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What a great confession. My hypothesis is that Kristinaâs youthful âunfortunate romanceâ was with Carl Johan Horn. And her father nixed it because marrying their first cousins was something royalty did back in the 19th century. The monarchy has evolved since the days of rampant inbreeding, and the fact that Kristina was in love with Carl Johan didnât matter to her dad. Just like the fact that Wilhelm is in love with Simon doesnât matter to Kristina now. Either that or Carl Johan, even in his youth, was already showing signs of addiction issues, and her dad nixed it because he thought his nephew was a bad choice for a son-in-law.
Regardless of the reason, and regardless of who the man was, Kristina was not allowed to marry her first love. He wasnât suitable, for whatever reason. And eventually she persuaded herself that her parents disregarding her wishes was them demonstrating their love for her rather than them controlling every aspect of her life. And now sheâs repeating that cycle on her own child.
My hypothesis is she had to marry someone, and breed within wedlock. It was her duty to the monarchy. So there was probably a shortlist of suitable aristocratic candidates. And Ludvig was the most tolerable guy on the shortlist, so she picked him.
Also, we mostly see Ludvig when heâs being a shitty father and completely zoning out in situations where he should be paying attention. But he is perfectly capable of being charming when he wants to. Look at the dinner scene in 2.06. Heâs flirting with Kristina and making her giggle. Kristina, giggling. Not something weâve seen her do before or since.
So no, I donât think either Kristina or Ludvig were in love, I think it was a pragmatic match for both of them. But I do think he was the most charming, least boring, suitable aristocratic guy on the shortlist. She probably picked him because at least he can make her laugh. Itâs just that twentysomething years of marriage later, Ludvig rarely bothers turning on the charm with her. But when he flirts with her, it still works.
I really hope we get to find out about Kristina's unfortunate romance. I think we will, and it will be a parallel to Wilmon (I am guessing she fell in love with a common boy as well), and some sort of bonding/humanising moment for her. I doubt the writers would have put it in otherwise. But ALSO I wanna find out more about her relationship with Ludvig. They seem so nonchalant (though cordial) towards each other, but are we gonna get some sort of redemptive "I married for politics and I live with Regret" thing for her, and it helps her built a better relationship with her son? *Clings to edge of seat*
#young royals#queue#prince wilhelm#queen Kristina#wilmon#Kristina young royals#Carl Johan horn#August horn#simon eriksson#Ludvig#Ludvig young royals#young royals analysis#young royals favourite posts#young royals season 2#young royals season 1#Kristina analysis#character analysis#character analysis young royals#duty young royals#love young royals#intergenerational trauma#generational trauma#Intergenerational trauma young royals#trauma young royals#unfortunate romance#Kristina unfortunate romance#generational trauma young royals#hierarchy young royals#burning down the monarchy
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Friday freebie
I had hoped to round off @youngroyals-events' August Week by finishing this vignette of him and Rousseau at Ă
rnÀs, but I couldn't quite manage it. So please enjoy a snippet instead!
Now, though, he's got the chance to restore their family, at least. With the settlement, he will give up his own plans for Ă
rnĂ€s to follow the plan made for him by the royal court. To become a working royal, an officer in the military, and when Parliament finalises it, an official heir to the throne. To himself, he will always be Count August Horn of Ă
rnĂ€s â a name that will carry the loss of his ancestral home until the end of his life. But to the rest of the world, he will be Prince August of the Royal House. Carl Johan will be father to the spare, very possibly even grandfather to the future monarch. August knows that can never fully make up for his failure as a son, but he hopes the trade-off will be acceptable.
#young royals#young royals fanfic#young royals fic#august horn of ÄrnÀs#august horn#august week#yrcharactersmonth2025#non-wilmon month#unnamed august vignette
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By Our Royal Decree:
We are Charles XIV John, Sovereign Prince of Pontecorvo, Marshal of France (formerly), and more predominantly remembered as King of Sweden and Norway by the grace of God. Titles aside, We expect you lot to address Us as Charles John: While Our name may still hold some weight from the days of the Empire, it is Our royal title that reflects who we are now. Therefore, those unacquainted with Our earlier life should address Us as such.
Friends, of course, may conduct otherwise, though time has rendered Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte increasingly foreign to Our ears. Such familiarity is a privilege, not a right, and we are rather selective about granting it.
Having observed the activities on this peculiar platform for some time, We have decided to engage as even We are not above indulging in the occasional jest if it strikes Our fancy; if only to amuse Ourselves in quiet moments between more substantial endeavors. It is a curious thing, this "blog," and We must admit, the opportunity for correspondence suits Us well. The chance to meet others- be they familiar faces from Our past or wholly new acquaintances- is, We daresay, rather appealing.
We have opened Our correspondence for those wishing to inquire about matters ranging from Our career to Our philosophies. We shall do Our utmost to respond thoughtfully. A few notes before you proceed:
We do ask that you exercise civility in your correspondence. While We welcome spirited debate, We do not entertain hostility.
If you wish to speak of the intricacies of Our earlier life- We shall answer as We see fit. However, personal matters regarding Our family or past controversies may not always receive the same courtesy. There are limits to even Our patience. We will not tolerate unnecessary rudeness or those who feel the need to poke fun at Our decisions during Our tenure as a Marshal or as a monarch.
We value decorum and respect, this is not a tavern. Overly inappropriate questions will not be answered, that is the bottom line. A little wit or cheekiness is fine, but keep it tasteful.
Let it be known that We anticipate these exchanges with earnest interest and look forward to engaging with those who write.
By Our Hand and Seal,
Carl Johan
King of Sweden
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> The King of Sweden guys!! Did you know the guy barely even knew Swedish? He wouldn't even be able to comprehend his own countries theme song!! Anyways, totally be prepared for this whole kingly façade to crumble the moment Bernadotte has to deal with any of his former colleagues, because it can; and it will! God knows I'm not royal we'ing it up every single post. > I strive to make my portrayal as generally accurate and as true to his personality as possible, but this is not a historically accurate interpretation. GOD KNOWS its not, guys, my forte is Joachim Murat; but a man with an excessive amount of gasconade is a man with an excessive amount of gasconade. I'm actively learning stuff about Bernadotte as I go and we all know about how much character demolishing propaganda this man is buried in /hj > This blog is ran on EST / GMT-5
Tag directory ââ
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#ces autres gars â Correspondence or exchanges with his former colleagues from the Napoleonic era.
#entre rois et figures dâhistoire â Letters or responses directed to or from other historical figures of note.
#Proclamations de la MajestĂ© Royale â His Majesty's important proclomations
#notes hors personnage â Out-of-character posts, fun facts, tidbits, the whole nine yards.
#reblogs royaux â Reblogs made in character.
#Kungens favorit â Responses from Magnus Brahe
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swedish royal (nick)names pt. 1

King Oscar II with family. Unknown painter, 1905.
I was talking with @foreverinthepagesofhistoryy the other day & we ended up on the topic of royal names & nicknames. Specifically how the Swedish Royal Family loves to Swedify names & how it can be difficult to differentiate who is who in the Bernadotte dynasty because everyone is called Karl/Carl or Gustaf/Gustav. This inspired me to make this series of what the royals' official names were vs. what they were actually called day-to-day. Plus other fun facts surrounding their names.
As you will notice when scrolling through this post, I've settled on a structure of: [if applicable, the name they were born with] / [the Swedish name] / [if applicable, the English name]
First generation
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte / Karl XIV Johan / Charles XIV John
When Karl Johan was part of the French military, he was allegedly nicknamed Belle-Jambe. This is said to have been a nod towards his *cough* talent to charm women...
