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Walther Sommerlath, brother of Queen Silvia of Sweden (76), has died. He turned 86 years old. It appears in a statement from the 76-year-old man.
– My family and I feel great sadness and nostalgia for my brother Walther, says the queen in a statement, according to Aftonbladet.
Affected by the disease
Walther Sommerlath passed away on Friday at Karolinska Hospital in Huddinge after a period of illness. He was born Walther Ludwig Sommerlath in 1934 in Brazil.
Queen Silvia was the youngest of the family’s siblings and the only girl. His other brothers are Ralph de Toledo Sommerlath and Jörg, who died in February 2006 after a long illness. He turned 64 years old.
When tragedy struck royalty
Silvia’s brother Jörg contracted cancer in December 2004. The same year he collapsed during a dinner in Berlin. He was unable to swallow, was admitted to the hospital, and was later diagnosed with laryngeal cancer. The following year, he underwent surgery, and doctors long believed that the operation had been a success. But the same year, cancer struck him again.
His brother’s death comes a year after the 76-year-old lost his close friend, Anki Wallenberg. Wallenberg had been friends with the Swedish royal family since the 1970s and was, among other things, an important contact for Princess Madeleine when she moved to London in the early 2000s.
I lost my girlfriend in an accident
It was here, in a Chelsea villa, that the royal friend settled in the 1980s. Close friendship with the Swedish royal couple and their children ensured that Wallenberg was seen often at royal events and was also on private visits.
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Wallenberg died in a boat accident in Switzerland, at the age of 68. His brother, Stefan Magnusson, told Expressen. In addition, the death was also reported by the Swiss newspaper The Local.
– I was on a sailboat when a violent storm suddenly broke out, causing the ship to capsize and sink. Anki got stuck in some ropes, he told the newspaper.
According to her brother, Ann-Christine Wallenberg, which was her full name, she had experience at sea. He had spent a lot of time at sea over the years, but due to the unforeseen storm, the trip ended in a nightmare. The friend he was on the boat with survived.
With pain after the loss
– I spoke to her on the phone on Friday. She was very happy and cheerful. We made plans for the summer together, his brother told the newspaper.
The Swiss newspaper confirmed the death to the Swiss newspaper.
