Victoria talks about her worries about the future
Crown Princess Victoria is interviewed in Naturmorgon in P1
Jenny Alexandersson
Published 18.45
She likes to sit alone on a rock and just enjoy nature.
Crown Princess Victoria gets strength and energy from forests, seas and mountains. And she often takes her family on outdoor explorations when she is free.
But she feels a concern for the future and the climate crisis we are in.
- The question is what we can do about it and what we can do, says Crown Princess Victoria to Naturmorgon. say Crown Princess Victoria to Naturmorgon.
You'd think it's not very easy being a royal, constantly surrounded by bodyguards, getting some alone time in the woods.
But Crown princess Victoria says that it happens that she can sit on a rock in solitude and enjoy.
It is rarely anyone who disturbs her.
It is during a primeval forest walk together with journalist Mats Ottoson through Tyresö National Park that the Crown Princess talks about her love for nature and outdoor life.
Naturmorgon's presenter Mats Ottoson met Crown Princess Victoria during a walk in Tyresö National Park Photo: Karin Gyllenklev/Sveriges Radio
Have had the same shoes since middle school
- It smells like pine needles and the heather is blooming. Here in the forest I feel enveloped and the smells and colors are in a special way. What nature gives me – the beautiful and the mysterious – I want to pass that on to my children, says Crown Princess Victoria.
She steps out of one of the court's cars with a pair of hiking boots on her feet.
- They are as old as they look. I've had these since middle school. They've kept up, I've had to change the sole once because I wore them down, says Victoria.
The Crown Princess family likes to pick mushrooms and Victoria mentions some common varieties of mushrooms that she knows.
But is it okay to come home and try anything. Or will some adjutant come and demand a taste first? Mats Olsson wonders.
- No, I don't think they want to, not what I cook anyway, says the crown princess with a laugh.
The Crown Princess speaks warmly of how important it is for everyone, especially children, to be outdoors in nature. It gives you a sense of calm while you get fitness and energy. In addition, it is good to rest your eyes on something that is a flickering screen.
Victoria's dog Rio was allowed to come along on the walk in Tyrseö National Park. Photo: Karin Gyllenklev/Sveriges Radio
Lures with pancakes
The Crown Princess's most important trick to bring her own children out is to entice them with pancakes. There is a special stone in Hagaparken that the family has named the "Pancake Stone". There, serve Victoria pancakes as a snack.
Another tip is to bring a bouncy ball and play with the whole family. In this way, one moves forward on the path through play. She tells us that Daniel is very good at dating, the children are good at running and she herself is very bad at dating.
Victoria grew up with two parents who also loved the outdoors and nature. The king liked to take the children camping on Öland and on one occasion they even slept over in a bivouac up in Storlien where the royal family has a sports cabin.
One of Victoria's pets when she was little was a snail that she named Johanna. She kept it for quite some time.
- She survived for a very long time to everyone's surprise.
"We don't understand how bad it is"
The Crown Princess is one of the UN's ambassadors for the global sustainability goals. She feels both hope and concern for the future.
- Yes, there is concern, but I also see that a lot is being done in many places. Correcting and doing differently and raising awareness and so on, says the Crown Princess, adding that the understanding of climate issues is very different depending on where you are in the world.
- But I think we really understand how bad it is. The only question is what can we do about it, are we in power with what we should do, is there a will, all that, says the Crown Princess.
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