瑞典公主与美银行家结婚
英语课
STOCKHOLM, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Swedish Princess Madeleine tied the knot with U.S. banker Christopher O'Neill on Saturday in central Stockholm.
Royals, business tycoons 1 and celebrities 2 attended the wedding ceremony in the Royal Chapel 3 at the Royal Palace of Stockholm, where the city is filled with joy and cheer.
According to the Swedish Royal Court, Madeleine Therese Amelie Josephine, Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Halsingland and Gastrikland, was born on 10 June 1982. She is the youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia.
Mr. Christopher O'Neill is an American citizen, a banker. He will continue his business activities as before after marriage to Princess Madeleine, and thus will not hold the title H.R.H. Prince of Sweden.
In accordance with royal protocol 4, a member of the Royal Family should be a Swedish citizen, and should not hold a position of responsibility within business. In view of these requirements, Mr. Christopher O'Neill has respectfully requested to remain a private citizen and not to be granted royal rank.
The engagement between Princess Madeleine and Mr Christopher O'Neill was announced on October 25, last year.
大君( tycoon的名词复数 )； 将军； 企业巨头； 大亨
- The great tycoons were fierce competitors, single-minded in their pursuit of financial success and power. 企业巨头都是激烈的竞争者，他们一心追求钱财和权势。
- Tycoons and their conglomerates are even raising money again on international markets. 企业大亨们以及他们的企业甚至正再次从国际市场上筹集资金。
n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目
n.小教堂，殡仪馆
- The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
- She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。