Princess Estelle was taken to learn about her ancestor, Kristina Gyllenstierna, by her parents, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, early last week. Estelle is Kristina’s great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter.
This year marks 500 years since King Christian II (also known as Christian the Tyrant) began the Stockholm massacre.
The Crown…
Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria attend digital Global Child Forum meeting
6th November 2020
Three children die every minute as a result of avoidable environmental degradation, a sobering fact shared by Crown Princess Victoria during the third instalment of the Global Child Forum’s Action Lab series on Tuesday.
The virtual meeting, also attended by Queen…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden has revealed her children’s Halloween costumes on Instagram.
The Swedish royal posted a photo to the networking site on 2 November saying, “This weekend we wished everyone a Happy and Safe Halloween,” and included ghost and…
Queen Silvia of Sweden has announced that her brother, Walther Sommerlath, has passed away. He was 86 years old and died on October 23rd 2020 at Karolinska Hospital in Huddinge after a period of illness. He was born Walther Ludwig Sommerlath in 1934 in Brazil.
The following statement was published by Her Majesty the Queen on October 29th 2020: “I and my family feel great sorrow and loss…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia visited their duchy of Värmland on Wednesday to see how the county has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The couple posted about their visit on their personal Instagram account, writing, “What a day we had in Värmland…
Princess Estelle joins her grandfather and mother to open new Slussbron
26th October 2020
On Sunday, Princess Estelle joined her grandfather, King Carl XVI Gustaf and mother, Crown Princess Victoria, at the inauguration of the new Slussbron in Stockholm. The new bridge connects the areas of Stadsholmen and Södermalm in the capital.
The Slussbron is part of a…
Crown Princess Victoria recorded a message of support for the United Nations on Saturday to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the founding of the UN.
Speaking from her home, the Crown Princess said:
“Ladies and gentlemen, members of, and friends of, the Swedish United Nations.
“In connection with a trip to the Middle East two years ago, I visited several different refugee camps in…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visited Södermanland County on Thursday to see firsthand how the county has tackled the coronavirus pandemic.
Their first stop, at Kullburgska Hospital in Katrineholm, was a chance for Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel to…
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia participate in Digital Action Lab
21st October 2020
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden took part in the Global Child Forum’s Action Lab. Her Majesty the Queen officially opened the Digital Action Lab “Listening to the Change-Maker Generation” from her office at the Royal Palace of…
As honorary chairman of the Heart-Lung Foundation, Prince Daniel hands out a substantial prize each year to a promising researcher under 40. This week, he presented Prince Daniel’s Research Grant to Alexandru Schiopu, associate professor of cardiology at Lund University and chief physician in internal medicine at Skåne University Hospital in Lund.
The six million kronor (about £528,400)…
