The details of the last will of the late Princess Lilian of Sweden are once again being debated by the country’s press. And the details show that siblings Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine were treated very differently by their aunt when it came to inheritance.
Princess Lilian died in 2013, at the age of 97, in her home, Villa Solbacken on Djurgården in…
Princess Christina of Sweden, Mrs Magnuson is celebrating her 77th birthday today. The Princess will celebrate her birthday privately with her family.
She retired from public duties on her 75th birthday two years ago after many years of service to the crown. She spent 45…
Crown Princess Victoria has shared a message for the Stockholm Digital Pride Parade, which took place on Saturday, telling all those who are celebrating Pride around the world that “I stand behind you.”
Crown Princess Victoria’s message, which was shared on the…
Sweden’s Royal Court is having financial problems, the Royal Court has said. The royal palaces have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The visitors are absent, and a loss of approximately 75 per cent of the revenue is expected this year. According to the Head of Finance at the Royal Court in Sweden, it risks affecting cultural heritage.
During the spring, the royal palaces have…
King Karl XII of Sweden was born 17 June 1682 as the son of King Karl XI and the Danish-born Ulrika Eleonora. Karl continued his father’s war politics against other Nordic nations, which led to Denmark joining forces with Poland and Russia. They then went to war with…
One of the Swedish Royal Family’s most prominent events has been cancelled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The traditional banquet for the Nobel Laureates in Stockholm’s City Hall will not take place this year because it requires over a thousand people…
The birthday celebrations for Sweden’s future monarch looked very different this year as Crown Princess Victoria turned 43 without the usual public events that mark her big day. The coronavirus pandemic meant that the popular gathering at Solliden in Sweden, where the Crown Princess and her family greet wellwishers, couldn’t take place. However, celebrations still continued.
The day…
Surprisingly, Sweden has few rubies in its very vast arsenal of royal jewels. They have a beautiful ruby tiara that Queen Silvia has stunned in and a diamond and ruby brooch worn by several women in the Royal Family.
The King Edward VII Ruby Tiara
This tiara arrived in…
Tomorrow, on the 14th of July, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden celebrates her 43rd birthday. Due to the coronavirus, this year’s festivities will be scaled down significantly, and the Crown Princess will have to celebrate without most of her family.
Every year on…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden visited the County Hospital in Kalmar on Friday, 10 July to highlight and show their support for those in the healthcare sector.
The couple received a tour of the hospital and met with the healthcare professionals working at the hospital. They had the opportunity to talk to those who have specifically been working with those sick with COVID-19…
