New archeological evidence seems to
confirm the bones found in a medieval reliquiary at Uppsala
Cathedral in Sweden, belong to Saint King Erik. Erik IX was a
Swedish king, who reigned c. 1155-1160. No contemporary
historical records of Erik survive, what little is known about him
nowadays is based on later tales and legends, aimed at having him
established as a Roman Catholic saint. His feast…
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria has made
her first public appearance since giving birth to Prince Oscar just
28 days before. The heir to the throne attended the annual Dag
Hammarskjöld Lecture in Stockholm on Wednesday as she smiled to the
cameras waiting outside to…
The Swedish Court has released new photos
of Prince Oscar, the son of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince
Daniel who was born on 2 March 2016. The photos are accompanied
with a word of thanks from the Crown Princess and Prince Daniel.
The message reads: “Thank you very…
By Charlie Proctor, with additional
reporting by Moniek Bloks The royals of Europe have today been
sending messages of condolence to the King of Belgium and the
Belgian people following the terror attacks which took place in the
early hours of Tuesday morning. Several countries have already
approached King Philippe to show their support, including King
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and King…
The Swedish Court has released the first
photo of five-day-old Prince Oscar of Sweden. Prince Oscar was born
on 2 March at 8.28 PM, weighing 3.6 kilos at Karolinska Hospital in
Sweden. He is the second child of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
and her husband Prince Daniel.
The newest addition to the Swedish royal
family was born yesterday evening, after Crown Princess Victoria
gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Now his name has been revealed to
the world as Oscar Carl Olof, Duke of Skåne. Prince Oscar was born
at Karolinska Hospital in…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
given birth to a Prince at Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm today
(Wednesday 2nd March) at 20:28 weighing 3.6 kilos. Addressing the
media in a press conference outside the hospital, Prince Daniel
announced that Princess Victoria has delivered their son, and both
mother and baby are well. Princess Estelle is sleeping, unaware of
the news she has a new baby…
Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, the
husband of Princess Birgitta of Sweden has died at the of 83, the
Swedish Royal Court has announced. He died in his sleep after a
brief illness in a hospital in Munich, Germany. King Carl XVI
Gustaf released the following…
On Monday 22 February Princess Madeleine
of Sweden hosted a fairytale party for seriously ill children in
Stockholm’s royal palace. The party was planned together with a
non-profit organisation called My Special Day (Min Stora
Dag in Swedish) that makes dreams come…
A new royal baby in Sweden as Princess Sofia gives birth to baby boy
14th February 2016
Princess Sofia of Sweden has given birth
to a baby boy this evening at 6.25PM. Both mother and child
are doing well. It is the first child for Prince Carl Philip and
Crown Princess Sofia, who were married on 13 June 2015 at the Royal
Chapel at Stockholm Palace and the new Princess’ pregnancy was
confirmed on 15 October 2015. The newborn weighs 3595 grams
and is 49 cm in length. The new…
