Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (1916-2012) & Family, News 1: June '08-Mar '17


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Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (1916-2012) & Family, News 1: June '08-Mar '17

Couldn't find another thread on the former Prince Carl Johan Arthur of Sweden, Duke of Dalarna. Therefor, I decided to open a new one.

Please find attached some beautiful pictures of a lovely old couple:

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BTW, according to Wikipedia he is the last surviving great-grandchild of Queen Victoria.

Enjoy!
 
There are some nice pictures of the count and the countess also according to wikipedia he has two adopted children but no biological children though.
 
Count Carl Johan Bernadottes 95th birthday? Photos celebrated? He is oldest uncle of royal family of Bernadotte!
 
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Countess Gunnila Bernadotte 90th birthday! She see out Young and 90 year! She celebrated 90th birthday? Photos?
 
Countess Gunnila Bernadotte 90th birthday! She see out Young and 90 year! She celebrated 90th birthday? Photos?

No news of any celebrations so far.
 
Here is a nice interview of count Carl Johan and countess Gunnila from 2010.
They tell that they had known each other "always", they met for the first time in 1930 and Gunnila and Carl Johan's first wife Kerstin were good friends. Gunnila tells that Greta Garbo stayed at her family's home in Sörmland when she visited Sweden, but she stopped to come when the war started in 1939. Greta Garbo had met Gunnila's parents in Folke Bernadotte's wedding in 1928. In 1950's Greta Garbo came again to Sweden and met Carl Johan and Kerstin Bernadotte. In September 1988 Carl Johan and Gunnila got married in Copenhagen, and prince Bertil and princess Benedikte attended at the wedding.
They tell also that in the summer 2008 Victoria visited them with Daniel to present them to him. Count Carl Johan had started to get some balance problems and when they went down the hill, Daniel took him under his arm and helped him.
The article has a lot of nice, old and newer photos.
Bernadotten som inte ville bli kung - Helsingborgs Dagblad
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What a lives Carl Johan and Gunnila have lived, both apart and together.
 
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Very sad news indeed, though i guess it was expected as she has been absent from all family celebrations in recent years. Something she would never miss if her health would have permitted it.
She was a very elegant and lovely woman.

Rest in peace Countess Gunnila. I hope you are reunited with Carl Johan (and Carl Herman).
 
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How sad to hear of the death of the Countess she was present at almost all the major royal events,rest in peace.
 
Majesty magazine's article popped up on my Facebook. I was surprised by the news. My condolences to the family on the loss of the lovely lady, and another loved member of the family. May she rest in peace reunited with her husband.:sad:
 
Expressen writes today that the funeral of Countess Gunnila Bernadotte will be held on Thursday next week, 29:th September.

The funeral service will be a private family occassion and will be held in Stockholm. The entire Royal family is expected to attend.
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia has delayed a planned visit to Sofias home locality Älvdalen with 24 hours to be able to attend.

Prinsparets resa skjuts upp inför Gunnila Bernadottes begravning | Kungligt | Expressen
 
According to the calendar king Carl Gustaf, queen Silvia, crown princess Victoria, prince Daniel, prince Carl Philip and princess Sofia attend at the funeral of countess Gunnila Bernadotte at the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace on 29th September.
Kalender - Sveriges Kungahus

Svensk Damtidning has today, on the day of the funeral of countess Gunnila, a photo gallery of her.
Bildspel! Gunnila Bernadotte – så minns vi henne _ Svensk Damtidning

Svensk Damtidning republishes also countess Gunnila's last interview at the magazine.
Gunnila Bernadottes sista intervju med Svensk Damtidning – läs den här _ Svensk Damtidning
 
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The royal family (except Madeleine and Chris) arrived to the Royal Chapel just before ten o'clock in the morning. Also princess Christina and her husband Tord Magnuson attended. And princess Benedikte from Denmark.
After the funeral service the royal guests at Säpo cars, followed by a police escort, drove to the Royal Cemetery at Haga Park where countess Gunnila was buried. Relatives and friends of Gunnila Bernadotte were taken in a bus.

From the court website
Grevinnan Gunnila Bernadotte af Wisborgs begravning och gravsättning - Sveriges Kungahus

About the funeral
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According to the death announcement, which was published in among others Svenska Dagbladet and Helsingborgs Dagblad on 22 September, there will be a memorial gathering at Norrvikens Trädgård in Båstad on 6 October 2016.
Dag Trygsland Hoelseth_ Funeral service for Gunnila Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg

The death announcement of countess Gunnila
https://www.familjesidan.se/system/...000/693/619/original/1468224-1.pdf?1474513868
 
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Countess Gunnila Bernadotte af Wisborg's pearl and diamond diadem will be sold at an auction at Bukowskis December Auction.
Viewings will take place on 6–12 December in the newly renovated premises in Berzelii Park in Stockholm with the hammer auction held on 13 December.
- It is a great honor for us to convey the diadem belonged to Gunnila Bernadotte. She wore it at all solemn occasions and of course the diadem could be seen on both Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine's wedding, says Sophia Åkerlund, jewelry specialist at Bukowskis.
- The model of the diadem is unusual and certainly very personal in its expression: platinum, diamonds and cultured pearls forming an elegant lily of the valley and the crown is stamped with French stamps. A diadem is often diverse jewelry that can be worn in many different ways: lily of the valley branch can also be worn separately as a brooch.
Gunnila Bernadottes diadem till försäljning på Bukowskis... - Bukowskis
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Was this her wish? Because she is only dead for a month and they sell it already.
 
Was this her wish? Because she is only dead for a month and they sell it already.

Probably an agreement between her and her children.
The diadem is probably from her family and not from Carl Johans family.
 
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Yes, according to court jeweller and a few other sites, the tiara is a piece from her own family. Gunilla of course had aristocratic blood on both sides. It is said to have originally been an aigrette and can still be worn as such:flowers:
 
Probably an agreement between her and her children.
The diadem is probably from her family and not from Carl Johans family.

I think this makes sense, because otherwise it would look a tad unsensible after such a short time.

I didn't know she was a Swedish Aristo herself. If Carl had married her first, he would have still lost the title etc., because she wasn't a Royal, no?
 
I think this makes sense, because otherwise it would look a tad unsensible after such a short time.

I didn't know she was a Swedish Aristo herself. If Carl had married her first, he would have still lost the title etc., because she wasn't a Royal, no?

Yes she was a Countess in her own right too (Countess Wachtmeister af Johannishaus). Yes Carl Johan would have lost his titles anyway as it was written in the constitution by then that the Royal Princes could not marry "below their status".
But maybe the relationship to his father and grandfather would have been easier as the royal family and Gunnila's family new each other very well.
 
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