The Royal Chapel () is a church inside

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. It was opened in 1754. The royal palace chapels (including the Royal Chapel of Stockholm Palace, the Royal Chapel of

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, and

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) are all part of the national

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, although their management is in the hands of the Office of the Marshal of the Realm, as part of the Royal Estate.

Royal weddings

Recent royal weddings have taken place in the chapel include: * Princess Christina married

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on 15 June 1974 *

Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine; born 10 June 1982) is the second daughter and youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. Upon her birth, she was third ...

married Christopher O'Neill on 8 June 2013 *

Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Värmland (Carl Philip Edmund Bertil; born 13 May 1979) is the only son and the second of three children of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. , Prince Carl Philip is fourth in the line of successi ...

married Sofia Hellqvist on 13 June 2015

Baptism

Royal baptisms are also held in the royal chapel. Recent ones include: * Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland (Christening 22 May 2012), eldest daughter of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her husband Daniel Westling, first granddaughter of King

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of Sweden and his wife Queen Silvia

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18th-century Church of Sweden church buildings Churches in Stockholm Churches completed in 1754 1754 establishments in Sweden Churches in the Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden) 18th-century establishments in Stockholm {{Sweden-Lutheran-church-stub