Princess Désirée of Sweden: She was 87 years old.Image: Imago
Her son Carl is not mentioned in the will of the late Princess Désirée. She justified this decision in her last will.
June 8, 2026, 5:31 p.mJune 8, 2026, 5:31 p.m
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On January 21, 2026, Princess Désirée, King Carl Gustaf’s older sister, died at her home in Koberg in Västergötland at the age of 87. The Swedish palace said at the time that she had died “peacefully and quietly surrounded by her family.”
Almost five months later, her will is now available. As the Swedish newspaper “Expressen” reports based on the estate inventory, Désirée’s two daughters inherit all of the princess’s assets. Her son Carl Silfverschiöld comes away empty-handed – but there is a reason for this, which Désirée herself recorded in writing.
The estate register shows total assets of 126 million crowns, the equivalent of around 10.6 million francs. It is divided between Désirée’s daughters Christina Louise De Geer and Hélène Silfverschiöld. The inheritance includes cash, securities and jewelry worth almost one million crowns, around 84,600 francs.
There is also an apartment in Santa Ponça on Mallorca, the value of which is estimated at 6.5 million crowns, around 547,000 francs. Désirée’s sister Princess Birgitta also lived in the same holiday area until her death in 2024.
Son inherited his father’s private assets
Désirée explained in her will why her son Carl was left empty-handed. “With this order I have disadvantaged my son Carl. However, in the will drawn up by my husband today, he was richly compensated for this, both in terms of his private assets and the assets that he owns with a leasehold,” Expressen quoted the princess as saying.
In fact, after the death of his father, Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld, in 2017, Carl Silfverschiöld had already inherited his entire private assets: 26 million crowns, around 2.2 million francs, as well as the Koberg and Gåsevadsholm estates. The two properties together cover 20,000 hectares and are said to be worth a good half a billion crowns, or around 42 million francs. Estate administrator Carl-Fredrik Herslow said at the time: “The siblings are in agreement and the sisters have been compensated.”