Locum Tenens

The King and Queen went to Denmark for a visit to their relatives of the Danish Royal Family. The Crown Prince was in England. It came to pass, therefore, that the next in line to exercise the kingly functions was Gustav Adolf, 18-year-old son of the Crown Prince, hereditary Prince of Sweden.

So far, the royal locum tenens has had only to preside at a Cabinet Council and attend to a stream of social matters.