King presents medals to Per and Marie at palace ceremony
Written by Jud on January 31, 2003 to Roxette.
STOCKHOLM - 
Although there was a great deal of uncertainty as to whether or not Marie Fredriksson would be able to attend, it was both members of Roxette who arrived at the Royal Palace here this afternoon to receive medals from His Majesty, the King of Sweden.
This morning the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet and tabloid Expressen reported that it was still uncertain if Marie would attend or not. “It will depend on the mood of the day,” had previously told Per to Aftonbladet, but in the end, she felt with the energy to attend the event and receive the Medal personally.
Per and Marie both were beaming with pride as they stepped forward to be distinguished by the King. “Both [of them] are so honored and very proud to have received this medal,” explains Marie Dimberg, their manager.
Aftonbladet also reports today that Marie feels better, “it is like night and day, she feels definetely better,” explains Per, but we have to bear in mind that “she didn’t get a cold, but a big knockout.” So Marie has to take her time to come back “Marie has to decide it for herself when she feels like coming back,” Per goes on telling, “there is no reason for her to stress.”
It is for this reason that it is not sure what Roxette will do during this year. Previously the target was to work together this summer, but now Per reveals that the “The Pop Hits” release may be the last that the band does this year. “Under normal circumstances, we would have surely spent a couple of months in the spring to promote this album,” says Per, “but now I doubt it.” Besides that, there is no urge for Roxette to release a new album. “We are not in panic of having to make a new album,” Per states.
On the other hand, Expressen reported this morning that a bump was found in Marie’s left breast. According to the tabloid’s source, they will apply a biopsy to this bump next week, but Dimberg already denied this piece of information in the press message we reported earlier today.
- Aftonbladet’s story (In Swedish)
- Expressen’s story (In Swedish)
- TV4’s report (Requires Real player)
- SVT’s article (In Swedish)
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- Samara was a smash (March 4, 2011)
- Roxette tour moves south to Samara, Russia (March 3, 2011)
- North America and Australia on the Roxette radar for later this year (March 2, 2011)
- Roxette live in Kazan: a promising start to the World Tour (March 1, 2011)
46 comments
geytenbeek said on January 31, 2003 18:54:
Congrats again to both Per and Marie! Marie glad to see you again after all this months! Hope to see you soon!
gyllene_tjej said on January 31, 2003 18:57:
Brave little cutie!!!! I AM proud of both of you! You rule and the elegance you wear is really killing me, mmm :o)
Jud (moderator) said on January 31, 2003 19:03:
go here:
http://www.tv4.se/nyheterna/videosida.asp
and scroll down till you see
“Medaljutdelning på slottet
Inte mindre än 29 förtjänstfulla medborgare fick ta emot medaljer ur kungens hand.”
when you click on it, you can see a short video about it! Marie is there :))
BigRoxfan said on January 31, 2003 19:03:
Marie. our precious little Angel....you look FANTASTIC!!!!!!! Per baby, your cheeky smile always makes me laugh!!!!hehehehehe You both look so elegant and proud....YOU DESERVE IT!!!!
LONG LIVE ROXETTE!!!!CLAP!!!CLAP!!!CLAP!!!!
-Gee- said on January 31, 2003 19:33:
“Expressen reported this morning that a bump was found in Marie’s left breast”
...i’d really like to do something vewwy vewwy gruesome to some certain Newspaper staff... >>>:(((
SUE SUE SUE ’em Bunny! Let Expressen pay some fat amout of money to a cancer fund! >:)
big-little-girl said on January 31, 2003 19:40:
Marie looks GREAT!
Äntligen - äntligen i dag - solen gick upp över stan!
WELCOME BACK MARIE!!!
I hope you feel as good as you look!!!
Congratulations to BOTH of YOU!!!
roxlad said on January 31, 2003 20:02:
So nice to see you on your feet again Marie!!!!
The best thing you can do for all your fans is to look after yourself and take all the time you need!!!! :-)
Love ye!!!!
Katuska said on January 31, 2003 20:46:
Yeeesssss, Marie looks GREAT! I am so glad!
But Per needs some rest! :-)
DGessle said on January 31, 2003 21:06:
I’m very happy to see Marie so nice! I was really worried after expressen article but i think it’s wrong.
