Aftonbladet's political columnist and deputy publisher Lena Mellin today at her column:
Madeleine wants to eat her cake - without to do her job
Mellin writes that Madeleine wants both to have her cake and eat it. She wants to continue as a princess. But not to do the job. Madeleine emigrated to USA and since then has not played a prominent role in the royal family's official program. And now she emigrated to UK.
Two years ago, she skipped even the Nobel festivities. Only one work event is planned at her calendar, the christening of her son. It doesn't need to be anything wrong with it. You must not be a princess if you don't want it. One can simply pull back and call herself a Bernadotte. But the princess appears to both like to be a princess - and not to do the work. She participates in the royal family's official parties, birthdays, christenings and weddings and spends part of the summer in Solliden. But much more there isn't.
However, Madeleine's children are included in the order of succession. Mellin writes that this is after a new interpretation of the order of succession. It tells not only that the princes and princesses should be brought up in "the pure evengelic doctrine" but also should be raised "within the realm". Growing up in London, as the children obviously will do, is definitely not within the realm. That is abroad.
Mellin says that when Leonore was born the Marshal of the Realm Svante Lindqvist announced that she could stay in USA until she filled six years, he interpreted the order of succession so. Then she should go to Swedish school, take Swedish graduation and speak perfect Swedish to stay in the succession. But did the Marshal mean that the school should be in Sweden? It can be believed because he ruled that to stay in US was okay to six years of age. But really sure you can't be. There is a Swedish school in London, from kindergarten to high school. If the Marshal didn't mean that the school must absolutely be on Swedish soil can both Nicolas and Leonore keep their places in the line of succession, although they live in the UK. The condition is that they go to swedish schools and speak perfect swedish.
Mellin writes that at the beginning of the week Carl Philip and Sofia were in Dalarna. During the first day they visited a refuree reception center, manufacturers of lockers, bread and red paint, and Falun Copper Mine. That doesn't sound fun, but when you are a prince couple, it comes with obligations.
The King's sisters withdrew from the public eye when they got married. Then it was male succession. They lost their princess titles and are called such as Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler. Members of the royal family, but not of the royal house.
Chris O'Neill was offered to be a prince but he declined. But his wife is a princess and his two children a prince and princess and moreover potential successors.
Mellin thinks it is somewhat ambiguous about the whole thing. Just like having your cake while eating it.
Madeleine vill äta kakan - utan att göra sitt jobb _ Lena Mellin _ Kolumnister _ Nyheter _ Aftonbladet
Translation
I think it is past time the king accepted that the SRF PR personnel are all utterly useless to a man. It's time the whole department was cleared out and new, media-savvy monarchists employed to get the SRF back on track.
