Prince Daniel of Sweden has long devoted
time to the Swedish police force and spoken of how much value he
places on their work. He has just shown his support again and sent
a digital message to the closing ceremonies for newly graduated
police officers throughout Sweden. During his message, delivered on
November 19th 2021, Prince Daniel said: “A large part of your
training time has come…
Queen Sonja is very interested in art and
has just overseen the official opening of a brand new culture house
in the city of Trondheim. The exhibitions in the new culture house
in Trondheim will have a special focus on modern arts. Behind the
new culture house is the visual…
The King and Queen of Sweden received
their first Covid-19 vaccine in January this year, and the second
vaccine sometime in the spring. Now it has been confirmed that the
Swedish king and queen have received their third dose of Covid-19
vaccine. In a comment to the…
King Carl Gustaf hands over new military banner to Karlberg Academy
19th November 2021
The Swedish military is currently in the
middle of a process of building up its forces. King Carl XVI Gustaf
handed over a new flag to the Karlberg Military Academy in
Stockholm on November 18th 2021 in front of cadets and staff. The
school’s old banner, which was handed out in connection with the
school’s 200th anniversary in 1992, could thus be taken out of use.
During the…
In Norway, it’s long been established
that the vast majority of people own the home they live in. This is
part in a policy with royal roots that stretches back several
hundred years. On November 17th 2021, Crown Prince Haakon was
present to celebrate 75 years since the…
Receiving new ambassadors in audiences
and thanking ambassadors who leave their posts is a long tradition
among royalty in most nations. This week, His Majesty King Carl XVI
Gustaf has dedicated two days to this very tradition. On November
16th 2021, the Swedish monarch…
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has visited
the military camp of the Royal Danish Lifeguard in Copenhagen this
week for a special tradition. Her Majesty started her visit, on
November 18th 2021, by attending an impressive military parade by
several regiments from the Royal Lifeguard. The parade was
completed with fewer people present than usual due to the situation
with coronavirus. Queen…
Crown Princess Mette Marit and Princess Martha Louise took out a loan to by artwork of Queen Sonja
18th November 2021
Crown Princess Mette Marit and her
sister-in-law Princess Martha Louise of Norway once took out a loan
to buy a famous painting of Queen Sonja. The source of this special
news is none other than Queen Sonja personally. This is one of
several interesting pieces of…
Queen Margrethe loses valuable royal jewellery during state dinner
18th November 2021
Last week, the Danish Queen and Crown
Prince paid a state visit to their neighbour in the south, Germany.
The visit lasted several days and successfully strengthened the
economic, cultural, and military cooperation between the two
nations. However, behind the scenes, the…
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia attend military anniversary dinner
17th November 2021
Swedish navy sailors have now been
professionally organized for 250 years. This week, they had royal
guests visiting to celebrate the big anniversary. On November 16th
2021, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia attended their jubilee
dinner at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm. Rear Admiral Anders
Grenstad, chairman of the Royal Warriors’ Society, hosted the King
and Queen during the evening…
