Kungliga begravningsplatsen
Kungliga begravningsplatsen (translates as the Royal Cemetery) was first used in 1922 and has been the only official burial place of the Swedish Royal Family since 1950, replacing Riddarholm Church. It is located on the small island of Karlsborg in the bay of Brunnsviken; the whole cemetery is a part of the popular Haga Park in Solna, Sweden.
Burials
Members of the Swedish Royal Family of Bernadotte buried at the cemetery are:
- Crown Princess Margareta (1882–1920)
- Prince Gustaf Adolf (1906–1947)
- Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861–1951)
- Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland (1878–1958), widow of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
- Queen Louise (1889–1965)
- Princess Sibylla (1908–1972)
- King Gustaf VI Adolf (1882–1973)
- Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912–1997)
- Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg (1907–2002)
- Prince Carl Bernadotte (1911–2003)
- Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg (1916–2012)
- Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915–2013), widow of Prince Bertil
- Princess Kristine Bernadotte (1932–2014), widow of Prince Carl Bernadotte
Members of the Bernadotte dynasty not buried in the cemetery after 1920 are:
- King Gustaf V (1858–1950) and Queen Victoria (1862–1930), both interred at the Riddarholm Church (as well as the 4 previous kings and queens).
- Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859–1953) and wife Princess Ebba Bernadotte (née Ebba Munck af Fulkila 1858-1946), buried at Stockholm's Northern Cemetery in Solna.
- Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865–1947), ashes buried at Waldemarsudde
- Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884–1965), buried at Flen Cemetery, Flen
- Count Lennart Bernadotte of Wisborg (1909–2004), buried at Mainau
Public access
The island and the public areas of Haga Park are part of Solna's and Stockholm's protected National City Park area. That large park itself is public, open year-round for visitors at no charge; the cemetery is open for visitors May–August (Thursdays 1 P.M. to 3 P.M.).
External links
- Royal Cemetery Swedish Royal Court