Sweden's crown princess and her new husband visit France

(27 Sep 2010)
1. Wide of Chateau de La Grange - la Prevote
2. Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel arriving by car with police escort on horseback and several other security vehicles accompanying
3. Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel shaking hands with local officials in front of the chateau
4. Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel posing for photos standing alongside local officials and local schoolchildren
5. Princess Victoria
6. Cutaway of photographers
7. Photographers outside chateau
8. Various of Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel exiting chateau and posing for photographers
9. Cutaway of police
10. Pan of media
11.SOUNDBITE (English) Gunnar Lund, Swedish Ambassador to France:
"They just got married, or the Princess just got married, and this is the first official trip abroad, which is wonderful. And of course being Sweden's Ambassador to France, I'm delighted they've come to France. But that is also natural because as you probably know, the Swedish royal family has its roots in France."
12. Various of royal couple in horse-drawn carriage
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gunnar Lund, Swedish Ambassador to France
"Tomorrow he (French President Nicolas Sarkozy) will receive them at the Elysee Palace and that will be an additional occasion to do what we can to make the best of Swedish French relations and there are things will will be able to discuss then that are of importance also in more economic and commercial sense of the word."
14. Wide of horse-drawn carriage carrying royal couple riding away
STORYLINE
Sweden's crown Princess Victoria and her husband, Prince Daniel were in France on Monday on their first official trip abroad since their royal wedding just over three months ago.
The couple arrived in France on Sunday and are due to stay until Wednesday.
On Monday they took part in a variety of events to celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of French General Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte becoming the Prince and subsequently King of Sweden.
As part of the tour tracing the Princess' French ancestry, the Swedish royal couple visited a chateau that once belonged to General Bernadotte in the town of Savigny-le-Temple, some forty five kilometres (27 miles) south of Paris.
Locals dressed in nineteenth century costumes to greet the royal couple ahead of their tour of the chateau grounds by horse-drawn carriage.
The couple are expected at the Elysee Palace on Tuesday to meet French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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