Victoriadagen (Victoria Day in Swedish) is the traditional festivity celebrating Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden’s birthday. It falls every year on the 14th of July, the day the Crown Princess was born, and has been celebrated since 1979.
It is usually celebrated on the island of Öland, where Solliden Palace is located – the Palace is usually the background for the main part of…
On Thursday, Queen Silvia of Sweden took part in the digital inauguration of Children-Haus in Ortenau, Germany.Â
The facility is an orphanage to house children suspected of having been victims of physical violence or sexual abuse.
This is the fifth building of…
The royal visits to each of Sweden’s counties is set to resume after it had to be put on hold last year due to the global health emergency.
The visits were the initiative of King Carl XVI Gustaf, who wanted to show the Royal Family’s support for each county…
The Royal Family of Sweden does love a June wedding. The majority of their modern marriages have taken place in the month and June comes to an end with another Swedish royal wedding anniversary. Princess Margaretha, the eldest sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married businessman John Ambler on June 30th 1964 in a ceremony strikingly different from those of her sisters. Let’s rewind to the…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has sent a condolence message to US President Joe Biden after a bundling collapse in Miami, Florida, killed 12. The beachfront condo building collapsed in the early morning of 24 June.
The King of Sweden said in his telegram to Washington…
On Monday, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden welcomed Prime Minister Stefan Löfven at the Royal Palace in Stockholm to accept his resignation.Â
This means that Löfven has now one week to create a new majority within Parliament to retain his position as Prime…
Chris O'Neill: how Princess Madeleine's husband created his own role among Sweden's royals
27th June 2021
On his birthday, Royal Central is taking a look at Christopher O’Neill – the American-British husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden.
Early life
On 27 June 1974, Christopher Paul O’Neill was born in London as the son of Paul O’Neill and Eva Maria O’Neill (née Walter). His father was an American investment banker who moved to London for his work. His mother…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has visited a new exhibition at the China Pavilion of Drottningholm. The exhibition is the result of a year-long collaboration between the Royal Court and the Research Lab Craft at Konstfack. The works are created by artisans and artists who…
King Carl Gustaf holds audience with Speaker of the Parliament following political crisis
22nd June 2021
On Monday, His Majesty King Carl Gustaf of Sweden gave priority to an unscheduled audience to the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Andreas Norlén. The audience was held in one of the private rooms at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm. During the audience, the King was…
On Monday, Prince Daniel of Sweden took part in SVT’s ‘Movement Movement‘ programme.
The show, broadcast by SVT (Swedish National Television), was created to welcome summer, and each years has a different theme.Â
This year’s subject was movement, and the slogan was ‘any movement counts’. The program aims to encourage physical activity of any kind.Â
Prince…
