| Princess Christina | |||||
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| Mrs. Magnuson | |||||
) Magnuson prior to the wedding of her niece Madeleine in June 2013 | |||||
| Born | Princess Christina of Sweden 3 August 1943 Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden | ||||
| Spouse | Tord Magnuson (m. 1974) | ||||
| Issue | Gustaf Magnuson Oscar Magnuson Victor Magnuson | ||||
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| House | Bernadotte | ||||
| Father | Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten | ||||
| Mother | Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, LoK av KMO (Christina Louise Helena, born 3 August 1943) is the youngest of four older sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. She generally uses the name Christina Magnuson.
Early life
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Christina was born at Haga Palace outside Stockholm as the fourth child and youngest daughter of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. She is the granddaughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden.
Family and career
She met her future husband, Tord Magnuson, at a lunch in Stockholm in 1961. Her engagement to Magnuson was announced on 1 February 1974. The couple married on 15 June 1974 in the Palace Church of the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
The couple have three sons: Carl Gustaf Victor (b. 1975), Tord Oscar Frederik (born 1977) and Victor Edmund Lennart (born 1980).
Christina Magnuson chaired[1][2] of the Swedish Red Cross for nine years,[3] and through her friendship with Kjerstin Dellert for many years has been chairman[4] of the Ulriksdal Palace theatre's friendship society.
Health
In October 2016, it was announced that Magnuson has been diagnosed with chronic leukemia.[5] It was later made known that she had been cured following stem cell treatment.
Honours
National honours
Sweden: Member of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (LoK av KMO)- Sweden: Member of the Royal Family Decoration of King Gustaf VI Adolf, 1st Class
- Sweden: Member of the Royal Family Decoration of King Carl XVI Gustaf, 1st Class
- Sweden: Recipient of the Prince Carl Medal[6]
- Sweden: Recipient of the 90th Birthday Medal of King Gustav V
- Sweden: Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of King Gustav V
- Sweden: Recipient of the 85th Birthday Badge Medal of King Gustaf VI Adolf
- Sweden: Recipient of the 50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
- Sweden: Recipient of the Wedding Medal of Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling
- Sweden: Recipient of the Ruby Jubilee Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
- Sweden: Recipient of the 70th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
Foreign honours
Argentina: Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín
Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant
France: Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honour
Germany: Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon[7]
Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[8]
Japan: Paulownia Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
Norway: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav
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Yugoslavia: Order of the Yugoslav Great Star
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Awards
- Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Social Grand Order of the Amaranth[10]
- Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Social Order of Innocence
International Red Cross and Red Crescent: Recipient of the Henry Dunant Medal[11]
References
- ^ Codrington, Andrea (1999-04-29). "TALKING DESIGN WITH: Princess Christina of Sweden; Where Ordinary Is Beautiful, and Vice Versa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ "Roxette Honored by King of Sweden". AP NEWS. 2003-02-01. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ "Article by Ewa Stenberg". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ "We at Confidencen: Board and General Management". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Prinsessan Christina sjuk i cancer | Metro". Metro.se. 2016-10-13. Archived from the original on 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
- ^ "The King awards the Prince Carl Medal to Johan von Schreeb". Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Magnusson, Christina, Sweden, 24 November 1998, Grand Cross". Icelandic Presidency Website. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Magnuson S.A.R. Christina la Principessa di Svezia, Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italian". Italian Presidency website. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "CIDADÃOS ESTRANGEIROS AGRACIADOS COM ORDENS PORTUGUESAS – Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". Ordens.presidencia.pt. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "The Orders in Sweden – Sveriges Kungahus". Kungahuset.se. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Prinsessan Christina tilldelades Henry Dunant-medaljen – Sveriges Kungahus". Kungahuset.se. 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2017-01-06.