Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Sonja have led European royals paying tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh on the day of his funeral. Carl XVI Gustaf, a distant cousin of the Queen through his great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, described Prince Philip as a 'good friend' in a tribute shared following his death last week. Queen Louise, born Louise Mountbatten, was the sister of Prince Philip's mother Alice of Battenberg'In Stockholm, Riddarholmskyrkan's big bell will ring between kl. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, is descended from Queen Victoria twice as his parents were second cousins because they were both her great-grandchildren. The first time Prince Philip and the Queen visited, in 1956, King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise were on the throne.

Source: The Nation April 17, 2021 10:08 UTC