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foreverinthepagesofhistoryy · 4 months

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Queen Silvia of Sweden, along with her 8 grandchildren, celebrate her 80th birthday with a cake and a bunch of beautiful smiles and laughs! December 23rd 2023 🤍

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krasivaa · 4 months

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ᴀ ᴄᴜᴛᴇ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏ sʜᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴄʜʀɪsᴛɪᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss ɪɴɢʀɪᴅ ᴏғ sᴡᴇᴅᴇɴ, 𝟻ᴛʜ ᴍᴀʏ 𝟷𝟿𝟷𝟶. ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss ᴍᴀʀɢᴀʀᴇᴛ ᴏғ ᴄᴏɴɴᴀᴜɢʜᴛ, ʜᴏʟᴅs ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ɪɴɢʀɪᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀs, ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ ɢᴜsᴛᴀғ ᴀᴅᴏʟғ, ᴅᴜᴋᴇ ᴏғ ᴠäsᴛᴇʀʙᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ sɪɢᴠᴀʀᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sɪᴅᴇ.

𝙶𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚏 𝙰𝚍𝚘𝚕𝚏 𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚂𝚠𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝙺𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚕 𝚇𝚅𝙸 𝙶��𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚏, 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝙸𝚗𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚍 𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚀𝚞𝚎𝚎𝚗 (𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕 𝟷𝟺𝚝𝚑 𝙹𝚊𝚗𝚞𝚊𝚛𝚢) 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙸𝙸 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙰𝚗𝚗𝚎-𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚎, 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚎𝚛 𝚀𝚞𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚌𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚂𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝟷𝚜𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚜!

~~~˚ʚ♡ɞ˚~~~

~~~𓆩♡𓆪~~~

#princess ingrid of sweden #queen ingrid of denmark #prince gustaf adolf #prince sigvard #princess margaret of connaught #crown princess margaret of sweden #king carl xvi gustaf #queen margrethe ii #14th january 2024 ;(#swedish royal family #danish royal family #drf #swrf #bernadotte #house of bernadotte #glücksburg #house of glücksburg #queen anne-marie of greece #queen anne-marie

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sophiebernadotte · 1 month

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Maybe I need to learn Swedish and immerse myself in all things SRF. Are they generally messy or boring?

Depends on how you define things. I would say they're boring 95% of the time, but then when there's a scandal, it's a scandal

Here are a few highlights:

In 1914, Gustaf V gave a speech to the people in which he opposed the government's politics & called for stronger Armed Forces (side note but it's a well-known fact that Gustaf was very worried about the growing tensions "on the continent" & I mean, the dude was right to be concerned). This led to a political crisis & the last political influence the monarch had was stripped. It's unclear who actually wrote the speech; some speculate it was Victoria since it was very well known that she was unhappy about the fact that she, as Queen, didn't have any real power.

In 1936, a woman named Anna wanted to file for divorce from her husband, Kurt. The reason? Her motivation was that her husband had cheated on her with King Gustaf V. This was during a time when homosexuality was illegal & divorce papers were open to the public, so even the hint that the monarch himself might engage in "homosexual acts"? Unthinkable! Long story short, the Court tried to come to an agreement with Anna & Kurt, but the couple continued to blackmail the Court for more & more money. In 1947, Kurt published a book about the "injustices" he had faced, but the majority of the copies of the book were bought by police. In 1951, after Gustaf V had died, Kurt wrote to the Chancellor of Justice to complain, upon which the Chancellor started an investigation. The investigation found that Kurt's "accusations were largely unfounded, but it was also clear that the Royal Court paid out large sums and took other measures with the apparent aim of silencing him." One year later, the Prosecutor-General charged Kurt & he was sentenced to 8 years in prison for extortion of the Royal Court. The whole thing is now nicknamed The Haijby Affair (after Kurt & Anna's last name) & has even been made into a movie.

In 1945, Prince Carl Johan asked for permission to marry the divorced journalist Kerstin Wijkman. They had met in 1939 & the prince fell head-over-heels for Kerstin, who couldn't give a sh*t about him at first. Gustaf V denied his grandson's request & the Royal Court tried to prevent the wedding from taking place by revoking Wijkmark's passport. When that didn't work, they started pressuring the US embassy, which meant that Carl Johan's cousin Folke Bernadotte was dragged into the whole thing. In the end, the two got married in 1946 & that meant that the Prince from then on was known as Carl Johan Bernadotte.

In the late 1950s, Princess Birgitta did something as controversial (for Swedish royal standards) as continuing her education with upper secondary studies. She studied at the School of Sport and Health Sciences for two years, where she met hockey & football player Sven Tumba. They denied it then, but rumours of a romance between the two swirled. However, decades later, they both wrote about the romance (which lasted for about a year) in their memoirs & Princess Birgitta was interviewed in a documentary about Tumba. Among other things, she reminisced about one time when the tabloids rang the doorbell & she had to hide in the wardrobe for about 10 minutes before Tumba had managed to chase them away.

