Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, (''Christina Louise Helena'', born 3 August 1943) is the youngest of the four older sisters of

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. She generally uses the name Christina Magnuson.

Early life

Christina was born at

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outside

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as the fourth child and youngest daughter of

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, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. She is the granddaughter of King

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Family and career

She met her future husband,

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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

. 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

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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

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. It was later made known that she had been cured following

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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

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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

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* : Knight of the

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* : Commander of the

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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

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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

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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 *

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: Recipient of the

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References

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