Earlier this week, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel met with government officials to talk about Brexit.
In a digital meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister, Anna Hallberg, and European Union Minister, Hans Dahlgren, the royals discussed Sweden’s relationship with the United Kingdom after it left the European Union last year.
The Royal House notes…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have released a video to mark the last Sunday of Advent. The video was filmed at Drottningholm Palace – their main residence.
In the video, Queen Silvia reads the poem “Adventsbön” (An Advent Prayer) by Margareta…
Queen Silvia of Sweden opens up about her brother’s death and her grieving process in a moving interview
14th December 2020
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden has opened up about the death of her brother in an interview with TV4. In late October, it was announced that the Swedish Queen’s brother, Walther Sommerlath, had died at the age of 86. Sommerlath had been ill for a long time, and now…
Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria attend digital Global Child Forum meeting
6th November 2020
Three children die every minute as a result of avoidable environmental degradation, a sobering fact shared by Crown Princess Victoria during the third instalment of the Global Child Forum’s Action Lab series on Tuesday.
The virtual meeting, also attended by Queen Silvia, focused on the environment and the devastating impact it can have on children’s health and future wellbeing.
Queen Silvia of Sweden has announced that her brother, Walther Sommerlath, has passed away. He was 86 years old and died on October 23rd 2020 at Karolinska Hospital in Huddinge after a period of illness. He was born Walther Ludwig Sommerlath in 1934 in Brazil.
The…
Queen Silvia said that she felt her age while in quarantine in a new interview with an Alzheimer’s Disease podcast.
Speaking to Henrik Frenkel for his podcast, Help – I Have Alzheimer’s Disease (in Swedish: Hjälp – Jag Har Alzheimer!), that was shared on Monday…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are now back at the Royal Palace in Stockholm after an absence of almost six months caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
As the virus took hold, the royal couple moved to Stenhammar Palace, about 120 kilometres southwest of Stockholm. King Carl XVI Gustaf, 74, and Queen Silvia, 76, have been based there through the spring and summer. It was from here that…
Queen Silvia received the Butterfly Prize on Monday for her work towards addiction issues and drug-free policies from an organisation in Sweden.
The Butterfly Prize is awarded by the Women’s Organisations’ Co-operation Council on Alcohol and Drug Issues, and…
Queen Silvia delivered a speech at the Samena Council Leaders’ Summit on Thursday, warning about children’s online safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking from her summer home at Solliden Palace, The Queen said: “You are the conductors and shapers of our…
Queen Silvia of Sweden had had a telephone meeting with the First Lady of Germany to discuss the opening of Germany’s third “Children’s Home”, set up to support and protect young people who have been subjected to sexual abuse. The initiative, started by Her Majesty the Queen of Sweden, offers children help from doctors, judges, psychologists and social services all in one…
