The link between the two monarchs goes back to Queen Victoria, who was the great-great-grandmother to Queen Elizabeth (through her father, King George VI) and great-great-grandmother of King Carl XVI Gustaf through both his mother and father through two of Victoria’s sons, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany.
Queen Victoria’s eldest…
Theirs is a love story that began amidst the global spectacle of the Olympic Games and has continued for 50 years. As King Carl XVI Gustaf prepares for his Golden Jubilee next month, let’s look at the enduring romance between the King and his bride, Queen Silvia.
Crown…
Rosendal Palace is one of the lesser-known royal buildings in Sweden, but that doesn’t mean it is less spectacular.
Located on the island of Djurgården, in central Stockholm, it was erected between 1823 and 1827 for King Karl XIV Johan – none other than Jean…
The Golden Jubilee of Europe's longest reigning king - all the details of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden's celebrations
24th August 2023
The Royal Court of Sweden has revealed the schedule for King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee in September.
The jubilee week will begin on 12 September when the King opens the National Assembly. The following day, he will receive an official gift from the Riksdag (parliament) and Swedish government and host a reception at the Royal Palace (also known as Stockholm Palace).
Another set…
A heightened terror alert will not affect any of the Golden Jubilee celebrations for King Carl XVI Gustaf next month.
Sweden raised its terror threat level last week to the second highest level after a series of Koran burnings in the country and the resulting anger in…
A look at the change in the laws of succession that irked a king
22nd August 2023
Before 1980, the Swedish line of succession was governed by agnatic primogeniture – meaning females were excluded from the line of succession.
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s first child was a girl – Victoria – who was born in July 1977; at birth, she was not…
The line of succession to the Swedish throne is dictated by the Swedish constitution, which sets out requirements for those in line to the throne. Currently, there are only eleven people in the line of succession.
In Sweden, the Act of Succession governs who can succeed to the throne, and the country abides by absolute primogeniture (the eldest child, regardless of gender, inherits the throne).
PHOTOS: Crown Princess Victoria gets behind the lens for summer snaps of her children
21st August 2023
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has gotten behind the lens to take summer photos of her two children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar.
Six new images were released by the Swedish Royal Court of the children and their parents taken over the summer.
Photo: Crown…
The Ukrainian Presidential Couple has paid visits to several European countries over the past couple of days to strengthen ties and support and spent two days with the Danish Royal Family.
President Zelenskyy and First Lady Zelenska arrived in Denmark on Sunday afternoon…
Why does King Carl Gustaf of Sweden have the number 16 Roman numerals in between his two names?
King Carl XVI Gustaf means that the current monarch is the 16th ruler to use the name Carl (or Charles).
However, there haven’t actually been 16 monarchs to use the name throughout Sweden’s history.
The first trace of the use of Carl/Charles goes back to 1161, when Carl VII…
