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 burned down over 320 years
ago. But why exactly did the castle burn to ashes so mysteriously
and suddenly? Tre Kronor…
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…
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 with and left daisies
on her grave. Margaret died on May 1st 1920, plunging her family
and her country into grief. She had…
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…
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 capital…
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, has gone online.
Queen Silvia usually invites school pupils selling mayflower pins
to her home as the annual campaign gets…
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…
Princess Sofia of Sweden has completed
her first day in her new job at Sophiahemmet Hospital. The Princess
has been trained to support and relieve the health care
professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. She shared her
experiences of her first day on her Instagram…
Princess Sofia of Sweden has followed a
three-day medical training emergency course to relieve the work of
health care professionals who treat patients with coronavirus. The
Princess is to start working at Sophiahemmet Hospital, of which she
is Honorary Chair, soon. Princess Sofia of Sweden has not taken a
break during the Easter holidays. The Princess has followed an
online emergency course…
