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The Four Eldest Children of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and Princess Margaret of Connaught 🤍

From L to R: Bertil, Ingrid, Sigvard, and Gustaf Adolf 🖤

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

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

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Royal Tiara Highlights: Swedish Ruby Tiara

This is yet another piece that came into the possession of the Bernadottes via Princess Margaret. The tiara was a wedding gift from King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, Margaret’s uncle and aunt. 

The piece was inherited by Margaret’s second son Prince Sigvard who eventually sold it to his father, King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. Gustaf Adolf claimed the sale was legitimate, but Sigvard claimed he only loaned the piece to his father. Funnily enough, King Gustaf VI left the tiara to Sigvard’s son Michael when he died in 1973; who then sold it to the new king Carl XVI Gustaf. Carl Gustaf’s wife, Queen Silvia, frequently wears the tiara although she only wore it a couple times publicly before Sigvard’s death in 2002. 

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Princess Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah of Connaught, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Scania and Prince Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf, later King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and their children: Prince Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund, Duke of Västerbotten Prince Sigvard Oscar Fredrik Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg Princess Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louisa Margareta of Sweden, later Queen consort of Denmark Prince Bertil Gustaf Oskar Carl Eugén, Duke of Halland

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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-Rüdenhausen (12 July 1932) (91 years, 9 months, 7 days)

Mrs. Anne Mary Sibylla Liddell-Grainger (28 July 1932) (91 years,8 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-Rüdenhausen-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 Ladislàa   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 Kent’s mother Marina was The Duke of Edinburgh’s 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,  The Countess of Althorne was also a great aunt of Queen Elizabeth II-she married QEII’s grandmother’s 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)

Sweden’s 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 Désirée, 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-Rüdenhausen-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-Rüdenhausen.

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Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden plays hockey at Stockholm Stadium and this time the sons Prince Sigvard and Prince Gustaf Adolf were present. 1910s.

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Prince Sigvard of Sweden (1907-2002), Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg, Prince of Sweden and Duke of Uppland.

He was a Prince of Sweden from birth, but was excluded from the line of succession in 1934 when he married a woman of unequal rank, a violation of provisions prohibiting marriages between a Prince and a "private man's daughter", in force at the time, contained in both the 1809 Instrument of Government and the 1810 Act of Succession, and, in addition, he lost his princely and ducal titles as decided by the King in Council. As per the king's wishes he was then to be called only Mr. Sigvard Bernadotte in Sweden. In 1951 he was granted Luxembourgian titles of nobility, the interpretation of which remained a point of contention with the Royal Court for the rest of his life, Bernadotte having formally declared in 1983 that his title was Prince Sigvard Bernadotte.

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The future Gustaf VI Adolf, his wife  Margaret of Connaught, and their four eldest children. On the left are Prince Gustaf Adolf and Prince Sigvard. On the right is their only daughter, Princess Ingrid. In his mother’s lap is their third son, a newborn Prince Bertil. Four years later they would have a fifth child, and fourth son, Prince Carl Johan.

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Prince Sigvard Bernadotte, Swedish designer.

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King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden’s grandchildren (bottom) recreating Fredric Westin’s 1837 portrait (top) of the Bernadotte family for his 70th birthday in 1952.

Top (L-R): Prince Oscar, Duke of Östergötland (later King Oscar II of Sweden); Queen Désirée of Sweden and Norway (née Désirée Clary); Crown Princess Joséphine (née Princess Joséphine de Beauharnais); Prince August, Duke of Dalarna; Princess Eugénie; Crown Prince Oscar, Duke of Södermanland (later King Oscar I); Prince Carl, Duke of Skåne (later King Carl XV); King Carl XIV Johan of Sweden and Norway; and Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland.

Bottom (L-R): Count Michael Bernadotte of Wisborg (son of Sigvard); Princess Margrethe of Denmark (later Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, daughter of Ingrid); Princess Désiree of Sweden (daughter of Gustaf Adolf); Crown Prince Carl Gustaf, Duke of Jämtland (later King Carl XVI Gustaf, son of Gustaf Adolf); Princess Anne Marie of Denmark (later Queen Anne Marie of Greece, daughter of Ingrid); Princess Birgitta of Sweden (daughter of Gustaf Adolf); Princess Christina of Sweden (daughter of Gustaf Adolf); Princess Margaretha of Sweden (daughter of Gustaf Adolf); and Princess Benedikte of Denmark (daughter of Ingrid).

