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of the Swedish Red Cross to take care of its national
responsibilities in connection with the Swedish
defence forces.
Prince Carl did not concern himself only with
Finland. The Swedish Red Cross also gave relief to
Norway, Poland, France, Belgium and Greece. In Greece,
the Swedish Red Cross, in agreement with the
International Committee of the Red Cross, Canada and
the United States, has made a contribution for which
the name of Prince Carl and of Sweden will always
be remembered with gratitude.
It therefore was not so strange that I felt a little
weak in the knees when, in the end of 1945, I took
over the Chairman’s gavel. My august uncle must
have felt it rather peculiar to leave the gavel to his
nephew, whom he quite naturally had always
considered a youngster who needed all the supervision and
advice which an older relative, as a rule, finds it
necessary to bestow on the younger generation. I
want to declare with gratitude, however, that I felt
I had in Prince Carl a counsellor whose sound
judgment and rich experience would always be invaluable.
I do not know anyone whom the estimate ”a noble
person” fits so well as Prince Carl. He has a
humanitarian spirit in the best sense of the word, and he
leaves no stone unturned in order to help suffering
people. When he retired as Chairman of the Red
Cross, H. M. King Gustaf instituted the Prince Carl
Medal to be awarded yearly to deserving persons who
have carried out important work in the
humanitarian field. This medal will always be a living
memorial to H. R. H. Prince Carl’s unique service to
humanity.
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