His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of
Sweden has attended a seminar on Swedish security politics today.
The seminar is organised by the organisation “People and Defence”
and are regarded as Sweden’s most important forum for discussions
on security politics, defence and Swedish war preparedness. The
seminar started on Sunday and lasts until tomorrow, but the King
was present only…
New photo of Swedish Royal Family released to mark New Year
1st January 2017
A new photo of the entire Swedish Royal
Family was released today by the Swedish Royal Court to mark the
end of 2016. The photo was taken by Anna-Lena Ahlström this past
summer in July at Solliden Palace. Solliden is the official summer
residence of the Swedish Royal…
A young girl namedLerato Letube,who is
from Langa, Cape Town, South Africa, has received the Queen’s Young
Leadership Award by Her Majesty The Queen. Her Majesty awarded
Lerato at Buckingham Palace earlier this year. Project Playground
said in a press…
Breaking News: Queen Silvia of Sweden released from hospital
25th December 2016
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden has
been released from hospital. In a press release, the Swedish Royal
Court said, “The Queen has left Danderyd Hospital and is back home
at Drottningholm Palace. The Queen has recovered and is feeling
well under the circumstances.” In a text message to Expressen, the
Royal Court’s Director of Information and Press
Department, Margareta Thorgren…
Queen Silvia to spend another night in hospital
24th December 2016
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…
Breaking News: Queen Silvia of Sweden taken to hospital
24th December 2016
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden was
taken to the hospital late Friday night, the Swedish Royal Court
has announced this morning. The Royal Court has said that Her
Majesty has suffered from a cold recently and was taken to
Karolinska University Hospital in Solna due to…
Crown Princess Family of Sweden sends their Christmas wishes
19th December 2016
The Crown Princess Family of Sweden has
released their annual Christmas video this morning. The one minute
video features Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel in
Tyresta National Park with their two children, four-year-old
Princess Estelle and nine-month-old Prince Oscar. The video shows
the family of four dressed warmly and walking on a trail in the
forest. They are then seen cooking…
Swedish royals host dinner for Nobel laureates
12th December 2016
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…
Queen Silvia speaks about Princess Christina’s cancer diagnosis
10th December 2016
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…
You can ring in the new year at Stockholm Palace
2nd December 2016
It is said that what you do in the first
hour of the New Year will be what you do for most of the year. Next
year could finally see your royal dreams coming true, as the Royal
Palace in Stockholm is giving you the chance to ring in 2017 like
royalty, with a big New Year’s Eve Concert in the Royal Chapel. “On
the last day of the year, we welcome you to the Royal Chapel at the
Royal…

