Princess Birgitta will be buried on Sunday in Stockholm.
Birgitta wanted to be buried in Sweden. Big sister Margaretha is in the background. PDO
Princess of Sweden Bridget will be buried on Sunday. The funeral will be held at the Drottningholm Castle Church in Lovö, Stockholm County.
The funeral caused controversy in Sweden, as the public broadcasting company SVT would have liked to broadcast it live.
SVT said that they had discussions with Birgitta’s relatives about the funeral, but SVT did not get their wish, but Birgitta’s own wish will be followed at the funeral.
– Princess Birgitta’s wish was to be buried in Sweden in a private ceremony in the presence of her close circle, head of court communications Margareta Thorgren told Expressen.
– We have to respect his wish.
Birgitta lived for more than 30 years in the warmth of Mallorca, but it was important for her to return to Sweden to be buried.
The princess will be buried in the royal burial place in Haga Park, this was also her wish. Birgitta spent her childhood in Haga Castle, which is located, as the name suggests, in Haga Park in Solna, near Stockholm. So he wanted to be buried in the landscapes of his childhood.
Birgitta’s father is also buried in the same place Gustav Aadolf.
Birgitta’s trademark was her year-round tan. PDO
Heart problems
Princess Birgitta died in Mallorca on December 4 at the age of 87. Birgitta died in the hospital, where she had been taken with her friends after a bad fall. Birgitta, who was sporty and loved golf, had hit her head when she fell and her arm was broken in two places. Birgitta also hurt her back.
Birgitta, who had already suffered from heart problems, deteriorated in the hospital and eventually her heart could no longer cope.
In 1961, Birgitta married a German prince, Johann Georg Carl Leopold Eitel-Friedrich Meinrad Maria Hubertus Michaelin with. They had three children and five grandchildren.
The couple lived apart, even in different countries, since 1990, but they never officially divorced. Spouse died in March 2016.
Birgitta was one of the so-called Haga sisters, the Haga princesses. There are four sisters in total, in addition to Birgitta ChristinaMargaretha and Désirée. King Kaarle Kustaa therefore grew up surrounded by four sisters.
Princess Christina, husband Tord Magnuson, Princess Desiree and husband Baron Nils August, Princess Birgitta and Princess Margaretha in 2015 at the Royal Palace in Stockholm at the wedding of Carl Philip and Sofia. ZumaWire / MVPHOTOS
Princess Margaretha was heir to Prince Gustav Adolf and a princess Sibylla first-born. The second child, Birgitta, was born in 1937. Princess Desiree was born in the summer of 1938 and Christina, the youngest of the four siblings, in 1943. Kaarle Kustaa was the heart of the family, he was born in 1946.
Birgitta was the first of the siblings to die.
The siblings’ lives were once closely followed. In addition to Kaarle Kustaa, Birgitta, who was particularly flamboyant and headstrong, and actively participated in the party, was prominently featured.
– My sister was a colorful and straightforward person, whom I and my family will deeply miss. My family and I send our condolences to the princess’s children and grandchildren, the king summarized when telling about the passing away.
Sources: Expressen, Aftonbladet.