Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
Princess Christina | |||||
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Mrs. Magnuson | |||||
Born | Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden | 3 August 1943||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Gustaf Magnuson Oscar Magnuson Victor Magnuson | ||||
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House | Bernadotte | ||||
Father | Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten | ||||
Mother | Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson,
Early life
Christina was born at
Family and career
She met her future husband, Tord Magnuson, at a lunch in Stockholm in 1961. Her engagement to Magnuson was announced on 1 February 1974. They married on 15 June 1974 in the Palace Church of the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
The couple has three sons: Carl Gustaf Victor (b. 1975), Tord Oscar Frederik (b. 1977) and Victor Edmund Lennart (b. 1980).
Christina Magnuson chaired
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
Health
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
Titles and styles
- 3 August 1943 – 1 February 1974: Her Royal Highness Princess Christina of Sweden
- 1 February 1974 – present: Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
National honours
- Royal Order of the Seraphim(LoK av KMO)
- Royal Family Decoration of King Gustaf VI Adolf, 1st Class
- Royal Family Decoration of King Carl XVI Gustaf, 2nd Class
- Sweden: Recipient of the Kings Medal, Special Class[8]
- Sweden: Recipient of the Prince Carl Medal[9][10]
- Sweden: Recipient of the 90th Birthday Medal of King Gustav V
- Sweden: Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of King Gustav V
- Sweden: Recipient of the 85th Birthday Medal of King Gustaf VI Adolf
- Sweden: Recipient of the 50th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
- Sweden: Recipient of the Wedding Medal of Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling
- Sweden: Recipient of the Ruby Jubilee Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
- Sweden: Recipient of the 70th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
- Sweden: Recipient of the Golden Jubilee Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
Foreign honours
- Argentina: Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín
- Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant
- Order of the White Rose(23 april 2024)
- France: Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honour
- Germany: Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11]
- Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon[12]
- Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[13]
- Japan: Grand Cordon (Paulownia) of the Order of the Precious Crown
- Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (11 October 2022)
- Order of Saint Olav
- Order of Christ[14]
- Order of the Yugoslav Great Star[15]
Awards
- Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Social Grand Order of the Amaranth[16]
- Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Social Order of Innocence
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent: Recipient of the Henry Dunant Medal[17]
Ancestry
Ancestors of Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | | ||||||||||||
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15. Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | |||||||||||||
References
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- ^ "Article by Ewa Stenberg". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- ^ "We at Confidencen: Board and General Management". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Link to program (viewable only in Sweden)
- ^ url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/kungligt/a/WRaoGL/prinsessan-christinas-harda-ord-om-ryssland
- ^ "Prinsessan Christina sjuk i cancer | Metro". Metro.se. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Medaljförläningar 6 juni 2021 - Sveriges Kungahus". Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Kungahuset
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tyska statsbesoeket 2003 05 20 Galamiddag pa Drottningholms slott Prinsessan Christina och Tord Magnu". 20 May 2003.
- ^ "Magnusson, Christina, Sweden, 24 November 1998, Grand Cross". Icelandic Presidency Website. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "CIDADÃOS ESTRANGEIROS AGRACIADOS COM ORDENS PORTUGUESAS – Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". Ordens.presidencia.pt. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Visit of Sweden and official dinner". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "The Orders in Sweden – Sveriges Kungahus". Kungahuset.se. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ISBN 91-630-5964-9