Wedding Ball of Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, 1961

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Royal Guests and Relatives joined the Swedish Royal Family for a Ball at the Royal Palace of Stockholm on this day in 1961, 65 years ago, following the Civil Wedding of Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern.

The Swedish Royal Family held a Ball to celebrate the Wedding of Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern at the Royal Palace of Stockholm after their Civil Wedding in Sweden and ahead of their Religious Wedding at Sigmaringen Castle in Germany.

Princess Birgitta of Sweden (wearing her Pearl Circle Tiara and the Order of the Seraphim) and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern (in the Order of the Seraphim)

The Ball was held by King Gustaf VI Adolf (grandfather of the bride) and Queen Louise of Sweden (grandmother of the bride, in the Sapphire Necklace) alongside Princess Sibylla (mother of the bride, wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara and her Sapphire Necklace)

The Princess of Hohenzollern (mother of the groom, wearing Queen Maria II of Portugal’s Sapphire Tiara and the Hohenzollern Sapphire Parure).

Queen Ingrid of Denmark (aunt of the bride, wearing the Pearl Poiré Tiara)with Princess Benedikte and Princess Anne Marie (cousins of the bride),

Other guests and Relatives included Princess Margretha of Denmark (wearing her Floral Tiara), Lady Patricia Ramsay (in her Diamond Tiara), and Princess Elisabeth of Wied (wearing her Diamond Tiara) among a host of Royals and Nobles.

Princess Birgitta of Sweden, daughter of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, married Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, son of the Prince of Hohenzollern and Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony, in a ceremony performed by Stockholm Mayor Yngve Kristensson the Hall of State at the Royal Palace of Stockholm, followed by a carriage ride through the streets of Stockholm.

As Princess Birgitta was a Lutheran and Prince Johann Georg was a Roman Catholic, Pope John XXIII originally forbade a mixed religious ceremony in Sweden. Consequently, the couple chose a secular civil union under German law—the only legally binding portion of their marriage—followed by a religious ceremony five days later in Germany.

Pearl Circle Tiara

Hohenzollern Clover Coronet

Princess Sibylla’s Sapphire Necklace

Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure

 Queen Maria II’s Sapphire Tiara

Nine Prong Tiara

Baden Fringe Tiara

Queen Louise’s Diamond Tiara

 Connaught Diamond Tiara

Swedish Cameo Parure

Hohenzollern Sapphire Parure

Diamond Bracelet Bandeau

Princess Sibylla’s 5-Strand Pearl Necklace

Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure

Connaught Diamond Tiara

Swedish Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara

Swedish Cameo Parure

Sapphire Necklace

Diamond Bracelet Bandeau

Bernadotte Emerald Parure

The Wedding Ball of Princess Birgitta of Sweden (wearing her Pearl Circle Tiara and the Order of the Seraphim) and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern (in the Order of the Seraphim) at the Royal Palace of Stockholm on this day in 1961, which came after their Civil Wedding in Sweden and ahead of their Religious Wedding at Sigmaringen Castle in Germany. The Ball was hosted by King Gustaf Adolf (grandfather of the bride) and Queen Louise of Sweden (grandmother of the bride, in the Baden Fringe Tiara and the Swedish Pink Topaz Parure) and Royal Relatives included Princess Sibylla (mother of the bride, wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara), the Prince (in the Order of the Seraphim) and Princess of Hohenzollern (wearing the Hohenzollern Sapphire Parure), Princess Margaretha (sister of the bride, in the Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara), Princess Desiree (sister, wearing her Diamond Tiara), Princess Christina (sister of the bride, in the Aquamarine Bandeau Tiara), Queen Ingrid of Denmark (aunt of the bride, wearing the Pearl Poiré Tiara) with Princess Benedikte and Princess Anne Marie (cousins of the bride), Princess Margretha of Denmark (wearing her Floral Tiara), Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (great-aunt and godmother, in her Diamond Palmette Tiara), and Princess Elisabeth of Wied among a host of Royals and Nobles.

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3 thoughts on “Wedding Ball of Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, 1961”

  1. Great post as always! I was wondering if you had a larger version of the photo where one can see the Royal ladies in a line and King Gustav VI Adolph walking to the right and immediately to the right we can see Princess Margretha (of Denmark) talking to another lady? It would be great to see her more clearly. She seems to be wearing Pearl Drop earrings in addition to the Floral tiara (which you mentioned in your post).

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    1. I thought the same but have been unable to find a larger version of that photo. I and a couple of others have thought that may be a Coburg relative.

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      1. Yes, that could be. Thank you for getting back to me anyway 🙂 Maybe in the future more photos will become available.

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