瑞典最美公主瑪德琳下嫁紐約銀行家

Swedish Princess Madeleine fell in love in the Big Apple. Now she has said "yes" to New York banker Christopher O'Neill in a lavish and emotional wedding ceremony in Stockholm.

瑞典公主瑪德琳在有“大蘋果”之稱的紐約墜入愛河。在斯德哥爾摩奢華感人的婚禮上，瑪德琳公主對紐約銀行家克里斯托弗·歐尼爾說：“我願意”。

Madeleine, 30, was wearing a stunning silk organza dress with a lace top and four-meter (13-foot) trail, designed by Valentino Garavani, when she tied the knot with British-American O'Neill on Saturday. Around 470 European royals, top New York socialites and celebrities were in attendance.

婚禮上，現年30歲的瑪德琳身穿加拉瓦尼（Walentino Garavani）親自設計的華美絲質婚紗與英裔美國人歐尼爾喜結連理，公主的婚紗上部綴有蕾絲，拖尾長達4米（約合13英尺）。約470位歐洲皇室成員、紐約各界名流出席了結婚慶典。

The 38-year-old O'Neill fought back tears as the princess walked down the aisle with her father, King Carl XVI Gustaf, to a traditional Swedish wedding march performed by a children's choir. The bride and groom were visibly moved as the ceremony proceeded with hymns in both Swedish and English, and performances by Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson and Broadway's "Phantom of the Opera" star Peter Joback.

在兒童唱詩班詠唱的傳統瑞典結婚進行曲的旋律中，瑞典國王卡爾十六世·古斯塔夫（King Carl XVI Gustaf）挽着瑪德琳公主步下走廊時，現年38歲的歐尼爾強忍激動的淚水。當婚禮進行到讚美詩部分，羅克賽特女主唱瑪麗·弗萊德里克森（Marie Fredriksson）和百老匯《歌劇魅影》男星皮特·喬巴克（Peter Joback）分別用瑞典語和英語演唱，令新郎新娘十分動容。

With a smile on her face, Madeleine read out the wedding vows in Swedish while O'Neill read his in English in the Royal Chapel, decorated with typical Swedish summer flowers. After the wedding, the couple kissed on the steps of the palace in front of a cheering crowd of several thousand who had gathered in the sunshine waving Swedish flags.

在用最具瑞典特色的夏季花朵裝點的皇家小禮堂中，瑪德琳面帶微笑，用瑞典語宣讀結婚誓詞，歐尼爾則用英語宣讀誓詞。婚禮結束後，這對新人在臺階上擁吻，燦爛的陽光下成千上萬的瑞典人聚集在周圍舞動瑞典國旗。

"We hope she will be very happy in the future, the princess Madeleine," Julia Huelsman, who had traveled from Munich, Germany, for the occasion, said.

專程從德國慕尼黑趕來的茱莉亞·赫爾斯曼（Julia Huelsman）說：“我們衷心祝願瑪德琳公主將來生活幸福。”

Later, the newlyweds travelled in a procession through the crowded streets of the capital in a special horse and carriage. They then sailed to the royal residence and UNESCO World Heritage site Drottningholm Palace, 10 kilometers (6 miles) west of the city center, where a private wedding reception will be held.

隨後，這對新婚夫婦坐在特製的馬車上，在首都熱鬧的街道開始婚禮遊行。遊行結束後，他們乘遊艇前往位於市中心西面10公里（約合6英里）處的皇室官邸，並將在這所被列爲聯合國教科文組織世界遺產的官邸內舉辦私人婚禮宴會。

Madeleine is the youngest of Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia's three children and fourth in line to the throne. She became known as Sweden's party princess in her early 20s, when she was frequently spotted at Stockholm's high-end nightclubs, and has attracted widespread attention for her stylish clothes.

瑪德琳公主是瑞典國王卡爾十六世和王后西爾維婭三個孩子中年紀最小的，擁有第四順位王位繼承權。她在二十歲出頭的時候經常出入斯德哥爾摩高端夜店，而她的潮流穿着也受到廣泛關注，因此被稱作瑞典派對公主。

But her life hasn't always been a fairytale. Madeleine's extravagant lifestyle has often been criticized by Swedes, who prefer the down-to-earth attitude of her sister, Crown Princess Victoria, who married acommoner. And in 2010, she fled to New York after breaking off her first engagement to Swedish attorney Jonas Bergstrom amid media reports that he had cheated on her.

然而，公主也並非一直過着童話般的生活，瑪德琳奢靡的生活方式經常遭到瑞典民衆的批評，他們更爲欣賞瑪德琳的姐姐維多利亞公主的務實作風，維多利亞公主此前也嫁給了一個平民。2010年，媒體曝出與瑪德琳訂婚的瑞典律師喬納斯·伯格斯特洛姆（Jonas Bergstrom）出軌，訂婚取消後，瑪德琳逃避似的去了紐約。

Since then, Madeleine has held a lower profile, working for the nonprofit World Childhood Foundation in New York, where she met O'Neill through mutual friends. The couple was first spotted together having lunch at the Central Park Boathouse in January 2011 and they announced their engagement in October 2012.

