Gustaf V Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Haijby affair=== Allegations of a love affair between Gustaf V and [[Kurt Haijby]] led to the court paying 170,000 [[Swedish krona|kronor]] under the threat of blackmail by Haijby. That led to the so-called Haijby Affair and several controversial trials and convictions against Haijby, which spawned considerable controversy about Gustaf V's alleged homosexuality.<ref>{{cite book |title=Rättsaffärerna Kejne och Haijby |last=Heumann |first=Maths |year=1978 |publisher=Norstedt |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=91-1-787202-2}}</ref> In 2021 the alleged events surrounding the Haijby Affair were adapted into a fictional miniseries for [[Sveriges Television]] called ''En Kunglig Affär (A Royal Secret)'', directed by [[Lisa James Larsson]] and written by [[Bengt Nilsson (actor)|Bengt Braskered]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=A Royal Secret: The intriguing true story of King Gustaf V, Sweden's first gay king|url=https://www.voguescandinavia.com/articles/en-kunglig-affar-the-intriguing-true-story-of-kurt-haijby|access-date=2022-01-08|website=www.voguescandinavia.com|date=2 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page