During the pandemic, most royal families
have seen their public agendas shrink due to the risk of becoming
infected with Covid-19. Most royal visits have been replaced by
virtual meetings. Prince Daniel of Sweden, Crown Princess
Victoria’s husband, has stepped up the use of video greetings and
he started present at as many as 3 events combined. On Sunday
November 22nd, Prince Daniel…
Queen Silvia and Princess Madeleine attend virtual World Childhood Foundation Gala
21st November 2020
Queen Silvia and Princess Madeleine of
Sweden attended the first virtual World Childhood Foundation Gala
on Thursday, 19 November. This year, it took the form of a one-hour
live stream due to COVID-19. The annual ThankYou Gala is usually
held in New York City but had to…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has
released a message to the Swedish public encouraging them in the
midst of the upsurge in COVID-19 cases in the country. The King
released his message from Drottningholm Palace, where he and Queen
Silvia reside. He said: “We must…
Queen Silvia of Sweden has inaugurated
the new Düsseldorf advocacy centre of her project “Childhood-Haus”.
The Queen participated in the digital inauguration of
Childhood-Haus Düsseldorf from the Royal Palace in Sweden on
November 16th 2020. The new establishment is Germany’s fourth
children’s home managed by the Queen’s charity “Childhood-Haus”.
Childhood-Haus…
Following weeks of speculation over
whether Princess Madeleine is to return to Sweden to celebrate
Christmas, the Swedish Royal Court has now confirmed that the
Princess will not be able to travel to Sweden for the rest of this
year. It’s understood she wanted to…
Crown Princes Victoria of Sweden marked
World Diabetes Day on Saturday with the release of an official
photo showing the heir to the Swedish throne wearing a blue knot
bracelet in support of diabetes research. The bracelet Victoria is
wearing can be bought for 100 SEK on…
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…
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…
