Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
Princess Désirée | |||||
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Baroness Silfverschiöld | |||||
wedding of her niece Madeleine in June 2013 | |||||
Born | Princess Désirée of Sweden 2 June 1938 Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Baron Carl Silfverschiöld Baroness Christina-Louise Silfverschiöld Baroness Hélène Silfverschiöld | ||||
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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 Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla; born 2 June 1938) is a member of the Swedish royal family. She is the third child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and an elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf.
Early life
Désirée was born on 2 June 1938 as the third daughter and child of
Desiree was christened on 30 June 1938 at
She grew up at the family home, Haga Palace outside Stockholm, with her three sisters; together they were known as the Haga Princesses.
In November 1960, Désirée accompanied her elder sister
Marriage and children
Désirée's engagement to
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld's marriage has produced three children: Carl (b. 1965), Christina-Louise (b. 1966), and Hélène (b. 1968). In 1976, Hélène was a bridesmaid at the weddings of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, and of
Since getting married, Silfverschiöld lives in the family's home at Koberg Castle and at Gåsevadholm Castle in Halland.[4]
Silfverschiöld is
Later life
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, has occasionally attended Nobel Prize festivities and public royal-family events in Stockholm in a semi-official capacity, sometimes wearing tiaras and jewelry belonging to the royal family.[6] She also represented Sweden in first receiving Emperor Akihito of Japan when he arrived for a state visit in 2000.[7] She was widowed in 2017.[8]
Titles, styles and honours
National honours
- Royal Order of the Seraphim
Foreign honours
- Japan: Paulownia Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown[9]
- Norway: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav
Ancestry
Ancestors of Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | | ||||||||||||
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15. Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "November 3, 1960 - 2 Princesses Will Visit Chicago". Archives.chicagotribune.com. 1960-11-03. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ^ Royal Court Archived 2015-11-14 at the Wayback Machine lists those who are HRH as such, also naming them as Swedish royalty in their bio articles there, and does not give such info for other relatives listed.
- ^ "Finaste gåvan får Carl Philip". Aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ^ "Gasevadholm". Slottsguiden.info. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ^ "Royal wedding guest list published". Stockholm News. Archived from the original on 2010-06-19. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ^ Royal Court Archived 2021-11-22 at the Wayback Machine article 2013-06-08
- ^ Article by Bengt Falkkloo in Dagens Nyheter 2000-05-29
- ^ Article by Kaj Falkman in Dagens Nyheter 2017-04-24
- ^ "Photograph of Princess Desiree (right) at the state banquet in honour of the Japanese imperial couple in 2000". Getty Images. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ISBN 91-630-5964-9