The papers this morning were filled to the brim with the royal engagement. And after reading and hearing about it all night yesterday and all day today, I’m beginning to realize just how huge this is. Not just in Sweden, but for Sweden abroad, it will certainly put Sweden on the map, if only for a short period of time. And I am happy for the two; it can’t have been easy for her to be with a man of the people, against the wishes of her family, and for him to suddenly find himself in the spotlight, with all eyes on him, watching his every move.
It annoys me slightly when there are talks about the succession order and how now that he’s not actually a Bernadotte, the family won’t live on through them, and instead her younger brother’s children will be the real Bernadottes. So just because she’s a woman she can’t carry on the family name? Thank goodness our prime minister repudiated such statements and said that when the succession order was changed, it was changed to make our society more equal and that this should not be any kind of problem today. Hear, hear!
And although I’m still pretty indifferent towards the monarchy’s being or not being, I’m still very much looking forward to seeing all the lavish dresses at the wedding!
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