September 8, 1933
Prince Knud of Denmark,33, who is the younger son of King Christian IX and Queen Alexandrine, was married today to Princess Caroline Mathilde.
The wedding took place at the chapel at Fredensborg. Danish troops were "posted at the chapel while the ceremony was held to prevent any demonstrations."
Communists were blamed for overnight vandalism, where bunting and garlands, which had decorated the streets, were torn down.
Princess Caroline Mathilde, who is the groom's first cousin, wore a "simple wedding gown" that she had sewn herself. The gown was covered nearly entirely with lace. The veil was something old, and was first worn by the princess' great-grandmother, Queen Louise.
The bride walked down the aisle attended by her sisters, Princesses Feodora and Alexandrine, and her cousins, Duchess Thyra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Countess of Solms-Baruth. The the more than 60 wedding guests included the Crown Princes and Crown Princesses of Norway, Sweden and Belgium, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Prince Hubertus of Prussia, a first cousin to the groom.
Queen Alexandrine was born a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Her sister, Cecilie, is married to the exiled Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia.
The bride, 21, has served as a photographer's apprentice."One never knows how things go in this world, so it is well to be able to earn one's own living, if necessary," is a comment that Caroline Mathilde recently made to friends.
Although the marriage is popular among Danes, Princess Helena, the bride's mother, was originally opposed to the marriage because of the close relationships between the bride and groom.
In the evening, King Christian X gave a dinner for the couple and the wedding guests. Fredensborg was "brilliantly illuminated," for the event. The newlyweds left for the honeymoon after the dinner, and are said to be on a "secret destination on a motoring tour."
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