On October 9, 2023, Swedish Crown Princess Victoria attended the unveiling of a memorial stone for Adolf Ludvig Gustav Fredrik Albrecht Couschi, known as Gustav Badin, at Katarina Church Cemetery in Stockholm. The initiative to raise a memorial stone was taken by The National Organisation of Afro-Swedes, in cooperation with the City’s Cemeteries Department and the parish of Katarina Church.
After the unveiling ceremony, a reception was held for invited guests in Katarina Church parish hall. The reception was attended by the Crown Princess, representatives from the City of Stockholm, The National Organisation of Afro-Swedes and the bishop of Stockholm Andreas Holmberg.
Couschi (circa 1747–1822) was brought as a slave child from the Danish colony of Saint Croix in the West Indies to Sweden in 1760. He grew up at the Royal Court and became part of the Swedish Royal Family.
Couschi was buried in St Catherine's Cemetery in 1822 in a grave that there is no trace of it today, and now two hundred years later he was honoured with a memorial stone. In Sweden, on Frihetsdagen (Freedom Day) celebrated on October 9, the victims of the slave trade are commemorated, and the abolition of slavery in the Swedish colony of Saint-Barthélemy on 9 October 1847 is celebrated.
A rather boring look.
ReplyDeleteI don't like what she has on her feet.
Are they shoes, boots or something inbetween? I vaguely remember seeing a photo of something called a shutie some years ago.
V like these boots. We have not been a fan of these for several years. She wear them to all the wrong outfits. S
DeleteLe bleu-marine étant de sortie, les bottines de couleur gris foncé ou même clair auraient mieux convenu au look de Victoria !
ReplyDeleteSure it was an unveiling ceremony. They are dressed up for that, I have no comments in mind, except that the combination of items was not so good.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you MaryT.
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Awwh her shoes doesn’t fit well with that skirt: makes her feet look a much wider that they really are.
ReplyDeleteSuch a drab look with a long coat over an even longer skirt and super ugly boots. Pants would have looked so much better.
ReplyDeleteNo your royal highness this time you did not coordinate well your clothes. To begin with the shoes. One does not see this type of boots almost nowhere any more. But we assume you like them because they are already old and with the sustainability thing as a princess and a royal highness you feel you must be the first to show that we all can do an effort to recycle our shoes and clothes. But wear them please with a pair of your beautiful black or navy pants. The coat is too short to wear with a skirt and the skirt is too long to wear with the coat and the boots. And please wear a pop of color to go with the navy, now it is looking so sad and dark. I know it is a memorial ceremony but look at the black woman how she coordinates gold and blue colors, after all it is not a funeral. The other women in the public are not dressed any better. Rose
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, except for the pop of color. It really is alright to wear a dark color without adding a bright color. The idea that dark colors are only for a funeral are long past.
DeleteDear Rose, A funeral is not a fashion event, at least not for a royal. Crown Princess Victoria is bound by protocol and I would suppose that a dash of colour would not even be possible. Her shoes are not very flattering, but I do like her individual clothing items, as pointed out by Sabsi. Perhaps her understated look is intentional so that the viewers can concentrate on the
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No, this was even worse than the worst…..Why? She has to get a stylist or if there is one, get rid of her/him. Victoria is too pretty and beautiful to dress like this…. C
ReplyDeleteLängerer Mantel und andere Schuhe, und es wäre kein Modedesaster mehr. Jedes Kleidungsstück für sich ist eigentlich hübsch.
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I love the booties, would wear those myself, if only I could use high heels.
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Not the best look today. css
ReplyDeleteThe shooties are terrible. They don’t flatter her figure at all. Why not wear some knee-length boots or over the knee? I agree she’d look much better if her coat were the same length as her dress. I do love the color of the coat, however and her dress. Navy blue is just a little softer than black which can be rather harsh.
ReplyDeleteOh dear--the shooties have returned. It has been quite some time since Victoria wore her shooties with a dress--I hated it before and still cannot stand it now. She could have improved this look in 2 simple ways--wear something other than her shooties with a skirt and bare leg (maybe she is wearing natural tights but is almost worse) and have dress coat that is much closer in length to her skirt. I get the feeling that this was a very important and solemn occasion so this mismash of an outfit is sad--we all know Victoria can do so much better.
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Beware the return of the skirt and shooties! Hard to pull off with a midi length…the skirt should either be a mini or ankle length.
ReplyDeleteOh no, the dreaded shooties are back and they are just as awful as before. Add the dress hanging below the coat and it’s a total failure of an outfit. Shame, when she’s normally so smart
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Agree about the shooties. They just do not look good with a skirt or dress.
DeleteThis is the time of the year we start wearing shooties and ankle boots in Northern countries simply because it's getting colder, and as it will get even colder in the coming months we save our knee-high boots for for later. Victoria is dressed like many women of her age do, nothing wrong with it. This is an appropriate outfit for a memorial and in my eyes it's just normal she can't have a coat in every length, that would be waste. Attended a funeral only last week dressed just like she did in this event./Grade
ReplyDeleteI don't like coats that are shorter than the underskirt. The boots are a no. This doesn't look good at all.
ReplyDeleteWhy not long boots? Would have been so much smarter.
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