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Cute candid of Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden (née Princess of Connaught) with her 5 children, 1917 🤍

From left to right: Prince Sigvard, Prince Bertil, CP Margaret holding Prince Carl Johann, Princess Ingrid, Prince Gustaf Adolf 🖤

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On This Day In Royal History

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15 January 1882

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Princess Margaret of Connaught was born

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◼ Princess Margaret was born at Bagshot Park. She was the elder daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, third son of Queen Victoria, & Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia.

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◼ She was a bridesmaid along with her sister at the wedding of their paternal cousins The Duke & Duchess of York (later king George V & Queen Mary) on 6 July 1893.

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◼ She married Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, the future Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, grandson of the Swedish King Oscar II on 15 June 1905, in St. George's Chapel, at Windsor Castle. The couple spent their honeymoon in Ireland, & arrived in Sweden on 8 July 1905.

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◼ The couple had five children:

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▪ Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, born 22 April 1906.

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▪ Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland, born 7 June 1907.

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▪ Princess Ingrid, born 28 March 1910.

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▪ Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, born 28 February 1912.

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▪ Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna, born 31 October 1916.

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◼ Margaret was a dedicated mother to her children, & was determined to spend time with them. She was not keen on letting them be raised by nursery staff, as was the convention of the day.

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◼ When Gustaf Adolf's father, Crown Prince Gustaf, acceded to the throne as King Gustaf V in 1907, the couple became Crown Prince & Princess of Sweden.

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◼ Margaret took a great interest in many forms of sports; she used the winters for skiing, ice skating & playing hockey (what is nowadays called bandy), & played tennis & golf during the summers.

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◼ On 1 May 1920, her father's 70th birthday, Crown Princess Margaret died suddenly in Stockholm aged 38. The official announcement said infection set in following a mastoid operation. At the time, she was eight months pregnant & expecting her sixth child

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Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duchess of Halland

Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duchess of Halland, began life as Lillian May Davies, born August 30, 1915, in Swansea, Wales. She was the daughter of William Davies and Gladys Curran. Her parents separated when she was young, and at the age of 16, Lilian (having dropped one of the Ls from her name) moved to London where she found work as a model and actress. In 1940, she married Scottish actor Ivan Craig. Soon after, he enlisted in the British Army and served overseas during the war. As a military wife, Lilian worked at a British factory making radio parts for the Royal Navy, and at a hospital for wounded veterans.

It was in 1943 that she first met her Prince charming. Prince Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Halland, the third son of the future King Gustaf VI Adolf and Princess Margaret of Connaught, was serving as a naval attaché at the Swedish Embassy in London. They reportedly met at a cocktail party and quickly became involved. When her husband returned in 1945, having fallen in love with an Italian woman while serving overseas, the two agreed to a quick and very amicable divorce.

It was in 1943 that she first met her Prince charming. Prince Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Halland, the third son of the future King Gustaf VI Adolf and Princess Margaret of Connaught, was serving as a naval attaché at the Swedish Embassy in London. They reportedly met at a cocktail party and quickly became involved. When her husband returned in 1945, having fallen in love with an Italian woman while serving overseas, the two agreed to a quick and very amicable divorce. Lilian and her ex-husband would remain close through the years, with Mr. Craig visiting Lilian and Bertil several times at their home on the French Riviera.

At the time, Bertil was third in line to the throne, behind his father and older brother Gustaf Adolf. His other two brothers, Sigvard and Carl Johan, had both lost their royal status upon marriage to commoners. By the time his father came to the throne in 1950, Bertil was now 2nd in line. His elder brother Gustaf Adolf had been killed in a plane crash in 1947, leaving an infant son, Carl Gustaf (the current King of Sweden). With the likelihood of Bertil being called to serve as Regent for his young nephew, he and Lilian chose not to marry so that he could retain his position in the Royal Family.

The couple lived together privately, primarily at Villa Mirage, their home in Sainte-Maxime, France, purchased by Prince Bertil in 1946. In 1949, he purchased Villa Solbaken, in Djurgården, Stockholm. Prince Bertil continued his role within the royal family, supported by Lilian who was a much-loved member of the family (although not in the public eye), despite the lack of a marriage. As she stated in her memoirs, she was never invited to any official functions, instead, sitting home and watching her Prince on television. She finally received an invitation to the private celebrations for King Gustav V Adolf’s 80th birthday celebration in 1962. However, her first public appearance with the Swedish Royal Court was not until his 90th birthday celebrations in 1972.

