Royal Guests and Relatives from Denmark, Greece, Britain, The Netherlands and Norway joined the Swedish Royal Family for the Funeral of Queen Louise of Sweden at the Storkyrkan in Stockholm on this day in 1965.
The Funeral Service for Queen Louise of Sweden at the Storkyrkan in Stockholm was followed by a funeral procession through the streets of Stockholm, leading to the burial in the Kungliga begravningsplatsen (Royal Cemetery) in Haga Park.
Royal Guests and Relatives were led by King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (husband)
King Frederik IX (son-in-law) and Queen Ingrid of Denmark (step-daughter)
Princess Alice of Greece (sister)
Princess Sibylla (daughter-in-law) and Prince Bertil of Sweden (step-son)
King Constantine II of Greece (grandson-in-law)
Crown Princess Margrethe (granddaughter) and Princess Benedikte of Denmark (granddaughter) with Crown Prince Carl Gustaf of Sweden (grandson)
Crown Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (cousin) and Lady Pamela Hicks (niece, representing her father, Earl Mountbatten)
Braganza Tiara
Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure
Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong Tiara
Baden Fringe Tiara
Diamond Tiara
Pink Topaz Parure
Napoleonic Amethyst Parure
Hesse Emerald Brooch
Karl Johan Earrings
Sapphire Spray Brooch
Diamond Stomacher
Swedish Processional Necklace
Seed Pearl Brooch
Queen Josefina’s Five Pearl Brooch
Queen Louise’s Diamond Lozange Brooch
The Funeral of Queen Louise of Sweden at the Storkyrkan in Stockholm on this day in 1965, which was followed by a funeral procession through the streets of Stockholm, leading to the burial in the Kungliga begravningsplatsen (Royal Cemetery) in Haga Park.
Royal Guests and Relatives included King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (husband), King Frederik XI (son-in-law) and Queen Ingrid of Denmark (step-daughter), Princess Andrew of Greece (sister), Princess Sibylla (daughter-in-law) and Prince Bertil of Sweden (step-son), King Constantine II of Greece (grandson-in-law), Crown Princess Margrethe (granddaughter) and Princess Benedikte of Denmark (granddaughter), Crown Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands, Crown Prince Harald of Norway, The Princess Royal (cousin, representing the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, who were on an Official Tour), and Lady Pamela (niece, representing her father, Earl Mountbatten).
#OTD 1965 Death of Queen Louise of Sweden
Born a princess of Battenberg she married the future Gustav VI Adolf in 1923
Pictured below are her husband,sister Princess Alice of Greece & other family members when leaving the hospital
The press was evidently more intrusive back then pic.twitter.com/tOyTXA2FN3
— JR (@Jakreg76) March 7, 2019
#OTD 1965 Death of Queen Louise of Sweden
Born a princess of Battenberg she married the future Gustav VI Adolf in 1923
Pictured below are her husband,sister Princess Alice of Greece & other family members when leaving the hospital
The press was evidently more intrusive back then pic.twitter.com/tOyTXA2FN3
It is obvious that she was much loved by her adopted family. It can’t be easy “replacing” a much adored first wife and mother, but Louise did it so well. And she once said she would never marry a King or a widower!
Wasn’t Princess Mary still the Princess Royal until her death two weeks later?