Editing Gustaf V (section)

===Haijby affair===
Allegations of a homosexual love affair between Gustaf V and [[Kurt Haijby]] led to the court paying 170,000 [[Swedish krona|kronor]] under the threat of blackmail by Haijby.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gianoulis |first=Tina |date=November 16, 2006 |title=Gustav V, King of Sweden (1858-1950) |url=http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/gustav_v.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803051005/http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/gustav_v.html |archive-date=August 3, 2008 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=GLBTQ - An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture}}</ref>  That led to the so-called Haijby Affair and several controversial trials and convictions against Haijby, which spawned considerable controversy about Gustaf V's alleged [[homosexuality]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Rättsaffärerna Kejne och Haijby |last=Heumann |first=Maths |year=1978 |publisher=Norstedt |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=91-1-787202-2}}</ref>

In 2021 the alleged events surrounding the Haijby Affair were adapted into a fictional miniseries for [[Sveriges Television]] called ''En Kunglig Affär (A Royal Secret)'', directed by [[Lisa James Larsson]] and written by [[Bengt Nilsson (actor)|Bengt Braskered]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Royal Secret: The intriguing true story of King Gustaf V, Sweden's first gay king|url=https://www.voguescandinavia.com/articles/en-kunglig-affar-the-intriguing-true-story-of-kurt-haijby|access-date=2022-01-08|website=www.voguescandinavia.com|date=2 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>