When Prince Carl Philip, the eldest son of Kaarlen Kustaa, was born in 1979, he was to become king. However, the law was changed in 1980 to make her older sister Victoria the Crown Princess.
Leonard Wilhelmus,
Vilma Romsi
10:59•Updated 11:32
the king of Sweden Kaarle Kustaa says in the soon-to-be-published SVT documentary series that he is still upset that Sweden’s order of succession to the crown was changed, they say SVT (you switch to another service) and Dagens Nyheter (you switch to another service).
The prince of the only son of Kaarlen Kustaa Carl Philip’s born in 1979, he was destined to become king. However, the law determining the order of inheritance was changed in 1980, as a result of which Carl Philip’s older sister from Victoria became the crown princess.
– Retroactive laws are not wise in my opinion, I still think so, Kaarle Kustaa says in the documentary.
– My son was already born and then suddenly he was moved aside. It was strange. I think it’s unfair.
However, it appears in the document that the king considers the change in the law to have strengthened the monarchy. He says that the change should have preferably affected the next generation.
According to the king, the transfer of the succession to the crown from Carl Philip to Victoria has not caused any disagreements between the siblings.
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