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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <IMG SRC="130389ae0.jpg" border=0 width="137" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>In Toronto. 2000</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Everyone was overjoyed to see Frida was doing well after the tough 2 years she had just gone through</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Verdana" >.</FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>"I've realized I'm a very strong woman. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B> I also have a very strong faith in God. I guess that's what's helped me through this."</B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Lucida Sans" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Verdana" ><I><B>Frida Lyngstad -Then and Now</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Verdana" ><I> </I><I> </I></FONT>   |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Frida Lyngstad Then and Now"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Foreword"><U> Foreword</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Early Years"><U>Early Years</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Before ABBA"><U>Before ABBA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA"><U>During ABBA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" During ABBA 2"><U> During ABBA 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA 3"><U>During ABBA 3</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA 4"><U>During ABBA 4</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA 5"><U>During ABBA 5</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA 6"><U>During ABBA 6</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="During ABBA 7"><U>During ABBA 7</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After ABBA"><U>After ABBA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After ABBA 2"><U>After ABBA 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After ABBA 3"><U>After ABBA 3</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After ABBA 4"><U>After ABBA 4</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After ABBA 5"><U>After ABBA 5</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After ABBA 6"><U>After ABBA 6</U></A>   |   <B>After ABBA 7</B>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2002 2004"><U>2002 - 2004</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More 2004"><U>More 2004</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2004 pg 2"><U>2004 pg 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2005"><U>2005</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2006"><U>2006</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny and Frida"><U>Benny and Frida</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Extras"><U>Extras</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bathing Beauty"><U>Bathing Beauty</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family"><U>Family</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interesting Places"><U>Interesting Places</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A></div> <div> <B>After ABBA 7</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>1999</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="7cefbbc0.jpg" border=0 width="251" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="714efbf0.jpg" border=0 width="239" height="191" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="98ce7bd0.jpg" border=0 width="231" height="189" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <B>In Mallorca at her home there. This was included in </B><I><B>The Winner Takes it All</B></I></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Verdana" ><I><B><IMG SRC="988b6ab0.jpg" border=0 width="182" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="989d7a80.jpg" border=0 width="215" height="168" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <B>During thecandid interview for the  ABBA 25th year special. </B><I><B>The Winner Takes it All</B></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" >      </FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="f78ccaa0.jpg" border=0 width="204" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT><B>   </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><IMG SRC="d5fa59c0.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="156" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>All 4 members of</B><B> ABBA</B><B> go to </B><B>Görel Hanser</B><B>s 50th birthday party in </B><B>Stockholm</B><B>.</B></div> <div>       <IMG SRC="e6482ba0.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="f2fa4850.jpg" border=0 width="164" height="389" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>Polar Music Prize 1999</B></div> <div> <B>Tragedy strikes again!</B> </div> <div> <B>Ruzzo is diagnosed with cancer. He and Frida go to the family home in </B><B>Skåne, Sweden</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>and remain there during his illness.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CCFF99" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>October 29, 1999, 49 year old</B><B> Prince Ruzzo </B><B>dies after a 6 month battle with cancer.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CCFF99" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Fans all around the world share in the profound grief Frida has endured. She is only 53 </B></div> <div> <B>and now becomes a widow.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CCFF99" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>He is buried in the family cemetary in </B><B>Härslöv Sweden.</B></div> <div>  <IMG SRC="1135ac170.jpg" border=0 width="428" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">         <IMG SRC="415a5f10.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="241" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="41666850.jpg" border=0 width="102" height="133" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="c5926d80.jpg" border=0 width="294" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                        <IMG SRC="13047fca0.jpg" border=0 width="383" height="202" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Frida and daughters Henriette and Pauline  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9980" FACE="Arial" ><B>                   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#33FF99" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#33FF99" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><B> Rest in Peace</B><B>  1950-1999</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="41758920.jpg" border=0 width="88" height="146" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="41863930.jpg" border=0 width="99" height="147" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                              <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="1136dcb20.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">             </FONT>  <IMG SRC="41bb5960.jpg" border=0 width="181" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Queen Sylvia and King Carl Gustav            </B> <B>Benny and Mona,                             Marie and Tomas Ledi</B><B>n </B></div> <div> <B>Ruzzo was then cremated and buried in the family grave next to his mother and</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT><B>grandmother.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1137931d0.jpg" border=0 width="147" height="541" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1138b0070.jpg" border=0 width="176" height="519" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1139f9220.jpg" border=0 width="505" height="290" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B> (from Maggott's ABBA gallery)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>2000</B></div> <div> <B>After several months in seclusion after the death of her husband, Frida goes with</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Björn and Benny to </B><B>Toronto Canada</B><B> for the opening of </B><I><B>Mamma Mia </B></I><B>in May 2000.