Sweden

Queen Silvia to spend another night in hospital

Queen Silvia will spend another night in hospital following being admitted on Friday evening with a heavy cold and dizzyness. Her Majesty is being kept under observation and doctors will decide whether to discharge her tomorrow morning. This means The Queen will spend Christmas morning in hospital, and this visit could be extended further. The Royal Court has said that Her Majesty has suffered…
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Norway

60 royal guests to Norway in 2017

The Norwegian Royal Family goes from one jubilee-year to another year of anniversaries. Both King Harald and Queen Sonja celebrates their eightieth birthday in 2017. King Harald celebrates his birthday on 21 February, while Queen Sonja 4th of July. In the recent days, it has leaked out information to the Norwegian press about how the King and Queen will celebrate their anniversary. In the past…
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Spain

Infanta Cristina upsets Spain by saying she doesn't want to return after verdict announced

Infanta Cristina has upset Spain once again with remarks she made leaving the courtroom at the conclusion of her trial in June. According to Spanish paper El Mundo from eyewitnesses, she loudly stated, “What I want is that I finish this, so I do not step back in this country.” After this had come to light, many Spaniards were understandably upset. The 22 December will mark 2 years…
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Sweden

Swedish royals host dinner for Nobel laureates

Yesterday evening, King Carl XVI Gustaf hosted the traditional dinner for the Nobel laureates at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia, Princess Madeleine, and Christopher O’Neill were…
Sweden

Queen Silvia speaks about Princess Christina’s cancer diagnosis

In autumn of 2016, the Swedish court made public the sad news that Princess Christina, the youngest of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s three older sisters, is suffering from chronic leukaemia. Now, for the first time since the announcement, Queen Silvia of Sweden has spoken publicly about the effect of the devastating news of her sister-in-law’s diagnosis. In a conversation with Swedish Women’s…
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