The Tsunami in South East Asia (Reactions of the Swedish Royals) - Page 11

mixer2002de · #**201** 01-05-2005, 08:46 PM

but his grandfather said he woul prefer him beeing kidnapped. As this would mean he is still alive!

Yennie · #**202** 01-06-2005, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by mixer2002de

but his grandfather said he woul prefer him beeing kidnapped. As this would mean he is still alive!

yes thats one side....ofcourse its a positive thing that he might still be alive. but I wouldn´t want my son to be kidnapped and perhaps beeing "sold" in Thailand... thats just awful

mixer2002de · #**203** 01-06-2005, 01:45 PM

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yes thats one side....ofcourse its a positive thing that he might still be alive. but I wouldn´t want my son to be kidnapped and perhaps beeing "sold" in Thailand... thats just awful

But i think thats a sign that he is in a really desperate mood and really unhappy.

GrandDuchess · #**204** 01-06-2005, 02:29 PM

On Saturday, all dioceses in the Church of Sweden will hold national grieving services in their cathedrals at 18:00 (6 pm). This is unique; the church has never hosted national grieving services at the same time all around the nation. The Royal Court has announced that the Royal Family intends to attend them around the country:

- The King and Princess Madeleine will attend it in the Cathedral of Uppsala
- The Queen will attend it in the Lund Cathedral
- The Crown Princess will attend it in the Skara Cathedral
- Prince Carl Philip will attend it in the Karlstad Cathedral

GrandDuchess · #**205** 01-06-2005, 02:34 PM

As everyday life starts for many people in Sweden this coming Monday 10 January (children starts pre-school, school and adults return to work) – a National Gathering for Reflection and Fellowship will be held in the City Hall of Stockholm. According to a press release, the Royal Family will attend – as will representatives from the Parliament, political parties and foreign representatives.

The ceremony will start at 11:00 AM, and last for about 45 minutes. Singing, music, poems and speeches by H.M. The King, the Prime Minister and the Archbishop is included in the programme. It will be live broadcasted on SVT, TV4 and Swedish Radio – and it is thought to provide an opportunity for people around the country at schools and work places to gather around it for a moment of reflection.

Dennism · #**206** 01-08-2005, 05:05 PM

Swedish King Carl Gustaf Queen Silvia and Princess Madeleine attend a memorial sermon for the Tsunami victims in Uppsala Cathedral. The heavy storms in Southern Sweden cancelled Silvia´s trip to Lund.

GrandDuchess · #**207** 01-08-2005, 06:25 PM

Thanks for posting the pictures Dennism, they are very nice. The Queen’s airplane couldn’t land at Sturup Airport when she was going to Lund’s Cathedral, because of the hurricane level storms, so she had to turn around and go back to Stockholm – and then went from there to Uppsala Cathedral. The Archbishop held a wonderful worship/devotion called “the God of all solace” during the service.

Josefine · #**208** 01-08-2005, 06:39 PM

thank you for the photos

first i thought madeleines throne look a bit grander as it was a high back but then i saw it was much thinner then the king and queens

any photos of victoria and carl philip

loving silvia and carl gustaf · #**209** 01-08-2005, 06:51 PM

Why is Madeleine sitting at the chair next to the king in some of the pictures, and in the rest of the pictures, Silvia is sitting next to Carl Gustaf, and Madeleine is sitting next to Silvia? I really can't understand...Can anyone explain?

Dennism · #**210** 01-08-2005, 07:00 PM

She arrived a little late because of the problems in Lund.

rere · #**211** 01-08-2005, 10:02 PM

Swedish Princess Victoria attends a memorial ceremony for the Tsunami victims in Uppsala Cathedral, Sweden on January 8, 2005. (Pictured: Princess Victoria) Photo by Niklas Larsson/Pressens Bild/ABACA </SPAN>

Dennism · #**212** 01-08-2005, 10:16 PM

Thanks for posting a photo of the Crown Princess. She was in Skara though. Photo agencies should know these things!

hrhcp · #**213** 01-09-2005, 02:27 AM

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Thanks for posting a photo of the Crown Princess. She was in Skara though. Photo agencies should know these things!

Skara has as much relevancy on the world stage as podonk, usa !!!

Dennism · #**214** 01-09-2005, 02:58 AM

Perhaps for many but the Royal Court did announce this earlier in the week. Anyway, Skara is a town in Västergötland. It has a cathedral which has some parts which date to the 11th century. Very Gothic cathedral. Most of it dates from the 13th century. It is the oldest diocese in Sweden. The city itself was founded in the 10th century which makes it one of the oldest in Sweden.

Yennie · #**215** 01-09-2005, 09:14 AM

http://www.expressen.se/content/1/c6...1/787afb0c.jpg

Madeleine sjöng för saknade vänner

UPPSALA. Delat lidande är delat tröst, sa ärkebiskop K G Hammar under sorgegudstjänsten i Uppsala i går.
Prinsessan Madeleine lyssnade.
Hon, liksom många svenskar, vet vad det innebär att sakna vänner efter katastrofen i Asien.
Runt om i Sverige hölls i går nationella sorgegudstjänster. I Uppsala domkyrka talade ärkebiskop K G Hammar.
Kungen och prinsessan Madeleine deltog liksom drottningen, som på grund av stormen inte kunde medverka i Lund, vilket var planerat.

Vänner saknas
Prinsessan Madeleine har tidigare för Expressen berättat att hon har vänner som är bland de saknade. Även kungen har berättat att familjen har vänner som var i området när vågen sköljde in.
– Det känns tungt. Samtidigt är det viktigt att inte ge upp, sa prinsessan till Expressen då.
I går fylldes domkyrkan. Prinsessan Madeleine var rörd och satt länge med blicken sänkt. När församlingen stämde upp i psalmen ”Blott en dag” sjöng prinsessan stilla med. Kungafamiljen lyssnade uppmärksamt när K G Hammar sedan talade om det ofattbara.
– Delat lidande är delad tröst, sa han.
Men tillade att tröst i bemärkelsen bota eller ta bort inte finns i detta kaos.

”En viktig symbol”
Enligt KG Hammar har det stor betydelse att kungafamiljen och statsministern öppet engagerar sig när nu ett helt land har sorg.
– De blir en viktig symbol, man kan identifiera sig med dem, säger KG Hammar.
Han tände ett ljus för att hedra de drabbade. Många lågor lyste i går upp domkyrkan.

Av ALEXANDRA FORSLUND

Lena · #**216** 01-09-2005, 01:35 PM

If only, I could understand swedish

hrhcp · #**217** 01-09-2005, 03:31 PM

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If only, I could understand swedish

Minor lapse for the SRF moderator ?

Genevieve · #**218** 01-09-2005, 05:22 PM

Is it just me or has the Swedish media not been more outspoken about Victoria's behaviour during this entire situation? She makes her first appearance after 8 days of absence bows her head and cries a bit and everything is swept under the rug? She goes back to being the perfect little princess and back high on that pedestal she has been placed.

It would bequeath Victoria and her future role a lot if she could at least understand her error in this situation so that we don't experience a repeat.

Shame on the Swedish media for completely ignoring Victoria's mistake and her very apparent lack of consideration in this m