Sweden's lovely young princesses Victoria and Madeleine made a pretty picture in pink and blue summer gowns topped off with tiaras when they attended the wedding of Prince Manuel von Bayern and Princess Anna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.
Their parents, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia, were among the 300 or so guests, as was Gunilla von Bismarck. The wedding took place this weekend at Stigtomta in the Sodermanland region west of Stockholm, and occasional showers failed to deter well-wishers from lining the roads to catch a glimpse of their princesses. The rain in no way dampened the spirits of the guests, either - the largely aristocratic and royal gathering warded off the drizzle with brightly coloured umbrellas as they flung rose petals over the bridal pair when they emerged from the church.
The afternoon ceremony, which was followed by an evening reception, was conducted by two priests - one a Swedish Lutheran and the other a Catholic, to reflect the bride and groom's different faiths.
Princess Anna's great-uncle, Prince Richard, is the current head of the house of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. He is married to Princess Benedikte of Denmark, who is the sister of Queen Margrethe, and the daughter of the late Princess Ingrid of Sweden. Anna's 32-year-old groom, Prince Manuel, is the son of Prince Leopold of Bavaria.
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