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that we would share the joy that each one feels who
tries to help those who are not equally fortunate.
There are some who argue that all humanitarian
work is simply a disguise for a selfish person’s
desire for activity. Even if I do not share this
opinion, I must state that the expression ”it is easier
to give than to receive” is a reality that needs no
discussion.
I am one of those who have spent their youths in a
peaceful and affectionate environment. In later life
I have enjoyed so much good fortune that I deserved
to be included among criminals and misfits, if I did
not try in some fashion to share part of my own
good fortune and happiness. It is natural, therefore,
for me to begin this account with a description of
my parents and my childhood home, which have
played so important, in fact, so decisive a part in
my development.
In the year 1888 my father married miss Ebba
Munck, one of the ladies in waiting of Queen Sophia.
As a result of this he had to give up the right of
inheritance to the Swedish crown and all royal
prerogatives for himself and his descendants, which was
an unique event and aroused enormous interest. My
parents reached this decision after several years of
careful consideration. They had to overcome many
obstacles and difficulties, and their love had to endure
many tests before my father’s parents, King Oscar II
and Queen Sophia, and the Swedish government
agreed to the marriage.
As children, we often sat listening when our
parents turned the pages in their rich and beautiful
book of memories and let us enjoy the story of the
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