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 three days…
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…
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…
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 honorary doctorate alongside
Professor Shinhiro Takeda and Soumya Swaminathan, the Scientific
Director of the World Health…
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…
British and Swedish royals have teamed up
in Stockholm for a cause close to all their hearts – dyslexia.
Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, travelled
to Stockholm to join Queen Silvia, Prince Carl Philip and Princess
Sofia for the first World…
Orthodox Christians have celebrated
Easter, and Princess Sofia of Sweden took part in a special Easter
service in honour of Ukrainians in Sweden. Many royals around
the world decided to attend Easter services in traditionally
Ukrainian churches to show their support and solidarity with the
people of the besieged country. In Sweden, King Carl XVI
Gustaf decided to open the Royal Chapel of…
