King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has
received the vaccination against coronavirus. Underlining his
belief in the importance of the jab, the monarch was photographed
as he was given the injection . King Carl Gustaf received the
vaccination on January 15th at Stenhammar where he has been staying
through this latest phase of the pandemic with Queen Silvia. Her
Majesty also received the jab although…
King Carl Gustaf joined by Crown Princess Victoria for discussions on war preparedness
12th January 2021
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden has been
joined 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 King kept up his tradition
of his attendance on the conference.
Prince Daniel has opened a brand new
organisation “Anti-doping Sweden”. The body is a newly formed
independent organization which from 2021 is Sweden’s national
anti-doping organization. Previously, the responsibility lay with
the Swedish Sports Confederation.
In December 2020, announced that Prince
Carl Philip and Princess Sofia are expecting their third child. At
that time, December 11, the following statement was issued by the
Royal Court: “We are happy and look forward to welcoming our third
child, a sibling to Prince Alexander and Prince Gabriel. A new
little member of our family.” Now the Swedish Royal Court has given
an update on the…
This year was not what we expected, but
the Swedish royals have made the most of it by attending
engagements where they could, being on the frontlines of the battle
with COVID-19 and partaking in virtual meetings. Let’s take a look
at 2020 for the Swedish Royal Family.
King of Sweden talks of responsibility and reminisces on the past during Christmas Day speech
25th December 2020
King Carl XVI Gustaf addressed the Swedes
today from Drottningholm Palace instead of the Royal Palace in
Stockholm. The speech was recorded in the Lower Yellow Salon of the
King’s residence. His Majesty spoke of people’s responsibility
during these troubling…
Crown Princess Family of Sweden releases annual Christmas video
23rd December 2020
The Swedish Royal Court has released the
annual Christmas video of the Crown Princess Family today. Crown
Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar
are seen The family records a special video each year to release
ahead of the holiday to wish everyone a happy Christmas. This year
the family travelled to the Stockholm City Mission to bring gifts
and help wrap presents…
Princess Sofia has shared a greeting for
the Swedish Heroes of 2020 during a gala awards ceremony, saying
that her definition of a hero is “a person who sees his fellow
human beings and acts when someone needs help.” In a message
recorded for the gala last week…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of
Sweden have released a video to mark the last Sunday of Advent. The
video was filmed at Drottningholm Palace – their main residence. In
the video, Queen Silvia reads the poem “Adventsbön” (An Advent
Prayer) by Margareta…
Sweden's king says his country's coronavirus strategy has failed
18th December 2020
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has said
his nation’s approach to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic has
failed. Speaking in a TV programme, the Swedish monarch said ”I
think we have failed. We have a large number who have died and that
is terrible.” Sweden has taken one of the most notably relaxed
approaches in the world to dealing with the pandemic. The country
has never…
