Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, (''Christina Louise Helena'', born 3 August 1943) is the youngest of the four older sisters of
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
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. She generally uses the name Christina Magnuson.
Early life
Christina was born at
Haga Palace
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outside
Stockholm
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as the fourth child and youngest daughter of
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
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, and
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. She is the granddaughter of King
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
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.
Family and career
She met her future husband,
Tord Magnuson
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, at a lunch in Stockholm in 1961. Her engagement to Magnuson was announced on 1 February 1974. The couple married on 15 June 1974 in the Palace Church of the Royal Palace of
Stockholm
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.
The couple have three sons: Carl ''Gustaf'' Victor (b. 1975), Tord ''Oscar'' Frederik (born 1977) and ''Victor'' Edmund Lennart (born 1980).
Christina Magnuson chaired the Swedish
Red Cross
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for nine years, and through her friendship with
Kjerstin Dellert for many years has been chairman of the
Ulriksdal Palace theatre's friendship society.
Health
In October 2016, it was announced that Magnuson has been diagnosed with chronic
leukemia
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. It was later made known that she had been cured following
stem cell
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treatment.
Honours
National honours
* : Member Grand Cross of the
Royal Order of the Seraphim (LoK av KMO)
* : Member of the
Royal Family Decoration of King Gustaf VI Adolf, 1st Class
* : Member of the
Royal Family Decoration of King Carl XVI Gustaf, 1st Class
* : Recipient of the
Kings Medal, Special Class
* : Recipient of the
Prince Carl Medal
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* : Recipient of the
90th Birthday Medal of King Gustav V
* : Recipient of the
Commemorative Medal of King Gustav V
* : Recipient of the
85th Birthday Medal of King Gustaf VI Adolf
* : Recipient of the
50th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
* : Recipient of the
Wedding Medal of Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling
* : Recipient of the
Ruby Jubilee Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
* : Recipient of the
70th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
Foreign honours
* : Grand Cross of the
Order of the Liberator General San Martín
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* : Knight of the
Order of the Elephant
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* : Commander of the
Order of the Legion of Honour
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* : Grand Cross of the
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1st Class
* : Grand Cross of the
Order of the Falcon
* : Grand Cross of the
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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* : Paulownia Dame Grand Cordon of the
Order of the Precious Crown
* : Grand Cross of the
Order of the Crown (11 October 2022)
* : Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of Saint Olav
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* : Grand Cross of the
Order of Christ
* :
Order of the Yugoslav Great Star
Awards
* : Member Grand Cross of the
Social Grand Order of the Amaranth
* : Member Grand Cross of the
Social Order of Innocence
*
International Red Cross and Red Crescent
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: Recipient of the
Henry Dunant Medal
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References
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1943 births
Living people
Christina 1943
Christina, Princess
Disinherited European royalty
People from Solna Municipality
Swedish Lutherans
Red Cross personnel
Grand Crosses of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin
Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur
Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Grand Cordons of the Order of the Precious Crown
Grand Crosses of the Order of Christ (Portugal)
Grand Crosses of the Order of the Crown (Netherlands)