MagMil
Heir Presumptive
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full service
direkt från Slottskyrkan | SVT.se
direkt från Slottskyrkan | SVT.se
I'd like to see that too
Can someone post a photo of Queen Margrethe's deep curtsy please? I missed it.
You can see the royals coming and curtseying at this video from 1.45 minutes. First come Carl Philip, Madeleine and Chris. Then Victoria and Daniel. Then queen Margrethe and finally king Carl Gustaf and queen Silvia.
H.K.H. Prinsessan Lilians begravning - direkt från Slottskyrkan | SVT Play
I hope the United Kingdom was represented at the funeral of this {sometime} British subject ? Perhaps the Britsh Ambassador was amongst the congregation ?
We bow to the coffin or urn, as a sign of respect. Nothing unusual about it to me.
Yes, according to the guest list H.E. Mr. Paul Charles Johnston, Ambassador of the United Kingdom and Mrs. Nicola Johnston attended at the funeral service.
I didn't know Sofia sat right behind the royal family.
I thought it was a nice service.
Do we have a list at all of who was represented by each country -the countries that were asked to be represented?
Was the coronet/crown that was placed on her coffin for her duchy? Or was this something that Sweden does for all royals?
Here is the list of the guests who attended at the funeral
http://www.kungahuset.se/download/18.4ea495e313c19c119aa370d/N%C3%A4rvarande+vid+begravningsgudsj%C3%A4nst+f%C3%B6r+Prinsessan+Lilian+16+mars+2013.pdf
Thank you. Sofia's name is at the end of this list... Any reason why?
This was one of the nicest and most emotional funeral services iv've ever seen. When Karl-Magnus Fredriksson sang Bred Dina Vida Vingar (spread your wide wings) and when the bagpipe played "Auld Lange Syne" it was impossible to not cry.
However i don't like that the media showed close pictures of Silvias and Victorias faces when they cried. I also did not like that the media followed the cortege out to the burial grounds. It's okay that they televised the funeral service but the moment when the coffin is lowered in earth should be a private moment for the royal family !
Princess Lilian was an HRH and princess of Sweden, that's why a crown made for a Swedish princess was placed on her coffin.Was the coronet/crown that was placed on her coffin for her duchy? Or was this something that Sweden does for all royals?
I would say their sadness was because they were mourning their loss of a beloved aunt, grand-aunt, and especially for the children of the king and of princess Christina, someone who had been as a paternal/maternal grandmother, as princess Sibylla had died before they were born.I guess they were sad that Princess Lillian never had a family other than theirs?
Thank you all for posting the proper link so that I will be able to watch it, the first link I found by myself wouldn't work out of Sweden.Such funeral sadness I have not seen. I went to a funeral a week ago, and we were all sad for the widow, but there was joy and even laughter because of faith in eternity. I guess they were sad that Princess Lillian never had a family other than theirs? It is so good that they stood by her in her old age when she finally got the title she deserved.
They owed her a lot and they felt it--good that they did this.
Shouldn't it be: Shame on the royal family who gave the media access to the burial ceremony?
Yes, I realized that, that's why I deleted my post. But you were faster.The media wasn't at the cemetary, they were filming from a distance.