About prince Bertil's will in Aftonbladet, March 1999.
Prince Bertil left close to 90 million SEK. The royal children inherit five million SEK. Each.
The king gets Villa Mirage, Prince Bertils and Lillan's beloved home on the French Riviera.
Aftonbladet can today reveal the content of Prince Bertil's will. Prince Bertil died on January 5, 1997. Yesterday, after just over two years, the estate inventory was completed.
- It has taken a little longer than usual, because the French authorities have also been involved, said lawyer Eric Ager..
Prince Bertil was a very rich man. The worth of the estate is SEK 89,980,486 and 14 öre.
Except for some heirlooms the Prince has bequeathed to the king and other relatives, Prince Lilian inherits everything except Solbacken at Djurgården, which is being left to Prince Carl Philip, "however, with my wife's life-time right of use".
Even before, it has become clear that Princess Lilian did not want to keep the beautiful house Villa Mirage on the French Riviera. The villa was Lilian and Prince Bertil's common summer paradise for 51 years.
Princess Lilian does not want to live alone in the house, instead, she leaves it to the king, with all the goods and chattels. In addition, she abstains from SEK 15 million in cash, which is divided equally between Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine.
The king inherits (except Villa Mirage): A glassware with Carl XIII's crowned cipher, paintings of prince Bertil's mother crown princess Margaretha and his father Gustaf VI Adolf. In addition, portrait of Prince Bertil and Lilian to be hanged at the Palace after Princess Lilian died.
Princesses Margaretha, Birgitta, Désirée and Christina inherit paintings painted by Prince Eugén, Isaac Grünewald and Prince Bertil's mother.
The estate inventory describes many objects.
The value of oil paintings by Prince Eugen, Helmer Osslund, Olle Olson Hagalund is estimated at SEK 2,000-3,000.
A five-row collier with sapphires, emeralds, rubies and brilliants: SEK 10,000.
A ladies watch in gold from the exclusive manufacturer Piaget: SEK 2,000.
Villa Solbacken is valued at 3.3 million, the apartment in London for just over one million and Villa Mirage to close to nine million. Prince Bertil was known as the Motor Prince. Gunnar Elmgren at Stockholm Chamber of Commerce estimates that the prince's light blue Porsche 911 Carrera is worth a maximum of SEK 200,000.
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