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So it's a different message, that don't mean anything. Victoria & Madeleine has welcomed Sofia to the family in many ways. They both very happily invited her to their weddings and baby christenings. Sofia was even pictured in the official photographs during Madeleine's wedding celebrations. They all seem very close and it's very evident.
Victoria and Madeleine didn't invite Sofia to anywhere. Sofia wasn't invited at Victoria's and Daniel's wedding. According to the swedish press the king and the queen were the hosts at Madeleine's wedding and the Marshal of the Realm sent the invitations on their names. The invitations to Estelle's and Leonore's christening said "The King and Queen invite..."
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It has been told many times in swedish press and in TV-interviews that the king makes the final decisions. Victoria and Madeleine couldn't change the royal etiquette. The swedish press has told that Sofia asked Carl Philip to press the king that she was invited to Estelle's christening. And because Sofia was invited, also Chris was invited. So the king changed the etiquette, one could attend at the royal events even though one wasn't engaged with a royal family member.
But what has been noticeable, Sofia (or Chris) hasn't attended at the concert on Victoria's birthday. Daniel couldn't attend before they were engaged, so Sofia or Chris couldn't attend either. The court doesn't organize the concert. Either the decision is made by Victoria, or the king sees the concert as a state event. We all remember that Sofia wasn't invited to king's 40th Jubilee events, but she was invited to queen Sofia's 70th birthday concert.
It was the king and queen who first showed themselves with Carl Philip and Sofia at a holiday in St. Tropez. Victoria, Daniel, Madeleine and Chris were with Carl Philip and Sofia at a concert in Borgholm in July 2012, it looked like a PR-move by the court. Madeleine was once photographed at a lunch with Carl Philip and Sofia after it was written many times at the swedish press that Madeleine can't stand Sofia at all. So it looked like a PR-move ordered by the king.
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