Then later when he became chosen as the Swedish Crown Prince, his name was Swedified. Jean became Johan & he adopted Karl as a nod towards his "adoptive father". His official name went down in history as Karl Johan but sometimes you see the spelling Carl Johan & Jean-Baptiste sometimes signed his new Swedish name as Charles-Jean (maybe because he never learned Swedish, who knows).
Désirée Clary / Desideria
While her given name was Désirée, all her friends & family seem to have been referring to her by one of her middle names: Eugénie.
It's said that Karl Johan's nickname for Desideria was Bonette, however, I've so far never been able to find a reliable source for this claim.
After her husband was named heir to the Swedish throne, she stayed in Paris "incognito" under the name Grevinnan av Gotland (Countess of Gotland).
Second generation
Oscar I / Oskar I
Here we see a classic case of Swedification. The man himself & his contemporaries wrote his name as Oscar. However, the Swedish Royal Court today has gone with the Swedish version of Oskar.
Joséphine de Beauharnais / Josefina / Josephine of Leuchtenberg
While her official name has gone down in history as Josefina, contemporary accounts referred to her as Josefine - a name that is still popular today.
Just like her mother-in-law, Josefina travelled incognito via an alias. Hers was Grevinnan av Tullgarn (Countess of Tullgarn).
One of her philanthropic legacies is Josephinahemmet, an elderly home for Catholics. So as you guys can see, people have never been able to agree on how this woman's name should be spelled.
Third generation
Karl XV / Charles XV
Commonly referred to as the most popular monarch of all times, Karl was apparently so beloved by the people that he got the nickname Kron-Kalle (Crown-Charlie).
However, while he is remembered as Karl, he himself spelt it as Carl.
Louise van Oranje-Nassau / Lovisa / Louise of the Netherlands
Born as Louise, she got the official name of Lovisa upon arriving in Sweden. However, it seems like she continued using her childhood name & just like with her mother-in-law, some contemporaries settled on a compromise by referring to her as Louisa (see for example Eugenia).
Gustaf
Gustaf has gone down in history as SĂ„ngarprinsen (the Singer Prince), however, his pseudonym as a composer was G*****.
Oscar II / Oskar II
Just like his father, people haven't been able to agree on how to spell his name. He himself & his contemporaries used Oscar but it's common to see the Swedified version of Oskar.
Oscar loved to participate in the political debate & did so "anonymously" under the pseudonyms O**** & Oscar Fredrik.
Sophia von Nassau / Sofia
While she was born as Sophia & then was given the Swedified version Sofia as her official name, she herself used the name Sophie throughout her entire life & was lovingly called Tante Sophie by the entire Royal Family.
It's said that her brothers jokingly called her "unsere demokratische schwester" (our democratic sister).
Two of her philanthropic legacies are Sophiahemmet (which today, another Sofia is patron of) in Stockholm & Sophies minde in Oslo.
Eugénie / Eugenia
This woman is interesting because her official & given name is Eugenia but both she & her contemporaries seem to have used Eugénie. On the Swedish Royal Court's website, she is referred to by both versions of her name & I've noticed a trend over the last few years that more & more she's mentioned as Eugénie rather than Eugenia.
Just like her older brother Gustaf, Eugenia was a composer & used the pseudonym E******. While not as well-known as her brother, she did write, for example, two pieces in the 1850s named "Drottning Josephinas polonaise" & "Louisa Wals", in 1860s she & her mother wrote the piece "Ach, wie schön die Glocken klingen" together (music by Eugenia & text by Josefina), then in 1871 she composed as piece in remembrance of "Louisa".
August
Finally, someone whose name everyone can agree on! I also can't find any mention of him ever earning a nickname...
ThérÚse von Sachsen-Altenburg / Teresia
While her official name is Teresia, she was born ThérÚse & it seems like friends & family continued to call her that even after she moved to Sweden.
Teresia most likely suffered from some type of mental illness, but back then she was just described as "unbalanced" & "stupid". This caused her to mockingly get called "Lilla hoppitossan" (little Hopsy-Totsie) by everyone, including her husband, at the Royal Court.
From the 1890s onwards, things seemed to get better for Teresia & she moved into Haga Palace, thus earning her the nickname Hagahertiginnan (the Haga Duchess).
Part 2 with the fourth, fifth & sixth generation will be published soon!
#swedish royal family#royal history#swedish history#if there is one thing i've learned when researching this it's that royals are terrible when it comes to aliases#saga.txt
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On Frederick VI's Childhood.
(I will start with a quick note that I'm writing about him before his regency began in 1784.)
The start of Fredericks's Life was rough, and for at least two years of his life, he was raised in a method that in the 21st century would be considered neglect, if not child abuse. However, it's also believed to have created his notable gruff, hardened, and stubborn personality.
He was born to King Christian VII and Queen Caroline Mathilde in 1768. Both were under 20 years old at the time, being 19 and 16 respectively. Christian VII was so uninterested in his queen that his aides had to step in in order for there to be an heir. That being said, before her affair, she was a relatively doting mother to the then Crown Prince Frederick.
Things did change when he was about 2 years old. Struensee, Physician to the mentally ill king and the lover of the queen (possible father of the Crown Prince's sister) rose to power and became the de facto ruler of the country from the years 1770 to 1772, when Frederick was 2-4 years old.
Both Struensee and the Queen believed Frederick to be weak, so his "education" was relatively harsh. He was raised in Hirschholm Palace, and the way he was brought up, based on Rosseau's work, Ămile, ou De lâĂ©ducation, was neglectful and abusive for him and his companion, a commoner boy named Carl. The boys were treated equally and left to their own devices, and servants were not allowed to help or even speak to them. This meant that they had to deal with disputes on their own. It was to the point where the boys had to help each other dress and undress.
The crown prince could only bathe in Ice baths, and eat cold fruit, bread, milk, rice, and potatoes. They weren't given candles, even in the short winters, and their rooms were left unheated. They were also forced to go barefoot and wear thin clothing; They were also given thin blankets, year around. It has been said that the Crown Prince was cold to the point where he had chill blains.
This isn't even the worst of it. Both boys never knew when they were going to eat, and the Crown prince, who had difficulties walking up staircases, was forced to practice by having a set of stairs built in the boys' room, where they would put his food atop it, and he had to climb up them to eat. He was not helped when he fell down said stairs.
This child-rearing method likely gave him rickets, stunted his growth, and made it so could not speak properly for his age. But it was effective. Struensee and the Queen wanted a tougher crown prince, and they got it; the treatment made the 4-year-old crown prince a hard and merciless child. (I will say this does calm a little later in life, as he was kind to his people and family.)
Fortunately for the little crown prince, in 1772, Struensee was accused of an assortment of crimes and beheaded. The Queen was not safe either, being exiled to the city of Celle. The dowager queen, Frederick's step-grandmother took over with her son (Frederick's half-uncle) and replaced Struensee. This led to yet another life change for the young crown prince. Despite having a terrible relationship with the dowager queen, who wanted her biological son on the throne, he was still treated much better than before.
For about a year and a half, Frederick had a nanny named Margrethe Numsen, who cared for him. He was greatly fond of her, going so far as to call her Mutter. I've found multiple reasons for her quick departure from Fredericks's life; It varies from her losing the favor of the dowager queen to those in charge believing the crown prince is best taught by men.
