King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has revoked the royal styles of Royal Highness from five of his grandchildren – the children of his younger two children, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine. So, why does this make sense to do?
While there’s no doubt that the King loves all of his grandchildren, it makes sense that he has removed Princes Alexander and Gabriel (the sons of Prince…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine react to announcement regarding change to their children's status
7th October 2019
This morning, the Royal Court of Sweden announced that the children of Prince Carl Philip (King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s middle child) and Princess Madeleine (the King and Queen’s youngest child) would no longer be members of the Royal House and would…
A king, two queens in waiting and a monarch who never was at all take centre stage in a brand new photo released to mark the moment Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden changed his royal family forever. As the Swedish ruler confirmed that five of his seven grandchildren would lose…
The Swedish Royal Court has added further details to the announcement made on Monday that five of the grandchildren of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are to lose their royal status. The Deputy Marshal of the Realm, Fredrik Wersäll, gave a press conference soon after the news was made public.
He confirmed that the two sons of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia and the three children…
Swedish King announces five of his grandchildren are to be removed from The Royal House
7th October 2019
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has announced important changes to the Royal House. The purpose is to establish which members of the Royal Family are expected to perform officials duties.
The children of Their Royal Highnesses Prince Carl Philip and Princess…
Luxembourg's heir makes a special promise in the presence of a king
5th October 2019
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg has become head of his country’s Scout movement, following in the footsteps of his beloved grandfather, Jean, who died earlier this year. And Guillaume took his promise in the presence of the Honourary Chairman of the World…
Queen Silvia on Childhood celebrating its 20th anniversary: "It feels nice"
4th October 2019
Queen Silvia has given an exclusive interview to Expressen, a Swedish newspaper, about the World Childhood Foundation that she founded 20 years ago.
“Then,” Queen Silvia says, “it was very difficult to talk
about these issues… No one wanted to listen and no one wanted to see these
children who were so vulnerable. And also not see what happens to the internet
and the dangers of the…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel attend Memorial Ceremony for Estonia disaster
29th September 2019
On a rainy Saturday, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden attended a Memorial Ceremony for the Estonia disaster on its 25th anniversary.
The ceremony was held at the Galärvarv Cemetery on the Djurgården in Stockholm where the Crown Princess Couple laid a…
The King and Queen of Sweden visited the factory of “Handpappersbruket” in the small city of Lessebo to participate in the celebration of the paper factory’s 300th anniversary.
The visit started when the royals arrived at the manor house in Lessebo. There, the…
Swedish Crown Princess Couple celebrates Alingsås 400th anniversary
22nd September 2019
Yesterday, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel went to their duchy of Västergötland to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the city of Alingsås. King Gustav II Adolf issued city rights to Alingsåsin 1619.
The Crown Princess Couple first toured the Kom Loss Fair which focuses on increased accessibility in increasing the opportunity for people to take part in leisure activities…