Anyway my Honey Gessle looks so tanned and sexy like always... ;)
Un bacio
Dary & Niky*
*T.L.D.G.*
patolucas said on January 31, 2003 21:19:
MARIE LOOKS REALLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!SKE LOOKS GREAT!!!! I‘M SO HAPPY TO SEE HER ONCE AGAIN!SHE^S LIKE A BEAUTIFUL ANGEL.CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE MEDAL!!!LEOLO FROM ARGENTINA.
steven said on January 31, 2003 21:50:
* B R A V O D A I L Y R O X E T T E *
Superb peice of professional reporting.
Per & Marie must surely be so pround to know you guys are constant in your efforts.
Keep up the GREAT work.
Steven.
P.S. Great picture!
rox-kuryliw said on January 31, 2003 22:13:
a lump in her breast now? i dont think so i hope. what are the press like.
xarrrr said on January 31, 2003 22:13:
aaw! i’m so happy for Marie!
i hope what Expressen said was a lie!
Sascha said on January 31, 2003 22:30:
Wow, feels so good to see Marie again! And look how happy she is!
coyboyusa said on January 31, 2003 23:41:
she looks alot better than i thought she ever would i do hope to god and the godess that the expressen thing is bullcrap and i hope they sue them for misinfo...love you marie rest well we’ll rox anther time :)
bobi said on February 1, 2003 00:05:
great job Daily Roxette!
Congrats to both Per and Marie, they must be very proud of themselves.
Its great to see Marie looking cheerful and full of spirit, keep up this level of energy Marie!
Per, looking good as always, but sorry, Marie was the star today :)
UKroxer said on February 1, 2003 02:01:
Well done Per and Marie! You look so proud, and so you should do!
Marie you look stunning!!! Take all the time you need to make a full recovery - we’ll always be here supporting you both!
We all hope to see you very very soon again!
Take care. xx
Anarem said on February 1, 2003 06:58:
When I first saw the picture of Marie, tears of joy welled up in my eyes. She looks beautiful, she is up and about, and lol, you’re right, Judith, she does look better than Per! (he looks like he had stayed in the tanning bed too long)
Keep fighting, Marie! We love you!
brunorox said on February 1, 2003 08:57:
Congratulations Marie !
Congratulations Per !
She looks really fine, so. What an honour to get a medal at a ceremony.
She’s got the look
stay safe
Bruno
kixpl said on February 1, 2003 11:17:
I knew Marie would fight. She is looking so fine, but we don’t know how she feels inside. :-*
Roxfever said on February 1, 2003 11:54:
Wow! I didn’t expect Marie looking so good. The one who looks really ill is Per. That’s what I call solidarity :-) Well done Per! No, I’m so glad see that Marie was able to go there. She seems to be recovering otherwise you wouldn’t have gone there. Thank you Per and Marie making this day start with tears in my eyes, tears of joy!
Twilight-Ghost said on February 1, 2003 15:02:
Congratulations Per and Marie.
They look great, especially Marie. Per looks a little bit red, maybe because of the cold.
I’m very proud of them!!!
lonely_girl said on February 1, 2003 17:37:
Oh, great!!!
It seems really that Marie is getting better.
Congratulations to both, Per and Marie !!!!!!!!!
You deserve it
Roxeanne said on February 1, 2003 19:36:
you should also get a medal for being the greatest person on earth!!!!
i love you!
rox
Hotblooded said on February 2, 2003 02:26:
I can’t tell you how I felt seeing these pictures of Marie, I’am so happy she attended! This is the first time we’ve seen her since we heard the news that’s to long with no Marie!
WELL DONE PER & MARIE!!!!
boyan_zlatkov said on February 2, 2003 11:12:
Congratulations to Per and Marie!
They deserve that!
It’s nice to see Marie’s smile again!
Greetings from all Bulgarian fans!
mon-ami said on February 4, 2003 02:03:
i am so happy!!! congratulations to per marie and to us the fans ( yea too).
marie u look great like always
musicman9 said on October 2, 2003 21:42:
well done on the medal you deserve that for the
years of great lyrics and music get well soon, rest and get back to what you do best
Jackyg-680 said on October 17, 2006 02:32:
Hola me parece muy buena la premiacion a Merie and Per! se lo merecen! los q tb les guste Roxette y sehan fanaticos, espero me agreguen en su msn mi mail es [email protected]
tevensso (moderator) said on January 31, 2003 18:49:
She looks GOOD! I know she must be wearing the hat due to some hairloss, but man, this looks damn OK!