#{Bernadotte Birthday 2024}

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Also, yesterday was Bernadotte's birthday. He spent the whole day getting drunk as a skunk so he could have a reason not to go out on Valentine's Day.

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kungahuset: H.K.H. Prinsessan Birgitta 1937–2024.

Photo 1: Princess Sibylla carrying Princess Birgitta in 1937. Photo 2: Hereditary Prince Gustaf Adolf with Princesses Margaretha, Birgitta and Désirée in 1943. Photo 3: Princesses Désirée and Birgitta in 1944, summer in Falsterbo. Photo 4: Princess Birgitta and Crown Prince Carl Gustaf 1947.

Photo 5: Princess Birgitta at Franska skolan together with her classmates in 1950. Photo 6: Princess Birgitta and Crown Prince Carl Gustaf 1957. Photo 7: Princess Birgitta in the court dress at the opening of the Riksdag at the Royal Palace 1958. Photo 8: Princess Sibylla's five children dressed up to celebrate her 50th birthday in 1958. Photo 9: Princess Birgitta in a fencing competition in April 1960.

Photo 10: Princess Birgitta and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen on their wedding day May 25, 1961, together with Count Michael Bernadotte, Princess Christina, Crown Prince Carl Gustaf and Princess Benedikte of Denmark. Photo 11: Princess Birgitta and Prince Johann Georg with their children Princess Désirée, Prince Carl Christian and newborn Prince Hubertus in June 1966. Photo 12: H.M. The King with his sisters Princesses Christina, Birgitta, Désirée and Margaretha at the enthronement. Photo 13: Princess Birgitta with her sisters Princesses Désirée and Christina on Mallorca in September 2001. Photo 14: Princess Birgitta surrounded by her siblings on her 80th birthday January 19, 2017.

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Tiara Predictions: Denmark to Sweden

King Frederik and Queen Mary will visit Sweden on the 6th and 7th May 2024 for their first State Visit as King and Queen. The trip will focus on Swedish-Danish relations, technology, the armed forces, the arts and life sciences.

And now to the predictions…

The tiara I want Mary to wear: Pearl Poire - Queen Margrethe’s signature tiara, this would be a lovely tiara for Mary to wear to show a passing of the baton from the former queen to the current. It was last worn in January by Queen Margrethe.

My Prediction: Ruby Parure - This tiara is more likely as Mary has recently worn the Emerald Parure Tiara for her first official portrait as Queen, which cannot be taken outside of Denmark, and I don’t think she’d wear another new tiara so soon. It was last worn in January by Queen Mary, then Crown Princess, for the New Year’s Reception.

The tiara I want Silvia to wear: Braganza Tiara. As Silvia only wears this tiara to multi-royal events, it’s one of the only times that this tiara will get an outing so it’d be lovely if Silvia wore it tonight. It was last worn in September 2023 for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations for King Carl XVI Gustaf.

My Prediction: Leuchtenberg Sapphire Tiara. As the Danish don’t have any huge tiaras, I don’t believe that Silvia will go to the maximum, so the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Tiara is a safer bet. Silvia has worn 6 different tiaras to multi-royal events so this is a harder one to predict. It was last worn by Silvia in Dec 2023 for the King’s Dinner for Nobel Laureates.

The tiara I want Victoria to wear: Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara. This tiara is my absolute favourite Swedish Tiara so it will appear in every prediction! It has been 2.5 years since Victoria wore this tiara so it’s overdue a wear. It was last worn by Princess Christina in January for the State Visit from France.

My Prediction: Baden Fringe. Similar to Silvia, Victoria has worn 4 different tiaras to multi-royal events in the past 7 years, so it’s a hard one to predict. It was last worn by Victoria in September 2023 for her father’s Jubilee celebrations.

The tiara I want Sofia to wear: Cut Steel Bandeau - I really like this tiara and it doesn’t come out of the vault enough. It was last worn by Crown Princess Victoria in July 2017 for the wedding of Astrid Bernadotte.

My Prediction: Wedding tiara. The only tiara Sofia has worn in the last 7 years, this is probably the safest bet! It was worn last month by Sofia for the State Visit from Finland.

The tiara I want Princess Christina to wear: Connaught. Another Swedish stunner! This tiara holds particular significance for the Haga Princesses as it was their mother’s favourite tiara so it’s always lovely when she wears it. The tiara was last worn last month by Christina for the State Visit from Finland.

My Prediction: 4 Button Tiara. The better Swedish button tiara, I am not the biggest fan of either. However, aside from Victoria’s birthday tiara and the Cut Steel Bandeau, this tiara has been in the vault for the longest so it’s due an appearance. It was last worn by Princess Christina in December 2022 for the King’s Dinner for Nobel Laureates.

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September 12, 2024 | Queen Silvia during the Queen Silvia Nursing Award award ceremony in the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace. The Queen Silvia Nursing Award was established on the occasion of the Queen's 70th birthday, on December 23, 2013, to create lasting positive change in care and social care with a focus on the elderly. Photo: Yanan Li