Royalty
THE WEDDING OF CROWN PRINCE GUSTAF VI ADOLF
[GUSTAF VI ADOLF
(1882-1973, from 1950 King of Sweden) and his first wife Princess MARGARET (1882-1920, of Connaught, 'Daisy', Crown Princess of Sweden)]
Unsigned postcard photo
showing the bride seated with her new husband standing behind her, next to him stand the two older bridesmaids Princess Ena of Battenberg, Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Princess Patricia of Connaught, in the front Princess Mary of Wales, daughter of George V is leaning on the Bride's knee, 5½ x 3½, no place, no date, but 15th June
Item Date: 1905
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Background
King Gustaf VI was a distinguished scholar and authority on Chinese art and archaeology. In 1905 he married Princess Margaret of Connaught. She was the elder daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, third son of Queen Victoria, and Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia. Nicknamed Daisy and known in Sweden as Margareta, she died 30 years before her husband's accession to the throne of Sweden. On 1st May 1920, her father's 70th birthday, Margaret died suddenly in Stockholm. The official announcement said infection set in following a mastoid operation. At the time, she was eight months pregnant and expecting her sixth child. In announcing her death during traditional International Workers' Day celebrations, Swedish Prime Minister Hjalmar Branting said the sun had gone out at Stockholm Palace.
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