FRANCE/THE CITY OF NICE AND KING GUSTAV V OF SWEDEN

I must admit that I have few common interests with the late Swedish King Gustav V of Sweden.  But we have one main interest in common: The City of Nice. It is impossible not to notice that the late Swedish king had stayed in the city. A street is named after the king, a hotel has his name and above all: A sculpture of the king is set up in a public park close to the beach. For your information only: Gustaf V ( Oscar Gustaf Adolf) was king of Sweden from 1907 until his death in 1950. The king was keen on sport. He loved to play tennis while he stayed in Nice.  He was a devoted tennis player, appearing under the pseudonym Mr  G. In 1980 he was elected into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. During a visit in England in 1876 he learned about the sport and he founded Sweden’s first tennis club on his return from England.