Queen Silvia has awarded scholarships for
a cause close to her heart – dementia. Queen Silvia of Sweden
handed out scholarships from King Gustaf V’s and Queen Victoria’s
Masonic Foundation for research for the elderly on 24 March. During
the ceremony, Queen Silvia awarded scholarships to 19 researchers
in geriatrics, and the award money will go toward further research
in this…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
participated in the Swedish Parliament’s celebration of Nordic Day.
The Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) held a seminar on 23 March,
and the Speaker of the Riksdag invited several people to mark the
70th anniversary of the…
The first plans have been announced for
the celebrations of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden’s Golden Jubilee
set to take place in 2023. The Royal Court has invited people to
create an emblem for the jubilee to enter into a competition to be
used for the entire…
Crown Princess Victoria teams up with Prince Oscar and Princess Estelle on World Water Day
23rd March 2022
World Water Day is a United Nations day
celebrated on March 22 each year to raise awareness of the lack of
clean drinking water in many parts of the world. Crown Princess
Victoria of Sweden highlighted the day this year with two events.
Ahead of World Water Day, the Crown Princess, Princess Estelle and
Prince Oscar met the organization Wateraid to talk about what life
without clean water looks…
The war in Ukraine has forced millions of
people to flee their homes. While most have travelled to
neighbouring countries such as Poland, Romania and Moldova,
refugees are now beginning to arrive in European nations further
away from the war, including Sweden. On March…
Sweden is a small kingdom that has very
many castles. For several centuries, the Swedish nobility was
strong and during Sweden’s time as an empire, many castles were
built throughout Sweden, especially in the southern parts of the
kingdom. Crown Princess Victoria has…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters,
History and Antiquities was founded by Queen Lovisa Ulrika in 1753.
The Academy’s main purpose is to promote and fund research in the
humanities and social sciences as well as cultural environmental
care. On March 21st 2022, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
attended their annual celebration in Stockholm. The gathering and
subsequent dinner were held…
Organized students activities have been
important in the Nordic nations and are still culturally important
for most universities. In Sweden, the Swedish National Union of
Students works as an umbrella organisation of students’ unions at
higher education facilities in…
Prince Daniel of Sweden is known for his
strong support of business and entrepreneurship. This week, the
Swedish prince has been on a four-day trip to western USA to
strengthen entrepreneurship and cooperation in this area between
the USA and Sweden. Prince Daniel is…
King Carl XVI Gustaf has given an
audience to the Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, Matti Vanhanen,
who was in Sweden on an official visit. The Speaker of Finland has
been invited to Sweden by the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament,
Andreas Norlén. During the visit to Sweden, the Speaker has also
met with members from the Swedish Foreign Affairs Committee, the
Defence Committee, the…
