Princess Madeleine and her family have
returned to Sweden for an important National Day celebration. This
year marks 500 years of Sweden being a country, and the Princess
Family made sure to return home in time for the celebrations.
Princess Madeleine posted a photo of her, her husband, Chris
O’Neill, and their three children, Princesses Leonore and Adrienne
and Prince Nicolas, in…
The flags have been raised, the palace
doors have been thrown open and the royal family of Sweden have
joined celebrations across the country to mark National Day. June
6th is filled with traditions that put the Swedish royals at the
heart of national life but many of…
The Crown Princess Family of Sweden has
released their traditional National Day photos. Three images taken
by Linda Broström have been released showing Crown Princess
Victoria and Princess Estelle in Sweden’s national costume, while
Prince Daniel and Prince Oscar…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
have made another stop in their jubilee visits to all of Sweden’s
counties – this time in Västra Götaland. Their Majesties arrived in
the county’s main city, Gothenburg, where the Governor, Sten
Tolgfors, and Mrs Karin Larsson welcomed them. The King and
Queen were then escorted on a carriage ride through the streets of
the city…
King Felipe concluded a busy weekend of
official engagements by attending the Press Association’s corrida,
a traditional event in the capital every year. On Sunday, 4
June, His Majesty arrived at Plaza de Toros de las Ventas, where
most corridas are held in Madrid…
The youngest member of the Grand Ducal
Family of Luxembourg has taken centre stage at a special
celebration. Prince Francois, second child of the Hereditary Grand
Duke and Duchess and third in line to the throne, was baptised on a
sunny afternoon with his family around…
Count Folke Bernadotte - the Swedish royal who helped save thousands during World War Two
4th June 2023
Ahead of the 500th anniversary of modern
Sweden, we are taking a look at a less-known royal who helped save
thousands during World War II – including hundreds of Danish Jews
from concentration camps – Count Folke Bernadotte. Folke Bernadotte
(b. 1895) was the son of Prince Oscar and Princess Ebba of Sweden
and the grandson of King Oscar II and Queen Sofia of Sweden. When
World…
A new family photo of the Hereditary
Grand Ducal Family has been released on the occasion of Prince
Francois’s christening. The family of four is seen smiling at the
camera in what is assumed to be their home at Fischbach Castle. The
Grand Ducal Court released…
The Bernadottes first began ruling over
the Kingdom of Sweden in 1818 with King Karl XIV Johan (also called
King Charles XIV John), who was also the King of Norway during this
time. He was born on 26 January 1763 in France as Jean Bernadotte.
It was in 1810 that he was…
Princess Désirée of Sweden is the elder
sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. She was born on 2 June
1938 at Haga Palace, a royal residence on the outskirts of
Stockholm as the third child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of
Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She is
the middle of five children, having two older sisters, Princess
Margaretha and Princess Birgitta…
