Sad news for Sweden's King Carl Gustav and his family.
A long-time childhood friend has passed away.
Stockholm - This news leaves Sweden's King Carl Gustav and his family in mourning: Tim Genétay, one of the Swedish monarch's closest friends, has died.
The two have had a deep friendship since childhood.
Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria were also very close to the deceased.
Now they support Carl Gustav in his grief.
King Carl Gustav is said to have learned of the news of his death during a visit to the Swedish province of Västernorrland.
The Swedish newspaper Svensk Damtidning reports.
Tim Genétay's death hit Sweden's king hard, as acquaintances of the regent report.
The two were good friends for over 68 years.
They are said to have met in 1953.
King Carl Gustaf mourns the loss of a close friend of the Swedish royal family
Queen Silvia is also said to have been very close to the deceased, as reported by merkur.de. He and his wife Agneta are said to have taken care of her after their arrival in Sweden, when she was still the secret friend of the king. After Agneta died of cancer in 1985, Silvia took care of her children for a long time. Above all, daughter Josephine is very close to the royal family to this day. She is Silvia's goddaughter and one of Princess Victoria's closest friends. “Queen Silvia saw what I needed and she was there when I was growing up. She had a great influence on me, ”Josephine told Svensk Damtidning.
In addition, Josephine's brother Joakim wrote a message that Svensk Damtidning published on behalf of the family.
“Dear friends, I have something sad and unimaginable to tell,” he begins the sad message.
"Yesterday morning, August 24th, the beloved father of me and my siblings, the beloved husband of our stepmother, died unexpectedly and suddenly".
Friend of King Carl Gustav dies - son feels "unspeakable emptiness"
He continues in his message: “As many of you know, my father was very close to me.
He was my best friend.
In the past few years my father's health has not been the best, but his smile and sense of humor have remained.
Until the end of his life, which came much too early ”.
Joakim mournfully ends his message with the words: “I now feel an unspeakable emptiness and know that my longing and that of our whole family for Tim will be almost unbearable.
I also know that his close friend will feel a great loss ”.
(jfw)
The palace had recently announced sad news about Marie von Liechtenstein.
The princess had died after a stroke.