If you're going to be a queen, you've got to be able to brazen just about anything out. Having declared at an early age that she would never marry a widower or a king, Lady Louise Mountbatten broke that rule in one fell swoop when she said 'I do' on November 3rd 1923. Her new husband was Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden who was destined to become his country's king in 1950. He had also lost his first wife, Louise's cousin Margaret, three years earlier. And Louise smiled through all her rule breaking and ended up being a rather popular queen. Here's how this very regal marriage came about...
Royal Wedding November 3rd 1923
Where Chapel Royal, St. James' Palace, London
Bride Lady Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten
Groom Oscar Frederik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden and Duke of Scania
Bride's Parents Louis of Battenberg, Marquis of Milford Haven and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, Countess of Milford Haven
Groom's Parents King Gustav V of Sweden and Queen Victoria of Sweden
Children Gustaf Adolf and Louise had a stillborn daughter in 1925
Happy ever after? Gustaf Adolf and Louise were notoriously happy together with the new bride taking on many royal responsibilities early on as her mother in law spent most of her time overseas. The couple became King and Queen of Sweden in 1950 on the death of Gustav V and the new consort immediately set about getting rid of many practices she considered old fashioned. Their marriage would last 42 years until Louise's death in 1965 at the age of 75. Her husband died 8 years later and was succeeded by his grandson, King Carl XVI Gustaf.
Comments
Post a Comment