Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson

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.

Princess Christina
Mrs. Magnuson
Magnuson prior to the wedding of her niece Madeleine in June 2013
BornPrincess Christina of Sweden
(1943-08-03) 3 August 1943
Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden
Spouse
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(m. 1974)​
IssueGustaf Magnuson
Oscar Magnuson
Victor Magnuson
Full name
Christina Louise Helena Magnuson
HouseBernadotte
FatherPrince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
MotherPrincess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Early life
Christina (in front) at play with her sisters in 1945.

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
See also: List of honours of the Swedish Royal Family by country

National honours

Foreign honours

Awards

References
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  2. "Roxette Honored by King of Sweden". AP NEWS. 2003-02-01. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  3. "Article by Ewa Stenberg". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  4. "We at Confidencen: Board and General Management". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. "Prinsessan Christina sjuk i cancer | Metro". Metro.se. 2016-10-13. Archived from the original on 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  6. "The King awards the Prince Carl Medal to Johan von Schreeb". Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  7. "Magnusson, Christina, Sweden, 24 November 1998, Grand Cross". Icelandic Presidency Website. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  8. "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.
  9. "CIDADÃOS ESTRANGEIROS AGRACIADOS COM ORDENS PORTUGUESAS – Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". Ordens.presidencia.pt. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  10. "The Orders in Sweden – Sveriges Kungahus". Kungahuset.se. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  11. "Prinsessan Christina tilldelades Henry Dunant-medaljen – Sveriges Kungahus". Kungahuset.se. 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
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