Expo 2020 is a World Expo, currently hosted by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. Originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 1 2022, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden participated digitally in a seminar at the exhibition. The theme of the seminar was mental illness among children and…
Man arrested after new drones spotted flying over Drottningholm Palace
1st February 2022
A man has been arrested on suspicion of having flown drones over Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm.
Swedish Police said on 31 January that they had arrested a Russian citizen who flew a drone above Drottningholm Palace on 30 January. The man is suspected of violating the…
The Swedish Royal Family has recently devoted a lot of time to shedding light on the Swedish police force.
On 25 January, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden gave an audience at the Royal Palace to Charlotte von Essen, who is the new head of the Swedish Security…
Remembering the tragedy that devastated Sweden's royals, 75 years on
26th January 2022
The Swedish Royal Family will mark a sad anniversary on January 26th 2022. It is the 75th anniversary of the death of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, eldest son of the later King Gustaf VI Adolf. The Prince, second in line to the throne of Sweden at the time of his death, was the father of Carl XVI Gustaf, the current King of Sweden, and his four sisters.
Prince Gustaf Adolf was killed in an…
Sweden and Estonia have a close historical bond, and on Thursday, King Carl XVI Gustaf gave an audience to Estonian President Alar Karis.
The President of Estonia was in Sweden on an official visit from 19 January to 20 January at the invitation of the Speaker of the…
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden has attended the annual Swedish Sports Gala, where Sweden’s most prominent athletes are honoured when the previous year’s sports achievements are rewarded.
Prince Carl Philip, just like previous years, gave a speech at the Sports…
Queen Sonja and Queen Silvia praise Queen Margrethe for her help in revealing interviews
13th January 2022
This week marks 50 years since Queen Margrethe became Queen of Denmark. And as she prepares for her Jubilee, the Danish Monarch has won high praise from two of Europe’s longest serving consorts.
Danish TV channels have been showing a number of TV programmes about the Queen’s life and work. Denmark’s largest TV channel recently broadcast a new documentary about Margrethe II.
King Carl Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria attend Defence conference from quarantine
12th January 2022
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has been joined, virtually, by Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel at the annual Swedish Defence conference. The conference was this year digital due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the royals kept up their tradition of his attendance at…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia step in for Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
11th January 2022
Last week it was announced that the King and Queen of Sweden were infected with Covid-19. Shortly afterwards, it was announced that Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel were also infected for the second time during the pandemic. Therefore, the majority of the Swedish…
Several military marches that are a part of our musical heritage were composed by King Carl Johan of Sweden and Norway’s grandson, Prince Gustaf.
In 1852, the 25-year-old Gustaf, the “singer prince,” became the first royal to die at the new palace in the Norwegian capital of Christiania. Despite his young age, he had managed to write more than fifty pieces of music –…