This then led to the boy being put under the care of a handful of men, the most notable being his Chamberlain, Johan BĂŒlow. BĂŒlow not only took care of him but even went so far as to secretly teach him foreign languages. He also slept next to the prince to watch over him and often saw his frequent nightmares and nightly anxiety attacks. He also established a small vegetable garden at Fredensborg that he and Frederick took care of.
Generally speaking, it is said that he was still clumsy with the stairs, and often got into fights with playmates, which led to him being isolated from people his age. He had a preference for war toys and disliked reading, only ever doing so when he was forced to. It is also said that the Crown prince was not intellectually gifted, but spoke like a grown man before he was of confirmation age.
Sources:
Margrethe Marie Thomasine Numsen
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
Frederick VI of Denmark
Frederik VI by Jens Gunni Busck
#goodness this is longer than i thought#I tried to make it short#I'll add more as i find it.#the information is awfully sparse though.#Frederick VI#personal#historical#frederik vi
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Royal Tiaras Highlights: Swedish Six Button Tiara
The buttons used in this tiara were initially attached to the crown worn by King Carl XIV Johan, who was born Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, at his coronation in 1818. He was the first king of the Bernadotte house. The buttons might have been in the family for 200 years, the tiara was created around the time Princess Lilian married Prince Bertil, apparently for her use. The piece was frequently worn by Lilian and nowadays it can be usually seen on Crown Princess Victoria or Princes Christina.
ps: if you look closely youâll notice the two buttons at the ends are different than the 4 central ones.
#tiaras highlights#swerf#queen silvia#crown princess victoria#princess sofia#royal tiaras#royal jewels#royal jewelry
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Royal Godparents to Royal Godchildren
I did this list back in 2012, and got some great responses. I've updated and edited parts of the list. Again, any corrections and/or adds, message me! Thanks in advance!
When choosing godparents for their children, the parents often chose friends or other relatives. Often in royal circles, royals also pick other royals. Hereâs a partial list. (Yes, I know some lists are incompelte as some of these royalsâs godchildren are not royals themselves.) If you have any additions, please feel free to message me!
Belgium
King Baudouin I
Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951)
King Leopold III
Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)
Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg (1954)
King Philippe of The Belgians (1960)
Queen Astrid
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
King Albert II
Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956)
Queen Paola
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986)
King Philippe
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986)
Princess Marie Gabrielle de Nassau (1986)
Queen Matilde
Princess Alexia of The Netherlands (2005)
 Princess Isabella of Denmark (2007)
Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este
Prince SĂ©bastien of Luxembourg (1992)
Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant (2001)
Princess Claire
Princess Eléonore of Belgium(2008)
Prince Lorentz, The Archduke of Austria-Este
Prince Carl-Johan de Nassau (1992)
Bulgaria
Queen Margarita
Prince Umberto of Bulgaria (1999)
Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin, Duke of Saxony
   Infanta Sofia of Spain (2007)
Princess Rosrio
Doña Irene de Todos los Santos UrdangarĂn y de BorbĂłn (2005)
Denmark
Queen Ingrid
 Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon  (1930)
King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)
King Christian X
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Queen Alexandrine
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Princess Dagmar
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Princess Thyra
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
King Fredrick IX
King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)
Queen Margarethe II
King Williem-Alexander of The Netherlands (1967)
Crown Prince Hakon of Norway (1973)
Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)
Crown Prince Fredrick of Denmark
 Count Nikolai af Monzepat (1999)
Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)
 Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)
Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, Duke of Skane (2016)
Crown Princess Mary
Count Henrik af Monzepat (2009)
Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)
Princess Estelle of Sweden (2012)Â
Prince Christian
Prince Gustav Alberct of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg (2023)
Princess Marie
Princess Josephine of Denmark (2011)
Princess Caroline-Mathilde
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Princess Elisabeth
Theodor Christian Emmanuel Rosanes af Rosenborg (2009)
Princely Family of Lieiningen
Princess Alexandra
Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virgina of Hanover (1999)
Princely Family of Hanover
Princess Sophie of Hanover
Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh (1964)
Princely Family of Hesse
Prince Philipp
Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson  von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)
Princely Family of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Princess Elisabeth
Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)
Princely Family of Liechtenstein
Prince Constantin
Prince Georg Antonius of Liechtenstein (1999)
Princess Margaretha
Archduke Imre of Austria (1985)
Princess Louise of Belgium (2004)
Princely Family of Monaco
Prince Albert
Baron Jean-Leonard Taubert-Natta (1974)
Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (1987)
Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992)
Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (1994)
Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013)
Princess Charlene
Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013)
Princess Caroline of Hanover
Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992)
Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (1994)
Princess Stephanie
Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (1984)
Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi
Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virgina of Hanover (1999)
Baroness Elisabeth Anne de Massy
Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Countess of Polinac (1965)
The Netherlands
Queen Juliana
King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)
Queen Anne-Marie of Denmark (1946)
King Williem-Alexander
Count Claus-Casmir van Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (2004)
Countess Zaria of Oranje-Nassau (2006)
Princess Estelle of Sweden (2012)
 Prince Constantijn
Princess Catharina-Amalia of The Netherlands, The Princess of Orange (2003)
Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2005)
Prince Friso
Countess Eloise van Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2002)
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (2005)
 Norway
King Haakon VII
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Queen Maud
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner(1932)
King Olav V
Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands (1943)
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946)
Princess MĂ€rtha Louise of Norway (1971)
Crown Princess Martha
Crown Princess Martha
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
King Harald
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (1977)
Maud Angelica Behn (2003)
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)
Queen Sonja
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005)
Crown Prince Hakkon
Maud Angelica Behn (2003)
Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)
Princess Estelle of Sweden(2012)Â
Crown Princess Mette-Mairt
 Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)
 Emma Tallulah Behn (2008)
Princess MĂ€rtha Louise
Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson  von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen
Princess MĂ€rtha Louise of Norway (1971)Â
Spain
Queen Victoria Eugenia
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913)
Doña MarĂa del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 18th Duchess of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain (1926)
Queen Fabiola of Belgium (1928)
Prince Albert of Monaco (1957)
Felipe, Prince of Austrias (1968)
King Juan Carlos
Don Felipe Juan Froilån de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y Borbón (1998)
Leonor, The Princess of Asturias (2005
Queen Sofia
Leonor, The Princess of Asturias (2005)
King Felipe VI
Princess Sofia Vidinska of Bulgaria (1999)
Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de BorbĂłn (2000)Â
Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011)
Infanta Elena
Don Juan ValentĂn de Todos los Santos UrdangarĂn y de BorbĂłn (1999)
Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece (2000)
Infanta Christina
Don Miguel de Todos los Santos UrdangarĂn y de BorbĂłn (2002)
Iñaki, the former Duke of Palma de Mallorca
Don Miguel de Todos los Santos UrdangarĂn y de BorbĂłn (2002)
Infanta Maria Cristina
Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951)
Infanta Cristina, Duchess of  Palma de Mallorca (1965)
Princely Family of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)
Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)
Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011)
Carina, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg
Countess Athena af Monzepat
Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Witentein-Berleburg
Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)
Princess Benedikte
Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969)
Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of  HÀlsingland and GÀstrikland (1981)
Royal Family of Italy
Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
Princess Joesphine of Denmark (2011)
Greece
Queen Olga
Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921)
Prince George
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
King Constantine II
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (1969)
Prince William of Wales (1982)
Crown Prince Pavlos
Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005)
Princess Alexia
Don Pablo NicolĂĄs SebastiĂĄn de Todos los Santos UrdangarĂn y de BorbĂłn (2000)
Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)
Princess Isabella of Denmark (2007)
Emma Tallulah Behn (2008)
Prince Nikolas
Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson  von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)
Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg
Grand Duchess Charlotte
Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg (1954)
Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte (1927-2005)
Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962)
Prince Felix (1893-1970)
Prince Albert of Belgium (1934)
Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (1957)
Prince Jean of Luxembourg (1957)
Princess Marie-Gabrielle (1925)
Grand Duke Henri (1955)
Prince Jean (1957-)
Prince FĂ©lix of Luxembourg (1984)
Grand Duchess Joesphine-Charlotte
Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956)
Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962)
Grand Duke Henri
King Albert II of Belgium (1934)
Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Luxembourg (1986)
Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke
Prince SĂ©bastien of Luxembourg (1992)
Prince Paul-Louis of Luxembourg (1998)
Prince Noah of Nassu (2007)
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (2007)
Princess Alexandra
Prince Gabriel de Nassau  (2006)
Prince  François Henri Louis Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg (2023)
Prince Louis
Prince Charles Jean Philippe Joseph Marie Guillaume of Luxemborug (2020)
 Princely Family of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
Prince Georg of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)
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King Gustaf V
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946)
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Prince Carl of Sweden & Norway (1861-1951)
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
Prince Eugen of Sweden & Norway (1865-1947)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
Princess Ingeborg of Sweden & Norway (1878-1958)
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
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Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (1957)
Princess Margaretha (1899-1977)
Prince Jean of Luxembourg(1957)
Princess Ingeborg
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
King Carl XVI Gustav
Hakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973)
Crown Princess Victoria
 Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece & Denmark (1998)
 Baroness Madeleine von Dincklage (1999)
 Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands (2003)
 Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)
 Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)
 Princess Eléonore of Belgium (2008)
Princess Leonore Lilian Maria of Sweden, The Duchess of Gotland (2014)
Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, The Duke of Södermanland (2016)
Prince Carl Phillip
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Prince Nicolas of Sweden, Duke of Ă
ngermanland (2015)
Princess Madeleine
Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, The Duke of Skane (2016)
 Prince Gabriel Carl Walter of Sweden, The Duke of Dalarna (2017)
Princess Christina
 Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969)
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (1977)
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland
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Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)
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Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)
Princess Margaretha
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Mr. Victor Magnusson
Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Södermanland (2016)
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Queen Victoria
Prince Albert Edward Kamehameha of HawaiÊ»i (1858â1862)
Prince Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert of Edinburgh, later Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874â1899)
Princess Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline of Albany (1883â1981)
Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David of York, later Edward VIII (1894â1972)
Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George of York, later George VI (1895â1952)
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895â1918)
Princess Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary of York (1897â1965)
Prince Louis Francis of Battenberg, later 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900â1979)
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Queen Elizabeth II (1926)Â
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth II (1926) Â
Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands (1943)
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of York, later Elizabeth II (1926)
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Prince George, The Duke of Kent
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
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 Princess Margaret of York  (1930)
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught
Princess Elizabeth of York (1926) Â
Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles
Princess Elizabeth of York (1926) Â
The Princess Victoria
 Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon  (1930)
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
King George VI
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924)
Gerald David Lascelles Esq (1924â1998)
Princess Astrid of Norway (1932)
Princess Alexandra of Kent (1936)
Princess Sofia of Greece, later Queen of Spain (1938)
Princess Irene of the Netherlands (born 1940)
Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick of Gloucester (1941â1972)
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Prince Richard of Gloucester, later Duke of Gloucester (1944)
Princess Anne of Edinburgh (1950)
The Hon (Robert) Jeremy Lascelles (1955)
Queen Elizabeth II
David Henry George Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood (1950)
Princess Fredrike of Hanover (1954)Â
David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (1961)
Edwina Victoria Louise Brudenell (1961)
James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (1964)
Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark (1983)
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
King Charles III (1948)
Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh
Crown Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania (1948)
Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 8th Baron Brabourne (1947)
Princess Maria Tatiana of Yugoslavia (1957)
Prince Christopher of Yugoslavia (1960)
 George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews (1962)
 Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986)
King Charles III
The Hon. Nicholas Knatchbull (1964-1979)
The Hon. Â Timothy Knatchbull (1964)
Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy (1966)
 Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece (1967)
 India Amanda Caroline Hicks (1967)
 Lord Nicholas Windsor (1970)
 Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster (1970)
The Hon. Edward John Hugo Tollemache (1975)Â
Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (1977)
 The Hon. Nicholas Louis Charles Norton Knatchbull (1981)
Hugh Grosvenor, The Duke of Westminster (1991)
Lord Frederick Charles Wellesley(1992)
 Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark (1996)
Samuel David Benidict Chatto (1996)
 Kumar Padmanabh Singh, Crown Prince of Jaipur (1998)
Diana, Princess of Wales
The Lady Edwina Louise Grosvenor (1981)
Alexandra Victoria Edwina Diana Knatchbull (1982)
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986)
Jakie James Warren (1986)
The Lady Mary Luise Wellesley (1986)
Edward Edmund Maximilian George Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (1988)
Jack William Bartholomew (1989)
Benjamin Peter Marcus Samuel (1989)
Domenica Marianna Tertia Lawson (1995)
The Prince William, The Prince of Wales
Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece & Denmark (1998)
Mia Grace Tindall (2014)
The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York
Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips Tindall (1981)
Prince Henry, The Duke of Sussex (Prince Harry, 1984)
The Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh
The Lady Rose Gilman (1980)
Lady Ella Mountbatten (1996)
Count Nikolai af Monzepat (1999)
Sophie, The Duchesss of Edinburgh, The Countess of Wessex
Lady Alexandra Mountbatten (1998)
Anne, The Princess Royal
 Philip, Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1970)
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973)
Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (1980)
Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank
Maud Daphne Marina Windsor (2013)
Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall
Prince George Alexander Louis of Wales (2013)
David Armstrong-Jones, The 2nd Earl Snowdon
Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli (1988)
The Lady Sarah Chatto
The Lady Rose Gilman (1980)
Prince Henry of Wales (1984)
Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (2003)
Princess Michael of Kent
Princess Maria Chiara Amalia Carola Louise Carmen of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2005)
Katharine, Duchess of Kent
Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh (1964)
Princess Alexandra of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy
George Windsor, The Earl of St Andrews (1962)
The Prince William of Wales (1982)
James Robert Bruce Ogilvy
Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank (1990)
#Royal Godparents#British Royals#Belgian Royals#Spanish Royals#Danish Royals#Swedish Royals#German Royals#Greek Royals#Defunct Monarchies#Dutch Royals#monegasque princely family
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Happy 40th Birthday to Princess Madeleine of Sweden!
Born on 10 June 1982, Princess Madeleine ThérÚse Amelie Josephine is the third and youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. Currently Madde is eighth in line to the succession to the Swedish throne.
Madeleine was given the title of Duchess of HĂ€lsingland and GĂ€strikland. It was the first time since the early 17th century that a Swedish ducal title included more than one province.
She was christened at the Royal Palace church on 31 August 1982. Her godparents being Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Prince Andreas of Sachsen Coburg and Gotha, Princess Christina, Mrs Magnuson and Mr Walter L. Sommerlath. She was confirmed at Vadstena Abbey in August 1997.
She graduated from Enskilda in 2001 and then went on to graduate from Stockholm University with a Bachelor of Arts in art history, ethnology and modern history. She continued her master's studies at the School of Social Work completed a university course in child psychology in the autumn.
