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…
Ahead of the beginning of the Finnish
presidential couple’s state visit to Sweden, the Royal Court has
published an open invitation to members of the population to take
part in it. As is tradition, the visit will begin with a
carriage ride from the Royal Stables to…
Queen Silvia of Sweden recorded a video
message in honour of International Nurses Day, celebrated every
year on the 12th of May. In her message, Her Majesty said: “I
would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your
very own day,” as the role of nurses…
Many royals spend a lot of time promoting
their national economy and local business. It is essential that
royalty encourage issues that strengthen the nation’s economy, and
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel did just that at the
opening of a brand new factory in northern Sweden. The two visited
the brand new factory of “Polarbrød” in the small city of Älvsbyn.
In the autumn…
Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle
and Prince Oscar have marked Nordic Coastal Cleanup Day by picking
up rubbish on the beach of Djurgården Island. On Saturday, 7 May,
more than 50,000 Swedish citizens accepted the invitation of the
Keep Sweden Tidy…
Crown Princess Victoria has attended the
opening of the Nordic Spinal Cord Society’s bi-annual conference at
the Spinalis Foundation. Her Royal Highness arrived at the
Solna facility in the morning of Thursday, 5th May, and was
welcomed by Claes Hultling, the CEO of…
This week, the Nordic region has been
dominated by the Norwegian Crown Prince Couple’s official visit to
Sweden. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel have been hosts,
but Sweden’s King and Queen as well as Prince Carl Philip and
Princess Sofia have also contributed during Crown Prince Haakon and
Crown Princess Mette Marit’s trip to their neighbouring country.
After…
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the
throne, she had the support of the man she called her “strength and
stay” in Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In our special Jubilee
series, we look at the other consorts of Europe in 1952. Queen
Louise of Sweden An aunt of…
This week has started with a special
royal visit between good friends designed to boost two countries.
On May 2nd 2022, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit
of Norway began a three-day official visit to Sweden where they are
being hosted by Crown Princess…
Princess Madeleine makes rare appearance as she speaks with Swedish women living abroad in Fort Lauderdale
3rd May 2022
Princess Madeleine of Sweden spoke at the
SWEA Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, her place of residence
since 2018. On Friday, 29 April, the Swedish Princess sat
down with Maria Thorsson, the mobile pastor of the Church of Sweden
for North America, to talk about the possible responses to people’s
challenges during times of crisis and war. Maria Thorsson
currently resides in…
