Princess Margaretha and Family, Current Events Part 1: December 2002 -
 

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Princess Margaretha Désirée Victoria
born October 31. 1934
married: June 30. 1964 with John Ambler
(has the title Princess Margaretha, Mrs Ambler)

their daughter: Sybilla Louise, born April 14. 1965
their son: Charles Edward, born July 14. 1966
their son: James Patric, born June 10. 1969

Lennart Bernadotte with Princess Margaretha

here is her husband

from 2002

As a young woman

one more pic

Joining in a birthday portrait to mark the 20th birthday of Sweden's Princess Margaretha (right) are Princess Birgitta and "Anja" a pet puppy. On October 31st, Margaretha will be 20. She is the daughter of Princess Sibylla and the late Prince Gustaf Adolf.

Princess Margaretha at Daughter Sybilla's Christening
At St. Paul's Cathedral in Knightsbridge, Princess Margaretha of Sweden holds her daughter, Sybilla Louise, after the child's christening while her husband, John Ambler, looks on with pride.

Date Photographed May 1965
Location Information Knightsbridge, London, England, UK


picture from www.corbis.com

Princess Margaretha with a Cadet
Original caption: Royal Glamour. Stockholm, Sweden: Lovely Princess Margaretha of Sweden enjoys a chat with Cadet Lars Sjoedahl at the Cadets Ball at the military school of Karlberg's Castle in Stockholm. It was the first time that the pretty Princess had taken part in the traditional event.

picture from www.corbis.com

Princess Christina Posing Near Flowers
Original caption: The Barefooted Princess. Sweden: Blonde and chubby Princess Christina breaks royal precedents and poses for her picture in her bare feet. She is the youngest of the four daughters of Prince Gustav Adolf and Princess Sibylla, and a great-granddaughter of King Gustaf of Sweden.

Royalty Attending the Amaranther Ball
Original caption: Royal Ribbons 'N' Beaux. Stockholm ,Sweden: Wearing their royal ribbons, Swedish Princesses Margaretha (second from left) and Desiree (second from right) are flanked by their beaux Mr. John Ambler (left) and Baron Niclas Silfverschiold (right). The regal foursome attended the traditional Swedish Amaranther Ball, which was held in Stockholm.

picture from www.corbis.com

I tried to find some new pictures of her but with no luck

www.ibl.se

here with her sister Christina 13/5 1963
Princess Margaretha to the left

www.ibl.se

1/6 1960

On her wedding day.....

Margaretha son Edward Ambler and wife Helen Ross 1998

Prinsessan Margaretha 1998

Sybilla von Dincklage (dotter till prs Margaretha) med maken Cornelius med barnen Sebastian och Madeleine 2000

Prinsessan Margaretha 1994

Prinsessan Margaretha och Christina (Tina) Silfverschiöld (numera Tina de Geer), midsommarfesten juni 1994

Prinsessan Margaretha med dottern Sybilla, kungens 50-årsfest 1996

Tina och Hans de Geer 1999

Prinsessan Margaretha med sin cocker spaniel Wonder och mamma Sibyllas Jasmine 1962

Prinsessan Margaretha och John Ambler, bröllop Gärdslösa kyrka, Öland 30/6 1964

Prinsessan Margaretha och John Ambler, förlovning 28/1 1964 , prinsessan Desirée och prinsessan Sibylla

Princess Margaretha's wedding on 30 June 1964

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King Gustaf VI Adolf ecorts the bride, Princess Margaretha

Here is a photo of Princess Margaretha with her mother, Princess Sibylla (Circa 1930s):

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wow! her wedding crown is spectacular. I've never seen it on other members of the swedish royal family.

does anyone know more about its current provenance?

That's because it is the bridal crown of the church she married in, Gärdslösa church on Öland (you can read that in one of my earlier posts about her wedding, and also in the newsletter devoted to "Princess Brides"). I don't know anything about this particular bridal crown really, but it belongs to the church and was lent out to Margaretha on her wedding day.

that is really interesting. so if say Madeleine decided to marry in that church she could also wear the crown?

can commoners borrow it for their weddings?

Yes, she could, if she would want too herself of course. It was Princess Margaretha's personal choice to wear the church's bridal crown, and not a piece from the Royal collections.

And yes, commoners can borrow the bridal crown if the church in question still has one. In older days in Sweden, bridal crown belonging to churchs was very common. It used to be the most important detail in the bride's attire on her wedding day. The church's bridal crown was lent out to chaste women's wedding attire and showed the bride's virginity and her being a maiden - and became a symbol for the weddings.

thanks for the explanation! that is very interesting to read. it's lovely that Margaretha went along with that tradition.

I am going to research bridal crowns. do you know of any sites that have photos of them?

They have six grand-children.
daughter Sybilla Louise married Cornelius baron von Dinckslage.
they have a daughter Madeleine (1999) and a son Sebastian (2000)
son Charles Edward married Helen Ross.
they have two daughters Sienna Rose (2000) and India Tani (2003)
son James Patrick married Ursula Shipley.
they have a daughter Lily (2003) and a son Oscar Rufus (2004).

Is it known how Princess Margaretha got to know her future husband ?

Svensk Damtidning reports that John Ambler, husband of princess Margareta, died last week at the age of 84. He was buried a few days later with a very secret cermony in England where only his wife and three children were present.

The death of John Ambler did not come as a surprise, he had been ill for many years and lived at a nursing home in Oxfordshire. No official announcement of his death has been made by the family and accordning to Svensk Damtidning not all members of the Bernadotte family were aware of his death.

That is sad news for Princess Margareta and her family. Is there any obvious reason why the ceremony was this private (not even the children-in-law), a family rift or just because Mr. Ambler and his family preferred the intimacy of a funeral in such a small circle, with the ones who really mattered in the life of the deceased.

On the cover of today's Expressen:
From castle to a cabin
Sweden's most private princess
The truth about Margaretha's anonymous life in the countryside
http://a.cdn-expressen.se/ImageHandl...ormat=original

The article is on the paper magazine, I hope that they put it online later.
They have put a short video of the village Margaretha lives online, only a few in the village know that Margaretha is a princess and a neighbour tells that she just wants to be a "normal" citizen.
Prinsessan Margaretha lever anonymt i England Kungligt Kungligt

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Here are some photos of those video scenes of Magaretha out and about in her home town of Chipping Norton on October 3rd:



** lehtikuva.fi: Prinsessa Margarethan arkea Britanniassa **

Margareta Thorgren from the press department tells that princess Margaretha has arrived to Sweden. Thorgren tells that there is a surprise party for Princess Margaretha to celebrate her 80th birthday with family, relatives and friends in Sweden. There is no official celebration, just private celebration in Stockholm. The king and Margaretha's sisters have organized the party. Thorgren says that she has spoken with princess Margaretha about the weekend's celebration and Margaretha is pleased to celebrate her birthday together with her children and grandchildren, siblings and other family.
Hemliga syrran flygs hem till 80-årsfesten Dokument Expressen
Translation

Margareta Thorgen told to Aftonbladet that about 40 guests are coming to celebrate princess Margaretha.
Prinsessan fyller 80 – firar i Sverige Nyheter Aftonbladet

Svensk Damtidning writes that princess Margaretha celebrated her birthday today with princess Birgitta, Tord Magnuson, her children and grandchildren at Östermalmshallen.
Prinsessan Margaretha firades på Östermalmshallen Svensk Damtidning
Translation

Photos of princesses Margaretha and Birgitta, according to the text at the photos they had lunch at Lisa Elmqvist restaurant. Svensk Damtidning's reporter gave flowers to Margaretha.
APA-Picturedesk