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>She has her grandson</B><B> Jonathan </B><B>with her.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Frida is an investor in the show.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="41c14900.jpg" border=0 width="276" height="144" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                <IMG SRC="41da2a20.jpg" border=0 width="162" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="afb98d40.jpg" border=0 width="152" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>“It was very exhilarating. It was fantastic how they got the story and integrated </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>it with the music in such a completely natural way. It was exciting to hear ABBA</B></I> </div> <div> <I><B>music in this way.”</B></I> </div> <div> <IMG SRC="41fbc370.jpg" border=0 width="188" height="311" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="421d0400.jpg" border=0 width="208" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="113adf0b0.jpg" border=0 width="223" height="267" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">              <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="f92b1360.jpg" border=0 width="177" height="310" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Verdana" ><B>2 Pictures above by George Lewycky  with his kind permission</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Verdana" ><B>     </B></FONT><B>Frida and Jonathan. He is her first grandchild.  </B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>When asked by </B><B>Mats Larsson</B><B> from</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT><I><B>Expressen </B></I><B>about going to Toronto for the opening of</B><B> </B><I><B>Mamma Mia</B></I><I><B> </B></I><B>she replied.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>"Why not? I thought it would give me an oppertunity to meet my family here.</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="ffeeabf0.jpg" border=0 width="234" height="191" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <I><B> My</B></I> <I><B>grandson Jonathan lives in the USA not far</B></I> <I><B>from here, and my                           daughter </B></I><I><B>Henriette</B></I> <I><B>studies in Boston."</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>She was singing to all the songs in the audience</B><B> </B><B>and was invited onto the stage.</B></div> <div> <B>When asked how she had the strength to go on</B><B> </B><B>after the death of her husband she replied,</B><B> </B></div> <div> <I><B>"In the 1st place, I am a really strong w</B></I><I><B>oman.</B></I><B> </B><B>I</B><I><B>'ve rea</B></I><I><B>lized this and I </B></I></div> <div> <I><B> have a really strong belief in God. Actually, that is what helped me."</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>                      She also visited New York on the trip. Her step daughters were with her.</B><B> > </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B>^</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><IMG SRC="8998ec90.jpg" border=0 width="142" height="201" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                <IMG SRC="f10d1eb0.jpg" border=0 width="209" height="235" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B> Frida turned up at the opening of the  </B><B>Niklas Restaurant in Helsingborg, Sweden.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="67633a30.jpg" border=0 width="307" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Lucida Sans" ><I><B><IMG SRC="88fadc60.jpg" border=0 width="173" height="198" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></FONT></div> <div> <B>Lil Babs, Charlie Norman and Frida at Charlie's 80th birthday party</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>2001</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="65396dc0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                               <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><IMG SRC="1305b7b20.jpg" border=0 width="183" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">            <IMG SRC="426f7bc0.jpg" border=0 width="247" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B>January 2001                                        </B><B>Frida and special friend Heinz Julen. Heinz lives near Frida in Zermatt.</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="427dd6a0.jpg" border=0 width="221" height="362" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="429702a0.jpg" border=0 width="112" height="298" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                       <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="85821bf0.jpg" border=0 width="289" height="191" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div>   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B>  Frida at Queen Sylvia's  birthday gala       </B></FONT>                    <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Verdana" ><B> Frida, Lil Babs and the Kings sister Princess Birgitta.</B></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="42af5dd0.jpg" border=0 width="245" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="42b09c10.jpg" border=0 width="265" height="193" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">               <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="13069eed0.jpg" border=0 width="158" height="237" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="42cb2be0.jpg" border=0 width="178" height="190" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="42d93bd0.jpg" border=0 width="147" height="189" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="42f8bc20.jpg" border=0 width="139" height="194" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Attending the</B><I><B> Polar Music Prize Luncheon</B></I><B> in May 14,</B><I><B> </B></I><B>2001 in Stockholm.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="432083c0.jpg" border=0 width="264" height="316" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="113bbe3d0.jpg" border=0 width="190" height="317" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="df4d1d90.jpg" border=0 width="209" height="217" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </div> <div> <B>Frida and her son Hans at the </B><I><B>Polar Music Prize Awards </B></I><B>ceremony later in the day.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="434cad60.jpg" border=0 width="202" height="214" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="436dada0.jpg" border=0 width="218" height="218" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="113ccddd0.jpg" border=0 width="205" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="439d1c60.jpg" border=0 width="209" height="198" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B>September 2001 there is an auction of Frida's belongings in </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Misery, Switzerland and the profits are to go to a handicapped </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B><IMG SRC="97996b30.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="179" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <B>childrens charity there.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>The auction featured many household items such as lamps, </B></div> <div> <B>and a few ABBA outfits</B>. </div> <div> <B>She even auctioned her Mercedes car! There were 200 items listed for sale.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="43ae8e80.jpg" border=0 width="232" height="232" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="43bdbc80.jpg" border=0 width="219" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>2001 with Queen Sylvia in Boston, USA  going to a party for millionaire Bertil Hults 60th birthday. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Go to</B><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2002 2004"><U><B> </B></U></A><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2002 2004"><U><B><U>2002-2004</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>