The priest reveals the secrets behind Estelle's film
Victoria's and Daniel's new Christmas movie is absolutely wonderful. The Crown Princess couple took the children to Katarina church where they met reverend Are Norrhava. In an exclusive interview with Svensk Damtidning, he talks about the royal visit.
The Crown Princess family's newly recorded Christmas movie has been giving a lot of joy during the past 24 hours. In the film we see when Victoria and Daniel bring Estelle and Oscar to the Katarina church, at Södermalm in Stockholm, to take a closer look at the nativity scene. And reverend Are Norrhava, 38, tells about the nativity scene.
We call Are who tells a little more about the royal visit.
- It was really fun. Victoria and Daniel are so nice. Open, curious and well prepared. Princess Estelle knew a lot! You noticed that they have talked about these stories at home.
- My focus was on the kids and I wanted to be at eye level with them. We played together and had great fun. The siblings were very involved. Prince Oscar, for example, rang a bell as soon as an angel arrived - and it did quite a few times, he says, laughing.
- They smelled of real myrrh and thought it was fun with all animals.
Many were a little surprised that Victoria and Daniel chose just Katarina church. They usually visit the Royal Chapel or visit Hedvig Eleonora's congregation in Östermalm. But we can tell that the Crown Princess couple actually has a clear connection to that particular church. This is where their friends Ellen and Jan Dinkelspiel got married exactly 10 years ago. Victoria and Daniel were then newly engaged and this week they were back - with two lovely children.
Prästens hemligheter om Estelles julfilm _ Svensk Dam
6 funny details from the new royal movie
Have you seen this year's royal Christmas greeting? Otherwise you have to see it! And if you've seen it, there's probably a lot of details you may have missed ...
The annual Christmas greeting from the Crown Princess family does not disappoint! Daniel, Victoria, Estelle and Oscar pay a visit to Katarina church in Stockholm and hear the story of Jesus' birth. Moving and cozy! But have you seen all the details in this wonderful movie? We list them!
- Prince Oscar seems to have inherited one of Mother Victoria's most important qualities! The desire for everyone to feel seen and eagerly want to greet the people they meet. As they step into the church, Oscar extends his hand directly to the priest to greet. So cute!
- We are told that the king and queen put out the nativity scene every Christmas! When the priest asks if the children have seen a Christmas nativity scene before, Princess Estelle responds "we have one with grandma and grandpa" (mormor och morfar). A tradition that has certainly been inherited for many generations back at the Palace.
- The church that the Crown Princess family visits, Katarina church, was completed in 1695. The church, which stands at Södermalm in Stockholm, has actually burned down twice. The first fire took place in 1723 and the second in 1990. Five years after the last fire, the church was reopened.
- Prince Daniel got to act star in the story of how Christmas Eve came about, with a star-shaped sparkler over the nativity scene!
- Estelle took the initiative for the Christmas greeting! At the end of the movie, the whole family stands together in front of the camera to greet Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. After a brief silence, Estelle looks at someone to the right of the camera and proclaims Merry Christmas and shortly thereafter the family agrees!
- Estelle dances out of church! When they leave the Katarina church, the bells ring and as they walk through the avenue, Estelle dances along the gravel corridor, a successful visit in other words!
6 roliga detaljer från den nya kungliga filmen _ Svensk Dam
Receiving the Christmas Trees
Prins Oscars härliga julgrans-uppdrag - Allt om kungligt
Estelle's Christmas greetings during the years
Se prinsessan Estelles julhälsningar genom åren