King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden celebrated
his 77th birthday in Stockholm with the debut of a new addition to
the Royal Palace. The King’s traditional birthday salute occurred
in the Outer Courtyard of Stockholm Palace while the Navy performed
special music for the day. King Carl Gustaf was joined by his son,
Prince Carl Philip, as they received the troops during the
Commander-in-Chief’s…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
have continued their tour of Sweden’s 21 counties with a visit to
Uppsala County. On 27 April, the royal couple arrived by train at
Uppsala Central Station, where they were warmly welcomed by the
Governor and his wife. The…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of
Sweden attended a conference about neuropsychiatric
disabilities. On 25 April, Their Royal Highnesses arrived at
the Karolinska Institute and were welcomed by the Principal, Annika
Östman Wernerson, and Professor Sven…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of
Sweden enjoyed a night away from their three boys as they handed
out awards at the Elle Gala in Stockholm. On Friday, 21
April, the Princely Couple arrived at the Grand Hotel in the
Swedish capital, where they had the opportunity to present Angelo
da Silveira with Elle’s honorary award. Princess Sofia was in
charge of reading the jury’s…
Hundreds of years after the Royal Palace
of Stockholm was built, the Forgotten Balcony is finally complete.
The completion of the balcony comes just in time for King Carl XVI
Gustaf’s birthday on 30 April and the celebrations of his Golden
Jubilee in September.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
have continued their tour of Sweden’s 21 counties with a visit to
Blekinge County. The visits are to celebrate the King’s 50th
anniversary on the throne. Upon arrival, Governor Ulrica Messing
and her husband Torsten Jansson…
Crown Princess Victoria has visited
Sonfjället National Park, the latest stop on her goal to visit all
of Sweden’s national parks to encourage enjoying the outdoors. The
Sonfjället National Park is located in the province of Härjedalen
in central Sweden, and is best known for its mountain views and its
animal population, which includes bears, moose and lynxes. Crown
Princess…
The King and Queen of Sweden have sent
Easter well wishes on social media. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia are pictured on the Royal Court’s Instagram in Storlien
while skiing. On Instagram, the Royal Court wrote: “Happy Easter
wishes from the King and…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of
Sweden took part in a seminar on dyslexia organised by their
foundation. On Tuesday, 28 March, the Prince and Princess
arrived at Jonkontoret, a conference space in Stockholm,
accompanied by the Speaker of the Parliament, Andreas…
King Carl XVI Gustaf has put a royal
tradition on hold. A string of royal evening receptions that
usually take place in the spring in Sweden have been cancelled. And
all because of the upcoming Golden Jubilee. Margareta Thorgren, the
Swedish Royal Court’s head of information has just announced: “It
all has to do with the fact that the King is celebrating 50 years
on the throne this year and…