On 8 June 2013, Princess Madeleine married Mr Christopher O'Neill at the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace. Madde and Chris have three children - Princess Leonore (b. 2014), Prince Nicolas (b. 2015) and Princess Adrienne (b. 2018)
Princess Madeleine is a patron of the organisation Min Stora Dag and also works with Europa Nostra, Carl Johan-League and the Royal Motorboat Club.
Her work heavily revolves around working with children, she interned for UNICEF for six months in New York City and worked for the division of Child Protective Services. In 2015, she initiated the #EyesWideOpen campaign to increase the awareness about the sexual abuse of children. Madeleine works closely with the World Childhood Foundation and became its Honorary Vice Chair in December 2021. She also released her first book titled Stella och hemligheten (Stella and the Secret) in support of the Foundation in 2019.
Currently Princess Madeleine and her family reside in Florida. However, In March 2023, it was announced that they would move back to Sweden in August 2023.
#princess madeleine#happy birthday madeleine#madeleine's 40th birthday#10062023#royal birthdays 23#royal birthdays#my edit#swedish royals#swedish royal family#swedish official portraits#swedish birthday portraits#official portraits#birthday portraits#swedish royalty#christopher o'neill#princess adrienne#princess leonore#prince nicolas
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Ultimate Young Royals Character Tournament
Sara Eriksson VS August Horn of of Ă
rnÀs

Sara Eriksson: First year student in Manor house at Hillerska boarding school. Loves horses. Really loves horses. Simon's sister. They were close. Real close. But she has her eye on the prize and that prize is climbing a few rungs higher on the social ladder. Loves Horses. Did I mention she loves horses? Loves Rousseau (he's a horse). Friends with Felice. Once betrayed her brother by not telling him she knew who took and leaked the explicit video of him that was taken through a window without his knowledge. Once betrayed him worse by sleeping with the guy who took leaked the explicit video of him that was taken through a window without his knowledge.
August Horn of Ă
rnĂ€s: Third year student in Forest Ridge house at Hillerska boarding school. Second cousin to Wille and Erik. His dad Carl Johan Horn of Ă
rnas was Queen Kristina's cousin. Very high strung. Grieving. Looks good in turtlenecks. Addicted to ADHD meds. Anxious. Exercises too much. Once ate a whole leaf of kale. He has his eye on the prize and that prize is climbing many rungs higher on the social ladder. Currently backup to Crown Prince Wilhelm. Was prefect but isn't now. Was Captain of the rowing team, also isn't now. Currently avoiding Crown Prince Wilhelm. Gets soft around Sara. Once patted a horse's nose. Once promised his loyalty to the crown and then took and leaked an explicit video of the Crown Prince and his boyfriend that he took through a window without their knowledge.
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Iâd love to read fic (and maybe it already exists, rec it to me if you know about it) that explores Augustâs relationship to traditions and rituals in good faith. Particularly if those fics build on the questions raised in season 3, where August is starting to reflect on how his initiation harmed him and the other third years.
Part of the reason I find August interestingâdare I say relatable at timesâis his relationship to traditions. How they give him a sense of belonging, and how when heâs at the top, heâs emotionally invested in continuing that sense of belonging for others. Caveat: especially early on, those âothersâ are a narrow group of elite, so that makes him insufferable, even harmful. I think what makes him compelling anyway is that we know at one point he wasnât always the leader of tradition at Hillerska, that at one point he was a scared kid looking for a way to belong. Tradition became Augustâs lifeline in a way that it never did for Wilhelm, who felt stifled by it and always wanted to break away. Iâve been in Wilhelmâs shoes at points of my life, where Iâm like fuck this place, but Iâve also been in Augustâs shoes where Iâm like fuck this place but also it feels like home and Iâm afraid of what leaving would mean.
Iâm curious about how Augustâs relationship to tradition might change after season 3, with him stepping into the crown prince role. Theoretically heâll be trying to lead traditions for a whole country and not just a group of rich boys on the rowing team, and I think heâs smart enough to know that looks different. After the emotional fallout of season 3 and him revisiting the trauma of his first year, he might also want it to look meaningfully different, but will the people around him lead him in that direction?
And I also wonder like, what that looks like when heâs theoretically being mentored by Kristina. Whatâs Kristinaâs relationship to tradition? We see her as its staunch defender through much of the show, but what happened in her teenage years? Does she have a trauma bond with tradition like August does? Iâm sure she does. I wonder what memories of her past might be closer to the surface now that Erikâs death and Wilhelmâs choice to not be prince and everything else really are all shaking her out of her worldview.
Also while weâre thinking about August and Kristinaâs interaction, can we collectively imagine a story that digs into the gender of it all? Obviously both men and women can be keepers of tradition, butâokay, I feel like in the US, women keeping tradition always gets wrapped up in this divine aura of ~motherhood~ that makes everything more fraught and complicated. I donât know if thatâs as true in Sweden, but thatâs something Iâve always been fascinated by, the way Kristinaâs roles of queen and mother are in conflict. What does it mean for her now that sheâs handing down tradition to the boy that isnât her child? How does August feel about all this given that he felt so abandoned by his mother in the first season but may be reaching for her again by the end of the series? Also, how do people respond differently to a king as compared to a queen?
Anyway Iâd love to read fic about that (Iâd write it but my plate is full until January) but you know what Iâd also take a spin-off series where the frame is crown prince August reading teenage Kristinaâs diary and then we get all the flashbacks ever to Kristinaâs teenage years and what she and Carl Johan got up to. Like where is that show. I want that show. I know Malte and Pernilla have other things to do now but it would be so good actually.
#young royals#august horn of Ă„rnĂ€s#kristina young royals#I would even take a fic rec if it was a subplot!#I feel like Iâm missing out on subplots Iâd enjoy because summaries and fic recs almost always focus on main plots#thoughts from the bus
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We might have became enemies through the years and I canât deny feeling betrayed after having fought my old mentor and friend.
But I would like to thank you for giving chance to my sons.ïżŒ
Ney.
@le-brave-des-braves
My Dear Prince de la Moskowa, I hesitate to speak.
To have called you a friend, a brother-in-arms, was once among the greatest honors of my life. The paths that I believe fate and duty carved for usâ placed us on opposing sides, and for that, I have often grieved. To raise sword against a man I once trusted with my life was no less painful than the betrayal you must have felt. I cannot deny the sorrow I felt when circumstances pitted us against each other.
Despite all that had happened, know that the respect and affection I held for you remain. You were a man of unwavering courage and integrity, and I remain proud to have once stood by you. Hosting your sons in Sweden was not merely an act of duty but one of affection for their father. They have honored your name well, and I am glad I could provide them with opportunities that might have been denied to them elsewhere. I hope the call of your conscience finds you love always your friend who will never forget nor betray you.
All yours; I kiss your children.
Carl Johan.
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Royal House expert: -â Seems to have forgotten the art of celebrating with the people
Royal House expert Trond Norén Isaksen believes the Norwegian Foyal Family has much to learn from its Danish royal guests.

There have been magnificent parties, receptions and a lot of glitz and glamour in connection with the new Danish royal couple's visit to Norway this week.
- It is the task of the royal houses to highlight the state and its symbols with a festivity that the political power holders cannot afford, says royal book author Tor Bomann-Larsen to VG.
He thinks that it is natural that the display of splendour is at its strongest in the meeting with our old union partner, Denmark.
