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In reply to the discussion: FDR Democrats, check in here! [View all]Diclotican
(5,095 posts)MannyGoldstein
Some people is like that - they manage to make a home a place for everyone to meet - young, grown up, and old ones - and it often makes for a nice, if noisy house
And in fact, our current King, and the rest of the royal family was given refugee by the President of the United States no less - when the germans occupied Norway, The King (Haakon) and crown prince (Olav, the later King Olav V) had to flee north of the capital - but the rest of the family was trying their best to leave for Sweden, as the crown-princess was a swede before married our then crown prince. She and the family was hold up at the border, as the swedish government was less than happy about the prospect of having a "Hot potato" as Sweden had some close ties to the germans - and it is rumored that some member of the swedish royal family had more than just friendly connections to the german Nazi party.. Anyway - the royal family was hold up at the border - and it was just luck the swedish border guard finally, after some political bitching in Stockholm decided to let them in in the country - just ahead of the german forces, who was trying their best to get the rest of the royal family - and maybe use them against the again King and crown-prince.. The royal family had to leave Stockholm after a while, and had to take a train true sweden - to the north part of Sweden, where a american troop ship, and was sailing the long way to the United States - on board a Navy ship - no less on the invitation of the President of the United States. Who welcomed them when they arrived in New York - and for a while even sheltered them in the White House as guest of the President with all the services who come with it.. After a while, the family ended up in Pork Hill Maryland, where was seen as a safe place for a young prince to live. And he was in the US for more than 5 year - and a important part of his childhood was in fact being in the United States... And he have hold US in a high regard ever since.. Even Bush was not able to destroy that
At one time, he told that the 5 years he was in the US, was also years he was free to be a ordinary kid - just another kid who happend to be a refugee in the US.. And just had a bodyguard with him at all times, just in case something could happend..
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