We have Carl Gustaf's younger years... That man loved & still loves to party. This caused concern during his time as Crown Prince & then at the beginning of his time as monarch. He was seen by many as an immature womanizer of a party prince who, therefore, was unfit to rule. The Social Democrat-led government famously threatened with "We're one penstroke away from a Republic!" (which, if you ask me, was more PR than an actual threat, but then again, this was like 10-20 years before I was born, so...)

Speaking of Carl Gustaf, in 1989, he made the Norwegians angry by criticising their PM & the fact that they allowed seal hunting. He commented: "If Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland cannot take care of the seal problem, how will she be able to take care of the Norwegian people?"

Then there was the praising of Sultan Hassanal Bolikiah in 2004 during a state visit to Brunei (which to be fair, he just did his job & repeated what the Foreign Office told him to say).

In 2008, he caused a national outcry because not only did Prince Carl Philip shoot an elk during the annual royal hunt, but the monarch also decided to voice his opinion on the very sensitive topic of wolf hunting (no, seriously, it's an incredibly sensitive topic & not one to bring up during family dinners). Apart from getting in trouble with the public, Carl Gustaf also got in trouble with his patronage, WWF.

Do I even need to bring up 2010 & "Have you ever visited a strip or sex club?" which caused him to hit a record low in popularity. At least it gave us this iconic meme.

Honourary mention goes to when Prince Daniel (then only Daniel Westling) needed kidney surgery, so Crown Princess Victoria called her "brothers", Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Prince Frederik & was like "Hey, can you guys help me with a thing? Oh yeah, nothing big, just tricking all of the Nordic press so my fiancée can get surgery in peace." So, to cause a distraction, the three went on a trip to the Arctic while Daniel was admitted to the hospital. However... he was spotted by someone; a journalist called up the Court & was like, "I know, I will publish this; just give me a comment." Their ruse was up, so instead of pretending everything was fine & distracting the press so they couldn't publish about what was happening in Stockholm, Victoria spoke about how difficult it was & that she (obviously) was worried but that Haakon & Frederik were very supportive of her & a big help during that trip.

In 2013, just like in 2023, he got into trouble for "not wanting Victoria as heir". During an interview, the reporter asked if he was still upset about the constitutional change, to which he answered: "Of course. I think it's simple. A constitutional law that works retrospectively, that's weird."

In 2014, Princess Madeleine's apartment was renovated. What was supposed to cost 2.5 million SEK ended up costing 6.8 million SEK. Then, in 2018-2019 renovation works started again, which ended up costing around 5 million SEK. A wall between Madeleine's apartment & the apartment next door was going to be taken down & the family wanted a walk-in closet, a new bedroom, a bathroom & a wardrobe (different one from the named walk-in closet, so two wardrobes were on the wishlist). This ended up creating an argument between the National Property Board & the Royal Court, where the former thought Madeleine had "too high standards". The Royal Family didn't end up paying from their own pockets & this story has now become known as the time the Swedish taxpayers paid for Madeleine's walk-in closet.

If you're still reading, thank you & I hope you enjoyed all of this tea!

#swedish royal family #king gustaf v #queen victoria #carl johan bernadotte #folke bernadotte #princess birgitta #sven tumba #king carl xvi gustaf #sultan hassanal bolkiah #prince carl philip #princess madeleine #prince daniel #crown princess victoria #crown prince haakon #crown prince frederik #royal reporting #saga.txt

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duchessofvastergotland · 8 months

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Additional photographs of the Crown Princess family of Sweden during their summer holidays, released to mark the children's return to school and the end of the family's break

#princess estelle #prince oscar #crown princess victoria #prince daniel #swedish royal family #2023 #august 2023 #official #my upload #rio bernadotte

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tiaramania · 5 months

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TIARA ALERT: Countess Bettina Bernadotte wore Countess Sonja's Ruby & Sapphire Tiara for the Nobel Prize Ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 2023.

#Tiara Alert #Countess Bettina Bernadotte #Sweden #Swedish Royal Family #tiara #diadem #Nobel #Nobel Ceremony #royal jewelry #royal jewels #tiaras #diadems #royaltyedit #Nobel Prize

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royalbloopers · 2 months

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#sweden #the netherlands #crown Princess Victoria #Swedish royal family #house of bernadotte #queen maxima #maxima zorreguieta #Dutch royal family #house of orange nassau #who wore it best

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duchessofostergotlands · 8 months

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The Swedish royal court have released a series of photos to mark Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar’s first day back at school after the summer. Most of the pictures were taken during the holidays, and were captured by their mother Crown Princess Victoria

#swedish royal family #Princess Estelle #prince oscar #Rio Bernadotte #2023 #my upload

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tiny-librarian · 5 months

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Dress that belonged to a young Princess Eugenie of Sweden, only daughter of Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg.

