King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden opened the Folke Bernadotte Bridge yesterday in Stockholm. The pedestrian bridge crosses the Djurgårdsbrunnsviken and connects Museum Park and Rosendal Palace.
Folke Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg was a cousin to the King and one of his godfathers. He was known for negotiating the release of tens of thousands of prisoners at German concentration…
Princess Madeleine reveals she was having contractions during brother's wedding
14th September 2019
In a new interview with Swedish magazine Mama, Princess Madeleine revealed that she was having contractions during her brother, Prince Carl Philip’s June 2015 wedding to Sofia Hellqvist (now Princess Sofia). Two days later, her son, Prince Nicolas was born.
The…
Details of Swedish Crown Princess Couple's visit to Denmark announced
12th September 2019
The program for Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel’s
upcoming working visit to Denmark has been revealed.
The Swedish Royal House published the itinerary on
Wednesday, noting that this is a reciprocal visit to Denmark after Crown Prince
Frederik and Crown…
On 10 September, the Swedish Royal Family attended the annual Opening of Parliament in Stockholm. Only Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill were absent as they stayed in Florida where they currently live. Traditionally, the Royal Family wears black and white outfits to honour the black and white court dresses that the ladies used to wear to the opening session.
The family first attended a…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visited a familiar household name on Wednesday, honouring the 100th anniversary of appliance brand Electrolux.
During their visit, the Crown Princess Couple got a tour of the company’s Stockholm headquarters and learned…
As a former business owner himself and a strong advocate for entrepreneurship, Prince Daniel surely had much in common with the professionals he met Tuesday in Stockholm at a startup generator called Antler.
The company supports motivated individuals who want to start…
Royal Relations: how Elizabeth II is linked to Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
4th September 2019
To conclude our royal relations series, we are taking a look at how Queen Elizabeth II is related to Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf.
The link between the two monarchs goes back to Queen Victoria who is 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…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia release new image to celebrate Prince Gabriel's second birthday
1st September 2019
Yesterday, Prince Gabriel of Sweden turned two, and his parents, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, released a new photo of the tot that was taken by the Princess. Prince Gabriel is the Prince Couple’s younger son; their elder son is three-year-old Prince…
Queen Silvia celebrated “The Day of the Ancients” on Wednesday in Ekerö. The Queen met with local citizens during the event and enjoyed a sunny late August day of music and conversation at Ekebyhov’s castle park.
Older residents of the community, along…
Sitting on the water in the Swedish capital of Stockholm is Stockholm Palace, commonly referred to just as The Royal Palace; it is the official residence and location of the offices of the His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia and where they conduct royal business. Many will also recognise Stockholm Palace from the wedding reception of Crown Princess Victoria to Prince…
