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Old 02-03-2009, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by maria-olivia View Post
I visited Amalienborg in 2005.. I saw the late King's Frederic XIX desk . The furniture remains unchanged but everywhere they were pictures of his wife Queen Ingrid and also the 3 Princesses.
Queen Ingrid's childhood was sad comparing to Queen Astrid's family because she lost her mother when she was 10 and was the King's daughter but she has a great life and they were happy.
Ingrid's father didn't become king of Sweden until 1950, by which time Ingrid had been queen of Denmark for about 3 years. (Odd to think that the daughter outranked the father for a while!!) But we know what you mean.
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