This week Crown Princess Victoria and
Prince Daniel of Sweden were in Solna to attend a Gen Pep Forum at
Karolinska Institute. Organised by Generation Pep, the seminar and
workshop brought together more than 800 representatives from
politics, industry associations, research bodies and internship
schemes to discuss and commit to changing and improving the health
of children and young people. The…
On Tuesday of this week, Crown Princess
Victoria of Sweden attended the Protection Fair in Sweden and
awarded perhaps the most unusual prize she has ever awarded – a
gold fire hydrant! The magazine Swedish Firefighter is behind the
award which seeks to promote development…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
of Sweden have concluded their Middle Eastern trip in Lebanon. The
Crown Princess Couple arrived in Beruit alongside Swedish
government council member, Lena Hallengren on 17 October. They
were first welcomed at the Presidential…
Princess Madeleine talks designing her wedding dress with Valentino
19th October 2018
Princess Madeleine has talked openly for
the first time about how her wedding dress was designed. The
Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani had asked the Princess
to create her dress. The Princess said the meetings with the
designer were “rather funny”. In an interview, Princess Madeleine
has spoken for the first time about designing her wedding dress. As
a friend of the Princess…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden was on
hand to distribute the Builder of the Year Awards this week at a
ceremony in the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace in
Stockholm. Established in 1999 and awarded annually, the prizes
recognise international entrepreneurs living in…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
of Sweden have completed their visit to Jordan as part of their
Middle East trip to the Hashemite Kingdom and Lebanon. Their Royal
Highnesses were in Amman, Jordan, from 15 through 17 October before
moving on to Lebanon…
Following the recent wedding of Princess
Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, we take a look at other princesses who
have married commoners. Here is the story of Crown Princess
Victoria of Sweden who married personal trainer and gym owner
Daniel Westling in 2010. The future prince was born Olof Daniel
Westling on 15 September 1973 in Örebro, Sweden. He
experienced a very middle-class upbringing: his…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
of Sweden have completed their visit to Jordan as part of their
Middle East trip to the Hashemite Kingdom and Lebanon. Their Royal
Highnesses were in Amman, Jordan, from 15 through 17 October before
moving on to Lebanon today. …
Princess Estelle of Sweden, 6, joined her
mother, Crown Princess Victoria and grandfather, King Carl XVI
Gustaf for a trip to the National Museum of Fine Arts in Stockholm
earlier this week ahead of its reopening today. His Majesty and
Their Royal Highnesses view Elias…
Princesses who married commoners: Sweden's Princesses Margaretha, Désirée and Christina
11th October 2018
Ahead of Princess Eugenie’s wedding this
Friday, we look at other royals who have married commoners.
Despite living mostly private lives these days, the four older
sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden were famously known in
their youth as the Haga Princesses. The name Haga came from their
residence, Haga Palace. The palace is now the official residence of
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden…
