Princess Christina of Sweden served as first lady of the Kingdom of Sweden from the death of her mother, Princess Sibylla, in 1972 until her brother married Queen Silvia in 1976. At a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Stockholm this week, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf presented his sister Princess Christina with His Majesty the King’s Medal of the twelfth size with diamonds in a…
King Harald has opened the ninth Sami Parliament. Crown Prince Haakon was also present at the solemn opening in the city of Karasjok.
The Sami Parliament is the Sami people’s elected parliament in Norway. Every four year,s at the same time as the Norwegian…
King Harald attends ceremony for handover of important Sami document
21st October 2021
King Harald was present when the important and symbolic document “Lappekodisillen” came home to the Sami archive in Kautokeino, 270 years after the signing of the border treaty between Norway and Sweden. The Norwegian monarch is also a monarch over the Sami people living…
Representatives of the Tesla Science Foundation Philadelphia have awarded the Order of Nikola Tesla to Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia, as well as a bust of the great Serbian scientist.
The Honorary Director of the Tesla Science Foundation, President of Tesla Scientific Foundation, director of the Tesla Education Program and owner of the Pertini company visited the…
Sweden's royals follow Dutch and confirm same sex marriage is no bar to the throne
20th October 2021
A future monarch or heir to the throne in Sweden wouldn’t have to give up their royal role if they were to contract a same sex marriage.
The Marshall of the Realm confirmed that a same sex union would not be a bar to succession, just days after the Dutch Prime…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel kick off Italian visit in Rome
20th October 2021
The Kingdom of Sweden and Italy have a long diplomatic history, and this week, that relationship is further strengthened as Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visit the Italian Republic on an official tour.
The Swedish Crown Princess Couple began their journey to…
Louisville, Kentucky, honours Serbia’s Crown Prince Couple with their own day of celebration
20th October 2021
Greg Fischer, the Mayor of Louisville, one of the largest cities in Kentucky, USA, has proclaimed 18 October 2021 to be Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia Day in the city.
The honour is another recognition of the high respect that many important people abroad have for the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Serbia.
In his Proclamation, Mayor Fischer wrote, ”…
In 1992, the year after King Olav’s death, King Harald of Norway established a new prize for cancer research in honour of his late father, and this week, Bjarne Bogen and Bjørn Tore Gjertsen were awarded King Olav V’s Cancer Research Prize for 2020 and 2021.
King Carl XVI Gustaf attends meeting about Swedish orders of chivalry
19th October 2021
Orders of knighthood are an important part of many monarchies, and Sweden is no exception. In most monarchies, the monarch is the head of all chivalrous orders, and on Monday, King Carl XVI Gustaf attended an important meeting associated with the nation’s orders of…
The King and Queen of Sweden have visited the city of Gothenburg. Although they came together, they split up and attended their own events that day before being reunited to attend an event together.
At the New Shipyard, at the start of his visit on October 15th 2021, the King participated in the naming of the research vessel Skagerak, while the Queen reopened the newly renovated Queen Silvia…
