Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister
| Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister | |
|---|---|
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| Mistress of the Robes | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1994 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Preceded by | Astrid Rudebeck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1926 Annerstad, Kronoberg County |
| Spouse(s) | Count Hans Gabriel Trolle-Wachtmeister (m. 1949–present) |
Countess Alice Victoria Trolle-Wachtmeister (née Tornérhielm; born 9 May 1926) is a Swedish noblewoman who has served the royal court since the 1970s.
Career
Alice Tornérhielm was born on 9 May 1926 as the daughter of Erik Tornérhielm, a squire from Gedsholm, and the Danish-born Ellen Valentiner-Branth. She received training as a child care nurse, as well as in air monitoring service and staff welfare services, before joining the Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service in 1943. In 1949, Alice Tornérhielm married Count Hans Gabriel Trolle-Wachtmeister, a member of the Trolle-Wachtmeister family, with whom she has since lived at Trolle-Ljungby Castle in Scania.[1]
The Countess presided over the Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service from 1974 until 1978, when she became a statsfru, a high ranking court official. She served as such until 1994, when she was promoted to the office of the Mistress of the Robes, succeeding Astrid Rudebeck.[1] As such, she is now the highest ranking non-royal woman in Sweden.[2]
On 23 February 2012, along with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, the Speaker of the Parliament Per Westerberg and the Marshal of the Realm Svante Lindqvist, Countess Trolle-Wachtmeister was presented the newborn Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland. According to tradition, the Mistress of the Robes and the other officials are required to witness that the second in the line of succession to the throne is indeed the child of the Crown Princess, rather than a changeling.[3] She then attended the announcement of the Princess's names on 24 February.[4]
Awards
- Memorial Sign on the occasion of King Carl XVI Gustaf's 50th birthday (CXVIG: sJmt) 1996[2]
- H. M. The King's Medal of the 12th size with chain (Kon: sGM12mkedja) 1990[2]
- Member of the Royal Order of Vasa (LVO)[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rurberg, Ingela (19 May 2012). "”Det är en cirkel som sluts”". Kristianstadsbladet. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Court Calendar 2010 pp. 26–33
- ↑ Jonasson, David (23 February 2012). "The royal birth: This will follow". Stockholm News. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ Nackstrand, Jonathan (24 February 2012). "Princess Estelle of Sweden". CBS News. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
External links
Media related to Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister at Wikimedia Commons
| Court offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Astrid Rudebeck |
Mistress of the Robes 1994— |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Svante Lindqvist as marshal |
Swedish order of precedence |
Succeeded by Thage G. Peterson as former speaker |