Swedish Wedding

On Saturday 8th June, Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Mr Christopher O'Neill were married in the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.


The Princess Couple with the bridal attendants.

The wedding began at 16.00, and the service was conducted by Chaplain to The King and Bishop Emeritus Lars-Göran Lönnermark. Princess Madeleine's wedding dress was created by the Italian designer Valentino Garavani. The Princess's tiara is privately owned, and was decorated with sprigs of orange blossom.



Representing the British royal family: Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex and Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, leaving the Royal Chapel.



Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.


The Greek Royal Family was represented by four children of Their Majesties King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes.


Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece and his wife Marie-Chantal.



Prince Nikolaos of Greece and his wife Tatiana.



Princess Theodora and her brother Prince Philippos of Greece.



The Greek Crown Prince joins the discussion

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece has launched his discussion forum, The Periscope Post. Just a few days before the Greeks go to the polls again, he has chosen a provocative title: Germany failed to conquer Europe through military power, are they now succeeding through financial and socia-economic power? 

The answer the Greek Crown Prince gives, is far away from statements uttered by the Neo-Nazis of Chryssi Avgi, populist Syriza or the numerous marxist parties who shout unrealistic slogans and promise the sky to the desperate Greeks. 

"Not all countries have the resources to be as industrially productive as Germany, but in the southern sphere of Europe, we at least need to consider a better work ethic and social responsibility. We need to pay our taxes, not cheat the system, and ensure that education is based not only on completing a high school diploma or baccalaureate, but also on bringing up socially responsible adults. If a population wishes to mirror some of the social benefits that northern European countries such as Germany, Denmark, and Sweden enjoy, then they must also recognize the need to be responsible to themselves, to their neighbours and to their governments. Similarly, governments can no longer try to gain votes by promising deals that will eventually bankrupt their own countries. We cannot expect to receive and not give back in sweat, innovation and social unity. As the late John F. Kennedy famously said, 'ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country'."

While the Greek Royalists are still not able to present their ideas to the Greek people because of the banning of the Monarchist party  National Hope (ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΕΛΠΙΔΑ), Crown Prince Pavlos is able to have his say in the Greek future. The internet cannot be banned by the Greek authorities.

Greek Crown Prince comments on the political crisis in his country

In an article published in The Periscope Post His Royal Highness Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece commented his country's political deadlock after the elections of 6th May.

Greece has always had a strong-minded population that liked to work hard and was proud of its history. Sadly we do not have too much to be proud of at the moment. This was the chance to get some change and new blood in to the government, but unfortunately the extremist mentality of some of the parties will make it near on impossible to structure a viable coalition. A second election has a good chance of keeping the traditional duopoly intact but with hopefully a reasonable third party for balance. We may even see an outright victory, which would be good because we need stability more than anything else right now. 

The lesson to be learnt here is that most of the party leaders gave everything for a chance at the PM position – but did so without a real appreciation of the country’s and its citizens’ needs. I hope that we will see some leadership with responsibility towards Greece, all members of the population and, of course, our place in Europe. Long term corruption and tax evasion has brought Greece to her knees. All this led to the vote – or lack of vote – on Sunday by Greek citizens that made it look like an attempt for defection, but in actual fact it’s simply a vote of no confidence in past leadership. The future leaders need to work for the country first and then their personal glory. The people have spoken and the politicians need to listen. We have the ability to work together so let’s put our misgivings and pride aside and let’s get Hellas back on track.

Crown Prince Pavlos will soon be launching a regular discussion forum hosted on The Periscope Post, engaging selected participants and Periscope readers in conversations about current social and economic topics.

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece on the economic problems in his home country

CNN's Max Foster interviews Crown Prince Pavlos about the economic problems in Greece.


Solving Greece's economic woes by CNN_International