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 Foundation and descended on one of the many
beaches of the country to pick up rubbish. The royals
immediately went to work, with…
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…
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 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Lady
Louise Mountbatten would become the second wife of the Swedish
Crown Prince, later…
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 Swedish Royal Family hosted a large
reception at Stockholm Castle at the end of April to celebrate the
significant contributions made by the people of Sweden during the
Covid-19 pandemic. Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia were present at the dinner along with Prince Carl Philip and
Princess Sofia to celebrate those who have made significant
contributions to Sweden in…
The birthday celebrations of King Carl
XVI Gustaf of Sweden have gotten back to normal after two years of
restrictions due to the global health crisis. Hundreds gathered in
the Outer Courtyard of Stockholm Palace for the traditional
birthday celebrations that kicked off…
Prince Daniel was awarded an honorary
doctorate last week through the Karolinska Institutet, receiving
his award for his commitment to public health and children’s
exercise and sports. At a graduation ceremony at Stockholm City
Hall, Prince Daniel was awarded his…
Crown Princess Victoria awarded the
Crafoord prizes for 2020, 2021 and 2022 in a ceremony held at Lund
University. After two years of restrictions prevented the
event from taking place, Thursday, 28 April, marked the return of
the award ceremony for the scientific achievements of
individuals. The Crafoord Prize for 2020 was awarded to
Enrico Bombieri “for outstanding and influential…
