The newest addition to the Swedish royal family was born yesterday evening, after Crown Princess Victoria gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Now his name has been revealed to the world as Oscar Carl Olof, Duke of Skåne.
Prince Oscar was born at Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm yesterday weighing 3.6 kilos.
Oscar’s father, Prince Daniel, announced the news of the birth to the media assembled…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has given birth to a Prince at Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm today (Wednesday 2nd March) at 20:28 weighing 3.6 kilos.
Addressing the media in a press conference outside the hospital, Prince Daniel announced that Princess Victoria has…
King Michael of Romania stepping down from public duties after cancer diagnosis
2nd March 2016
King Michael of Romania has been diagnosed with cancer and he is currently undergoing a complex and demanding treatment. He is suffering from chronic leukemia and epidermoid carcinoma and he has undergone surgery in Switzerland. This has prevented him from appearing in…
Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, the husband of Princess Birgitta of Sweden has died at the of 83, the Swedish Royal Court has announced. He died in his sleep after a brief illness in a hospital in Munich, Germany. King Carl XVI Gustaf released the following statement:
‘I and my family received the news with great sadness that Princess Birgitta’s husband Prince Johann Georg of…
Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary of Denmark will start a controversial tour of Saudi Arabia today (Sunday) where they will participate in a Danish business promotional campaign in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyad. They will then travel to Qatar’s capital, Doha on…
From left to right: Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, King Willem-Alexander, Princess Ariane, Queen Maxima and Princess Alexia via Flickr.com
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, who is the second daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, has broken her leg…
The spotlight of late has primarily focused on Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday celebration to occur this April. And why shouldn’t it? It isn’t something to be taken lightly, with an ongoing reign stretching over 60 years, and the fact that Her Majesty is still actively carrying out her Royal duties at 90-years-old.
She isn’t the only Monarch who has a birthday coming up…
On Monday 22 February Princess Madeleine of Sweden hosted a fairytale party for seriously ill children in Stockholm’s royal palace. The party was planned together with a non-profit organisation called My Special Day (Min Stora Dag in Swedish) that makes dreams come…
A new royal baby in Sweden as Princess Sofia gives birth to baby boy
14th February 2016
Princess Sofia of Sweden has given birth to a baby boy this evening at 6.25PM.
Both mother and child are doing well. It is the first child for Prince Carl Philip and Crown Princess Sofia, who were married on 13 June 2015 at the Royal Chapel at Stockholm Palace and the new…
Sweden prepares for the birth of Crown Princess Victoria's second child
14th February 2016
Sweden is preparing for the birth of Crown Princess Victoria’s second child, expected in March. The Swedish court has already sent out invitations for the Te Deum service after the birth of the child. The church service will take place at 12.15 the day after the birth or if the birth takes place on a Saturday, the following Monday. The Crown Princess has remained active these last few days…
