Prince Carl Philip: Why was son Alexander absent from Mantorp?

News about the royals in the GALA ticker: Why was Prince Carl Philips’ son Alexander missing in Mantorp? +++ Princess Märtha Louise’s daughter Maud was “mentally bad” after her father’s death +++ Princess Märtha Louise dedicated touching words to her deceased ex-husband.

Royal News 2022 in the GALA ticker

October 5, 2022

Why was Prince Carl Philip’s son Alexander absent from Mantorp?

Prince Carl Philip, 41, had reason to be happy on Saturday, October 1st: he competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup at Mantorp Park and won two races. The Swedish prince celebrated this with a proper champagne shower on the winner’s podium. His wife Princess Sofia, 37, supported him in his success and also had their sons Prince Gabriel, 5, and Prince Julian, 1, with them, who cheered on dad Carl Philip in a cute way. Enchanting footage shows how the two boys hug their father after the race and later make the area unsafe. But one was missing: Where was Prince Alexander, 6?

The fact that the eldest son of the royal couple was not present on this family trip caused astonishment. Even the Swedish court does not seem to be able to clear up the matter. On the contrary, the cryptic statement further confuses. Annika Jeppsson from the Royal Court’s information department only told the newspaper “Svensk Damtidning” that she was “unable” to answer the question.



October 4, 2022

Princess Märtha Louise: Daughter Maud speaks about the death of father Ari Behn

It’s been almost three years since the world of three young girls suddenly stood still. When Ari Behn, † 47, passed away voluntarily on Boxing Day 2020, his daughters Maud Angelica, 19, Leah Isadora, 17, and Emma Tallulah, 14, were devastated. Now the eldest daughter of the artist and the Norwegian princess Märtha Louise, 51, is talking about the worst time of her life. The then 16-year-old impressed at her father’s funeral service on January 3, 2020 with an emotional speech. She told the mourners how much she misses him. Since then, Maud has stepped up her efforts to ensure that mental health receives more attention. In a recent interview with the newspaper “Dagens Naeringsliv” she says that she herself was surprised that she was able to speak in front of so many people on that sad day.

“I was in shock those days. I was in a bad mental state. So that I managed to do it and had the courage, I did it well,” she explains in retrospect. She was very nervous and had never spoken in front of so many people. But: “I also wanted something of value, out of all the horrible things. Something … beautiful. Something that would hopefully help others as well.” Now she wants to ensure that the topic of mental health is discussed even more openly. “If we talk about it the right way, we can save lives,” says Maud. “Learning how to live a good life, how to be a good person, how to help others – I can’t think of anything more important.”

October 3, 2022

Princess Märtha Louise dedicated touching words to her deceased ex-husband

The death of Ari Behn, † 47, on December 25, 2019, plunged his ex-wife Princess Märtha Louise, 51, and their three children Maud Angelica, 19, Leah Isadora, 17, and Emma Tallulah, 14, into deep sorrow. On September 30, the writer would have been 50 years old. On this occasion, the Norwegian princess posts moving lines. “Dear Ari, today we celebrated you. […] We would have put the muffins in bed while we sing the birthday song in the morning. Later we would have toasted you, kept talking, laughing and dancing while talking about serious stuff, philosophical stuff, funny stuff and everything in between,” she wrote of several recordings of Behn.

Instead, the mother and her three daughters brought the muffins and flowers to his grave and serenaded him “so loudly” that he “must have heard it.” “I just wanted to say we are thinking of you and you are very proud of our children,” she finally wrote.

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