I've been a bit MIA around here lately. We have been staying with > s parents for a few days, it was 's niece's seventh birthday this past> Saturday, and we made a long weekend out of it ('s sister lives with her> family quite close to their parents, it's not in the same village, but not> too many miles away).

> > > Before that we had visitors from afar. Good friends of ours who live abroad> (Turkey as of right now) and visit Sweden only once every second year or so.> It was great spending time with them, they are the kind of friends where> whenever you meet them you just pick up wherever you left, no matter how> long ago it was you saw each other last. > > > Another event this past Saturday was of course the big royal wedding in> Sweden: The crown princess, , married her commoner, (who now> has been given the titles Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, prince> of Sweden and Duke of Vastergotland, but should be addressed with either > prince " or "His royal highness"). > > > Milla ('s niece) was quite exited that the princess was having her> wedding on Milla's birthday (some say the date was chosen because it's the> same date the king and queen of Sweden got married, but Milla knows better,> it's because it's her 7th birthday…). > > > I wasn't too interested in the wedding beforehand. I am as romantic as the> next guy, I'd say, but I am not much of a royalist, and I am not the kind> to shed tears at weddings (unlike who cries at all weddings…). And I> haven't been too impressed with before either, not that I mind that> the crown princess is marrying a commoner â€" it may be a first (for Sweden)> but it was high time. And in any case, I think she should marry whoever she> chooses*. like any young woman or man. He just never impressed me before,> that's all. > > > When said that her parents would be recording the wedding (it was> broadcasted on TV from quite early morning to quite late evening, and there> were some broadcasts during the days before too, for that matter), I said> that "Well, that's great. Then they can watch it later" and said: "You> do realize that we ARE going to watch it, don't you?" Which I hadn't quite> realized… However, I did surrender to the whole thing when we watched the TV> broadcast of the concert held in the couple's honor the night before the> wedding. Mostly because they both looked so truly and crazy in love. You> need a heart of stone to be unmoved by that… > > > The honorary concert for a royal wedding is a tradition. You may be familiar> with the ABBA song "Dancing queen"? It was written for the honorary concert> when our king married his queen, and was of course dedicated to the queen.> There was some newly written material in this concert as well. Cutest, in my> opinion, was the song "Tomorrow there will be a wedding party") sung by a> children's choir, where one boy steps up to the princess and sings to her: > > > "You who looks just like someone who has found true love, you should dare to> show just how happy you are, treasure the moment as much as you like, and it> will stay on just a little while longer"**

> > > and then a girl steps up to (then not yet prince , as this was> before the wedding) and sings to him:

> > > "You may have doubted the fairy tales, you may be wondering how it's> possible to suddenly be made into a prince, but don't bother wondering about> all of that, because you have been given the one that you want"

> > > You can watch that part of the concert here: http://www.youtube> com/watch?v=3er2Ioxs0zA

> > > The wedding the next day was beautiful too. And they looked like a young> couple very much in love. No, I didn't cry. But prince cried. And> and her mother of course (goes without saying really…). And I was> really touched by the couple's shaky hands during the exchange of rings in> the wedding ceremony. They may be crown princess and prince (to be), but> there and then they were just a very nervous young couple getting married. > > > And the crown princess gave a lovely speech from outside the royal castle,> after the wedding, where she thanked the Swedish people for "giving me my> prince" (you can watch the speech here: >

)

> > > A glimpse of the wedding ceremony (unfortunately not the exchange of rings,> but a beautiful song and many loving looks at each other from the couple) : > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXNfPCIp6xc > > > And CNN has some coverage of it too, here: http://edition.cnn> com/2010/WORLD/europe/06/19/sweden.royal.wedding/index.html

> > > love

> /Reb

> > > > > PS. For you ABBA fans out there: Here's a clip of ABBA performing dancing> queen in the honorary concert for the wedding between the king and the> queen:

>

> > > * Formally the decision on who she (as a crown princess) marries was not> only hers, but rather she needed both the king and the prime minister to> give their blessing to her choice. But in reality the decision was hers, of> course. > > > ** Of course, addressing the crown princess with "you" is a breach of> etiquette on so many levels, but I assume that if it's done in a song, and> by a child at that, it's OK…>

[Guest guest]

Dear RebWhat a lovely email! I was aware of the royal wedding but you gave so many interesting details that really brought it to life for me. I didn't know the origin of "Dancing Queen". Interesting!Royal Highness, eh? In my family when I am being cranky and bossy my adult children call me "The Royal Hiney". rofllove SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or

defects. To: MSersLife <MSersLife >Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 12:48:05 AMSubject: Update and royal wedding

