Princess Birgitta of Sweden is dead – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

The princess was the older sister of King Carl Gustaf and lived for many years in Mallorca. It was also here that she died. – It is with great sadness that today I received the message that my sister has passed away, says the Swedish king in a message. Princess Birgitta was the wife of the German prince and art historian Johann Georg von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1932–2016). Princess Birgitta and her husband Johann Georg the day before the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria in 2010. Photo: FABRIZIO BENSCH / Reuters She was born on 19 January 1937 at Haga Castle and was the second oldest child of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla. – She was a colorful and straight-forward person who will be deeply missed by me and my family, says the king. Princess Birgitta and her husband had three children together and lived in Munich for a long time, but she moved to Mallorca when they were separated in 1991. She left behind children Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern (b. 1962), Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern (b. 1963) and Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern (b. 1966). Princess Margaretha, Princess Birgitta, Princess Désirée and Princess Christina in Drottningholm’s castle church in 2018. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT / NTB DEAD: Princess Birgitta on her way in to celebrate King Carl Gustav’s 70th birthday in 2016. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB Published 04.12.2024, at 16.05 Updated 04.12.2024, at 16.25



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