Over the years he petitioned for restoration of his princely title (although he did not seek reinstatement in the line of succession to the throne), but King Carl XVI Gustaf never obliged, and remained estranged from his uncle.
Over the years, based on precedent established in 1888 for his granduncle Oscar, he petitioned for restoration of a princely title, although he did not seek reinstatement in the line of succession to the throne. King King Carl XVI Gustaf never obliged, and remained estranged from his uncle.