Svensk Damtidning has interviewed some of Lilian's friends in it's latest issue.
Andreas Lindblom, former student at Manillaskolan School had written a letter to Lilian, when he was 13 years old. Lilian answered to him and they began to write to eachother. And one day Lilian arrived to his graduation, Andreas could hardly believe his eyes. A great friendship had started. Between 2003 and 2009 Andreas and his deputy headmistress Birgitta Sandberg were invited to Villa Solbacken two times a year.
- We could look around at a room full of all her Nobel dresses, and at another room there were presents the princess had got, Andreas and Birgitta told.
- We had so much fun and we mixed swedish, english and sign language. Sometimes it was quite a mess, but we just laughed! I will miss her, said Andreas, who is now 27 years old.
Lilian had a really big heart.
- She used to show us great photos and tell stories. And long before it was official that Victoria and Daniel were a couple, we saw a photo of them at Lilian's table. I remember that Lilian laughed and said: "The king doesn't want me to keep it there, but I keep it there anyway!", Andreas said.