Kit
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A secret letter from the King? Hmmmm not so sure if this likely. Anyhow does somebody have the paper issue and could post this ominous letter?
IMO all this is very fishy...Expressen Extra refers to the letter the king sent to the government asking for "permission" to the marriage.
Stoppa pressarna quote Expressen Extra.
The king sent the letter to the government on Wednesday 25th June (when queen Silvia was in Washington) and the prime minister gave his answer on Thursday 26th. The prince acted as quickly as he could. Since Sofia didn't knew about this he had to quickly ask the question, because the letters between the court and the government are public.
Så blåste kungen Sofia Stoppa Pressarna
Translation
Obviously they acted differently this time, since Victoria tells at the Wedding book, that the king asked for the permission of the government after Daniel had proposed to her.
So that explains how the press knew about the letter. But why ask for consent before the engagement? Were they afraid that consent would be denied? But the public would have found out about the letter anyway. It makes no sense, imo.
I think the King did the right thing by getting the consent in writing before any announcement of this engagement was made. I am sure informal consent of the Prime Minister had previously been got, and this was merely a process of documenting the consent. The fact is that this was no "slam dunk", so it is only fair that due process be followed.
I think it was probably down to scheduling.
it sounds like they were afraid that the government didnt find her suitable, in this case CP would have refrained from popping the question without Sofia knowing about it?
What do you mean by that?
What was he going to do if the government refused? Not marry? Wait for a new government to be elected?
It seems strange that they did things the other way around..
Waiting for a new government wouldn't have been an option, IMHO. After all the papers would have been published either way - permission granted or permission denied. A published denial would have created quite a bit of embarrasement. In particular, if CP hadn't popped the question.
All in all Ceallach is probably right that the King probably did not want a legitimate scheduling delay and people speculating about them not wanting to approve her.
Just one thing is obvious (something positive): CP discussed the matter with his father (maybe both parents) rather than confronting him/them with accomplished facts.
That is an interesting answer from Sofia, since she has tried to be a public figure for 13 years. The court works really hard for this couple to get positive media coverage for them. And by doing this they make even a bigger difference between Madeleine and Carl Philip, since Madeleine didn't give any interviews before the wedding. By treating one of the "royal children" this differently isn't right at all. Poor Madeleine, the "so shy" Carl Philip and Sofia are running totally over her.
But surely the main reason that Madeleine didn't give any interviews before ethe wedding is that she hates doing interviews and doesn't want to be a public figure at all. If she could have decided all by herself, I'm sure she wouldn't have allowed tv to broadcast her wedding.