Hi all,Sorry I've been a bit MIA around here lately. We have been staying with 's parents for a few days, it was 's niece's seventh birthday this past Saturday, and we made a long weekend out of it ('s sister lives with her family quite close to their parents, it's not in the same village, but not too many miles away).Before that we had visitors from afar. Good friends of ours who live abroad (Turkey as of right now) and visit Sweden only once every second year or so. It was great spending time with them, they are the kind of friends where whenever you meet them you just pick up wherever you left, no matter how long ago it was you saw each other last. Another event this past Saturday

was of course the big royal wedding in Sweden: The crown princess, , married her commoner, (who now has been given the titles Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, prince of Sweden and Duke of Vastergotland, but should be addressed with either "prince " or "His royal highness"). Milla ('s niece) was quite exited that the princess was having her wedding on Milla's birthday (some say the date was chosen because it's the same date the king and queen of Sweden got married, but Milla knows better, it's because it's her 7th birthday…). I wasn't too interested in the wedding beforehand. I am as romantic as the next guy, I'd say, but I am not much of a royalist, and I am not the kind to shed tears at weddings (unlike who cries at all weddings…). And I haven't been too impressed with before either, not that I mind that the crown princess is marrying

a commoner – it may be a first (for Sweden) but it was high time. And in any case, I think she should marry whoever she chooses*. like any young woman or man. He just never impressed me before, that's all. When said that her parents would be recording the wedding (it was broadcasted on TV from quite early morning to quite late evening, and there were some broadcasts during the days before too, for that matter), I said that "Well, that's great. Then they can watch it later" and said: "You do realize that we ARE going to watch it, don't you?" Which I hadn't quite realized… However, I did surrender to the whole thing when we watched the TV broadcast of the concert held in the couple's honor the night before the wedding. Mostly because they both looked so truly and crazy in love. You need a heart of stone to be unmoved by that… The honorary concert for a royal wedding is a

tradition. You may be familiar with the ABBA song "Dancing queen"? It was written for the honorary concert when our king married his queen, and was of course dedicated to the queen. There was some newly written material in this concert as well. Cutest, in my opinion, was the song "Tomorrow there will be a wedding party") sung by a children's choir, where one boy steps up to the princess and sings to her: "You who looks just like someone who has found true love, you should dare to show just how happy you are, treasure the moment as much as you like, and it will stay on just a little while longer"**and then a girl steps up to (then not yet prince , as this was before the wedding) and sings to him:"You may have doubted the fairy tales, you may be wondering how it's possible to suddenly be made into a prince, but don't bother wondering about all of that, because

you have been given the one that you want"You can watch that part of the concert here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3er2Ioxs0zAThe wedding the next day was beautiful too. And they looked like a young couple very much in love. No, I didn't cry. But prince cried. And and her mother of course (goes without saying really…). And I was really touched by the couple's shaky hands during the exchange of rings in the wedding ceremony. They may be crown princess and prince (to be), but there and then they were just a very nervous young couple getting married. And the crown princess gave a lovely speech from outside the royal castle, after the wedding, where she thanked the Swedish people for "giving me my prince" (you can watch the speech

here:

)A glimpse of the wedding ceremony (unfortunately not the exchange of rings, but a beautiful song and many loving looks at each other from the couple) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXNfPCIp6xc And CNN has some coverage of it too, here: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/06/19/sweden.royal.wedding/index.htmllove/RebPS. For you ABBA fans out there: Here's a clip of ABBA performing dancing queen in

the honorary concert for the wedding between the king and the

queen:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_prlKomYlo* Formally the decision on who she (as a crown princess) marries was not only hers, but rather she needed both the king and the prime minister to give their blessing to her choice. But in reality the decision was hers, of course. ** Of course, addressing the crown princess with "you" is a breach of etiquette on so many levels, but I assume that if it's done in a song, and by a child at that, it's OK…

[Guest guest]

