Friday, June 10, 2011

Prince Gustav Adolf has left for London

June 10, 1905

Hereditary Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden has left Stockholm and is en route to London, where he will marry Princess Margaret of Connaught, elder daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught.   The prince, who is second in line to the Swedish throne, will marry the niece of King Edward VII on June 17.

He is accompanied by his younger brother, Prince Vilhelm.  The two princes were "cheered by a large crowd," when they left Sweden, according to the New York Times.

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