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11/03/2013
Welsh-Born Swedish Princess Dies Aged 97
Sweden's Welsh-born Princess Lilian, whose affair with her future husband Prince Bertil became a national love-story in the country, has died at the age of 97.
Lilian Davies was born in Swansea in 1915 and moved to London at the age of 16 to pursue a modelling career.
She married actor Ivan Craig, but met Prince Bertil in London in 1943.
The pair fell in love and sparked a media extravaganza, with many Swedes viewing it as a real-life Cinderella story.
But the couple could not marry until 1976, due to Prince Bertil's obligations as a royal, and Lilian's status as a divorced commoner.
Prince Bertil's father, King Gustaf VI Adolf, refused to give his blessing for the couple to get married. He is said to have been concerned that Prince Bertil's marriage to a commoner would jeopardise royal dynasty's survival.
In 2010, it was announced the princess was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
The couple remain popular with the Swedish public.
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said a "much loved and appreciated member of the royal family has now passed away".
(IT)
Lilian Davies was born in Swansea in 1915 and moved to London at the age of 16 to pursue a modelling career.
She married actor Ivan Craig, but met Prince Bertil in London in 1943.
The pair fell in love and sparked a media extravaganza, with many Swedes viewing it as a real-life Cinderella story.
But the couple could not marry until 1976, due to Prince Bertil's obligations as a royal, and Lilian's status as a divorced commoner.
Prince Bertil's father, King Gustaf VI Adolf, refused to give his blessing for the couple to get married. He is said to have been concerned that Prince Bertil's marriage to a commoner would jeopardise royal dynasty's survival.
In 2010, it was announced the princess was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
The couple remain popular with the Swedish public.
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said a "much loved and appreciated member of the royal family has now passed away".
(IT)
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