The Crown Princess Victoria and prince Daniel met in 2001 and married nine years later in Storkyrkan in Gamla stan. Together they have a daughter, the princess Estelle who was born in 2012, and the son Prince Oscar which came in 2016. The whole family lives together at Haga Castle.
Outwardly, the marriage between Victoria and Daniel has been solid, but the reality was different. At least according to the information provided by the journalist Daniel Nyhlen took part in.
In February 2022, Nyhlén’s site Stoppa Pressarna published a series of articles about the divorce of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel.
– We had very credible informants, including Säpovakter and other personnel around the crown princess couple. I really had no qualms. This is about Sweden’s constitution. She is a crown princess, Daniel Nyhlén has told The Swedish Daily.
Daniel Nyhlén is responsible publisher for the Stoppa Pressarna site. Among other things, they were the first to reveal that the politician Frederick Federley was cohabiting with a man convicted of sex crimes against children. It was also Stoppa Pressarna that revealed that ÖB Micael Bydén had a relationship with the police Linda Staaf. Image source: Jessica Gow/TT Image Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel on the alleged divorce
Finally, the royal family did something they almost never do – they issued a denial.
“It has come to our attention that there is extensive negative rumor-mongering going on regarding our private relationship. Allegations are being made of infidelity in the relationship and an impending divorce. Normally we do not comment on rumors and speculation. However, in order to protect our family, we wish to clarify, once and for all, that the rumors that are now being spread are completely baseless”.
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel’s denial on Instagram. Image source: Instagram/Kungahuset
Ahead of his 50th birthday in 2024, Prince Daniel told the SVT program Prins Daniel 50 år about why the couple chose to do the unusual thing of commenting on the divorce rumor.
– It was a nasty false rumor that we experienced had major consequences. Many friends from parts of Sweden and also abroad got in touch. It reached some kind of level that made us feel that we cannot accept this, he said at the time.
But Nyhlén is adamant that the information about the divorce was correct.
– Had it not been true, there would never have been a denial, Nyhlén told Svenska Dagbladet.
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Johan T Lindwall current with the book Victoria & Daniel: I nöd och lust
Now new information is emerging about the game behind the scenes – how it happened, step by step, when Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel finally landed on the decision to come out and comment on the rumors that were being spread.
The court reporter Johan T Lindwall is current with the book Victoria & Daniel: I nød og lust, and there Lindwall reveals that Prince Daniel wanted them to deny the rumor for several weeks.
But Prince Daniel was met with skepticism from the royal advisers, writes The Express.
Johan T Lindwall and Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel. Image source: Anders Wiklund/TT Bild
Several meetings took place at Haga Castle, and according to Lindwall’s book, Prince Daniel is said to have “become angry and demanded that they be allowed to act.”
Finally, a meeting was held with Prince Daniel, Crown Princess Victoria and the Queen Silvia. There, Silvia had to mediate, and together they came up with a plan on how to deal with the divorce rumours.
“Suddenly Victoria spoke: ‘Okay, maybe we have to do as Daniel wants. Go out and deny. Me and Daniel together,'” the book reads.