Queen Louise of Sweden was born as HSH Princess Louise of Battenberg and as such was the sister to Earl Mountbatten of Burma, The Marquess of Milford Haven and Princess Alice (mother of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh).
Princess Louise did all things princesses did at the time, helped charities, opened bazaars etc and felt that time was had passed her by with regard to marriage.
The princess famously said that she would never marry a widower or a King. Princess Louise actually did both in 1923 when she married Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden. The Crown Prince had been widowed in 1920 when his wife Crown Princess Margaret died.
The new Crown Princess enjoyed a full and eventful life with her husband, although the marriage remained childless. The Crown Princess did however have her husbands children to look after and they soon accepted her and she had a good relationship with them all.
Crown Princess Louise became Queen of Sweden when her father in law died and her husband assumed the throne. Already well into middle age, the royal couple carried out engagements of behalf of many organisations and undertook many trips abroad on behalf of Sweden. As Queen, Louise had access to the most amazing collection of jewels and used them as props for her role.
Queen Louise thought that no one would know who she was and whenever she was in London, she always carried a card in her handbag which read " I am the Queen of Sweden "
However there was not any need as people did know who she was!
Queen Louise died in 1965 and her husband lived until 1973, when the present King ascended the throne.
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