Kungliga begravningsplatsen
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Kungliga begravningsplatsen (translates as the Royal Cemetery) is the official burial place of the Swedish Royal Family since 1922. 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.
[edit] Burials
Members of the Swedish Royal Family of Bernadotte buried at the cemetery are:
- King Gustaf VI Adolf (1882–1973)
- Crown Princess Margareta (1882–1920)
- Queen Louise (1889–1965)
- Prince Gustaf Adolf (1906–47)
- Princess Sibylla (1908–72)
- Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg (1907–2002)
- Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912–97)
- Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (1861–1951)
- Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland (1878–1958), widow of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
- Prince Carl Bernadotte (1911–2003)
Members of the Bernadotte dynasty not buried in the cemetery are:
- King Gustaf V (1858–1950) and Queen Victoria (1862–1930), both interred at the Riddarholm Church
- 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 af Wisborg (1909–2004), buried at Mainau
- 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.
[edit] Public access
The island is part of Solna's and Stockholm's protected National City Park area. The whole park itself is public, open year-round for visitors at no charge; the cemetery is open for visitors in May (Sundays 1 to 3 P.M.) and June–August (Thursdays 9 A.M. to 3 P.M.).
