Europe: Sweden.(News)

From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: February 6, 2002 | Copyright information

COUNT Sigvard Bernadotte, a former Swedish prince who lost his royal title after marrying a commoner, then sued to get it back, has died in Stockholm aged 94. Bernadotte was the second son of King Gustaf Adolf and an uncle...

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