King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were on hand to help celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Swedish Navy over the weekend, with the King calling the navy one to be proud of.
The royals were the guests of honour at the dinner, hosted at the Stockholm City Hall and organised by the municipality and the Naval Officers’ Association. Among the guests were members, past and present, of…
Crown Princess Victoria, but perhaps especially Prince Daniel of Sweden, has always had a strong focus on physical activity. Therefore, they were both present at a seminar that was about what they are both passionate about, physical activity in Swedish schools. The important…
Princess Madeleine and her family will miss Sweden’s National Day celebrations on 6 June.
The family usually spends the summer in Sweden, and this year is no different. However, they will not make the trip to Europe from Florida in time for the national holiday.
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden has celebrated Veterans Day.
The Prince laid a wreath at the Veterans Monument at the Maritime Museum in Stockholm.
Prince Carl Philip also handed out medals to military personnel. The Swedish Armed Forces medal went to those who had been wounded in battle, and the Swedish Armed Forces’ Medal of Merit was also presented.
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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have made a two-day visit to the United Kingdom as both countries prepare to celebrate.Â
The visit, which took place between Thursday, 26 and Friday, 27 May, was centred around many topics, including education and culture…
The Swedish Royal Court has released details for this year’s National Day celebrations on 6 June.
After two years of scaled-down celebrations due to the global health crisis, things will be back to normal in 2022.
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia will start the…
Princess Estelle of Sweden has visited her duchy of Östergötland alongside her parents and unveiled her first portrait.
The ten-year-old Princess and her parents, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, first travelled to Linköping Castle, where Estelle unveiled her first portrait, which will hang in the “Duchess Estelle’s salon” in the castle. The portrait of Estelle…
The political situation in Europe is tense after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. One of the significant consequences is that the neutral nations of Sweden and Finland have applied for NATO membership. In the recent years, Sweden has invested heavily in upgrading its…
The Swedish Royal Family pulled out all the stops for the first day of the Finnish State Visit, a crucial engagement that comes when the two nations have officially begun the process of obtaining full NATO membership.
The official welcome took place at the Royal…
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf has revealed his thoughts on his country potentially joining NATO – the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
The King was given information that Sweden plans to apply for membership in NATO on 16 May in a Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Royal Palace. Crown Princess Victoria was also in attendance.
Photo: Henrik Garlöv/The Royal Court of…
