Sweden

Queen Silvia, Sweden's consort and vital part in the success of the reign of the country's Jubilee king

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14th September 2023
Silvia Renate Sommerlath was born on 23 December 1943 in Heidelberg, Germany, to Walther and Alice Sommerlath. Silvia is half German, through her father, and half Brazilian, through her mother. Silvia grew up with older three brothers (Ralph, Walther, and Jörg), and from 1947 through 1957, they lived in São Paulo, Brazil, which was their mother’s hometown. During this time, her father…
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Who's who of the Swedish Royal Family

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14th September 2023
With the King of Sweden marking 50 years on the throne, we give you a breakdown of who’s who in the Swedish Royal Family. King Carl XVI Gustaf King Carl Gustaf was born on 30 April 1946 to Prince Gustaf Adolph and Princess Sibylla; he has four older sisters. His father died in a plane crash in Denmark when he was nine months old. Carl Gustaf became Crown Prince of Sweden at age four…
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The guest list at King Carl Gustaf's jubilee

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13th September 2023
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden’s Golden Jubilee celebrations will begin tomorrow, and we know which royals will join in the festivities. The King will be joined by his wife, Queen Silvia, and their children and spouses: Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, Prince…
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The King of Sweden reflects on the loss that handed him a throne

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13th September 2023
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has remembered his predecessor as monarch in a speech to parliament that marked the beginning of his Golden Jubilee. Just hours before official celebrations for the milestone were due to begin, the Swedish king spoke to his country’s politicians as he officially opened the new parliamentary year. And he spoke movingly of the time, half a century ago, when he…
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How Swedish monarchs are crowned

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12th September 2023
Earlier this year, we were treated to an ancient coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey when King Charles III was crowned, but what did King Carl XVI Gustaf’s crowing look like? In comparison, Carl XVI Gustaf was crowned King in a much more subdued atmosphere. Modern kings of Sweden, dating back to the reign of Gustav V, which began in 1907, are not crowned in a full ceremony involving many…
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