- Princess Victoria's 35th Birthday
Maybe a little enthusiastic than usual thousands of Swedes and also several German Royalists Crown are celebrate Princess Victoria's 35 Birthday.
At the traditional reception at the castle Solliden presented on the Baltic island of Öland, it is the first time that Princess Victoria's 35th Birthday celebrates with her daughter Princess Estelle on Saturday. The first child of Bess and her husband Prince Daniel is almost five months old.
Since Victoria's first birthday on 14 July 1978 is the "Victoriatag" with the most complete royal family to the fixed court traditions in Sweden. King Carl XVI. Gustaf and Queen Silvia to spend with their children and grandchildren now also the first part of the summer holiday on Öland.
In addition to Prince Carl Philip (33) this year also saw Princess Madeleine (30) over, domiciled in New York. At the christening of Princess Estelle in May, she presented for the first time officially with the U.S. businessman Chris O'Neill as her boyfriend.
After the open for everyone congratulatory celebration in the park of Schloss Solliden the evening was an entertainment show for entry and the royal family as a guest on the program. Smart business people have fashioned around the "Victoriatag" a package of events such as the "Victoria Golf Tournament", the "Victoria Fair" and "Victoria run."
The birthday girl herself presented traditionally at the evening event also provides a "Victoria scholarship" to one or two top athletes. According to the organizer Kay Wiestal come in the "Victoria Week" more than 100 000 visitors to the island of Öland, which has 28 000 permanent residents.