King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee celebrations have come to a close in Stockholm with a carriage ride through the city and a concert at Norrbro.
On Saturday, 16 September, King Carl Gustaf and his wife, Queen Silvia, took part in a horse-drawn procession through the heart of Sweden at the end of his Golden Jubilee weekend.
Photo: Clément Morin/The Royal Court of Sweden
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While each royal family has annual ceremonial events that they are known for, the Swedish Royal Family has a yearly event that is publicised around the globe.
Each year, the Swedish Royal Family takes part in the Nobel Prize award ceremonies.
The Nobel Award Prize…
When Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, died in 1947, he left behind a nine-month-old son and heir and four daughters who collectively became known as the Haga Princesses. Although the four Princesses were older than their brother, they were not in the line of…
Images of the King of Sweden have been set alight by protesters in several countries in the Middle East in the wake of a series of burnings of the Koran in Sweden.
Muslims around the world have expressed their offence at the Koran burnings. Now, photos of Carl XVI Gustaf have been set on fire in several countries.
The Swedish Royal Court has declined to comment on the matter. Most Swedes…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is celebrating his Golden Jubilee as 2023 marks 50 years since he ascended to the Swedish throne. This is a significant milestone as it is the first Golden Jubilee in Sweden. We will be looking at King Carl Gustaf’s early reign.
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Ahead of his jubilee in September, we are taking a look at the King of Sweden’s life. Learn about his christening below:
King Carl XVI Gustaf was born on 30 April 1946 as the last of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla’s five children at Haga Palace. Carl…
The King and Queen of Sweden have opened a new Jubilee exhibition at Solliden Palace.
On Wednesday, 17 May, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia opened a new exhibition in the gardens of the Swedish summer palace. The exhibition is known in English as the “Jubilee exhibition in glass.”
This is the third year that an exhibition has been staged in Solliden’s English gardens…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have continued their tour of Sweden’s 21 counties with a visit to Uppsala County.
On 27 April, the royal couple arrived by train at Uppsala Central Station, where they were warmly welcomed by the Governor and his wife.
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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have continued their tour of Sweden’s 21 counties with a visit to Blekinge County.
The visits are to celebrate the King’s 50th anniversary on the throne.
Upon arrival, Governor Ulrica Messing and her husband Torsten…
Princess Birgitta reveals her thoughts on recent controversy in the Swedish royal family
17th January 2023
Princess Birgitta has spoken publicly about the recent controversy in the Swedish royal family.
Princess Birgitta is an older sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf. The King has recently made the news due to comments he made in a documentary about the Swedish succession. The heir to the throne is his eldest child, Crown Princess Victoria. However, when she was born, she had no succession rights and…
