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[sophiebernadotte]

So... It sounds like Violet is now on a mission to marry off her second son? If that's the case, then this is a public thank you to one Violet Bridgerton for her contribution to Benedict Bridgerton Memes & Reaction Pics Society

#bridgerton #bridgerton season 3 #benedict bridgerton #violet bridgerton #saga.txt

[fangedsaga]

new simblr alert !

fangedsaga » occult gameplayer, budget goth, autistic simmer who inexplicably is only ever into the even number iterations of the game. currently playing another zodiac challenge and vampire the masquerade challenge when my ttrpg hyperfixation lets me out of my cage. still very much trying to get the hang of this simblr stuff i am not nearly as cool as i like to let on-

#new simblr alert #simblr #ts4 #the sims 4 #sims community #new sims blog #saga.txt. #i love how like. the selfsim look so cool and mysterious and then u actually read the traits- #love that both myself and my simself still struggle with the same eternal problem: blacks don't match #ANYWAY HI #wish... for friends. maybe

[selfshipalgis]

i feel broken right now.

i stopped talking to my former best friend (?) because she continues to speak to the person who retraumatized me and set back all the progress i had made after i cut contact with my first abuser. i don't know (because my best friend would sometimes tell me) but i'm sure that she continues to talk shit about me and tell her much larger following all these lies about me. it's scary to think that there are potentially hundreds of people that think i'm some kind of monster because they believe whatever she says even though she doesn't have any proof.

i feel like i can't exist without worrying about her finding me again, despite all the precautions i've taken. and thanks to the ableism that is rampant and accepted in the self ship community, i know that i can't trust anyone. i feel like i have no voice. i can't talk about anything without worrying about someone coming for my throat.

all i want to do is pretend that i'm someone else in some other world.

#saga.txt

[bloodcunt]

y’all maybe i’m fucking lactose intolerant and like caffeine intolerant because my stomach... sis it ain’t it i-

i’m fully sitting here in bed while a whole ass devil is attacking my stomach

#@ my stomach: am i a joke to you? #i’m going ti search some shit up #.txt #coffee saga.txt

[crazy4eve]

just watched spiderman far from home so im gonna reblog like 50 posts before going back to normal xo

#also with like...no spoiler tags #saga.txt

[sophiebernadotte]

Fridolina Rolfö deserves a statue, a shrine, a whole freaking cult

#football #fridolina rolfö #saga.txt

[sophiebernadotte]

Who is it I'm seeing in the bottom left corner? Why is he there? Who let him in? We all know he's nowhere near strong enough to contribute anything 😂

#bridgerton #benedict bridgerton #ben i love you but we all know you're useless #sophie beckett where are you??? come and rescue your husband #saga.txt

[sophiebernadotte]

You know, if LI really liked me, he would have walked out of the doors with me:

#love island the game #love island double trouble #litg lewie #litg ozzy #litg roberto #litg jamal #litg ryan #litg elliot #litg #litg s6 #litg double trouble #saga.txt

[sophiebernadotte]

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

[sophiebernadotte]

Ask & you shall receive (a.k.a. Saga spent most of the afternoon procrastinating because she doesn't want to write an essay about US politics that is due Thursday). If Unhealthy by @mrsbsmooth was an actual season of the show, here are some quickly edited memes I think we would see.

I had so much fun going through way too many articles about "best memes of Love Island Season #" & then putting myself in the shoes of an actual viewer. I made an effort to not just make ones about Lewie, Bridget & Amelia, but it was a tad bit difficult for obvious reasons. Plus, I STILL HAVEN'T READ THE MOST RECENT CHAPTERS BECAUSE I REFUSE TO DO SO UNTIL I KNOW BRIDGET & LEWIE ARE HAPPY AGAIN

Now, I really should go back to that essay, but I kind of want to make some for @0shewrites0 Liquid Gold because I'm as unhinged about Alex & Rory as I am about Bridget & Lewie...

