I discovered Young Royals in August 2023 and I have to say that I watched season 1 and season 2 without really paying attention, I skimmed through them. And I truly regretted it later.

In March 2024, season 3 was released and I thought, well, what if I watched it again (everything from the beginning because people talk about it so much that it intrigued me).

I was not in the same state of mind at all as in 2023.

I had lost my father a few months earlier and I was in deep sadness.

I could no longer watch films or series unless they were about pure love.

Only the love of my family and loved ones comforted me at that time.

So I started watching season 1 again.

And then, I don’t know what happened.

I was watching with new eyes, a new heart, their story deeply touched me.

I needed to feel pure and real love. It soothed my soul. My heart was wounded. I loved my father deeply. He was very old when he passed away, but when you love, age does not matter in the face of death. It was unconditional love.

In my family, we are like that, we love each other deeply, we are always there when someone needs it.

But this time it was different because even with the love of my children, I could not find comfort.

And I didn’t want to show them too much of my sadness because it hurt them too much to see me like that.

By watching Young Royals, the love these two young teenagers had for each other made me feel better. That unconditional love, I found it in them.

Even in difficulties, Simon and Wilhelm loved each other, even if Simon tried to distance himself from Wille, he couldn’t because Wilhelm was his soulmate.

I watched these three seasons, and I realized how much good it did me. Except episode 6 of season 3, when they are by the lake. They were saying goodbye even though they love each other.

That, I couldn’t watch because it reminded me of my father. Saying goodbye to someone you love without being able to do anything and being forced to let them go, it’s horrible.

Even now, I still cannot watch that part of the episode, even though I know the ending is happy. I feel their sadness so deeply. And the song Simon wrote for Wille, I can’t listen to it without crying.

For a while, I stopped watching the end of the series, it hurt me too much.

I must admit that since March 2024, I watch the series over and over again. I can’t watch anything else anymore. Everything seems dull, slow, without any interest (something is always happening in YR, every second, you never get bored).

Why does this love story touch me so much?

Two young men (or women) falling in love must be so complicated in real life.

Even nowadays, even though mentalities have supposedly evolved. They have to hide, face looks, and much more. And that is why I think love between two people of the same sex is so beautiful, because it is pure love. They don’t hold on and fight if it is not sincere.

Simon and Wilhelm are so beautiful, so tender, in their scenes, the way they look at each other, touch each other, support each other… Everything is beautiful in this series.

The scenes are incredibly well filmed and acted, you truly feel like you are there.

Everything is exceptional.

It had been a long time since I had seen something so incredible on television.

I truly believe that Young Royals has become part of history, as have its actors.

There are many scenes that I loved and that brought me different things because this series addresses so many different topics.

First, there is the relationship Wilhelm has with his family. He has an absent family, they are not close at all. I am lucky to have a loving family ready to do anything for one another and it really helps in life. Not only is his mother not there for him, but she also makes him lie, betrays him (when she learns that it was August who published the video and does not tell him). She gives him no support after his brother’s death. It is so important to be able to rely on someone in those moments. Wilhelm found that support in Simon. His mother teaches him no real values and his father is completely absent and even seems completely clueless. She belittles him when she learns he is homosexual, even humiliates him on his birthday by only talking about Erik… as if he didn’t exist. She is not a mother but a superior. Wilhelm even says at the end that his mother is utterly pathetic in both roles. He is a young man full of values and we wonder where he learned them.

On the other hand, there is Simon, who has a wonderful relationship with his mother, she supports him, is always there for her children, educates them as best she can, protects them from harm…

Simon has such beautiful values, he has a big heart, he protects his sister, his mother, he is the man of the house. Even at his young age, he is ready to face anything…

Then I started wanting to know more about the series and about these two young Swedish actors who embodied their characters so perfectly.

They are both so cute and talented.

I went online and discovered that Edvin Ryding was an actor who started his career very young, at 5 years old. He was so cute.

