King Carl XVI Gustaf has overseen the
official opening of the Swedish parliament, the Riksdag. The new
parliamentary year has thus begun. The King was accompanied by
Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel. Before the
ceremony in the Riksdag, the royals joined the Speaker of the
Riksdag and the Prime Minister, as well as members of the Riksdag
in the Great Church to attend the…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia open music festival in Prince Alexander's duchy
14th September 2021
On Sunday, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia travelled to Stenhammar Palace to open the local music
festival. The World of Music at Stenhammar is a festival that
saw its birth only in 2019 and had to be cancelled in 2020. But in
his opening speech, His Majesty…
His Majesty King carl XVI Gustaf of
Sweden has presented “His Majesties The King’s Medal” and “Litteris
et Artibus” awards at a ceremony in the White Sea Room at the Royal
Palace in Stockholm. At the medal ceremony, on September 13th 2021,
the awards were…
Prince Carl Philip heads to Blekinge on latest royal visit to see pandemic impact
14th September 2021
Prince Carl Philip has visited Blekinge
County to see the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic there and how
people are rebuilding. The prince’s visit took him to the city of
Karlskrona and the acting governor Helena Morgonsköld hosted the
visit. Prince Carl Philip began the day in the county
administrative board’s premises where he heard about how the county
was affected by the…
Crown Princess Victoria presented with Swedish Woman of the Year Award by her aunt
12th September 2021
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
been named the Swedish Woman of the Year, and she had a special
presentation of the honour. Victoria’s beloved paternal aunt,
Princess Christina, was on hand to present her niece with the award
on Thursday at Millesgården on…
The three day State Visit of German
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife, Elke Büdenbender,
concluded on Thursday after the German leader had seen the best
Sweden has to offer with the royals at his side. The visit took
place in Stockholm and Kiruna under the…
On Monday, His Royal Highness Prince
Daniel of Sweden handed out the Heart-Lung Foundation’s research
grant to a young and promising researcher. The event took place at
the Royal Palace in Stockholm, with this year’s research grant
going to André Nyberg. The Heart-Lung Foundation annually awards
‘Prince Daniel’s grant to younger promising researchers’ which is a
grant…
Among Europe’s royal families, the
Swedish Royal Family owns one of the the most impressive jewelry
collections. The Leuchtenberg sapphire and diamond parure in
particular goes back to early 19th century and is said to have been
a wedding gift from Napoleon Bonaparte to…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has
visited his country’s second largest city, Gothenburg, to
officially open a brand new bridge. The King began his visit to
Gothenburg by taking part in a seminar on the new bridge, during
which representatives from the project…
Crown Princess Victoria visits Västerbotten County alone as Prince Daniel recovers from a cold
3rd September 2021
On Thursday, Crown Princess Victoria
travelled to Västerbotten County for a visit that is a part of the
Royal Family’s effort to travel throughout Sweden to see first-hand
the impact the pandemic had on communities. She was supposed
to travel there with Prince Daniel; however, following a cold that
he got from his children, His Royal Highness preferred to remain
home out of respect for the…
