The link between the two monarchs goes
back to Queen Victoria, who was the great-great-grandmother to
Queen Elizabeth (through her father, King George VI) and
great-great-grandmother of King Carl XVI Gustaf through both his
mother and father through two of Victoria’s sons, Prince Arthur,
Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Prince Leopold, Duke of
Albany. Queen Victoria’s eldest…
Theirs is a love story that began amidst
the global spectacle of the Olympic Games and has continued for 50
years. As King Carl XVI Gustaf prepares for his Golden Jubilee next
month, let’s look at the enduring romance between the King and his
bride, Queen Silvia. Crown…
Rosendal Palace is one of the
lesser-known royal buildings in Sweden, but that doesn’t mean it is
less spectacular. Located on the island of Djurgården, in
central Stockholm, it was erected between 1823 and 1827 for King
Karl XIV Johan – none other than Jean…
The Golden Jubilee of Europe's longest reigning king - all the details of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden's celebrations
24th August 2023
The Royal Court of Sweden has revealed
the schedule for King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee in
September. The jubilee week will begin on 12 September when the
King opens the National Assembly. The following day, he will
receive an official gift from the Riksdag (parliament) and Swedish
government and host a reception at the Royal Palace (also known as
Stockholm Palace). Another set…
A heightened terror alert will not affect
any of the Golden Jubilee celebrations for King Carl XVI Gustaf
next month. Sweden raised its terror threat level last week to the
second highest level after a series of Koran burnings in the
country and the resulting anger in…
Before 1980, the Swedish line of
succession was governed by agnatic primogeniture – meaning females
were excluded from the line of succession. King Carl Gustaf and
Queen Silvia’s first child was a girl – Victoria – who was born in
July 1977; at birth, she was not…
The line of succession to the Swedish
throne is dictated by the Swedish constitution, which sets out
requirements for those in line to the throne. Currently, there are
only eleven people in the line of succession. In Sweden, the Act of
Succession governs who can succeed to the throne, and the country
abides by absolute primogeniture (the eldest child, regardless of
gender, inherits the throne).
PHOTOS: Crown Princess Victoria gets behind the lens for summer snaps of her children
21st August 2023
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
gotten behind the lens to take summer photos of her two children,
Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar. Six new images were released by
the Swedish Royal Court of the children and their parents taken
over the summer. Photo: Crown…
The Ukrainian Presidential Couple has
paid visits to several European countries over the past couple of
days to strengthen ties and support and spent two days with the
Danish Royal Family. President Zelenskyy and First Lady Zelenska
arrived in Denmark on Sunday afternoon…
Why does King Carl Gustaf of Sweden have
the number 16 Roman numerals in between his two names? King Carl
XVI Gustaf means that the current monarch is the 16th ruler to use
the name Carl (or Charles). However, there haven’t actually been 16
monarchs to use the name throughout Sweden’s history. The first
trace of the use of Carl/Charles goes back to 1161, when Carl VII…
