On 14 May, Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden opened Europe’s ECRD2020 conference on rare diseases via
video conference as the patron of Sällsynta diagnoser (Rare
Diseases Sweden). The conference was due to take place in Stockholm
from 14 to 15 May, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the
conference was moved online. The Crown Princess delivered her
speech in English from her…
Princess Birgitta of Sweden and
Hohenzollern, the second oldest sister of the Swedish monarch King
Carl XVI Gustaf, is prevented from going home to Spain due to the
ongoing pandemic. The Swedish princess has been unable to return to
her home in months because of the…
On May 7 1697, a fire broke out and
destroyed much of the old royal palace in Stockholm. The castle Tre
Kronor, or Three Crowns in English, is now only a footnote in
history with the present royal palace of Stockholm built above the
ruins of the old middle-aged castle that…
King Carl XVI Gustaf turned 74 years last
week and spent the day at Stenhammars castle, where he is in
voluntary quarantine with Queen Silvia. However, even though the
day was moderately celebrated in a safe environment, the king is
now being criticized by Swedish media for the gift he bought for
himself in connection with his birthday. The King has paid 1.7
million Swedish crowns for a brand…
Queen Silvia of Sweden has written a
letter of support to the elderly, their relatives and care workers.
In the letter the Queen recognises the difficulties that the
COVID-19 pandemic has caused especially for the elderly and
expresses her gratitude to their carers. The…
Crown Princess Victoria has paid a
poignant visit to the grave of a royal relative to lead tributes to
a missing Queen of Sweden. On the anniversary of the death of Crown
Princess Margaret, her descendants remembered her with an
arrangement of the flower she shared her name…
Although he was unable to celebrate the
occasion with the public as usual, King Carl Gustaf marked his 74th
birthday with a series of new photos released by the royal court.
In the photos, taken on 29 April at Stenhammar Palace in Sörmland,
the King is dressed in tweed and posing amidst the rolling green
countryside that surrounds the property. Queen Silvia joined him
for two of the photos…
Crown Princess Victoria and her family
have a new four-legged addition to the household. As reported
earlier this week by Swedish magazine Svensk Damtidning, the Crown
Princess Family have a new dog which moved in with the family at
Haga Castle outside the Sweden’s…
A special royal tradition that sees the
Swedish Royal Family give their support to children in need has had
a very different look this year because of the coronavirus
pandemic. The annual event, which sees Queen Silvia welcome
fundraisers to the Royal Palace in Stockholm…
Sweden’s Prince Alexander is celebrating
his fourth birthday today. The Prince is fifth in the line of
succession to the Swedish throne. With the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic, the young royal will be celebrating with just his parents
and younger brother, Prince Gabriel at the family’s home at Villa
Solbacken. Other family members will have to video call to see the
little prince on his…
