Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, was a British socialite who became a princess of Sweden through her 1976 marriage to Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland. As such, she was an aunt of King Carl XVI Gust
Lilian in the 1940s
Hearse with Lilian's coffin leaves Stockholm Palace for the Royal Cemetery on 16 March 2013.
Lilian's and Bertil's grave in Solna
Margrethe II
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Margrethe II is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she is the second
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
…Sweden through her 1976 marriage to Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912–1997). As such, she was an aunt of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Lillian May Davies was born on 30 August 1915, in Swansea, Wales, the daughter of William John Davies, who had a market stall after working in a coal…
Margrethe II in 2012
Margrethe (left) with her parents and sisters, 1954
Princess Margrethe in 1960.
Margrethe received by Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and First Lady Tahia Abdel Nasser at the Abdeen Palace, Cairo, in November 1962