Somehow the combination of modern pop music and traditional royal courts is a bit hard to grasp some times... It's not the first thing that springs to mind that Dancing Queen should have been written to an actual queen... I know in the concert for the crown princess and prince I was surprised when the camera zoomed in on the queen when Roxette was on stage doing "The Look", and I saw that she was singing along, to the verse (not just the refrain). But when I said "Will you look at that! The queen actually knows ALL the words to The Look!" said: "Well... considering that Roxette is the crown princess' favorites and the ones she wished* for, what do you imagine sounded through the entire royal castle on a loud volume during the princess' teen years? I would think both the queen and the king could sing along to all Roxette songs in their sleep if need be....". I guess being the mother of a teenager comes with certain woes and blessings no matter if you are a queen or a commoner... love/Reb* Since the concert was done in honor of the royal couple, they did of course not get to decide anything about it â€" where would the surprise be in that â€" but they did get to wish for certain artists and songs they wanted, and the crown princess wished for her old idols Roxette to appear. PS. Roxette's performance in the concert for the royal couple can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Ljftr_iJo--- In MSersLife , Sharon wrote:>> Dear Reb> > What a lovely email! I was aware of the royal wedding but you gave so many interesting details that really brought it to life for me. > > I didn't know the origin of "Dancing Queen". Interesting!> > Royal Highness, eh? In my family when I am being cranky and bossy my adult children call me "The Royal Hiney". rofl> > love> > > Sharon> This email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.> > > > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife MSersLife > Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 12:48:05 AM> Subject: Update and royal wedding> > > > > Hi all,> > Sorry I've been a bit MIA around here lately. We have been staying with 's parents for a few days, it was 's niece's seventh birthday this past Saturday, and we made a long weekend out of it ('s sister lives with her family quite close to their parents, it's not in the same village, but not too many miles away).> > Before that we had visitors from afar. Good friends of ours who live abroad (Turkey as of right now) and visit Sweden only once every second year or so. It was great spending time with them, they are the kind of friends where whenever you meet them you just pick up wherever you left, no matter how long ago it was you saw each other last. > > Another event this past Saturday was of course the big royal wedding in Sweden: The crown princess, , married her commoner, (who now has been given the titles Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, prince of Sweden and Duke of Vastergotland, but should be addressed with either "prince " or "His royal highness"). > > Milla ('s niece) was quite exited that the princess was having her wedding on Milla's birthday (some say the date was chosen because it's the same date the king and queen of Sweden got married, but Milla knows better, it's because it's her 7th birthday…). > > I wasn't too interested in the wedding beforehand. I am as romantic as the next guy, I'd say, but I am not much of a royalist, and I am not the kind to shed tears at weddings (unlike who cries at all weddings…). And I haven't been too impressed with before either, not that I mind that the crown princess is marrying a commoner â€" it may be a first (for Sweden) but it was high time. And in any case, I think she should marry whoever she chooses*. like any young woman or man. He just never impressed me before, that's all. > > When said that her parents would be recording the wedding (it was broadcasted on TV from quite early morning to quite late evening, and there were some broadcasts during the days before too, for that matter), I said that "Well, that's great. Then they can watch it later" and said: "You do realize that we ARE going to watch it, don't you?" Which I hadn't quite realized… However, I did surrender to the whole thing when we watched the TV broadcast of the concert held in the couple's honor the night before the wedding. Mostly because they both looked so truly and crazy in love. You need a heart of stone to be unmoved by that… > > The honorary concert for a royal wedding is a tradition. You may be familiar with the ABBA song "Dancing queen"? It was written for the honorary concert when our king married his queen, and was of course dedicated to the queen. There was some newly written material in this concert as well. Cutest, in my opinion, was the song "Tomorrow there will be a wedding party") sung by a children's choir, where one boy steps up to the princess and sings to her: > > "You who looks just like someone who has found true love, you should dare to show just how happy you are, treasure the moment as much as you like, and it will stay on just a little while longer"**> > and then a girl steps up to (then not yet prince , as this was before the wedding) and sings to him:> > "You may have doubted the fairy tales, you may be wondering how it's possible to suddenly be made into a prince, but don't bother wondering about all of that, because you have been given the one that you want"> > You can watch that part of the concert here:

> The wedding the next day was beautiful too. And they looked like a young couple very much in love. No, I didn't cry. But prince cried. And and her mother of course (goes without saying really…). And I was really touched by the couple's shaky hands during the exchange of rings in the wedding ceremony. They may be crown princess and prince (to be), but there and then they were just a very nervous young couple getting married. > > And the crown princess gave a lovely speech from outside the royal castle, after the wedding, where she thanked the Swedish people for "giving me my prince" (you can watch the speech here: >

)> > A glimpse of the wedding ceremony (unfortunately not the exchange of rings, but a beautiful song and many loving looks at each other from the couple) : > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXNfPCIp6xc > > And CNN has some coverage of it too, here: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/06/19/sweden.royal.wedding/index.html> > love> /Reb> > > PS. For you ABBA fans out there: Here's a clip of ABBA performing dancing queen in the honorary concert for the wedding between the king and the queen:>

> * Formally the decision on who she (as a crown princess) marries was not only hers, but rather she needed both the king and the prime minister to give their blessing to her choice. But in reality the decision was hers, of course. > > ** Of course, addressing the crown princess with "you" is a breach of etiquette on so many levels, but I assume that if it's done in a song, and by a child at that, it's OK…>