{|align=right | |- |}  princess lilian, duchess of halland (born lillian may davies; 30 august 1915 â 10 march 2013), was a welsh-born fashion model who became a member of the swedish royal family through her 1976 marriage to prince bertil, duke of halland (1912â1997). as such, she was a paternal aunt of king carl xvi gustaf of sweden and a maternal aunt of queen margrethe ii of denmark and queen anne-marie of greece. ==biography== ===early life in britain=== lillian may davies was born on 30 august 1915, in swansea, south wales, the daughter of william john davies and his wife gladys mary (nÃ©e curran). she dropped one 'l' from her first name when she became a fashion model. she was seen in fashion magazines like vogue. her parents separated in the 1920s, but they did not divorce formally until 1939. in 1940 she married scottish actor ivan craig (1912&ndash;1994) in horsham, west sussex. shortly after their wedding, craig joined the british army and left for africa, where he served during world war ii. in his absence, lilian worked at a factory that made radios for the royal navy and at a hospital for wounded soldiers. ===marriage to prince bertil of sweden=== {|align=right |- | |} in 1943 she met the swedish prince bertil, duke of halland, in london, reportedly at a cocktail party for her 28th birthday. soon after their meeting they became lovers, although she was at that time married to her first husband. by the time she and bertil became involved, lilian and ivan craig were separated. when the couple were reunited after the war, craig expressed his wish to marry another woman; an amicable divorce followed. bertil's older brother, prince gustaf adolf, duke of vÃ¤sterbotten, was second-in-line to the swedish throne, but in 1947 he died. as gustaf adolf's son, carl gustaf, was less than one year old, it seemed likely that when the king died bertil would have to serve as regent (other heirs having given up th
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