King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden stepped into their military uniforms to celebrate Veterans Day.
The celebrations were held on Monday, 29 May, at the Royal Djurgården, in the Swedish capital, in the presence of all top officials in the country: not only the King and his son but also the Speaker of the Riksdag (Parliament) Andreas Norlén, the Prime Minister Ulf…
Crown Prince Frederik made a trip to Camp Valdemar military base in Latvia, where he met with Danish troops stationed in the area.
On 19th April, the heir to the Danish throne arrived in the Baltic nation to meet some of the 800 soldiers stationed there as part of…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia to undertake state visit to crucial NATO member
22nd March 2023
The Swedish Royal Court has announced that King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will undertake a State Visit to the Republic of Estonia at the beginning of May.
The trip will be undertaken from 2 to 4 May. It will include stops in the capital Tallinn, and Tartu, the…
King Felipe hosted a series of events connected with NATO’s summit taking place in Madrid, which, in turn, coincided with the 40th anniversary of Spain joining the Atlantic defence alliance.
In the morning of Monday, 30 May, King Felipe, accompanied by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, arrived at Teatro Real, where the solemn commemoration of the anniversary was taking place at the presence of…
The Swedish Royal Family pulled out all the stops for the first day of the Finnish State Visit, a crucial engagement that comes when the two nations have officially begun the process of obtaining full NATO membership.
The official welcome took place at the Royal…
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf has revealed his thoughts on his country potentially joining NATO – the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
The King was given information that Sweden plans to apply for membership in NATO on 16 May in a Foreign Affairs Committee…
The Swedish Royal Court has announced an incoming state visit from Finland.
Upon the invitation from King Carl XVI Gustaf, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and First Lady Jenni Haukio will be in Stockholm on 17 and 18 May 2022.
The invitation comes as declarations from authorities of both countries that Sweden and Finland are beginning to consider joining NATO.
The transatlantic…
Sweden is not a member of the international military alliance NATO. Nevertheless, Sweden is this week the host nation for a major conference between the NATO nations. On that occasion, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden granted an audience to NATO Secretary General, Jens…
Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, visited RAF Waddington on Wednesday, 28 September, to mark the retirement of the E-3D Sentry from RAF service after 30 years. A Royal Parade was held along with a flypast conducted by an 8 Squadron E-3D Sentry.
The aircraft has seen…
On Sunday, Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia addressed the Serbian people on the anniversary of the NATO bombing of Serbia. In his remarks, the Crown Prince spoke of those affected by the bombing and criticised NATO’s operations during the war in the Balkans.
Crown Prince Alexander’s statement:
“Twenty years later Serbia is still trying hard to recover from the appalling bombing on the…