自那以後，瑪德琳一直保持低調，在紐約爲公益性世界兒童組織工作，經兩人共同的朋友介紹才與歐尼爾相識。2011年1月兩人第一次曝光，當時他們正在紐約中央公園船屋（Boathouse）餐廳共進午餐，同年10月，兩人宣佈訂婚。

O'Neill was born into a wealthy family. His late father, Paul O'Neill, set up the European head office of Oppenheimer & Co. in London in the 1960s and his mother, Eva Maria O'Neill, is involved in several charities. He studied at a boarding school in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from Boston University and a master's degree from Columbia Business School in New York.

歐尼爾生於富裕家庭，他的父親、已故的保爾·歐尼爾（Paul O'Neill）先生上世紀六十年代在倫敦設立了奧朋墨姆公司的歐洲總部，他的母親愛娃·瑪利亞·歐尼爾（Eva Maria O'Neill）參與多項慈善事業。歐尼爾曾就讀於瑞士聖加倫（St. Gallen）的一所國際學校，擁有波士頓大學國際關係學學士學位，並在位於紐約的哥倫比亞大學商學院獲得碩士學位。

O'Neill, who holds dual American and British citizenship, has declined a royal rank in Sweden, which would have required him to become a Swedish citizen. He has chosen to continue working and the newlyweds are expected to move back to their apartment in Manhattan.

歐尼爾擁有英國和美國雙重國籍，謝絕了需要加入瑞典國籍才能接受的封爵。他準備繼續現在的工作，這對新婚夫婦可能會搬回他們在曼哈頓的公寓。

Guests at the wedding included the U.K.'s Earl and Countess of Wessex, Prince Edward and Sophie; Princess Takamado of Japan and princes and princesses from Norway, Denmark, Greece, Luxembourg and Monaco.

本次婚禮的來賓包括英國威塞克斯 （Wessex）伯爵夫婦、愛德華（ Edward and Sophie）王子夫婦、日本憲仁親王妃久子（Takamado）以及來自挪威、丹麥、希臘、盧森堡、摩納哥的王子和公主們。

O'Neill had also invited many of his super-rich friends, such as Opel heir Georg von Opel, Cadbury chocolate heir Joel Cadbury, Colombian billionaire Alejandro Santo Domingo, and Aidan and Fizzy Barclay. Other well-known invitees were Duran Duran band member John Taylor, the CEO of fashion retailer H&M, Karl-Johan Persson, and golfer Jesper Parnevik.

歐尼爾還邀請了很多富豪朋友，如歐寶汽車公司繼承人喬治·範·歐寶（Georg von Ope）、吉百利巧克力繼承人喬爾·吉百利（Joel Cadbury）、哥倫比亞富豪亞歷杭德羅·桑託·多明戈（Alejandro Santo Domingo）以及艾丹·巴克萊和菲茲·巴克萊（Aidan and Fizzy Barclay）。其他受到邀請的名人包括杜蘭杜蘭樂隊（Duran Duran band）成員約翰·泰勒（John Taylor）、H&M 公司首席執行官卡爾・約翰・佩爾鬆（ Karl-Johan Persson）以及高爾夫球員傑斯佩-帕尼維克（Jesper Parnevik）。

The marriage is the latest in a series of glamorous royal weddings that have mesmerized Europe in the past few years. In June 2010, Madeleine's older sister Crown Princess Victoria wed her personal trainer Daniel Westling in a grand ceremony in Stockholm and the year after, Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton tied the knot in extravagant fashion in front of an estimated 2 billion television viewers. Also in 2011, Prince Albert II of Monaco wed Charlene Lynette Wittstock and in 2012, Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg united with Belgian Countess Stephanie de Lannoy.

此次婚禮是近年來一系列令歐洲着迷的奢華皇室婚禮中最新的一個，2010年6月，瑪德琳的姐姐瑞典女王儲維多利亞公主（Crown Princess Victoria ）和她的私人健身教練丹尼爾·韋斯特林 (Daniel Westling)在斯德哥爾摩舉行結婚盛典，翌年，英國威廉王子和凱特·米德爾頓（ Kate Middleton ）在約20億電視觀衆共同見證的奢華婚禮上喜結連理。同樣是在2011年，摩納哥阿爾貝二世親王和夏琳·麗奈特·維斯托克（ Charlene Lynette Wittstock ）結婚，2012年，盧森堡大公儲紀堯姆（ Guillaume ）和比利時女伯爵斯蒂芬妮·德·蘭諾伊（ Stephanie de Lannoy）結婚。

The Swedish royal family has only ceremonial duties, such as attending award ceremonies, promoting Swedish businesses abroad and supporting charities. As the head of state, the king also receives foreign dignitaries on formal visits to Sweden.

瑞典皇室家族僅擔負禮儀性職責，比如出席頒獎典禮、幫助瑞典拓展對外經貿、資助慈善組織等。作爲國家的精神領袖，國王也會接待來瑞典進行正式訪問的外國政要。