#love island the game #litg #litg fanfic #litg lewie #mutuals writing stuff #I wanted to make one about hurricane brig but I'm saving that one for later #emphasis on these being done quickly #i think i spent an hour at most over on canva #saga.txt

[sophiebernadotte]

Not every day you get to go on a - & completely butcher it due to nerves - job interview in this building! Only remembered to take photos of one of the stairways & sadly didn't see either Carl Gustaf or Victoria so I couldn't say hi for @onheirpodcast

#royal watching #kungliga slottet #royal palace #saga.txt

[sophiebernadotte]

Okay, I'm closing down the factory for today. Everything should be tagged with today's date - 240114. But here's a quick run-through in case you missed anything!

Articles

9-year-old Valdemar: "Every time I see a crown, I get happy."

Victoria of Sweden & Haakon of Norway speaks about Margrethe II, part 1

Victoria of Sweden & Haakon of Norway speaks about Margrethe II, part 2

Frederik X is now King of Denmark, Greenland & the Faroe Islands

Frederik X's motto is declared

All of Frederik's 'oops moments' ("When we talk about Frederik's popularity, we also have to acknowledge that there have been quite a few mishaps")

Photos

The Royal Collections of Norway shared a photo of Margrethe II & Olav V

Statements

Carl XVI Gustaf's telegram to Cousin Daisy

Harald V's telegram to Frederik X

Carl XVI Gustaf's telegram to Frederik X

Videos

Video montage of Margrethe II with members of the Swedish Royal Family

Behind-the-scenes video from the Danish Royal Court (the only glimpse of Prince Joachim we've gotten the whole day!)

Video clip of the proclamation of Frederik X plus his speech

Video clip of DR's interview with Crown Princess Victoria

#danish royal family #king frederik x #queen margrethe ii #royal watching #240114 #pinned post #saga.txt

[sophiebernadotte]

I was today years old when I learned that apparently London Tipton & Kevin McCallister are a thing & apparently they even have a son together...

#brenda song #macaulay culkin #suite life of zack and cody #home alone #london tipton #kevin mccallister #saga.txt

[sophiebernadotte]

15 people, 15 questions

Thanks for tagging me @queen-of-boops & @sparxaf 🥰

1) Are you named after anyone?

Nope.

2) When was the last time you cried?

This past night, I got the brilliant idea to, at 00:30, read a Chenford fanfic where Lucy died & Tim had a full breakdown. You can find it here if you also want to have cry xx

3) Do you have kids?

Does my dog count? Yes, yes, she does. So yeah, I do have one kid.

4) What sports do you play/have you played?

I did horseback riding for a little over 11 years.

5) Do you use sarcasm?

I'm fluent in it (imagine me doing a hair flip here)

6) What’s the first thing you notice about people?

Good question... I would say hair or outfit.

7) What’s your eye colour?

Blueish-grey.

8) Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings, 100%! You're talking to someone who found Scream too scary to watch... 😂

9) Any talents?

Spending hours upon hours scrolling through Tumblr & reblogging pictures.

10) Where were you born?

For privacy reasons, I'm just gonna say somewhere in Västerbotten.

11) What are your hobbies?

See the answer to question 9. Apart from that, I've re-fallen in love with pilates this autumn.

12) Do you have any pets?

Yes, I do & thank you for asking. She's only been mentioned once so far, which is a crime, in her opinion 😂 According to Ana, she's the centre of the universe & everyone should be focused on giving her attention. & she's correct 🥰

13) How tall are you?

158 cm, which apparently is around 5'2.

14) Favorite subject in school?

Is anyone surprised if I say it was history? 😂 I liked all of the social science subjects, to be fair...

15) Dream job?

Being paid to talk about royalty the whole day would be a dream.

Not gonna lie, I wasn't sure if I would be able to think of 15 people to tag, but here we go: @death-of-astar @bridgertonbabe @silverhallow @lizisanamimal @world-of-wales @cambridgemadness @princesscatherinemiddleton @amiscellaneouscollaboration @amymarched @corbenic @foreverinthepagesofhistoryy @royal-things @grandmaster-anne @tim-lucy @bridgertonian & anyone else who feels like answering these questions, consider yourself tagged by me :)

#saga.txt