Sweden King Carl XVI Gustav faced a awkward situation while he along with his wife Queen Sylvia was on a cross-country visit.
King’s car broke down after its battery ran out, an unusual thing to happen with a king’s or a head of state’s vehicle.
There was no one available for the help as King was not accompanied by a convoy of police cars and vehicles of other officials.
Though the people passing by the street did recognise the King but instead of offering help they were busy in making the videos on their mobiles.
Embarrassed King along with his wife and driver had no option but to sit in the car quietly until the official help comes.
Luckily a police patrol passing by the road stopped and had a spare battery to help king’s driver to restart the car.
According to a report, In a situation that rarely happens with a king or head of state, Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustav had an embarrassing situation when his car suddenly broke down, while he was with his royal wife Sylvia on a cross-country visit.
In a rare situation that happens with a king or head of state, King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden was subjected to an embarrassing situation when his car suddenly broke down, while he was accompanied by his royal wife, Silvia, while they were on a visit across the country on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his rule in Sweden.
The king’s car broke down when the battery ran out in Jönköping, one of the stops for the king’s visit, which is located in the southern part of the country.
But the most surprising thing is that there was no one to rescue the king at once, and save him from a situation that might be embarrassing for a king of a country of Sweden’s stature, just as there was only the driver with the king, and there was no official procession or security escort.
It is noteworthy that the king’s car was an American Cadillac, specifically the “Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Limousine”, which was considered luxurious and one of the most luxurious cars in the Cadillac Fleetwood series in 1975, but the situation is no longer the case after 48 years.
Who saved the king?
Although the Swedish citizens who were on the street at the moment the car broke down knew their king very well, none of them moved to push his car or offer help, but were busy filming the scene while laughing.
The king and his wife remained stuck in the car until a police patrol came, and luckily they had a battery cable with them, and they helped the king restart his car.
In its episode on (2/19/2023), the “Shabakat” program monitored the interaction of the tweeters with this embarrassing position of a state king, as Sam expressed his respect for this king even though he had not heard of him before, and said that this is “the first time I read News about him, but – in fact – I respected him; an old car, a simple person and the people around him, a video with a thousand lessons.
On the other hand, Abdullah explained the situation in another way, accusing the king of being stingy, by saying, “Classic things multiplied by eyes, otherwise a stingy person would not want to pay maintenance for her.”
In turn, Mustafa Al-Mamoun held those in charge of the king’s affairs responsible for what happened, accusing them of negligence. He tweeted that this matter was “a kind of negligence by those in charge of the king’s affairs in Sweden.”
Bu Abdullah also saw that the situation was not right for a king, so he wrote, “Explicitly, a king who considers the symbol of the country should not be in a situation like this; in the middle of the road, they charge his car and the world imagines.”
The wealth of the royal family
It should be noted that democracies have a policy of disclosing property, and in this context, the latest information indicates that the royal family in Sweden has an estimated wealth of about $30 million.
It is noteworthy that the system of government in Sweden is a parliamentary monarchy, that is, the king is the head of the state, but his duties are ceremonial and representative in the first place.
King Karl is the longest reigning monarch of nearly 50 years, and on this occasion he was visiting across the country.