- The contrast with the state visit from Moldova is almost striking, although the political significance of this visit was perhaps just as great, Bomann-Larsen insists to VG.
- The so-called "pomp and splendour" stage makes the monarchy visible, but monarchies are not alone. There are also republics, such as the French one, with much pomp and splendour. This contributes to exalting the monarchy or the president, says historian and royal house expert Trond Norén Isaksen to VG.
- Then, it is the case that tiaras and gala dinners attract more attention from the media and the public than all-weather jackets and breakfast meetings. Therefore, a little pomp and splendour can help to increase the royal family's visibility, continues Isaksen.
"Most people"
He is of the opinion that in Norway, the royal family's current goal is for the royals to be like most people.
- People appreciate a down-to-earth royal house but also expect there to be something a little special and different about them. They shouldn't be exactly like the rest of us.
Norén Isaksen points out that the Norwegian royal house has much to learn from its royal Danish guests and the Swedish and British royal houses.
- When King Carl Gustaf celebrated his 50th anniversary last year, there was a grand gala dinner at Stockholm Palace. But the royal couple also went on a carriage and boat procession through the city, which ended with a large outdoor concert at the castleâa concert that was open to all and attracted many people. The Danish throne change was also a public celebration, and 174,000 people gathered outside Christiansborg Castle.
VG's commentator, Yngve Kvistad, writes that King Frederik is the influencer king.
- Europe's youngest monarch is criticized for being less visible than her mother. But King Frederik has several platforms where he meets people, writes Kvistad.
It is far from the Norwegian royal reality, according to Norén Isaksen.
- The Norwegian royal family, on the other hand, seems to have forgotten the art of celebrating with the people. When Princess Ingrid Alexandra celebrated her 18th birthday in 2022, the castle balcony was empty, and she drove in a closed car from the Castle to Deichman. "Why not an open car down the Karl Johan [street]?" asked people who were disappointed that they couldn't see her or take part in the celebration in any way.
According to Norén Isaksen, another example is the Crown Prince Couple's celebration of their joint 50th birthday last year.
- It took place behind high fences in the Palace's backyard with specially invited guests, again without the people being able to see them or participate in the celebrations. It would never work in Denmark, says Trond Norén Isaksen.
But there are several sides to the magnificent glitz and glamour celebration that we experience these days.
- You can wonder if a visit we've had by the new Danish Royal Couple with a lot of pomp and splendour can quickly become an escape from reality from all the bad things happening around the world, says TV 2's Royal Expert Ole-JĂžrgen Schulsrud-Hansen to VG.
Balance
Norén Isaksen points out that people expect that there will be some stardust.
- But not so much that it becomes unrealistic, tone-deaf or provocative. At the same time, there must not be so much pomp and splendour that it stings the eyes or that the content of what the royal family does is lost in the glare of the light. This balance varies depending on time and social conditions and is not always easy to strike.
Bomann-Larsen believes there is a sensitive tipping point in the relationship between domestic festivity and international misery.
- But in the deepest sense, the state visits clarify the countries' independence, mutual respect and recognition. A symbolic demonstration of power such as the one we see unfolding in the capital can be significant when many feel that national independence is threatened. Perhaps that is precisely why it is applied so thickly?
Translation and editing for clarity by me of an article by JĂžrn Pettersen for VG (Verdens Gang). The article was published on May 15, 2024, at 20:40, and updated at 21:57.
#norwegian royal family#danish royal family#royal reporting#verdens gang#240515#can we please stop calling frederik an influencer king please and thank you
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#Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie#Princess Charlotte of Nassau#Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume#Prince Paul Louis#Princess Claire of Luxembourg#Princess Maria Anunciata#Queen Mathilde#Archduchess Kathleen#Prince Carl Johan#King Philippe#Prince Felix#Archduke Imre#Archduke Alexander#Princess Beatrix#Countess Diane#Princess Marie Gabrielle#Prince Jean of Nassau#Princess Alexandra#Archduchess Marie Christine#Prince Jean#Archduchess Gabriella#Grand Duke Henri#Prince Louis of Luxembourg#Count Rodolphe#Prince Gabriel of Nassau#Archduchess Marie Astrid#Princess Tessy#Tessy Antony#Grand Duke Jean#Prince Josef Emanuel
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Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden with her children at Sofiero in 1917.
#crown princess margaret of sweden#prince gustaf adolf of sweden#prince sigvard of sweden#princess ingrid of sweden#prince carl johan of sweden#prince bertil of sweden#swedish royal family#swedish royalty#swedish royal#1917#1910s
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Queen Victoria's Currently living Eldest Decendants and Eldest Ever Descendants
This list is as of 19 April 2024
CURRENTLY LIVING
The Lady Pamela Hicks (19 April 1929) (95 years, 0 months, 0 days)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (12 February 1932) (92 years, 2 months, 7 days)
Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-RĂŒdenhausen (12 July 1932) (91 years, 9 months, 7 days)
Mrs. Anne Mary Sibylla Liddell-Grainger (28 July 1932) (91 years,8Â months, 22 days)
Princess Caroline Mathilde Adelheid Sibylla Marianne Erika von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (5 April 1933) (91 years, 0 months, 14 days)
Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse (24 July 1934) (89 years, 8 months, 26 days)
Princess Margaretha Désirée Victoria, Mrs. Ambler (Sweden, 31 October 1934) ( 89 years, 5months, 13 days)
Countess Viktoria Adelheid Clementine Louise von Castell-RĂŒdenhausen-Von Huntington-Whiteley (26 Februrary 1935)(89 years, 1 months, 24 days)
Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, The Duke of Kent (9 October 1935) (88 years, 6 months, 10 days)
Miss Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith (5 September 1936) (87 years, 7 months, 14 days)
Eldest LIVED Descendants:
On 12 June 2025, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner will join this list if she is still living.
Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh (10 June 1921-9 April 2021) ( 99 years, 10 months, 11 days)
Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone (25/02/1883-03/01/1981) (97 years, 10 months, 10 days)
Queen Elizabeth II of The United Kingdom (21 April 1926-8 September 2022) ( 96 years, 4 months, 18 days)
King Mihai I of Romania (25/10/1921-05/12/2017) ( 96 years, 1 month, 11 days)
Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg (Sweden) (31/10/1916-05/05/2012) (95 years, 6 months, 5 days )
The Lady Pamela Hicks (19 April 1929) (95 years, 0 months, 0 days)
Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg (of Sweden) (07/06/1907-04/02/2002) (94 years, 7 months, 28 days )
Lady Katherine Brandram (Princess of Greece and Denmark) (04/05/1913 02/10/2007) ( 94 years, 4 months, 27 days )
Infanta Dona Beatriz  Isabel Federica Alfonsa Eugénie Cristina Maria Teresia Bienvenida Ladislà a  of Spain, The Princess of Civitella-Cesi  (22/06/1909-22/11/2002) (93 years, 5 months, 1 day)
Patricia Edwina Victoria Mountbatten- Knatchbull  , The 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (14/02/1924-13/06/2017) ( 93 years, 4 months)
FACTS:
The Duke of Edinburgh is the husband  and third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, first cousin of Lady Katherine Brandram,  The Countess Mountbatten of Burma & Lady Pamela (Mountbatten) Hicks & uncle to Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse.  He is also a 1st cousin 1x removed of  Queen Sofia of Spain, King Constantine II of the Helenes and Princess Irene of Greece & Denmark and The Duke of Kent (The Duke of Kentâs mother Marina was The Duke of Edinburghâs first cousin).
