The Perfect Princess Who Never Became Queen😢

Описание: Princess Martha of Sweden was born into one of the most brilliant royal families in Europe. Her sister Astrid became the adored Queen of Belgium. Martha herself married Crown Prince Olav of Norway in 1929. This marriage healed the centuries old rift between Sweden and Norway. The people sincerely fell in love with their new Crown Princess for her open and kind heart. The couple lived happily on their estate and raised three children including the future King Harald V.
The idyll collapsed in the spring of 1940 when Nazi Germany invaded Norway. Martha had to save her children and flee through snow covered forests to her native Sweden and then to the United States. There she did not just sit idly in safety. The Princess transformed into a tireless fighter for the freedom of her occupied homeland. She formed a close friendship with President Franklin Roosevelt and constantly urged the American government to help the Norwegian resistance. Martha traveled all over America and delivered passionate speeches in support of her people.
Unfortunately this amazing woman never got to wear the actual crown. The exhausting work during the war years and severe illness undermined her health. She passed away in 1954 just three years before her husband finally ascended the throne. Princess Martha forever remained a Crown Princess but to the Norwegians she became the true queen of their hearts. Her legacy lives on in her son and her famous nephews and nieces who included two Kings of Belgium and a Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.

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