I feel a little sorry for Chris. Whatever he does, he gets negative press
So he visited Stockholm without Madeleine...used VIP service...Royal Court's car....so what? He's expected to attend at the royal events but if there's something done for the king's son-in-law for a change..its a big deal. And is it sure the Swedish tax-payers paid for his plane ticket and all the services provided?
Chris could have taken the title when he married princess Madeleine, he and his family would have been supported by the Swedish tax payers and in return he would have attended some official events per a week or month and his life would have been secured and taken care of. But he is not the prince. Yet, he attends at many royal events and supports his wife whenever he can and his work schedule allows.
Chris didn't go for easier way. He wanted to earn his money, support his family. It seemed honest doing and I like him for this. And lets be honest: little country like Sweden doesn't need so many full-time working royals! As it is there are not much work events for Madeleine, Carl Philip, Sofia and Daniel, so if there had been another full-time royal, well, its overkill.
I fear Chris did not expect for all the media attention he staarts to attract. There have been so many gossip articles about him and all those [dubious] stories could very easily affect Chris's business, make things more complicated and bring on losses. As I haven't seen Chris's company's book-keeping, then I don't know for sure whether Chris's company is in any big financial trouble, but I'm sure he's doing his best to come out of it if there are torubles. He looks like a man who's purposeful and wants to succeed.
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