The entire Swedish royal family is now doing a lot to try to help with the situation in Ukraine. King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and Princess Sofia have attended a meeting with aid organizations working in Ukraine or its neighbouring countries.
The meeting was arranged in the Bernadotte Library at Stockholm Royal Palace, to which representatives from 22…
Norrtälje is a city in Stockholm County in the Kingdom of Sweden. The City was founded in 1622 by Gustav II Adolf and in 2010, the city had 17,275 inhabitants. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden visited the city of Norrtälje on March 29th 2022 to draw attention to the fact…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have attended a support concert for Ukraine at the Concert Hall in Stockholm.
At the concert, on March 27th 2022, the Ukrainian string ensemble “The Kyiv Soloists” performed. The ensemble was on a European tour when…
Queen Silvia has awarded scholarships for a cause close to her heart – dementia.
Queen Silvia of Sweden handed out scholarships from King Gustaf V’s and Queen Victoria’s Masonic Foundation for research for the elderly on 24 March. During the ceremony, Queen Silvia awarded scholarships to 19 researchers in geriatrics, and the award money will go toward further research in this…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has participated in the Swedish Parliament’s celebration of Nordic Day.
The Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) held a seminar on 23 March, and the Speaker of the Riksdag invited several people to mark the 70th anniversary of the…
The first plans have been announced for the celebrations of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden’s Golden Jubilee set to take place in 2023.
The Royal Court has invited people to create an emblem for the jubilee to enter into a competition to be used for the entire…
Crown Princess Victoria teams up with Prince Oscar and Princess Estelle on World Water Day
23rd March 2022
World Water Day is a United Nations day celebrated on March 22 each year to raise awareness of the lack of clean drinking water in many parts of the world.
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden highlighted the day this year with two events. Ahead of World Water Day, the Crown Princess, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar met the organization Wateraid to talk about what life without clean water looks…
The war in Ukraine has forced millions of people to flee their homes. While most have travelled to neighbouring countries such as Poland, Romania and Moldova, refugees are now beginning to arrive in European nations further away from the war, including Sweden.
On March…
Sweden is a small kingdom that has very many castles. For several centuries, the Swedish nobility was strong and during Sweden’s time as an empire, many castles were built throughout Sweden, especially in the southern parts of the kingdom. Crown Princess Victoria has…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities was founded by Queen Lovisa Ulrika in 1753. The Academy’s main purpose is to promote and fund research in the humanities and social sciences as well as cultural environmental care. On March 21st 2022, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden attended their annual celebration in Stockholm.
The gathering and subsequent dinner were held…
