Haga Palace, the current home of the
Crown Princess Family of Sweden, is located in Haga Park in Solna,
Sweden. It was built in 1802 and designed by King Gustav IV Adolf’s
commissioned architect, Carl Christoffer Gjörwell. Haga Palace (or
Haga Slott), located just north of Gustav III’s Pavilion, was
modelled after ballet master Gallidiers Italian villa at
Drottningholm Palace. The…
When Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of
Västerbotten, died in 1947, he left behind a nine-month-old son and
heir and four daughters who collectively became known as the Haga
Princesses. Although the four Princesses were older than their
brother, they were not in the line of…
The Spanish Royals are enjoying their
summer holidays in Palma de Mallorca, as they do every year. After
a first week full of official engagements, King Felipe hung up his
business suits and exchanged them for his nautical polo and
trousers, as he boarded the Aifos…
She was the royal who insisted she would
only marry for love while he was a prince with a broken heart and
no desire to wed again. However, on a summer’s day, exactly a
century ago, they fell in love in London and began a royal romance
that would lead to a crown and change the attitudes of a whole
royal family. The love story of Lady Louise Mountbatten and Crown
Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden…
Blood is thicker than water! A look at how King Carl XVI Gustaf's parents shaped his reign
5th August 2023
King Carl XVI Gustaf is about to
celebrate his Golden Jubilee. And after 50 years of reign, many
Swedish citizens barely remember a life without the current King on
the throne. His reign has another peculiarity: Carl Gustaf
inherited the throne directly from his…
Only Queen Margrethe could sport one of
the most unusual tiaras in existence: the Golden Poppies tiara.
Designed in 1976 by Arje Griegst, Queen Margrethe was only four
years into her reign when she started wearing the Golden Poppies.
It was the Queen’s own commission…
The Princess of Asturias is set to begin
her military education in mid-August. Princess Leonor will enter
the General Military Academy of Zaragoza on 17 August to start her
training in the Spanish Armed Forces. Leonor joins the academy just
weeks after graduating from the United World College of the
Atlantic in Wales. While most who attend the General Military
Academy are enrolled for two…
The steel of Sweden: the unusual tiaras that sparkle in the Bernadotte collection
4th August 2023
The Swedish Royal Family has a knack for
jewellery, and that’s especially true of their steel tiaras. There
are two steel cut tiaras in their vault: the Steel Cut Tiara and
the Steel Cut Bandeau. The Cut Steel Tiara dates back to Queen
Hortense of Holland’s…
One of Queen Sonja’s most modern and
unique tiaras was a gift from her husband on her 60th birthday. In
1997, Queen Sonja was presented with the Modern Gold Tiara, crafted
by Millie Behrens. The tiara features golden strips of metal set
with diamonds in the spacing and…
King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Queen
Sofía have welcomed political authorities and representatives from
across society in Palma de Mallorca to the traditional royal
reception that rounds off their public appearances on the island
every summer. On the evening of 3rd August, the royals stepped out
of their residence in Marivent Palace to greet their more than 500
guests, which included the…
