Prince Philip’s aunt, who gave up getting married in frustration, became the Queen of Sweden by chance

Prince Philip, the current husband of the Queen of England, was able to successfully marry the Queen of England from an exiled Greek prince with nothing but his title, all thanks to the operation of his grandparents’ family, especially his younger uncle, Earl Mountbatten. . But what is less known is that Prince Philip also has an aunt Louise who is the Queen of Sweden. (Prince Philip, his aunt Louise, his uncle King Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, and the Queen of England) Prince Philip’s grandmother is the granddaughter of Queen Victoria and married Prince Louis of Battenberg. The family makes a living in the British royal family . However, Prince Philip's grandfather is still capable and is a British admiral. Prince Philip's maternal grandparents gave birth to four children in a row. The eldest was Prince Philip's mother Alice, who married Prince Andrew of Greece; the second was Louise, who later became the Queen of Sweden; the third was George, who inherited He received the title of Marquis in England; the fourth was Louis, who was named Earl Mountbatten for his military exploits. Today’s story is about Prince Philip’s aunt Louise, who became the Queen of Sweden by chance. (Louise) Louise was born in 1889 and was not a beauty in the traditional sense. She was pretty when she was young, but her health was poor and she became thinner as she got older, which greatly affected her appearance. If appearance is not enough, you can make up for it by connotation, and Louise is this type. She's very opinionated and interesting, so she's pretty popular. When Louise was 20 years old, King Manuel II of Portugal proposed to her. Her great-uncle Edward VII approved of the marriage, but Louise did not like it. She said she would never marry a king or a widower. Edward VII was very unhappy, but when it came to this matter, it was difficult for relatives to quarrel with each other, so Louise continued to live in the British royal family unharmed. She was right to refuse the marriage, because the Portuguese royal family was deposed the following year, and the exiled Manuel II also came to the British royal family to seek life. (Louise) Louise rejected the King of Portugal not because she had foreseen it, but because she wanted to marry for love. She once fell in love with the eldest sister Alice's brother-in-law, the Greek prince Christopher, but this Greek prince was the youngest and was not mature enough to marry Louise, who was also poor. Louise's marriage was thus delayed. In 1914, at the age of 25, she finally found a partner that both her parents liked. That year she also went to Tsarist Russia with her mother to visit relatives. Alexandra Feodorovna, the last empress of Tsarist Russia, was Louise's aunt. Unfortunately, World War I broke out while visiting relatives, and Louise and her mother hurried back to England via Sweden. During their stay in Sweden, Louise and her mother went to meet Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden. Crown Princess Margaret is her mother's cousin. Louise never dreamed that her future husband would be Gustave Adolphus. (Louise) After returning safely to England, Louise's lover went to the front line, but died soon after. Louise, who was lovelorn again, joined the Red Cross and worked as a nurse in a French military hospital. There, Louise fell in love again, with Alexander Stewart-Hill, a Scottish artist living in France. The artist's casual lifestyle did not match the style of the royal family, but Louise still convinced her parents and prepared to get married after the First World War. However, Louise's hope of getting married was still dashed this time, because in 1918, after her father completed a background check, he told Louise that the artist was most likely gay. After struggling for so long, Louise was now 29 years old. At that time, she was an older leftover woman, and it was difficult to find a well-matched, age-matched man for her first marriage. Frustrated, Louise decided to forget about being single and live together with other old ladies in the royal family. (Louise) However, fate quietly lies ahead and arranges a good marriage for Louise. In 1920, the 38-year-old Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden died of an illness while pregnant. Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden wants to marry another wife to help share royal responsibilities and take care of his five children. Gustavus Adolf still wanted to find a wife in the British royal family, so in 1923, after being widowed for three years, he came to Britain.

Louise was 34 years old at the time. She had little impression of Gustave Adolf, whom she had met nine years earlier, and she had sworn not to marry a king or a widower when she was 20 years old. (Louis married Gustave Adolf) But what Louise didn't expect was that Gustave Adolf actually fell in love with her. What should I do if this man is a widower and will be a king in the future? Louise can no longer find any support for her thoughts, but there is an interesting incident that may explain her choice. After Louise became the Queen of Sweden, she liked to dress up in disguise for shopping and cross the road when visiting relatives in the UK. She was afraid of being hit by a car and not being rescued in time, so she put a small printed note in her bag. , it says " "I am the Queen of Sweden. ” (Louis and Gustave Adolf) Louise and Gustave Adolf had only one stillborn daughter, and they had no children since then. Her five stepchildren, like her, are all great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria. In 1950, the 68-year-old Gustav Adolf became the king of Sweden, and the 61-year-old Louise was promoted to the queen of Sweden for 15 years. The 76-year-old Louise. Silk passed away due to illness. ""Headline: Story Grandpa's Pocket" message to you ▲Remember to follow me! Remember to forward! Remember to comment! Remember to like! ▲Make me more motivated to share all aspects of the British royal family! ▲You want to see Please tell me what you know about the British royal family in the comments!