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After ABBA 4
1985
Frida's 40th birthday party was held in France. It was a 2 day affair with lavish dinners both nights and lot's of champagne.
Marie and Tomas Ledin, Benny's daughter Helene and Görel Hanseralong with Frida's daughter Lotta and her husband Mike were among the guests.
The following is from Mickory's ABBA Blog
"For two fun filled days Anni-Frid Lyngstad celebrated her 40th birthday in Paris. A party her friends will never forget.
Frida's new fiancé was of course present. But she kept his name secret
" I'm very happy with my new man, said Frida. The only thing I will say is that he is born in Sweden, but lives in Switzerland."
To further keep his identity a secret, the fiancé was wearing a green punk rock wig throughout the party.
(The man was none other than Prince Ruzzo Reuss)
Frida was not happy with the way her Shine album had gone and she took some time off this year.
1986
During her blonde hair days she is still living in London.
1986 in London at the premiere of Chess. Frida became a blonde that year. (pics by Kitti of Denmark who was there also)
January 1986 Tiveds Hambo was sung as a tribute to Stig Anderson. She flew in to do the show and
immediatly went back to London. She had just gotten the news that her friend Daniel Balavoine had died.
2 pics from an interview for TV in the USA
Frida moves in with Ruzzo in Switzerland at some point during this year.
She is now 40 years old and another new life is starting for her.
She moves into a more private citizen type of world.
Ruzzo is good friends with Swedens King Gustav and they socialize
often. Frida is now surrounded by a different sort of life away from the spotlight.
And she loves it...
She devotes herself completely to Ruzzo. And for the first time in her
life she finds complete happiness and peace.
1987
 ( 2 captures from raffem.com)
In the fall of 1987 Frida took part in an all female choir that sang
on Benny's solo album, Klings mina klocker. She enjoyed doing this very much.
Frida is invited to sing with Ratata. She accepts and sings Så länge vi har varann.
It becomes a hit in Sweden. In fact, it was # 23 out of 100 on the favorites of 1987 list.
A Letter to her fans (Sept. 29 1987)
Later she writes a letter to published in the 41 issue of the Frida Fan Club magazine
explaining, ABBA is in the past, and the members have all gone onto other things.
She feels the fan club should end.
She speaks of not living in the past and how she chooses to look only forward instead.
She no longer wants to be involved with her fan clubs or fan magazines.
They are in the past for her. She thanks the fans. Then she says,
"Please try to use your energy for things that are important for your own
development and do not hang on to something that no longer exists."
She is putting ABBA and the music buisness well behind her as only memories.
The music is now quiet in Frida. She turns her interests to Enviromental projects and to enjoying her
privacy and her wonderful life.
1988
A happy family day
August 1988 Frida's daughter Lisa Lotte married Charles Casper, an American. Frida and former husband Ragnar Fredrickson.
They had met in college in the USA.
Benny Andersson also attended this wedding, as did his son Peter, and Nanne.
1990
Frida founds the Artister för Miljö (Artists for the Envirronment) Foundation.
1992
Frida and Ruzzo marry in Hersholm Denmark. She is 46 years old. The couple lived with
Ruzzo's twin daughters Henriette and Pauline from his first marriage to a Norwegian ship-owner's
daughter at Ruzzo's villa in Switzerland.
They live mainly in Fribourg Switzerland , with houses also on Mallorca in Spain and
a summer house in Skåne in Sweden. The house in Sweden is the family home that
Ruzzo used to go to as a child with his Swedish mother.
May 14,1992 Frida attends the Älvsjö fair in Stockholm. She spoke about the enviroment.
A photo shoot from the same day.^
July 23, 1992 Frida is interviewed by Cissy Elfwin at the Strömkaien cafe for Swedish TV in Stockholm.
She sings Saltwater on the show and spoke about her involvment with The Natural Step and enviromental issues.
Also she spoke about the upcoming event she was planning Musik på Borggården
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