LadyFinn
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I dislike seeing royals in such tv-shows TBH. It devaluates them to just another celebrity. Some Van Vollenhovens also appeared as guests of talkshows here in The Netherlands,but never as informal as this AFAIK, to talk about certain causes they support. Of course the style of the Swedish court is different and as posters said the approach did work for for prince Carl-Philip. I actually prefer the Belgian approach: no interviews at all, just a tidbit here and there about a cause and the rest stays a mystery.
I agree. It is also a pity that when a swedish princess finally decides to give a TV-interview, it is made in London and there are other, foreign guests at the show too.
Producer Marianne Torp Kierulf tells:
- That's a nice interview with a decent pair. Very open-hearted, nice and pleasant conversation with two people who have it nice in the studio. Viewers can rejoice that they will get to know both the Princess Madeleine and Chris. They are a lovely couple and great guests. They were very trusting and easy to have to deal with.
How did you get Madeleine and Chris to come?
- They had decided. We asked and they had probably decided to give an interview. We have had a conversation with the court a long time, just like several other editors. We have been in contact for a few months.
Reportedly, the focus is on Madeleine and Chris relationship and lives now in London as parents of young children - far from the red carpets at home in Sweden.
- Madeleine and Chris were very decent and simple. We had Adele in the same program. She brought 50 people. Madeleine and Chris arrived with one person.
Torp Kierulf tells that Fredrik Skavlan had a private meeting with the princess couple before the recording:
- Fredrik met the couple once before recording to prepare for the interview. He usually does that sometimes with the guests.
Princess Madeleine and Chris O'Neill made no demands for Skavlan on editing or retakes:
- There were no demands on what they could talk about or that they should be involved in the editing. It was an interview on the same terms as all interviews. They were curious what guests would be there, but they made no demands. They wanted to know who the other guests were to prepare, all guests get to know that.
The program will reportedly contain no revelations, only "nice Friday entertainment with a princess and her husband".
Madeleine och Chris i första tv-framträdandet – med Adele _ Nyheter _ Expressen
Translation
Johan T Lindwall says that Madeleine and Chris probably wanted a new approach to Madeleine, there has been a negativity around her, the talk of the apanage, that she is not in Sweden and work as a princess and that it is a little odd. They want to show that she is a totally ordinary person and not just a princess at the red carpet. This is a strategy to make her more popular and close to the people. Those who are the most popular are crown princess Victoria and prince Daniel and even princess Sofia and prince Carl Philip and one wants to make Madeleine resemble them more.
Does anyone know where/ how to watch this interview online?
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If and when it is show at SVTplay at the same time than on TV, SVT will put a link to their website, they normally do that a day before the play.
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