Prince Wilhelm Quotes

(Wille's speech to the school and media...)

Wille: Your Majesty... dear Mother... and dear Hillis. It is an honor to stand here today, not only as your Crown Prince... but also as your classmate. Hillerska isn't just the place where we are taught to be good citizens, to, in the future, be able to shoulder the responsibilities that has been imposed on us. It is also a home. Hillerska became a home for me, just like it was for my dear mother... and for my brother before me. The school motto is, "Feel your responsibility for the legacy. Be proud of your history. Pass on the traditions to the next generation." (Wille switches from the prepared speech to his own words): No. It is a problem... to just keep traditions without stopping to think about which ones are good and which are bad. Then nothing happens. If you must follow traditions, how are we supposed to evolve? We can't even sing a new version of our school song without causing mass panic. And we keep secrets from each other. We lie. We pretend to protect each other, 'cause we're afraid of what could happen if we didn't. We're afraid of the consequences. I am too. I'm scared as well. But that ends now. It was me in that video that leaked last term. The one with me and Simon. It was a, um... a moment I didn't want to share, with anyone else, so I lied about it. But it was me.

Queen Kristina: Where's all this coming from? It...

Wille: You were the one who told me to see a therapist.

Queen Kristina: Yes, I did. Because it is important to learn to talk about your emotions. But you can talk to us about absolutely anything.

Wille: But that's not enough! Don't you see that?

Wille: You know, the video of me and Simon wasn't even the biggest problem. It was what all the lies and secrets have done to us.

Queen Kristina: Wha... Uh... What-What do you mean?

Wille: I mean that you've always said that we should protect ourselves by keeping it in the family, but it doesn't work that way. It only leads to new and bigger problems.

(Wille tells Simon he covered for August, because he's next in line to the throne. Wille could get out of it and be free, if August took over...)

Wille (to Simon): You have to do what feels right for you, Simon. I just want you to know that this is how it is, this is how I feel. That was it. (leaves)

Ayub (to Simon): Did he say he would give up the crown for you?

School psychologist: How does that make you feel? To live with that pressure, I mean.

Wille: Huh? I don't know. I feel lonely. I mean, I was lonely before as well... with Erik, but... I was, like, okay with it... because I knew that he was there. But last semester, I... I met a friend... who stirred up new feelings in me. In some way, I wish that it had never happened. It was kind of better not knowing how it can feel.

School psychologist: When you're struggling, it can be helpful to see someone like me, so that, uh... so that you don't feel you have to risk hurting somebody.

Wille: I didn't know that. It's just that he was always saying that we should keep what's private private. That's how we were raised. Otherwise... Otherwise, people take advantage.

(Jan-Olof comes to take Wille away from the school, he refuses to leave and they try to take him away by force. Olaf calls his mother and gives the phone to Wille...)

Wille: You embarrassed me in front of the whole school.

Queen Kristina: No, come on, Wilhelm. You have to realize there will be reactions when you threaten us.

Wille: Threaten? I told you how I felt.