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 does…
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…
The link between the two monarchs goes
back to Queen Victoria, who is the great-great-great-grandmother to
King Charles (through his mother, Queen Elizabeth II) and
great-great-grandmother of King Carl XVI Gustaf through both his
mother and father through two of Victoria’s…
Queen Silvia was back in her home country
of Germany to receive a special honour in her birthplace. While in
Heidelberg (where she was born in 1943), the Queen of Sweden was
given honourary citizenship in a special ceremony. Lord Mayor
Eckart Wuerzner welcomed Silvia…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
of Sweden celebrated the 400th-anniversary country’s first high
school. On 24 May, the couple travelled to Västerås, in the
southwest of the country. The city is considered one of Sweden’s
industrial bedrocks and is especially renowned for its strength in
the motor vehicle industry. Their first stop was the city’s
cathedral, where they were…
The King and Queen of Sweden have opened
a new Jubilee exhibition at Solliden Palace. On Wednesday, 17
May, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia opened a new exhibition
in the gardens of the Swedish summer palace. The exhibition is
known in English as the “Jubilee…
We’re just days away from the first run
of big celebrations for the Golden Jubilee of King Carl XVI Gustaf
of Sweden. The King has already made a series of Jubilee visits
throughout Sweden but as the country’s National Day approaches, the
festivities will ramp up and…
Queen Silvia takes part in conference for young people with dementia - and shares her personal experience
11th May 2023
Queen Silvia of Sweden took part in a
conference of Nordic countries centred around dementia. Her
Majesty took part in the last of two days of the conference, which
spanned between 8 and 9 May in Stockholm. The Queen listened
to a summary discussion on the topics that the conference touched
upon over the two days, before offering a speech, in which she
said, in part: “There are many of…
