As Princess Adrienne’s christening takes
place tomorrow in the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace, we are
taking a look at the traditions of Swedish royal christenings – all
of which have been seen as state occasions for centuries. Since
1906, Swedish royals have worn the same christening gown. It
was first worn by then-Prince Gustaf Adolf (later King Gustaf VI
Adolf) and has been…
The Swedish Royal Court has announced the
godparents for Princess Adrienne this morning. Princess Adrienne is
the third child of Princess Madeleine and her American-British
husband, Chris O’Neill. She will be christened tomorrow at the
Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace.
The Swedish Royal Family took part in the
annual National Day celebrations today in Stockholm and
Strömsholm. The royals making appearances today were King Carl
XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel,
Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar, Prince Carl…
Following years of tradition, the Swedish
Royal Court has released an image of Princess Estelle and Prince
Oscar for National Day this morning. As usual, young Estelle is
dressed in the yellow, blue and white national dress of Sweden; she
will appear alongside her parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles
later today in a carriage procession in the outfit matching all the
other female members of the…
Yesterday, Prince Daniel of Sweden
visited Bäckahagens school in Bandhagen, Sweden, for the
purpose of getting children up and moving with his and Crown
Princess Victoria’s Gen Pep organisation. The Prince chose to visit
this school as it is part of the pilot…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prince Carl
Philip of Sweden were in Stockholm yesterday to attend the National
Veteran’s Memorial at Kungl Djurgården and mark the first time
Veterans Day was also recognised as a general flag day. Veterans
Day on 29 May was instituted as a…
Ahead of the June christening of their
baby sister, Princess Adrienne, we are taking a look back at the
christenings of Princess Leonore and Prince Nicolas of Sweden into
the Lutheran faith. Princess Leonore Lilian Maria, Duchess
ofGotland, was born in New York City on20 February 2014 atWeill
Cornell Medical Center to Princess Madeleine and Christo. She was
christened on…
The schedule for the Swedish Royal Family
on National Day (6 June) has been announced by the Royal Court of
Sweden. The Royal Family will celebrate in both Stockholm and
Strömsholm. To begin the morning, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia will open the Royal Palace in…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden took her
four-year-old daughter, Princess Leonore to Childhood Day
celebrations today at Gröna Lund – Sweden’s oldest amusement
park. It was not confirmed but expected that she would bring either
Princess Leonore, her two-year-old…
On Wednesday and Thursday this week, His
Royal Highness Prince Daniel of Sweden visited Amsterdam to attend
the seminar “Startup Summit Sweden-Netherlands” and The Next Web
Fair. The visit took place at the digital innovation house
Epicenter. The seminar was organised by Sweden’s Embassy in
Amsterdam, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and the Dutch Ministry
of Economy, Agriculture and…
