Daniel of Sweden, Princess Victoria’s 51-year-old husband, made an impact in her last official appearance by appearing with her. A big band-aid on his forehead. The prince’s appearance with the dressing caused a stir in the country, which quickly wondered what had happened to him and whether he had any worrisome health issues.
On Wednesday, Prince Daniel presented Hart-Lubong Foundation research grants to young researchers during a ceremony held at the Bernadotte Library where he was given a large bandage above his forehead at the height of his hairline.
A birthmark
Inevitably, all eyes went to the adhesive strip on her head, which attracted the attention of attendees and press. magazine Svensk Dam The revelation that the bandage was due to an operation in which a birthmark was removed. Minutes later, the royal family, through the court’s head of information, Margaretta Thorgren, sent a reassuring message saying the prince was fine and the operation was not serious.
Although it is not known when the scar was removed, the crown prince did not have the patch on his forehead when he was in Berlin with King Frederick and Mary on October 21 or early November. Precisely, the Danish queen was surprised last August when she appeared with a dressing on her face at the funeral of Per Thornit, head of Queen Margaret’s Cabinet Secretariat. According to Palacio, Mary of Denmark wore a Band-Aid due to “skin friction associated with riding a horse.”
Sweden’s Daniel has an impeccable public image, with perfect suits and tortoiseshell glasses as his only accessory. However, in the winter of 2022 he wore a technical ring on his right index finger from the Finnish brand Oura and cost 300 euros. Inside, the piece had a series of microchips responsible for reading the user’s activity and detecting if they were ill. It must be remembered that before marrying Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel worked as a personal trainer and it was at a gym where he worked, where he met the woman who would become his future wife.