Then I looked into Omar Rudberg, and I saw that it was his first acting role (and what a role), that he had been a singer for a long time, that he even opened for One Direction (I have had a fan page for Harry Styles for more than 3 years, I follow his career, I saw him in concert at Stade de France…) so it caught my attention.

I went on YouTube and the first music video I saw was “Moving Like That”, the vibe made me get up and dance in my living room, I had so much fun (I was alone at that moment).

I must tell you that I loved it. Seeing how Omar danced, that incredible voice and let’s be honest, Omar’s beauty, ah!!!

So I started watching the other videos, I liked everything, absolutely everything.

I started watching their interviews for Young Royals… I discovered so many things you don’t see when watching the series. Their personalities, they are truly adorable, and together they have so much fun, no filter at all, they are natural, spontaneous, funny, and they deeply love each other (as friends apparently).

I love Young Royals even more since seeing all that. I decided to create an Instagram fan page for Omar Rudberg because there is always so much to show, and on top of that, Omar is very active on social media and often delights us with his lives, his videos…

His career has been evolving very quickly lately and I truly believe he will go very far, wherever he wants, that is certain.

In any case, I have become a huge fan of this very talented young man.

I admire these young people who fight against all odds and believe in their destiny, in their ability to achieve their dreams.

Omar keeps releasing new songs and they are all beautiful, both in the lyrics and the music, and so well sung with that voice I admire. It reflects him, represents him, and that is what I love about him, he is authentic, natural, he wants to be loved for who he is and he is absolutely right. There are so many famous people who are not what they appear to be.

Then there were the tours in October 2024 (I couldn’t go, there were no tickets left on the day of sale, everything sold out in presale that I missed) and in February 2025.

I didn’t miss the February 2025 one and I even went to 3 of his concerts (Paris, Barcelona, and Milan) and traveled alone abroad (something I had never done before).

In October, even though I didn’t see him live, I was able to discover him through all the live shows (people streaming), the videos, the photos… And it confirmed Omar’s undeniable talent. The energy he gives is contagious and it’s total euphoria. What is also surprising is the diversity of ages and people he brings together. I can’t explain it and that’s perfectly fine.

In February 2025, when I saw him for the first time live, in concert, I was so happy to experience it for real, to see him so close (because for now we are lucky he performs in small venues, but we’ll see in a few years when he explodes). For this event, at the Paris concert at the Bataclan on 13-02-2025, I wanted to show him all the love we have for him, especially me of course, so I created and organized a giant TIFO (a display of colored lights using phones). Unfortunately, not as many people participated as I had hoped.

But I loved Omar’s reaction, he was moved, amazed that fans could organize such a project. And I hope it won’t be the last one I organize (get ready for the next one because I already have ideas). I think he was thinking “you only see this with big artists,” but no, you deserve it just as much, if not more, because you have fought since you were very young to get where you are today.

Something else happened during that tour that is incredible to me: Omar shared one of my videos from his Barcelona concert on his Instagram while I was in Milan. He watched all my stories and some of my posts. The result on my Instagram account @omarrudberg_world was incredible and unbelievable to me, I couldn’t believe it. Especially since he rarely does that. I was honored and thrilled.

But I must say that the concert we will remember most from this tour is the one in London. I think you know why? Yes, because Edvin came on stage to recreate (almost exactly) a scene from Young Royals, hugging Omar from behind around the waist (like in the fish scene S1E5). The crowd was completely shocked, hysterical, amazed, emotional, happy to witness that, whether in London or through a phone screen. Seeing Omar so happy, surprised that Edvin did that live in front of so many people, during the song “Simon song” which means so much to him, and singing the end with him. An unforgettable moment that many will remember, that’s for sure.

I am eagerly waiting for him to release the new songs he is currently writing, composing, and recording so he can come back and perform them for us and so I can see him again.

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OMAR RUDBERG WILL REACH THE STARS.