On 22 May, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden started their three-day state visit to Ireland. They spent the first day of the state visit in Dublin where they were officially welcomed by President Michael D. Higgins and his wife, Sabina Higgins at the Presidential Palace. King Carl XVI Gustaf inspected the guard of honour and took part in a tree planting ceremony.
Photo: Sara…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden has taken her eldest children, Princess Leonore and Prince Nicolas on a visit to the painting atelier of the Brazillian artist Romero Britto. The Princess and her children helped to paint the portraits of the Princess’s two oldest…
At the third annual Dementia X Forum at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, Princess Sofia and Queen Silvia of Sweden welcomed Queen Sofía of Spain and Princess Takamado of Japan to their country for the event.
Dementia X was hosted by BBC World News journalist and…
After a broken engagement a few years earlier, Princess Madeleine of Sweden finally found the love of her life after fleeing to New York City to heal her broken heart. There, through mutual friends, she met American-British financier Christopher “Chris” O’Neill.
They appeared for the first time in public together in January 2011, and the relationship might have stayed quiet…
On13 May 1979, Queen Silvia of Sweden gave birth to her second child, a son, at Stockholm Palace. The son, the new Crown Prince of Sweden’s birth was celebrated with a 42-gun salute. The King was away on a trip and was not able to get back to Stockholm in time…
On 13 May 1979, His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip of Sweden was born. To celebrate his 39th birthday, here are 40 facts on the Swedish royal:
His full name is Carl Philip Edmund Bertil.
Prince Carl Philip also has the title of Duke of Värmland.
He was born in…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel had a busy three days during their Vietnam visit from 6 May to 8 May. The trip was planned to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between Sweden and Vietnam.
During their first day in Hanoi, the Crown Princess Couple had lunch with prominent Vietnamese women at the Hotel Metropole. Hotel Metropole is located where the Swedish…
Sweden's king recalls order of chivalry from the man who allegedly sexually harassed Crown Princess Victoria
8th May 2019
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden has decided to recall the order of chivalry from Jean-Claude Arnault, it was announced. This is the man who brought the Swedish Academia in its worst ever crisis following the “Me Too”-campaign in Sweden. In April 2018, he…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden are currently on a three-day visit to Vietnam. Day one, 6 May was spent in Hanoi.
It was there that Crown Princess Victoria was told of the British royal baby news by Swedish news magazine Svenskdam. The Crown Princess and…
Yesterday, Sweden celebrated King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 73rd birthday at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
Swedes gathered in the Inner Courtyard to celebrate their King and heard the Navy Band perform music for the audience. The King, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar, Prince Carl Philip, and Princess Sofia watched the performance from the balcony…
