On Monday, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
welcomed Prime Minister Stefan Löfven at the Royal Palace in
Stockholm to accept his resignation. This means that Löfven
has now one week to create a new majority within Parliament to
retain his position as Prime Minister. This crisis was opened
at the beginning of June when the Left Party withdrew its support
to Löfven, which subsequently…
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…
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 informed that the Swedish
Parliament had during the day issued a motion of no confident
against the Swedish Prime…
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. This year’s subject was
movement, and the…
June is royal wedding month in Sweden and
one particular date is filled with regal marriage memories. King
Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia wed on June 19th 1976 and their
eldest child and heir to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria, chose
the same date for her marriage to…
When Crown Princess Victoria married
Daniel Westling on 19 June 2010, she walked down the aisle in a
simple but bespoke gown by Swedish designer Pär Engsheden. [getty
src=”458388137″ width=”396″ height=”594″] The iconic pearl white
wedding gown was made of duchess satin with detachable a five-metre
train that was made to match the shape of the veil. The
round-necked dress…
Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel
Westling chose to wed on the 34th anniversary of Victoria’s
parents’ marriage at Stockholm Cathedral, and there was a bit of
controversy before the wedding regarding the bride coming down the
aisle. Swedish tradition states that the…
Princess Madeleine and her family have
travelled to Sweden for the first time since 2019, the Royal Court
has confirmed. Princess Madeleine and her family arrived in Sweden
on 14 June – just in time for Prince Nicolas to celebrate his sixth
birthday on 15 June with his…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden has posted a
new photo of her son, Prince Nicolas, for his 6th birthday on her
Instagram account. The now six-year-old royal sits on what appears
to be a golf cart with his head resting on the steering wheel.
Princess Madeleine captioned the post: “Happy Birthday, dear
Nicolas! We love you to the moon and back. Keep on truckin’!” View
this…
