Princess Adrienne of Sweden, the third
child of Princess Madeleine and her American-British husband Chris
O’Neill, was christened into the Church of Sweden this afternoon in
the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace. It was all televised live
on SVT. In attendance today was King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia,
Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Oscar, Prince Carl
Philip…
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…
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 Philip, Princess Sofia,
Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill. The day began with the
opening of the Royal Palace of…
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…
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 nationally recognised day of
remembrance by the Swedish government in 2010 and received official
state status in 2012. Sweden has…
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…
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 brother, Prince Nicolas or both
as it is Mother’s day in Sweden. Childhood Day is an annual event
that raises money for…
