Royal Wedding Guest List: Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling’s Wedding, 2010

Sweden’s Royal Court published the guest list for Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling before their Storkyrkan wedding on 19 June 2010. It named foreign royals, Nordic heads of state, the couple’s families and official Sweden; the ceremony list was about 1,200 guests.

Who was on the Swedish royal wedding guest list in 2010?

The Royal Court of Sweden issued the official list in spring 2010, weeks before the ceremony at Storkyrkan in Stockholm. The list grouped invited guests by diplomatic and family protocol rather than personal fame. It covered heads of state from the Nordic countries, representatives of foreign royal houses, members of the Swedish government and parliament, county governors, and the couple’s relatives and close friends. Crown Princess Victoria is the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia; Daniel Westling, her former personal trainer, became Prince Daniel after the wedding. Storkyrkan is in Gamla stan, the old town, a short walk from the Royal Palace. Royal weddings in Sweden traditionally mix state protocol with family invitations, and the 2010 list reflected both. The Royal Court published the list through its official channels, making it available to Swedish and international media. The publication date in spring 2010 gave newsrooms time to prepare coverage before the ceremony. The ceremony took place in Storkyrkan and the published list remains the main source for who attended.

Invited guests by group: confirmed names and relationships

The Royal Court’s list can be read in four groups: foreign royalty and heads of state, the couple’s families, the Swedish government, and official Sweden such as county governors and court officials.

Group	Confirmed names or offices	Relationship or role	Notes
Foreign royalty and Nordic heads of state	Danish and Norwegian royal families; Nordic heads of state	Diplomatic ties to Sweden and the Nordic region	Named in the Royal Court’s spring 2010 list
The couple’s families	King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Madeleine	Victoria’s parents and siblings	Swedish royal family
Swedish government	Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden; government officials	Official Sweden at a state ceremony	Included in the published list
Official Sweden	County governors and court officials	Protocol roles in the ceremony	Part of the Court’s official grouping

The list gave less weight to celebrity than some British royal weddings later would; its core was the constitutional and family circle around the Swedish monarchy. The published list grouped guests by protocol order, a standard practice for Swedish state ceremonies. Foreign royals were invited as representatives of their houses, not as celebrities. The Swedish government and parliament were included because the wedding was also a state occasion. The Court’s list made each confirmed name public before the event, which is why later coverage could report the names with confidence. The four groups also reflect how Swedish state ceremonies separate the royal family, the government and official institutions. About 1,200 guests attended Storkyrkan, according to Royal Court and contemporary media reports.

What happened after Crown Princess Victoria’s 2010 wedding

After the wedding, Victoria and Daniel took on regular royal duties and started a family. Their first child, Princess Estelle, was born on 23 February 2012; the birth of Princess Estelle in 2012 is covered in Stockholm News Desk’s archive. Their second child, Prince Oscar, was born on 2 March 2016. The children joined the Swedish succession and kept the 2010 wedding in public memory as the start of the family line. Daniel, who became Prince Daniel and Duke of Västergötland, took on official roles with the Royal Court. The 2010 guest list also set a pattern for how the Court communicates about major royal events, with names released through kungahuset.se rather than through informal briefings. Victoria’s role as heir to the throne made the list more than a society event; it was a record of Sweden’s official relationships at the time. The Swedish royal family now has three generations in the line of succession; Princess Estelle is second in line after Victoria, and Prince Oscar is third. The 2010 list included names that still appear in later court announcements, from foreign royal houses to Swedish county governors. The wedding became the first major test of the Royal Court’s modern communication policy, which now publishes official documents on kungahuset.se.

How the 2010 guest list compares with other royal weddings

Placing the Storkyrkan list beside other royal weddings shows how the size of the venue and the type of event shaped the number of guests.

Wedding	Venue and year	Approximate guests	Source or note
Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling	Storkyrkan, Stockholm, 2010	About 1,200	Royal Court of Sweden and contemporary media reports
Prince William and Catherine Middleton	Westminster Abbey, 2011	About 1,900	Kensington Palace / royal.uk figures cited in press
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle	St George’s Chapel, Windsor, 2018	About 600	Kensington Palace / royal.uk figures cited in press
Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling	Cotswolds wedding, 2026	About 150 expected	Pre-event reports; no post-event official list

Royal wedding 2018 guests numbered about 600 at St George’s Chapel, much fewer than Westminster Abbey’s 2011 figure of about 1,900. The Swedish ceremony sat between the larger abbey wedding and the smaller chapel and private celebrations. Westminster Abbey’s larger capacity allowed about 1,900 guests in 2011, while St George’s Chapel in Windsor held about 600 for the 2018 service. The 2026 Peter Phillips wedding was expected to be smaller still, with around 150 guests reported before the event. Storkyrkan’s roughly 1,200 guests reflect a national cathedral setting and a full state invitation list. The Swedish court has not published comparative totals, so these figures come from the Royal Court for 2010 and from Kensington Palace and royal.uk for the British ceremonies. For those searching for a royal wedding guest list, the Swedish example is useful because it is closed, post-event and based on an official publication rather than speculation.

Who was not in the church, and how the public took part

The general public did not sit inside Storkyrkan; the church held invited guests only. The day split between official Sweden inside and public celebration outside along the route.

• Inside Storkyrkan: invited guests only, from the Royal Court’s published list.
• Broadcast: SVT carried the ceremony live for viewers in Sweden and abroad.
• Press access: accredited media covered arrivals and the service from designated positions.
• Public participation: crowds gathered in the streets of Gamla stan and around the cathedral to see the carriage procession.

The procession from the Royal Palace through Gamla stan gave the public a view of the couple without entering the church. Swedish and international broadcasters positioned cameras along the route. SVT’s live coverage began before the service and continued through the carriage procession. The Royal Court issued separate press accreditation for journalists, photographers and broadcast crews. Stockholm’s international coverage of royal milestones used this broadcast and press access as the public side of the event. The Royal Court’s list did not include the general public, local spectators, or unaccredited media.

Sources and further reading

• Royal Court of Sweden (kungahuset.se) — official guest list and protocol notes for the 2010 wedding.
• SVT (svt.se) — contemporary broadcast and coverage of the ceremony and public celebrations.
• Kensington Palace and royal.uk — comparative guest figures for the 2011 and 2018 British royal weddings.
• Stockholm News Desk’s Archive section — how Stockholm News Desk follows Swedish stories from the period.

FAQ

Who was invited to Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling’s wedding?

Royal families from Denmark and Norway, Nordic heads of state, Swedish officials, and the couple’s families were named in the Royal Court’s list.

How many people attended Sweden’s 2010 royal wedding?

About 1,200 guests attended Storkyrkan according to Royal Court and contemporary media reports.

How does Sweden’s 2010 list compare with William and Kate’s wedding?

Westminster Abbey had about 1,900 guests in 2011, much larger than Storkyrkan’s roughly 1,200.

Where can I see the official Swedish guest list?

The Royal Court of Sweden published it on kungahuset.se in spring 2010.