"It is with great sadness we received the message"

For 14 years Ari Behn was married to the Norwegian princess Märtha Louise.

This meant that he also spent time with the Swedish royalty. And there is now sadness in the Swedish royal family after the death notice.

"It is with great sadness that we received the message of Ari Behn's departure. We will remember Ari as the warm, cordial and spiritual man he was, ”the Crown Princess couple writes in a statement.

They continue:

“It was a privilege to get to know Ari. Our thoughts go to his daughters and family ”.

The king has also spoken of the death.

“We have received the message of Ari Behn's tragic passing. For many years we knew him as part of the Norwegian royal family, who are close to us. Our thoughts go to his nearest, ”writes King Carl XVI Gustaf in a statement.