More than 7,000 people have died in covid-19 in Sweden and many have not been given the opportunity to say goodbye to their relatives.
Something that the king sees as deeply regrettable.
- The Swedish people have suffered enormously in difficult conditions, he says and continues:
- You think of all the family members who have happened to not be able to say goodbye to their deceased family members.
I think it is a heavy and traumatic experience not to be able to say a warm goodbye.
When asked if the king himself is afraid of being infected with covid-19, he answers:
- Lately, it has felt more obvious, it has crept closer and closer.
That's not what you want.
Watch the entire interview with the King of the Year with the Royal Family on Monday 21 December at 20.00 on SVT1.