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romance of the young sailor prince and the beautiful
lady-in-waiting. I shall never forget the October
evening in 1946, when we were assembled with my
father after mother’s funeral. Hour after hour he sat
and related to us the events that had brought about
such radical changes in his public life. Then, when
his beloved wife had left him after fifty-eight and
one half years, he recalled the events in connection
with their unusually happy marriage with rare
clarity, as we listened, moved and charmed, to his
fascinating story. I have never admired my father
so much as at this time. It- would be natural to
believe that at the age of eighty-seven, he would have
been completely prostrated with grief at losing the
dearest he had on this earth. But never has he been
able to give his family and his friends as much as
during those days.
The exalted calm and strong faith he then showed
had characterized my parents’ entire marriage. It
cannot be explained solely on the basis of the support
and help which they received from the beginning
from their parents and closest relatives. Neither can
it be attributed only to the deep sympathy they
received from a great part of the Swedish people. Nor
could this harmony have been caused alone by the
unselfish and generous love which they felt for each
other throughout their terrestrial journey. Something
more must have influenced them, something even
greater and more steadfast, something that was like
an anchor in their life and that made it impossible
to shake their faith or to allow any disharmony or
dischord to enter their home. There is no doubt that
it was their strong and personal belief in God which
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