Sweden

History Spotlight: The accession of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

By
15th September 2021
King Carl XVI Gustaf ascended to the Swedish throne on 15 September 1973 (coincidentally, the same day his future son-in-law, Daniel Westling, was born) at the age of 27. He became the King of Sweden after the death of his grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf. He was at his grandfather’s deathbed in Helsingborg and returned to Stockholm as the new monarch on 16 September. On 19 September…
Read more
Sweden

Prince Daniel of Sweden's year, in photos

By
15th September 2021
Prince Daniel of Sweden celebrates his birthday on September 15th and he’s got an eventful year to look back on. Olof Daniel Westling was born on September 15th 1973, the same day that his father-in-law became King of Sweden. Daniel married Crown Princess Victoria on…
Sweden

Sweden's Royal Family attends opening of Parliament

By
15th September 2021
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…
Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia open music festival in Prince Alexander's duchy

By
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 expressed his happiness at this event, having survived the global shutdown saying: “After last year’s break, it now feels…
Read more
Sweden

Carl XVI Gustaf presents the King's Medal

By
14th September 2021
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…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria presented with Swedish Woman of the Year Award by her aunt

By
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 Lidingö. SWEA International, the largest non-profit Swedish promoting organisation outside Sweden and association for Swedish…
Read more
Sweden

German State Visit to Sweden concludes

By
10th September 2021
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…
FashionFeaturesHistorySweden

Sapphires for September: Queen Silvia’s Leuchtenberg Sapphires

By
7th September 2021
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 Princess Augusta of Bavaria, his stepson’s bride. Josephine of Leuchtenberg—Augusta’s daughter—brought it with her…
Read more