#Eugénie of Sweden #eugenie of sweden #swedish royal family #swedish monarchy #extant garments #house of bernadotte #long live the queue

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victoriademedici · 1 year

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2 March 2023 // Prince Oscar with his puppy Rio and sister Princess Estelle in new official photographs released by The Royal Court of Sweden for the occasion of his 7th birthday

#prince oscar #rio bernadotte #princess estelle #birthdays #swedish royal family #scandinavian royalty

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europesroyalsjewels · 11 months

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Bernadotte af Wisborg Diamond Sapphire Ruby Tiara ♕ Countess Bettina Bernadotte af Wisborg

#sweden #swedish royal family #Swedish Royalty #bernadotte #royal jewels

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monarchies-history · 7 months

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I got to see the Swedish Cameo Parure in person this week. It is on display at the Vasa to Bernadotte, 1523 -1973 - 2023, exhibition at The Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden.

#swedish royalty #swedish monarchy #swedish history #swedish royal family #Swedish tiara #tiara #cameo tiara #napoleonic tiara #royal tiara #Vasa to Bernadotte #Queen josefina of Sweden

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foreverinthepagesofhistoryy · 4 months

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Princess Leonore of Sweden, Duchess of Gotland, and Prince Julian of Sweden, Duke of Halland, having fun with party toys, December 23rd 2022 💕🎉😝

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krasivaa · 4 months

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Blood is thicker than water

~☆~royal lookalikes~☆~

King Charles III, Anne, Princess Royal, Zara Tindall and Prince Philip's (Cha and Anne's papa, Zara's grandpa) maternal aunt, Louise Mountbatten, later known as Queen Louise of Sweden. -@chrissybrown1127 ☁️💙

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sophiebernadotte · 8 months

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Aug. 17, 1798 - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte and Désirée Clary got married in Sceaux.

Except for his relationship with Cathérine Lamour, not much is known about Jean-Baptiste’s previous relationship history but in the military his nickname was ‘Belle-Jambe’ (‘beautiful leg’) which is said to have been a hint to “his ability to appeal to the opposite sex”.

When it comes to Désirée we have more knowledge about her history. For example, we know that she had previously been engaged to Joseph Bonaparte. The two got to know each other after he found her sleeping in a waiting room and then walked her home. Through Joseph, Désirée got to know his younger brother Napoleon who took a liking to her and suggested that she should be engaged to him instead, and Joseph to her sister Julie. Something everyone involved thought was a good idea.

Julie Clary and Joseph Bonaparte went on to get married the same year whilst the next year, in 1795, Napoleon ended the engagement with Désirée. In 1797 Désirée moved with her sister and her husband to Rome where Joseph was ambassador. There she became betrothed to Mathurin-Léonard Duphot, a French general. The betrothal was more or less arranged by Napoleon and Désirée herself is said to not have been enthusiastic about the plans. However, two days before the intended wedding, an anti-French riot broke out in Rome and Duphot was killed in the unrest. Later in her life, Désirée vehemently denied that the engagement to Duphot ever happened.

Back in Paris, she got to know the French general Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte. He is said to have given her the nickname “Bonette” and liking arose between the two. They soon became engaged with the wedding taking place later the same year. Since he was a Calvinist and she an atheist, the wedding ceremony was a civil one and not religious.

Photo 1: Portrait of Désirée Clary by Robert Lefèvre, oil on canvas, dated 1807. Photo 2: Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte in 1797, from the collections of the National Library of Norway. Photo 3: Portrait of Julie Clary with her daughter Zénaïde Bonaparte by Robert Lefèvre (oil on canvas, 216 cm x 143 cm) dated 1807. Photo 4: Portrait of Joseph Bonaparte by Jean-Baptiste Wicar (oil on canvas, 230 cm x 176 cm) dated 1808. Photo 5: Napoleon Bonaparte, Premier Consul. By François Séraphin Delpech and Zéphirin Belliard. Could be dated 1802 but that is an unsure guess.

#swedish royal family #royal history #king karl xiv johan #queen desideria #jean baptise bernadotte #désirée clary #julie clary #joseph bonaparte #napoleon bonaparte #swedish history #on this day #today in history

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duchessofvastergotland · 7 months

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27th September 2023 // Crown Princess Victoria and her youngest child Rio visited Tiveden National Park. Over the next few years Victoria will visit each of the national parks to highlight the beauty of Swedish nature and encourage an active lifestyle.

#crown princess victoria #Swedish royal family #rio bernadotte #rio #my upload #2023 #September 2023 #national park

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tiaramania · 5 months

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TIARA ALERT: Countess Bettina Bernadotte wore her Countess Karin's Swag Tiara for the King's Dinner for Nobel Laureates at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on 11 December 2023.

#Tiara Alert #Countess Bettina Bernadotte #Sweden #Swedish Royal Family #tiara #diadem #royal jewels #royaltyedit #Nobel #Nobel Prize #Nobel Ceremony #tiaras #royal jewelry #diadems

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