{"id":5124,"date":"2012-02-28T22:47:48","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T22:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=5124"},"modified":"2012-02-28T22:47:48","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T22:47:48","slug":"swedens-new-princess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/swedens-new-princess\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden’s New Princess"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the summer of 2010, much of Sweden was fascinated by the marriage between Crown Princess Victoria and her husband to be, Daniel<\/a>. Back in August of 2011 it was announced that Victoria was pregnant<\/a>. And last week, the Swedish royal family welcomed a new princess \u2013 Estelle.<\/p>\n

The name was announced on Friday of last week by her grandfather, you might know him better as the King of Sweden. Estelle will be the second crown princess in a row due to Sweden\u2019s laws on succession. In fact, this will be the first time that Sweden will have an heiress to the throne who was born into that position. Victoria, while the current heiress to the throne, was born at a time when the first born male was still considered to be the successor to the throne. That changed in 1980 when Victoria was three years old. The UK seems to be in the process of doing something similar and eliminating the first-born male succession rule.<\/p>\n

The question now that many people are asking is whether Estelle will ever take the throne in Sweden. Not because of her gender or really anything of that nature, but solely because many people question the usefulness of a monarchy in a country that has for so long been a democracy. The country is a constitutional monarchy and power lies in the hands of the parliament, not the monarchy.<\/p>\n

However, some see the monarchy as an integral part of what Sweden is. A part of their past.\u00a0 A sort of living history. Others see it as a drain of tax payer money that has no real benefit and has been reduced to tabloid fodder. What do you think? Is the Swedish monarchy something that should be preserved? Or is it something that should be eliminated?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the summer of 2010, much of Sweden was fascinated by the marriage between Crown Princess Victoria and her husband to be, Daniel. Back in August of 2011 it was announced that Victoria was pregnant. And last week, the Swedish royal family welcomed a new princess \u2013 Estelle. The name was announced on Friday of…<\/p>\n

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