Queen Elizabeth II is a 3rd cousin of The Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Lady Pamela Mountbatten, The Duke of Edinburgh. She is the wife of The Duke of Edinburgh. Through her marriage, she is an aunt to Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse. She is a first cousin of The Duke of Kent.
Lady Pamela Hicks is a 3rd cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, a first cousin of  The Duke of Edinburgh, her big sister was The Countess Mountbatten of Burma.
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner is a third cousin of The Countess Mountbatten of Burma, The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II & Lady Pamela Hicks.
The Countess of Althorne was the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria. By her marriage, Â The Countess of Althorne was also a great aunt of Queen Elizabeth II-she married QEIIâs grandmotherâs brother
King Mihai I of Romania was the last monarch of Romania, he was also a great grandchild of Queen Victoria twice-once through his mother (via Victoria, Princess Royal) and once through his father (via Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
Swedenâs Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg & Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg were brothers as well as uncles to King Carl XVI Gustaf, Princess Margareta, Mrs. Ambler, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern,  Princess DĂ©sirĂ©e, Baroness Silfverschiöld,  Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.
Countess Viktoria Adelheid Clementine Louise von Castell-RĂŒdenhausen-Von Huntington-Whiteley  was a great granddaughter of Prince Leopold, The Duke of Albany, thus a great great granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She is also the younger sister of Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-RĂŒdenhausen.
#Queen Victoria#Queen Victoria's Descendants#British Royals#Greek Royals#Mountbatten Royals#German Royals#Swedish Royals
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Reblogging yet again for a VERY on point addition by @retrieve-the-kraken I think theyâre right, August told Simon he was broke (granted, he wasnât thinking clearly at the time). Simon used that information to blackmail him into selling drugs to their classmates. Then when August tried to get Simon expelled (in revenge for Simon having once gotten the better of him), Simon gave that information to Wilhelm. Who used it to humiliate August in front of all the Society boys, seize control of the Society, and protect his boyfriend from expulsion.
August really LIKES Sara, probably even loves her. He doesnât want to reveal that information to her. What if she thinks heâs emasculated because he canât handle his financial business, and loses interest in him sexually and romantically? Plus, in 1.06 when Sara first cut a deal with August, she said, âI want to be like you.â She didnât mean she wanted to be broke, she meant she aspired to have his pedigree, his privilege, his ability to move through the world as a superior being compared to ordinary mortals.
Carl Johan committed SUICIDE because he was faced with the prospect of having to sell Arnas after heâd mismanaged his inheritance and become an addict. Those two things are probably related, by the way. I donât know whether Carl Johan turned to drugs to escape the pressure of his worsening financial situation, or if drug use contributed to him making bad financial decisions. Doesnât really matter which came first.
The point is financial failure and the public humiliation of potentially losing Arnas was so INTOLERABLE to Carl Johan, he preferred to die. And in 1.03, when Louise urges her son to sell something to pay his tuition, August himself says, âIâd rather die.â Iâm not saying August is necessarily suicidal like his father. But he has totally internalized Carl Johanâs inflexible, unrealistic attitude towards their ancestral home. An attitude which most likely contributed to Carl Johan getting to the point where suicide seemed like a valid way out.
Also, August probably interpreted his fatherâs suicide as a rejection of him personally. He wasnât good enough for Carl Johan to choose him over death. Please note, nobody whoâs suicidal THINKS of themselves as abandoning or rejecting their loved ones by their actions. I have clinical depression and have been suicidal (though a long time ago). When I attempted suicide, I was convinced I was saving my loved ones from the burden of having to deal with toxic me. But the EFFECT of suicide (or attempted suicide) on someoneâs loved ones is they often feel rejected/abandoned.
A few months after Carl Johanâs death, Louise packed her only child off to boarding school. Not long after, she quickly remarried, not to another nobleman, but a mere lawyer. She replaced her husband with an inferior substitute, which probably made August even more determined to be a son Carl Johan wouldâve been proud of.
So now August is determined to save Arnas, and to be perfect, or at least to maintain an image of perfection and never let that image drop. The only role model heâll accept is Carl Johan, who wouldnât compromise on his obsession with Arnas. Also an addict who committed suicide, thus inadvertently abandoning his wife and child.
Once August got to Hillerska, his cousin Erik was a third year when he was a first year. Erik was kind to August, took him under his wing, realized he was traumatized by his fatherâs recent suicide. But Erik also overlooked Augustâs bad qualities, or tried to explain them away as a result of trauma. Which they probably were.
August tried to become a carbon copy of his older cousin. He idolized Erik, made him a role model. In his own third year, he was a prefect and captain of the rowing team, just like Erik had been. But he didnât copy Erikâs behaviour as a loving big brother, just copied his accomplishments at Hillerska.
When Erik dropped his little brother off at Hillerska in 1.01, he wanted August to look out for Wilhelm the same way Erik had looked out for August when August was also 16 and troubled. But Erik failed to realize (or didnât want to realize) that August and Wilhelm would never get along. The more August asserted his authority, the more Wilhelm rebelled. And to Augustâs disgust, Wilhelm took up with the wrong kind of people. Who August inconveniently owed money to.
After Erik died, August and Wilhelm fought even more. Wilhelm had moved past befriending the unsuitable non-resident who knew dirt on August, and was now sleeping with him. When August tried to get Wilhelmâs secret boyfriend expelled, Wilhelm retaliated, as I mentioned above. August was so enraged, he didnât give a shit that Erik had trusted him to look out for his little brother. August had genuinely grieved Erik, but revenge on Wilhelm was much more important.
Erik had assured Wilhelm that August might be annoying, but he should overlook the annoyance because August was intrinsically trustworthy. August was family, and you could always depend on family. When Erik had asked August to look out for Wihelm at Hillerska, I doubt he ever expected August to put Erikâs 16 year old brotherâs naked body all over the internet, and out him and his boyfriend to the entire world.
Augustâs need to show dominance over Wihelm and Simon after the Society debacle took priority over his supposed role model. What Erik wouldâve wanted from the younger cousin heâd mentored and supported when August was vulnerable and grieving didnât matter. Only revenge mattered, even though August surely knew Erik had loved his little brother and trusted August to protect him. Instead August violated Wilhelm. Augustâs anger issues led to him betraying his own family, and undermining the monarchy his precious Society had all sworn loyalty to.
But enough about Erik, letâs get back to another dead family member August and Wilhelm had in common. Carl Johan might also have had undiagnosed mental health issues which led to his suicide. Iâm sure the drugs and the financial stress were a huge factor, but most addicts arenât suicidal. If the show had wanted Carl Johan to have died because of his addiction, he couldâve overdosed. Instead, he canonically took his own life.
Wihelm is a blood relative (Carl Johanâs first cousin once removed) and has an undiagnosed anxiety disorder. Other mutual relatives we havenât met yet might also struggle with depression, anxiety, and other issues. Mental health issues often run in families. How much is genetic and how much is the family environment is unclear, but regardless, they run in families. And August (Carl Johanâs only child) not only has an explosive temper, he also very likely has an eating disorder and body dysmorphia. Which are also mental health issues.
And as @retrieve-the-kraken mentioned, August is incapable of backing down. EVER. He incurs a debt to Simon in early S1, Simon isnât cowed by his position and insists on payment, and it escalates. August MUST retaliate after Simon gains the upper hand. Itâs intolerable to be weak, to let someone dominate you and not make them pay for having exposed your weakness. So it continues to escalate.
