Princess Birgitta of Sweden was born on
19 January 1937 as the second child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of
Västerbotten and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her
elder sister is Princess Margaretha (born 1934), and her younger
siblings are Princess Désirée (born 1938), Princess Christina (born
1943) and King Carl XVI Gustaf (born 1946). Birgitta and her
sisters have no succession…
Why Princess Birgitta of Sweden is an HRH and her sisters are not
19th January 2022
Of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s four older
sisters, only one has retained her Royal Highness status throughout
her life – Princess Birgitta, who celebrates her 85th birthday
today. The reason why Birgitta remained a Royal Highness while
Princesses Margaretha…
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden has attended
the annual Swedish Sports Gala, where Sweden’s most prominent
athletes are honoured when the previous year’s sports achievements
are rewarded. Prince Carl Philip, just like previous years, gave a
speech at the Sports…
Concern for the King and Queen of Sweden as drones are spotted flying over two palaces
18th January 2022
There is a concern for the King and Queen
of Sweden as drones have been spotted flying over both the Royal
Palace in Stockholm and Drottningholm Palace. It is not known if
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were in either palace when
the drones were seen. Their Majesties had been in quarantine due to
contracting COVID-19 on 4 January. The Royal Palace is the Royal
Family’s working…
Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip has attended
the re-establishment of the Västernorrland Regiment I 21 on behalf
of his father, King Carl XVI Gustaf. The Prince attended the
re-establishment ceremony on 16 January alongside the Minister of
Defence and…
Queen Sonja and Queen Silvia praise Queen Margrethe for her help in revealing interviews
13th January 2022
This week marks 50 years since Queen
Margrethe became Queen of Denmark. And as she prepares for her
Jubilee, the Danish Monarch has won high praise from two of
Europe’s longest serving consorts. Danish TV channels have been
showing a number of TV programmes about…
King Carl Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria attend Defence conference from quarantine
12th January 2022
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has been
joined, virtually, by Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel at
the annual Swedish Defence conference. The conference was this year
digital due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the royals kept up
their tradition of his attendance at the conference despite all
three being in quarantine having tested positive for Covid. On
January 10th and 11th 2022…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia step in for Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
11th January 2022
Last week it was announced that the King
and Queen of Sweden were infected with Covid-19. Shortly
afterwards, it was announced that Crown Princess Victoria and
Prince Daniel were also infected for the second time during the
pandemic. Therefore, the majority of the Swedish…
The Swedish Royal Household has announced
that Prince Daniel has tested positive for Covid, just 24 hours
after confirming that his wife, Crown Princess Victoria, had also
contracted the virus. Like the Crown Princess, Prince Daniel is
also fully vaccinated and is…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
revealed her thoughts on the Swedish version of “The Crown,”
focusing on the life of her father, King Carl XVI Gustaf. In an
interview with Svenska Dagbladet, the Crown Princess questioned
whether or not the show would portray the truth. “How can it
possibly be right? It is difficult to deal with, especially
when the people are…
