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…
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…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden can cross
New York City off her list of residences, as she sold her Upper
East Side apartment last week. Princess Madeleine purchased the
apartment in 2013, the same year she married her husband,
British-American businessman Christopher…
Princess Sofia of Sweden met with female
entrepreneurs during a lunch at the Hotel Diplomat in Stockholm,
which was organised by Veronica Ericsson Laakso, president of the
Business Challenge. A total of 12 participants were invited to
discuss their activities in social entrepreneurship and
sustainability. Princess Sofia was invited in and with his
involvement in Project Playground, shared their…
The Mannequin challenge is taking over
the internet. The challenge, which involves a group of people who
stop in the middle of a movement, while a camera sweeps through the
room. Prince Daniel of Sweden had now joined the trend. Last
Wednesday afternoon during a meeting with…
Prince Daniel (P: Bengt Nyman via Wiki
Commons) Prince Daniel has given a rare and exclusive interview to
the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. The Prince invited the
journalist to his home Haga Palace, or Haga Slott, near Stockholm.
Daniel gave an interview to talk about…
Princess Birgitta of Sweden alive and well despite Spanish media reports
16th November 2016
One of the largest Spanish multimedia
groups, Vocento, incorrectly reported on several of its news sites
last weekend that King Carl XVI Gustaf’s sister, Princess Birgitta,
had committed suicide. Her Royal Highness currently lives
in Mallorca, Spain. One of the reports said, “Surprised at not
having seen the sister of King Carl Gustav in a week, and noting
that her car was in the garage, a…
From 5 October to 8 October, King Carl
XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden made an official State Visit
to Germany. German-born Queen Silvia seemed happy to return again
to her home country when they arrived at Berlin’s Tegel
Airport on the morning of 5 October. They…
Swedish media, Expressen and Nyheter 24,
have reported that several top Swedish lawmakers want to abolish
the monarchy and turn the castles into museums. Politicians from
the Centre Party, Social Democrats, Left Party, Green Party, and
Liberal Party have filed a joint motion…
For a long time now, the Swedish Royal
Family has accustomed us to sweet moments shared on social media.
Often we are presented with new official photos, but also very
spontaneous and unexpected pictures of the newest members of the
family. Recently with the arrival of the Autumn, a new picture of
Prince Oscar was released. The youngest son of Crown Princess
Victoria and Prince Daniel, born on 2…
