Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel,
Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar have taken part in an important
part of Sweden’s National Day. The family opened the Royal Palace
(also commonly called Stockholm Palace) for the summer with
admission free throughout National Day. The Swedish flag was raised
atop Stockholm Palace at 8 am before the Crown Princess Family
exited the western…
Princess Madeleine and her family have
returned to Sweden for an important National Day celebration. This
year marks 500 years of Sweden being a country, and the Princess
Family made sure to return home in time for the celebrations.
Princess Madeleine posted a photo…
The flags have been raised, the palace
doors have been thrown open and the royal family of Sweden have
joined celebrations across the country to mark National Day. June
6th is filled with traditions that put the Swedish royals at the
heart of national life but many of…
The Crown Princess Family of Sweden has
released their traditional National Day photos. Three images taken
by Linda Broström have been released showing Crown Princess
Victoria and Princess Estelle in Sweden’s national costume, while
Prince Daniel and Prince Oscar are in suits and ties. Photo: Linda
Broström/The Royal Court of Sweden The family visited Gripsholm
Castle in…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
have made another stop in their jubilee visits to all of Sweden’s
counties – this time in Västra Götaland. Their Majesties arrived in
the county’s main city, Gothenburg, where the Governor, Sten
Tolgfors, and Mrs…
Count Folke Bernadotte - the Swedish royal who helped save thousands during World War Two
4th June 2023
Ahead of the 500th anniversary of modern
Sweden, we are taking a look at a less-known royal who helped save
thousands during World War II – including hundreds of Danish Jews
from concentration camps – Count Folke Bernadotte. Folke Bernadotte
(b. 1895) was the…
The Bernadottes first began ruling over
the Kingdom of Sweden in 1818 with King Karl XIV Johan (also called
King Charles XIV John), who was also the King of Norway during this
time. He was born on 26 January 1763 in France as Jean Bernadotte.
It was in 1810 that he was unexpectedly elected as the heir to King
Charles XIII of Sweden just as he was preparing for his new role as
the governor of…
Princess Désirée of Sweden is the elder
sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. She was born on 2 June
1938 at Haga Palace, a royal residence on the outskirts of
Stockholm as the third child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of
Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of…
Sweden has a constitutional monarchy
under a parliamentary system – similar to that in other kingdoms in
Europe. The current monarch is King Carl XVI Gustaf, who has been
on the throne since 1973; his heir apparent is Crown Princess
Victoria. The monarch in Sweden…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prince Carl
Philip of Sweden stepped into their military uniforms to celebrate
Veterans Day. The celebrations were held on Monday, 29 May,
at the Royal Djurgården, in the Swedish capital, in the presence of
all top officials in the country: not only the King and his son but
also the Speaker of the Riksdag (Parliament) Andreas Norlén, the
Prime Minister Ulf…
