Kristine Bernadotte

Princess Kristine Bernadotte, born Kristine Rivelsrud, (22 April 1932 – 4 November 2014) was a Norwegian-born princess of Belgian nobility. She was the third wife and widow of Prince Carl Bernadotte, a former royal prince of Sweden, to whom she was married from 1978 until his death in 2003.

Kristine Riverlsrud, the daughter of an agricultural worker, was born in Norway in 1932. Her funeral was held at the royal chapel at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm on 15 November 2014. Numerous members of the Swedish royal family and the Norwegian royal family attended her funeral. Members of the Norwegian royalty in attendance included King Harald V of Norway, Queen Sonja of Norway, Crown Prince Haakon, Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, Princess Märtha Louise and her husband, Ari Behn. Members of the Swedish royal family who attended Princess Bernadotte's funeral included King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Crown Princess Victoria, and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland. She was the last holder of the Belgian noble title of Prince or Princess Bernadotte and the last surviving aunt of King Harald V of Norway, Kings Baudouin and Albert II of Belgium and Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte of Luxembourg. She was buried with her husband at the Royal Cemetery north of Stockholm.