This article is from Svensk Damtidning issue nr 34, 1987.
For the second summer in a row Frida and her prince, the banker Ruzzo Reuss have made a detour to Glumslöv, in southern part of Sweden, Skåne. They went there to meet family and friends. Ruzzo's mother, Louise Anckarcrona, owns a flat in the sweet idyllic Glumslöv, where Frida and Ruzzo loves to come and stay or a couple of weeks.
Frida, normally, divides her time between the magnificient villa on the Mallorca peninsula La Mola and her cosy flast in the Swizz village Schwyzz. Ruzzo lives just outside of Zürich, about half an hour to the office.
Naturally, everyone is very curious about this Ruzzo who has managed to capture the shy Frida's heart. He is a banker and a prince, tall med with wavy hair and fashionable glasses. He is always dressed in immaculate suits. He is also incredible charming which definitely isn't a bad thing...
It's claimed that Ruzzo was the man who helped Frida invest all her money, so they both met uner business like circumstances, but soon they discovered that they had more things in common than money - music and art for example.
Ruzzo's father, prince Reuss disappeared without a trace during the second world war and was declared dead many years later. Ruzzo's mother, Louise, née Peyron, remarried in 1972 to Ted Ankarcrona, the owner of the manors Boserup in Skåne and Runsa in Uppland. Ruzzo has spent all his life abroad, but really enjoys coming home to visit his mother when he has some time off. Nowadays Frida comes along which makes it even more pleasant.
Recently Ruzzo divorced his Norwegian wife, with whom he has two children. Something friends indiciates that "there's something going on".
Frida has lived quite a reclusive life during he last years. Finally she has been able to do all those things that were impossible during the hectic ABBA years - golfing, reading, studying French and spend time with friends. Even though she made a small comeback on the duet "As Long As I Have You" with Swedish pop duo Ratata, she has no plans whatsoever to come back to the showbusiness again. It was just one off, Frida assured us.
Also last year she toured Skåne by car with Ruzzo, enjoyed the beauty of the landscape and meeting her old Swedish friends. This summer it happened again. And it seems likely that it will happen in the coming summers too. That is at least what her friends believe.



Very interesting article, thank you so much, Mike.
I have two questions, though:
1) Is Louise Ankarcrona related to Lillebil Ankarcrona, Frida's best friend in the 70s?
2) This is not a question but a statement with a question mark: if Ruzzo was the one who helped Frida to invest her $$$, doesn't it mean they met way before it is generally believed ;)
Sorry for being so nosy but I just can't help noticing such things :)
Posted by: Kate | 08 May 2009 at 22:47
That is what I was wondering also!
Anckarcrona,Benny married Mona, but I think her sister Lillebil was Frida's friend.
What a coincidence anyway!
Posted by: Pam | 12 May 2009 at 06:58