Bertil’s father died in 1973, and Bertil’s nephew became King Carl XVI Gustaf. The rules, as well as the times, were beginning to change. The King married in June 1976 to a commoner, Sylvia Sommerlath, and soon after, he granted his formal permission for Bertil and Lilian to marry. The couple married in the Royal Chapel at Drottningholm Palace on December 7, 1976. At the time, Bertil was heir-presumptive to the throne and would remain so until the birth of Prince Carl Philip in 1979.

During these years, Princess Lilian formed a very close bond with the new Queen Silvia and became a surrogate grandmother to the young Victoria, Carl Philip and Madeleine. All three are reported to have had a very close relationship with both Lilian and Bertil. Lilian took part in many official functions and is best remembered for her appearances at the Nobel Prize ceremonies each year.

Her beloved Prince Bertil died in 1997 at Villa Solbacken. His large estate was left primarily to Lilian, with the exception of Villa Solbacken which was left to his godson, Prince Carl Philip, with the condition that Lilian would retain use of the home for the remainder of her life. Their french retreat, Villa Mirage, held too many memories for the Princess, and she passed ownership on to the King. A summer residence was later sold, and she retained an apartment in London. She also refused a specific bequest of 15 million SEK, instead insisting that it be divided between Victoria, Carl Philip, and Madeleine.

In 2000, she wrote a memoir – Mitt liv med prins Bertil (My life with Prince Bertil). She continued to be an active member of the royal family, participating in official events and continuing her patronage of many organizations until 2010. At that point, it was announced that Princess Lilian was suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and would no longer be appearing in public. She was unable to attend the marriage of Crown Princess Victoria a few weeks later.

On the afternoon of March 10, 2013, Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duchess of Halland, passed away at Villa Solbacken. Her funeral was held six days later in the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. In attendance were the King and Queen, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Madeleine, and Mr. Christopher O’Neill. Also attending were Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (Princess Lilian’s niece by marriage), and Princess Astrid of Norway, as well as other family, friends, and representatives from the Swedish government.

Following the funeral service, Princess Lilian was interred beside her husband Prince Bertil at the Royal Cemetery in Haga Park.  In 2014, Princess Madeleine named her first child Leonore Lilian Maria, with Lilian in honor of Princess Lilian.

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Queen Victoria's Currently living Eldest Decendants and Eldest Ever Descendants

This list is as of October 9,  2023

CURRENTLY LIVING

The Lady Pamela Hicks (19 April 1929) (94 years, 5 months,20 days)

Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (12 February 1932) (91 years, 7 months, 27 days)

Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (12 July 1932) (91 years, 2 months, 28 days)

Mrs. Anne Mary Sibylla Liddell-Grainger (28 July 1932) (91 years,2 months, 12 days)

Princess Caroline Mathilde Adelheid Sibylla Marianne Erika von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (5 April 1933) (90 years, 6 months, 5 days)

Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse (24 July 1934) (89 years, 2 months, 16 days)

Princess Margaretha Désirée Victoria, Mrs. Ambler (Sweden, 31 October 1934) ( 88 years, 11 months, 10 days)

Countess Viktoria Adelheid Clementine Louise von Castell-Rüdenhausen-Von Huntington-Whiteley (26 Februrary 1935)(88 years, 7 months, 14 days)

Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, The Duke of Kent (9 October 1935) (88 years, 0 months, 0 days)

Miss Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith (5 September 1936) (87 years, 1 months, 5 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 )

Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg (of Sweden) (07/06/1907-04/02/2002) (94 years, 7 months, 28 days )

The Lady Pamela Hicks (19 April 1929) (94 years, 5 months,20 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 Ladislàa   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 Kent’s mother Marina was The Duke of Edinburgh’s 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,  The Countess of Althorne was also a great aunt of Queen Elizabeth II-she married QEII’s grandmother’s 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)

Sweden’s 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 Désirée, 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-Rüdenhausen-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-Rüdenhausen.

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A Happy Family in 1910.

Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden with their children, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Prince Sigvard and baby Princess Ingrid.