Gustaf V

==Personal life==
[[File:Tennisskor - Livrustkammaren - 6299.tif|thumb|Tennis shoes worn by Gustaf V.]]
Gustaf V was thin, and known for his height. He wore [[pince-nez]] eyeglasses and sported a pointed mustache for most of his teen years.

Gustaf V was a devoted tennis player, appearing under the pseudonym ''Mr G''. As a player and promoter of the sport, he was elected to the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] in 1980. The King learned to play tennis during a visit in Britain in 1876 and founded Sweden's first tennis club on his return home. In 1936 he founded the King's Club. During his reign, Gustaf was often seen playing on the [[French Riviera|Riviera]]. On a visit to Berlin, Gustaf went straight from a meeting with Hitler to a tennis match with the Jewish player [[Daniel Prenn]]. During World War II, he interceded to obtain better treatment for Davis Cup star [[Jean Borotra]] of France and his personal trainer and friend Baron [[Gottfried von Cramm]] of Germany, who had been imprisoned by the Nazi Government on the charge of a homosexual relationship with a Jew.

[[File:Gustaf V of Sweden playing tennis.jpg|thumb|Gustaf V playing tennis at [[Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro]], 1927]]
[[File:HMS Gustav V.jpg|thumb|Swedish coastal defence ship HM Pansarskepp Gustaf V (1922–1957).]]
[[File:Gustaf V of Sweden as Crown Prince 1893.jpg|thumb|Crown Prince Gustaf wears the [[Regalia of Sweden#Crown Prince coronet|Coronet of the Heir Apparent]] in 1893]]
===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>