On this day 40 years ago, Crown Princess
Victoria – the daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia –
became heir to the Swedish throne. When she was born on 14 July
1977, she was titled as Princess Victoria as Sweden’s line of
succession was ruled by agnatic primogeniture, meaning only men
could inherit the throne (since 1810). When her younger brother,
Carl Philip was born on 13 May…
Crown Princess Victoria cancels all her plans and travels to Norway
29th December 2019
According to various Swedish media
sources, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has cancelled all her
private Christmas and New Year’s events and travelled to Oslo. The
message about Ari Behns suicide was extremely sadfor Victoria, who
knew him closely. She has now put…
Video: King Carl XVI Gustaf delivers annual Christmas address to Sweden
25th December 2019
King Carl XVI Gustaf has delivered his
annual Christmas Day address to the Swedish people on television
and radio. He began his speech by revealing that he celebrated with
his children and grandchildren (minus Princess Madeleine and her
family who reside in Florida) on 23…
The Swedish Crown Princess Family visited
the Norrmalm police station in Stockholm on Christmas Eve to wish
the policemen and women a happy Christmas. Crown Princess Victoria
and Prince Daniel thanked the police officers, who would be working
on Christmas Eve, for their work and service on behalf of the Royal
Family for their work on Christmas and all days of the year. Sara
Friberg, The…
Silvia Renate Sommerlath was born on 23
December 1943 in Heidelberg, Germany, to Walther and Alice
Sommerlath. Silvia is half German, through her father, and half
Brazilian, through her mother. Silvia grew up with older three
brothers (Ralph, Walther, and Jörg), and from…
Crown Princess Family of Sweden releases annual Christmas video
19th December 2019
Each year, the Crown Princess Family of
Sweden releases a Christmas video. This year, the family (Crown
Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and Prince
Oscar) is seen on a visit to Katarina Church in Stockholm where
they get a tour of the church’s nativity…
Prince Oscar accompanies his parents to receive Christmas trees for the Royal Palace
18th December 2019
Prince Oscar of Sweden accompanied his
parents, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, to receive the
Christmas trees for the Royal Palace. Students from the hunting
master’s program at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
visited the Royal Palace to hand over the Christmas trees in an
annual tradition, which has been going on since the 1960s.
According to the Swedish Royal…
Tuesday of this week was busy. Both the
Swedish and the Norwegian royal families attended events related to
the Nobel Prize. In Sweden, many prominent members of the Royal
Family were present both at the award ceremony and the following
grand gala dinner. During the…
The day following the Nobel Prize
Ceremony is also a glamorous one in Sweden. On 11 December every
year, the King hosts a white-tie dinner at the Royal Palace in
honour of the Nobel Laureates. This year offered some interesting
and meaningful fashion choices. Queen Silvia…
On Wednesday night, the Swedish Royal
Family held their traditional dinner for the Nobel Laureates at the
Royal Palace in Stockholm. The dinner takes place the evening after
the awarding of the Nobel prizes in Stockholm and the accompanying
gala dinner. In attendance were King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia,
Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip,
Princess Sofia and Princess…
