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"It clicked" is how King Carl Gustaf described the moment he met hostess Silvia Sommerlath at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
Four years later, he made her the Queen of Sweden.
The bourgeois German not only gave the Swedish royal family a new face, but also marked the beginning of a new chapter for Sweden's monarchy.
The country was just one signature away from a republic, but the monarchy experienced a renaissance when Silvia moved into Stockholm Palace.
Silvia has reinvented the role of queen.
She sees her position as a manager in a family business, mother of the nation and ambassador for those in need.
She helped the royal family regain its former glory.
On the occasion of her 70th birthday, ZDF History congratulates the popular Queen of Sweden with a look back at her life.
First broadcast: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 11:30 p.m., ZDF.
