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This Friday marks 10 years since Princess Victoria , heir to the Swedish throne, and Daniel Westling said "yes, I want" in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Stockholm. His was an authentic fairytale wedding that brought together a more than large representation of members of royalty, especially from Europe. Queen Sofía, the then Princes of Asturias , Don Felipe and Doña Letizia, as well as the Infantas Elena and Cristina, the latter together with Iñaki Urdangarin, attended the link from Spain . It was a good time for our Royal Family and he wanted to throw the house out the window in a gesture that demonstrated the close harmony with the Bernardottes,the dynasty that has reigned in the Scandinavian country for two centuries.
The atmosphere, the popular heat, the music in the purest Eurovisivo style, the gigantic cake, the happiness of the couple ... Everything made as we said about the royal wedding a fairytale wedding. But also the story itself of its protagonists. The princess had become the first female heir to the Swedish throne ... even beyond the wishes of her father, the king. Because, time after Victoria was born, a little brother, Prince Carlos Felipe , came into this world who, without eating or drinking it, took his dynastic rights from his sister because in Sweden the same sexist semi-secular law that we still have today in Spain continued to govern. . But in the late 1970s, Swedish parliamentarians could no longer accept such discrimination on the basis of sex and set to work to change the law and return Victoria to its first place in the line of succession. The monarch, Carlos Gustavo, tried to prevent it, because he considered that the throne was more a man's thing. In any event, he hit the sovereign decision of the Cortes. Victoria had won that battle without even realizing that she was fighting it. But throughout his adolescence and youth he did have to struggle to overcome serious difficulties, especially his dyslexia . Her tenacity would end up earning her the majority support of her people.
For his part, Daniel Westling was a handsome man who was crushed in the gym ... and it seemed that little else. The young commoner, who was 36 years old when he married, was a personal trainer and the main owner of an exclusive chain of gyms throughout the Swedish capital, Balance Training, which was attended by the most select of the kingdom's business world. Some credentials that led King Carlos Gustavo to strongly oppose the courtship. He had already had to swallow with his eldest daughter as his heir. But at least he hoped to marry her to someone of higher rank.
Victoria did not have to overcome only her father's resistance to that relationship, which dates back to 2001. Nor did the political class look very favorably at first on the romance, which had to continue for a whopping seven years until everyone who had Something to object to were softened.
The princess met Daniel in one of her gyms. She had just returned to Sweden after a long training stay in the United States. And, as it would be revealed over time, she suffered from a severe eating disorder and adjustment problems that made it extremely difficult for her to exercise her responsibilities as heir to the throne. Daniel then became her personal trainer. And for months it helped her a lot not only to keep fit, but to overcome her personal problems. It was not a crush. The two would tell that first they became great friends and then, with the passage of time and a few laughs, they fell in love.
They managed to keep the relationship secret for a long time. But once it was made public, the national debate about Daniel's suitability as Sweden's future consort king began. It was not enough for the king to twist her arm. The then Government and Parliament had to approve the marriage. It seems that the young man was tempted to run away in that long obstacle course in which each of his gestures was examined and nobody seemed to see him as the ideal husband of the princess, the most beloved member of the entire Swedish royal family, such as polls indicate the surveys. And, as if he were the male lead in a new version of My Fair Lady , when the courtship seemed already established, Westling underwent an exhaustive instruction to make him the perfect boyfriend.
With all the walls torn down, in 2009 the Crown Princess of Sweden's official engagement to her Prince Charming was finally announced. And, as we were saying, they got married a year later under the watchful eye of Gotha's best. But, the truth, few bet on that marriage.
They were all wrong. A decade has passed and today in Sweden there is unanimous praise for the discretion, professionalism and good character with which Prince Daniel exercises as consort of the future queen. They have two children: Estela, born in 2012, and Óscar, four years old. Victoria is seen more and more confident and confident in her complicated role, perfectly prepared to assume the head of state when the time comes, although her father has repeated that it is not in his plans to abdicate. Her compatriots value aspects such as the honesty and sincerity with which the princess talks about the diseases and disorders she has suffered, in order to raise awareness of these problems in society and to facilitate the inclusion of people who also suffer from them.
As for Daniel Westling, few buts can be put in these 10 years as a consort. He has also spoken bravely about his health problems and the kidney transplant he had to undergo shortly before the link. You have to take immunosuppressants for life. The generosity of his father, who was the donor, always stands out .
Little prince's blunders are hardly remembered as the comment he was considered macho that he made earlier last year when he attended a hockey game in which he participated. "I am delighted to play with the boys," said the unhappy innocent, unaware that the expression was going to sit with a burned horn on two women who also made up the team. Nonsense, in any case. They already wish in many royal families that all their scandals were like this.
Today the princes of Sweden will revalidate their commitment. And, to open their mouths, the couple has starred in a formidable photo shoot by Elisabeth Toll at the Castle of Haga, the official residence of the heirs. Victoria is stunning in the same Elie Saab jewel dress she wore at the gala dinner the night before her wedding. As if 10 years were nothing.
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