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…
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 King…
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…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
of Sweden have concluded their trip to Denmark where they
accompanied a Swedish business delegation and met up with close
friends, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.
The visit began on 16 September and…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of
Sweden opened the Folke Bernadotte Bridge yesterday in Stockholm.
The pedestrian bridge crosses the Djurgårdsbrunnsviken and connects
Museum Park and Rosendal Palace. Folke Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg
was a cousin to the King…
In a new interview with Swedish magazine
Mama, Princess Madeleine revealed that she was having contractions
during her brother, Prince Carl Philip’s June 2015 wedding to Sofia
Hellqvist (now Princess Sofia). Two days later, her son, Prince
Nicolas was born. The Princess said she was having contractions all
day and was three centimetres dilated all while wearing a tiara and
gown to watch her…
