Victoria, 34, is next in line to the throne held by her father, King Carl XVI Gustaf, since 1973. Sweden changed the constitution in 1980, three years after Victoria was born, to allow the eldest heir to inherit the throne, regardless of gender. Before that female heirs were excluded.
As is custom when an heir to the throne is born, the Swedish Armed Forces were to celebrate the news with two 21-gun salutes at noon in Stockholm and other cities around Sweden.
Daniel said he was “pretty nervous” during the birth and that he cut the baby’s umbilical cord. The king will announce the girl’s name later this week, he said.
![The following script is from “India’s Gold” which originally aired on Feb. 12, 2012 and was rebroadcast on July 22, 2012. Byron Pitts is the correspondent. David Schneider, producer.
In the past 20 years, India has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies on earth. Today, as a result, India is now the world’s largest consumer of gold. Why gold? Because in India, there is no possession more valuable. Just as part of the American dream is to own a home, the dream in India is to own gold. As we first told you in February, for Indians, gold jewelry is wearable wealth, financial security that’s also a fashion statement. India’s love for gold is as ancient as its culture. And with its growing prosperity, the one event that drives most of that demand is an Indian wedding.
There may be no wedding like an Indian wedding. The events can last for days with music and dancing and traditions that go back centuries. Everywhere you look, there’s a collection of colors, flowers and food. And then there’s the gold: breathtaking. Here it’s a symbol of purity that also shows off the couple’s wealth and wellbeing.
Byron Pitts: I’ve heard several times since I’ve been here, “No gold, no wedding.”
Divya Chauhan: Yes, absolutely.
Vithika Agarwal: It’s very true.
Divya Chauhan: The bride is ready, the groom is ready, the venue is set, the food is set, but if you don’t have gold, there’s no wedding.
Divya Chauhan and Vithika Agarwal are former beauty queens. Today, they’re business partners as wedding planners. In November, in the small southern city of Tumkur, they pulled together the wedding event of the season.
[Chauhan: She’s very late, could you ask them to come quickly…]
Two of the town’s elite families joined through the marriage of Nivedita Keshavmurthy and Akshay Bavikatte – both doctors.
Agarwal: Unlike Western cultures, where it’s about the bride and the groom, here, it’s about anything but the bride and the groom.
Chauhan: Yeah.
Agarwal: It’s about two families coming together.
Chauhan: Together.
Half of the gold that Indians buy each year is jewelry bought for a wedding. And this was one of the estimated 10 million weddings that take place in India every year. But few rise to the level of this lavish affair, stretched over five days. The tent was custom built for the ceremonies. Water piped in for fountains and musicians flown in from Mumbai, the entertainment capital of India. The lighting, audio and video orchestrated like a Bollywood movie set. The families spent over $200,000 just on gold.](https://www.guerragarzayasociados.com/wp-content/themes/Extra/images/post-format-thumb-text.svg)
Comentarios recientes