The ongoing conflict with Simon merges with Augustâs ongoing conflict with Wilhelm. An attempt at getting rid of Simon backfires, when Wilhelm protects his boyfriend and gets into a power struggle with his cousin as a result. August is exposed to the Society as nearly bankrupt. The same danger that led to his fatherâs death. Augustâs precious image of perfection destroyed, at least in front of the Hillerska boys he considers important enough to be his peers. Landed aristocrats like the one August might stop being, if he canât save Arnas.
August NEEDS revenge on both Wilhelm and Simon for making him look weak. So he leaks the video on the internet, and now heâs a sex offender. If the police ever find out, August risks prison and public disgrace. Not that he realized that at the time, but the thirst to dominate Wilhelm and Simon and make them pay for humiliating him was more important than any rational or family considerations. Like, âmaybe I should just delete that video I accidentally took of my 16 year old cousin having sex with another boy, instead of holding onto it for future leverage.â
Wilhelm also has an explosive temper, that also might run in the family. But Wilhelm is capable of backing down. He definitely has major anger issues, but heâs not so consumed by toxic masculinity that he canât break a destructive cycle when he gets some much-needed perspective. Yeah, he does have toxic masculinity issues, particularly in early S2 when heâs trying to humiliate August and take away the things in life August values. But toxic masculinity doesnât consume him.
From 2.01 to early 2.04, Wilhelm is consumed by thirst for revenge on August and desperate desire to get Simon back. He never stops holding a grudge against August, but he eventually realizes if he loves Simon, he has to let him go. Simon canât be happy with him, and itâs better to see Simon happy with someone else than to see Simon miserable. Wilhelm letting him go in 2.04 doesnât work out at ALL the way he expects, but he makes that decision unselfishly. Wilhelm does plenty of stupid, selfish shit, and he hurts people he cares about. But he has the capacity for self-reflection, and the capacity to prioritize other peopleâs happiness over his own desires.
Also the capacity to step back and choose not to continue feeding an arms race of tit-for-tat continual escalations. In 2.05, Wilhelm considers giving August his heartâs desire by abdicating his own place in the succession. He doesnât want to make August happy, but he realizes his life might be better if he could walk away from all the royal bullshit. And he might be able to get Simon back if he werenât crown Prince.
Kristina only tells Wilhelm August is his backup to try and fuel his anger with August. She expects him to want to hang onto his birthright, to be a more cooperative crown prince so he can ensure August never takes his place. But again, Wilhelm has enough capacity for self-reflection to wonder if staying crown prince and becoming king someday just to spite August is worth it. Will successfully spiting august actually make him happy? Maybe, maybe not. I donât think thatâs what Kristina intended when she told her son! Sheâs counting on his anger at August prevailing over any other considerations. She underestimates him.
In 2.06, Wilhelm holds August at gunpoint! Their arms race has escalated to the point where itâs potentially fatal. When Sara reveals sheâs known it was August who leaked the video all along, Wilhelm is initially even more enraged. His gut reaction when he finds out August has destroyed Simonâs family is to escalate yet again.
But then Simon is distraught by his big sisterâs betrayal and runs away. Wilhelm immediately stops dominating August and making him beg for his life. He drops the gun, and chases after Simon to try and comfort him. He fails, but wanting to nurture takes precedence over wanting to punish and destroy. Thatâs the opposite of toxic masculinity.
August has hurt Simon, but Wille instinctively prioritizes trying to help Simon through this trauma. Getting back at August for hurting Simon would be a nice to have for Wille, but itâs not his top priority. When push comes to shove, Wilhelm chooses supporting someone he loves over getting revenge on someone he hates. He literally walks away from August, whoâs on his knees at the shooting range. August just isnât that important to Wille anymore.
August isnât capable of that kind of insight. Heâs too caught up in toxic masculinity, in maintaining a false image of perfection, in striving for the perfect muscular body via obsessive exercise, in vengeance for past humiliations. The boy Wille loves decides to forgive him his betrayal from 1.06, and agrees to be with him in secret. Simon sees Wilhelmâs capacity for love and is willing to take a leap of faith and trust him again. Also, Simon and Wilhelm both hate August, but they donât want that hatred to consume them. Finding happiness together is more important.
Wille has plenty of anger issues but heâs capable of self-reflection and prioritizing people he cares about over his own anger. He also has the capacity to back down and change his mind, when he realizes his actions arenât helping. By contrast, Augustâs actions result in him losing the girl he loves. Even buying Rousseau for her isnât enough to win her back. Sheâs too disgusted with him and with herself. August sold one of Carl Johanâs paintings (something heâd sworn heâd never do) just to make Sara happy. But Sara rejects both August and the expensive gift he sacrificed one of his fatherâs possessions for.
And she calls the cops to report Augustâs crime. Heâs a legal adult at 18. If he becomes the prime suspect in a case of child pornography, the media can report his name. Even if the case never goes to trial or he has great lawyers and gets acquitted, his reputation would be damaged. Also, even his fellow aristocrats might be appalled by his actions. Not because they necessarily care about child pornography of two queer minors, but because by leaking the video, August damaged the monarchy.
August thought his fatherâs addiction problems and suicide were bad for the Horn name. August could damage their family name much worse. Because he canât walk away from a confrontation, itâs intolerable for anyone to dominate him, he MUST retaliate and punish them if they ever got the better of him, even once. His vision of himself as strong, masculine, and capable is incredibly fragile and conditional, so he can never back down. August is soaking in toxic masculinity, and not only is everybody who knows him miserable as a result of his actions, HEâS miserable too. Heâs the architect of all his own misfortunes.
Goddamn, this got RIDICULOUSLY long. And rambling. Who wouldâve thought thereâd be so much stream of consciousness meandering possible over that prick?
I am largely pro-season 2 of Young Royals, and support Lisaâs script decisions. Every once in a while, though, I find myself wishing for a line here or there that could clarify/add to the story. Nothing that would fully take over the plot or extend the length of a scene, but merely something that could function as a clarifier.
Today Iâm thinking about how I wish we could have gotten a line in the first half of the second season where August lets slip to Sara that his bank account is empty. Iâm assuming this is still the case at the beginning of the seasonâwe see him spending Christmas alone at Hillerska instead of going on a lavish vacation, and when his schoolmates come back from break talking about their trips, Malteâs face acting seems to suggest that August feels shut out by these conversations/is feeling a little disillusioned by them for the first time in his life.
If August mentions to Sara that heâs âbrokeâ (in a casual offhand way that doesnât get into the footnote about having assets tied up in art, land, etc) thatâs another way for Sara to let her guard down and connect with him. Sheâs been struggling to pay for coffee and feels a little taken aback by the fancy riding pants she received as a gift from her friends; it probably takes pressure away from Sara if she realizes sheâs not going to be expected to spend money or have money spent on her. It also makes it a bigger betrayal later on when August buys Sara the horse and mentions offhand that he was able to sell some art his family owns to do it. Like that scene is already devastating, but oof. Imagine the added layers!
A moment like that would be valuable class commentary, too, because while socioeconomic class is certainly about how much money people have, itâs also about where and how that wealth is stored. Rich people can use stocks and luxury items and land to stow their assets away for emergencies and give themselves tax breaks and the laws largely protect them doing so.
Iâm not sure whether to end this with a gif of Jenny Joyce from Derry Girls saying sheâll just âdip into her trust fundâ or with your standard guillotine meme, so you know, choose whichever one works for you and mentally attach it to the post.
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