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King Carl Gustaf: Moving speech for Madeleine

King Carl Gustaf made a moving speech even before the wedding of Madeleine and Chris.
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Looking forward to the wedding

The national holiday in Sweden was completely under an emotional star this year. Not only did Princess Estelle (1) perform like her Mama Victoria (35) in traditional costumes for the first time and made her family immensely proud. Even the wedding of Princess Madeleine (30) tomorrow is already moving her mind.

Especially Madeleine's father King Carl Gustaf (67) indulges in anticipation. He and his wife Silvia (69), together with Madeleine and her fiancée Chris (38), sat in a carriage on the common carriage ride yesterday through Stockholm and joyfully waved to the spectators standing around.

King Carl Gustaf seemed visibly pleased with the world and his son-in-law in particular. No wonder, then, that in his speech he had to put a word to the upcoming wedding, as "svenskdam" reports.

"Summertime can be a beguiling time, a time when you can find love, it's also a time when many people choose to marry, one of which is our daughter Madeleine, who is her fiancé in just two days Christopher O'Neill will marry, "said King Carl Gustaf .

And then it gets emotional: "Seeing our daughter's wedding fills us with happiness and memories, all the memories we've had with you - from your first look, your first laugh ... to this day."

When the baby is married, you may be queasy at heart. Kings are no exception. The anticipation is rising and you can make at the wedding of Madeleine tomorrow, on some happy Kullertränchen prepared ...

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