Princess Birgitta has told to Svensk Damtidning about how she met Silvia, and how Silvia and Carl Gustaf met.
The Summer Olympics had been inaugurated earlier in the day and Birgitta's little brother Crown Prince Carl Gustaf, 26, had spotted the main hostess with his binoculars. Then it became VIP mingling and he sent his adjutant to invite Silvia, it already clicked wildly.
But it wasn't a date for just the two of them. Silvia ended up in the middle of the royal family's private dinner. She was late, and once she slipped into the restaurant in her long black cape, she was met not only by Sweden's Crown Prince, but also by Prince Bertil, Princess Lilian (then Lilian Craig), Princess Birgitta and her husband Prince Johann Georg.
- It was an unforgettable evening. But quite crazy! said Princess Birgitta.
- We had had time to have a glass before Silvia arrived, so everyone was very happy and suddenly Prince Bertil wanted to play bullfighting. Silvia wore such a long black cape over her Olympic dress and she had to hold it up and we pretended it was the red cape. Poor Silvia, she probably thought we were crazy!
The King and Silvia - was it love at first sight?
- Yes, it absolutely was.
Did you notice that?
- No, we did not. Not then. But she was just the right one!
Prinsessan Birgitta – avslöjandet om drottning Silvia _*Svensk Dam
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