Swedish Royal Family Inaugurate New Exhibit on Crown Princess Margareta
On Wednesday, 2 June, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, and Princess Christina (Mrs. Magnusson)- visited the new exhibit at the Royal Palace in Stockholm about Crown Princess Margareta.
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The exhibition is shown at the Royal Palace on the floor where Crown Princess Margareta lived with her husband, the future King Gustav VI Adolf, and the couple's five children. In the exhibition, visitors can view material from the archives and objects from the royal collections that belonged to Crown Princess Margareta.
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From her childhood as a granddaughter to Queen Victoria of Great Britain, she carried with her interests in art, sports and gardening. She published garden books, laid the foundation for Sofiero's castle garden, skied and was a forward in her own bandy team.
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The exhibition shows costumes from theater performances that Crown Princess Margareta participated in or arranged. Theater was seen as a good way to prepare royal children for a life in public and the Crown Princess made sure that the proceeds from the performances went to charity.
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Due to her early death, neither Princess Christina nor the King met their grandmother- however this exhibit gave them a chance to share stories that they had heard from other family members about her. Last year, Princess Christina published a book about her grandmother, which came out of her own quest to learn more about the woman that the whole country grieved. The book, Hon kallar Daisy: att finna en farmor (She was called Daisy: to find a grandmother) is available in Swedish both as a book and an audiobook.
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The exhibit at the Royal Palace is open now until 30 September 2021. Tickets can be purchased on the Royal Palace’s website.
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For this visit, Crown Princess Victoria wore a new Libby Shirt Dress from the Swedish designer, Valerie. She paired it with her Cravingfor Jewellery baroque pearl earrings, Corinne leather hair band, and a new pair of pumps. On her arm, her usual stack of sentimental silver bracelets could be spotted- although it was hard to be sure which specific ones she was wearing on this occasion.
