Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson

Princess Christina
Mrs. Magnuson
Christina in 2013
Born (1943-08-03) 3 August 1943 (age 81)
Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden
Spouse
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(m. 1974)​
IssueGustaf Magnuson
Oscar Magnuson
Victor Magnuson
Names
Christina Louise Helena Magnuson
HouseBernadotte
FatherPrince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
MotherPrincess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, LoK av KMO (Christina Louise Helena; born 3 August 1943) is a member of the Swedish royal family. She is the fourth child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and the youngest of the four older sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf. She uses the name Christina Magnuson in a professional capacity.

Early life

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Christina (in front) at play with her sisters in 1945.

Christina was born at Haga Palace outside Stockholm as the fourth child and youngest daughter of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. She served as bridesmaid at the 1961 civil wedding of her sister Princess Birgitta to Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern as well as at the 1964 wedding of her cousin Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark to King Constantine II of Greece.

She was educated at Franska Skolan in Stockholm. Subsequently, she underwent studies at Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts and as the only one of her siblings, she obtained a university degree in art history from Stockholm University.

Public life

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Between her grandfather King Gustaf VI Adolf's death in 1973 and her brother's wedding to Silvia Sommerlath in 1976, Christina effectively served as Sweden's first lady. As a result of this, she also maintained a public role within the royal family after her marriage in 1974, unlike her older sisters.

Magnuson with the Ulriksdal theatre's manager in 2018

Christina chaired the Swedish Red Cross for nine years between 1993 and 2002.[1][2][3] Through her friendship with Kjerstin Dellert, she has been chairman of the Ulriksdal Palace Theatre's Friendship Society for several years.[4]

Christina has co-authored several books – among them biographies about her grandmother, Princess Margaret of Connaught, and ancestress Josephine of Leuchtenberg.

In January 2023, the princess was seen and heard commenting extensively throughout a two-part documentary broadcast by Sweden's national public service Sveriges Television about the last three kings of Sweden: her brother, grandfather and great-grandfather.[5]

The princess has publicly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine calling it unacceptable and accusing Russia of committing war crimes.[6]

Marriage and children

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She met her future husband, business executive Tord Magnuson, at a lunch in Stockholm in 1961. Her engagement to Magnuson was announced on 1 February 1974. They were married on 15 June 1974 in the Palace Church of the Royal Palace of Stockholm.

The couple has three sons:

  • Carl Gustaf Victor Magnuson (born on 8 August 1975), godfather of Prince Nicolas of Sweden. He married Vicky Elisabeth Andrén (born on 25 January 1983) in 2013 but were divorced in 2020. They have one daughter:
  • Tord Oscar Fredrik Magnuson (born on 20 June 1977), godfather of Prince Oscar of Sweden. He married Emelia "Emma" Charlotta Ledent (born on 18 April 1981) in 2011. They have two sons:
    • Carl Albert Maurice Magnuson (born on 10 February 2013)
    • Henry Guy Tord Magnuson (born on 16 October 2015)
  • Victor Edmund Lennart Magnuson (born 10 September 1980), godfather of Prince Alexander of Sweden. He married Frida Louise Bergström (born on 18 February 1980) in 2017. They have two sons:
    • Edmund Bengt Lennart Magnuson (born on 11 December 2012)
    • Sigvard Hans Gösta Magnuson (born on 25 August 2015)

Christina is the godmother of her niece, Princess Madeleine, and Prince Joachim of Denmark, son of her first cousin, Queen Margrethe II.

Health

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In October 2016, it was announced that Magnuson has been diagnosed with chronic leukemia.[7] It was later made known that she had been cured following stem cell treatment.

Titles, styles and honours

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See also: List of honours of the Swedish Royal Family by country

Titles and styles

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  • 3 August 1943 – 1 February 1974: Her Royal Highness Princess Christina of Sweden
  • 1 February 1974 – present: Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson

National honours

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Foreign honours

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Awards

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Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ Codrington, Andrea (29 April 1999). "TALKING DESIGN WITH: Princess Christina of Sweden; Where Ordinary Is Beautiful, and Vice Versa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Roxette Honored by King of Sweden". AP NEWS. 1 February 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Article by Ewa Stenberg". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  4. ^ "We at Confidencen: Board and General Management". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. ^ Link to program (viewable only in Sweden)
  6. ^ "Prinsessan Christinas hårda ord om Ryssland". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 26 March 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Prinsessan Christina sjuk i cancer | Metro". Metro.se. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Medaljförläningar 6 juni 2021 - Sveriges Kungahus". Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. ^ Kungahuset
  10. ^ "The King awards the Prince Carl Medal to Johan von Schreeb". Swedish Royal Court. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Tyska statsbesoeket 2003 05 20 Galamiddag pa Drottningholms slott Prinsessan Christina och Tord Magnu". 20 May 2003.
  12. ^ "Magnusson, Christina, Sweden, 24 November 1998, Grand Cross". Icelandic Presidency Website. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Magnuson S.A.R. Christina la Principessa di Svezia, Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italian". Italian Presidency website. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  14. ^ "CIDADÃOS ESTRANGEIROS AGRACIADOS COM ORDENS PORTUGUESAS – Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". Ordens.presidencia.pt. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Visit of Sweden and official dinner". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  16. ^ "The Orders in Sweden – Sveriges Kungahus". Kungahuset.se. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  17. ^ "Prinsessan Christina tilldelades Henry Dunant-medaljen – Sveriges Kungahus". Kungahuset.se. 15 December 2005. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  18. ^ Eilers, Marlene. Queen Victoria's Descendants. Rosvall Royal Books, Falkoping, Sweden, 1997. pp. 153–154, 157–158, 160–162. ISBN 91-630-5964-9
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