Queen Silvia is thanking Queen Ingrid of Denmark

[PeDe]

There is an artible in BB that describes how the Danish Queen Ingrid took Silvia under her wings before she married Carl Gustav:



Few know that Silvia Sommerlath Ingrid was under the protective wings at Fredensborg before his wedding to Carl Gustaf. When the Swedish queen tries to advise the Crown Princess Victoria's future husband Daniel Westling in the difficult art to enter the royal scene as non-permissible, so will many of the advise will come directly from Queen Ingrid.

Silvia in his time came to Scandinavia in order to be married to Swedish Carl Gustaf, and it was Queen Ingrid, who took her in and showed her tenderness and care:
- I was engaged and the King and Queen Ingrid invited me to stay with her for three days. Considerate as she was, she had also invited Princess Margaret, King's sister. I saw immediately an unprecedented warmth of Queen Ingrid. I had expected that the Queen would send a chauffeur to pick me in Copenhagen. Instead, she personally also, and kept her car in the square beside the aircraft.
When we were driving away, she saw that I sat where I was in the car. She taught me the royal protocols and rules for - without words - to show how it should be.
She showed me great affection, and that she cared about me. Queen Ingrid was always there, and it meant a lot to me, says Silvia to the Swedish magazine. -

It is strange to see it in Queen Ingrid - well, for me. The queen looks stern and no-joke. Nice to know that she was kind enough to help a "newbe" (Silvia) in the time of stress and uncertainty

[getafix]

You know those red rubies look so much nicer on MorMor

Obviously Igrid forgort to teach Mrs Jokker about plastic surgery/botox/face alterations...

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[lynda]

That is a nice story........usually we only hear the negative about Queen Ingrid

[Lena]

That is a nice story........usually we only hear the negative about Queen Ingrid

Yes? Isn´t she seen as some kind of "mother figure" to Frederik...and as woman, who was standing her alcoholic husband and as wise grand old lady of the clan in later years?
Or have I missed something 

[getafix]

Or have I missed something 
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Nah, you've got all...except her main title: the Master Manipulator of people's fates

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[Poptart]

You know those red rubies look so much nicer on MorMor

Obviously Igrid forgort to teach Mrs Jokker about plastic surgery/botox/face alterations...

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Geta, of course they will always look better on a born royal rather than a skanky import from down under.....

[getafix]

Geta, of course they will always look better on a born royal rather than a skanky import from down under.....
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True...true...

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[Harley]

That is a nice story........usually we only hear the negative about Queen Ingrid

Yes? Isn´t she seen as some kind of "mother figure" to Frederik...and as woman, who was standing her alcoholic husband and as wise grand old lady of the clan in later years?
Or have I missed something 

No you haven't. She is still remembered as a good person and a loving queen by us (the danes). She is still well respected as a strong woman and matriarch who kept the big family together and made sure that her grandchildren had a relationshop. I, for my part, really see her as a royal grandmother!

[lynda]

That is a nice story........usually we only hear the negative about Queen Ingrid

Yes? Isn´t she seen as some kind of "mother figure" to Frederik...and as woman, who was standing her alcoholic husband and as wise grand old lady of the clan in later years?
Or have I missed something 

No you haven't. She is still remembered as a good person and a loving queen by us (the danes). She is still well respected as a strong woman and matriarch who kept the big family together and made sure that her grandchildren had a relationshop. I, for my part, really see her as a royal grandmother!

Wasn't Queen Ingrid very big on FAMILY... Wonder what she would have thought of the Icon

[Harley]

She was, indeed. And I'm SURE she would have HATED the icon and how she's responsible for turning the DRF into The Mary Show.

I'm somehow convinced that Mo$h seperating Frederik and Joachim would not have happened had Ingrid been alive. I still stick to my belief that the only reason why Frederik was allowed to marry the Icon was because she already moved to Denmark and if she said no Fred would start whining again. Ingrid would likely had been able to stop Mo$h from ruining F&J's realtionship because Frederik respected his mormor and would likely have valued her opinion over Mo$h's intrigues. She would have made it clear why Mary was a big 
It's sometimes easier to hear it from your grandmother than your mother IMO

[Elissa]

I still stick to my belief that the only reason why Frederik was allowed to marry the Icon was because she already moved to Denmark and if she said no Fred would start whining again.

ITA. And with the still secret but incoming Joachim and Alexandra'separation, they needed to marry the heir...

[Harley]

To take away the attention of the divorce, yes... Clever, really, if only it hadn't meant marrying him to MARY! 

Maybe a stupid question but what does ITA mean?

[Gwen]

Harley, it's short for I Totally Agree.

[Harley]

Thanks!