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Not for permission, but for truth to catch up with love.

She didn’t just become a princess. She was neither mistress nor secret; she was simply his. However, Bertil never had to become regent since his father, the king, lived long enough to see his grandson, Carl Gustaf, come of age. Therefore, together with her husband, she performed some of the official duties.

At sixteen, she boarded a train to London, armed with a striking face, sharp wit, fearless charm, and one “l” dropped from her name.

Work came quickly. Her guidance was never rigid; she offered practical survival strategies. She gave nicknames to palace rituals, gently mocked family dramas, and staged small pranks to break the monotony of long, formal afternoons.

Without an official title, she absorbed the choreography of royal life by instinct, appearing when required, offering Bertil public composure and private companionship. Rationing, air raids, sandbags at every doorstep, yet the city still sparkled after dark. For Lilian, it was more than losing a husband; it was the departure of a lifelong companion in defiance, a partner in their quiet revolution against convention.

She had seen royalty up close, its velvet façades and hidden tolls, and carved out a life rich in love, humour, and quiet conviction.

Her funeral, on 16 March, became a moment of national pause. In a court often weighed down by protocol, formality, and rigid tradition, she offered something rare: perspective. Her mother, Gladys Curran, worked in shops and houses, raising Lilian in a Britain still shackled by Edwardian class and gender roles.

The household was modest, proud, and quietly fractured.

Social workers and visiting ambassadors alike felt genuinely seen; when shaking hands with the public, there was no managed performance, only warmth, attentiveness, and authenticity.

Inside the palace, Lilian’s influence was quieter but no less essential. She modelled for department stores and magazines; Vogue featured her in understated spreads.

Letters flooded in. Not exile, but preservation. In August 2008 the Princess fell and broke her hip in her apartment, and in February 2009 she again suffered a fall in her home.

She died in Stockholm 10 March 2013 aged 97 and many members of Scandinavian royal families were present at her funeral 16 March.