Royal Duties
She was a leading guest at the 1947 wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
After the death of her sister, the Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha in 1954, she became a great support for her sister's children in Norway: she was the god-mother of princess Märtha Louise of Norway.
Her spouse died in 1964. As a widow, she was often back in Sweden, where she would join other members of the Swedish royal house in representative duties at official ceremonies, most notably for the Nobel Prize.
She died in 1977.
Read more about this topic: Princess Margaretha Of Sweden
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