King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are
now back at the Royal Palace in Stockholm after an absence of
almost six months caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As the virus
took hold, the royal couple moved to Stenhammar Palace, about 120
kilometres southwest of Stockholm. King Carl XVI Gustaf, 74, and
Queen Silvia, 76, have been based there through the spring and
summer. It was from here that…
Queen Silvia received the Butterfly Prize
on Monday for her work towards addiction issues and drug-free
policies from an organisation in Sweden. The Butterfly Prize is
awarded by the Women’s Organisations’ Co-operation Council on
Alcohol and Drug Issues, and Queen…
Chris O’Neill, the husband of Princess
Madeleine of Sweden, has struggled with complicated finances for
many years. Now, however, papers in the Swedish media show that the
debt of the British-American businessman has been reduced.
Nevertheless, his business is not a good…
Sweden’s Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna,
is celebrating his third birthday today with his family – parents,
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, and older brother, Prince
Alexander. To mark their son’s special day, Carl Philip and Sofia
released a photo on their official Instagram account. They said:
“Congratulations to our beloved Gabriel on his 3rd birthday.” …
Prince Gabriel of Sweden, Duke of
Dalarna, has officially visited his duchy for the first time and
saw his christening gift on Thursday, 27 August, alongside his
parents, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia. The family, minus
older brother Prince Alexander, visited the…
An upcoming documentary will look at
Project Playground, a charitable organisation founded by Princess
Sofia of Sweden. “We followed Princess Sofia’s work on-site in both
South Africa and Sweden where we got to meet some of the children
who visit Project Playground…
Young people making a difference for the
environment were honoured by “a very proud patron” when Crown
Princess Victoria delivered a special video message for the
Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2020 on Tuesday. Participants from
about 30 countries took part in the competition, an international
science prize for young people aged 15 through 20. The digital
award ceremony was held in…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
officially opened this year’s Stockholm Fashion Week from her home
at Haga Palace. The Crown Princess, who is an important ambassador
for Swedish fashion, gave a digital speech in which she focussed on
sustainability and innovation.
Sweden’s Princess Sofia is to continue
working in healthcare through the autumn, the Royal Court has
confirmed. The 35-year-old Princess began helping at Sophiahemmet
hospital in Stockholm after undergoing training at Sophiahemmet
University in an effort to help out…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
of Sweden met with representatives of the hospitality industry at
the Hotel Downton Camper on Thursday, 20 August. The couple spoke
to representatives of Visita and the hospitality industry to learn
about how the pandemic has impacted Visita and the industry, as
well as the challenges they are now facing. Their Royal Highnesses
spoke to Visita’s CEO…
