Queen Silvia has leant her support – and
her name – to a new affordable housing scheme for those suffering
from memory loss. The SilviaBo project will make housing safe and
accessible for dementia patients in Sweden and is part of BoKlok, a
partnership between IKEA and Swedish construction company Skanska.
The two companies joined forces in the 1990s to create affordable…
As per tradition since she was
two-years-old, Victoriadagen (Victoria Day) was celebrated in
Sweden in honour of Crown Princess Victoria’s 42nd birthday
yesterday. The day began in Öland at Solliden Palace – the private,
summer home of the Swedish Royal Family.
King Carl XVI Gustaf presented the
Solliden Prize to Pav Johnsson, a nature expert, in a ceremony in
Öland at Solliden Palace on Thursday. King Carl XVI Gustaf was
accompanied by Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria, who were
dressed in traditional Öland…
Each year on 14 July, Victoriadagen (or
Victoria Day in English) is celebrated in Sweden on the island
of Öland. The day is significant as it is Crown Princess
Victoria’s birthday, and it was first celebrated in 1979 – when
Victoria was two-years-old. For milestone birthdays, like her 40th
birthday in 2017, the celebration is extended to other days, as
well. The day begins at the…
In a new series, we are taking a look at
the various lines of successions in the world’s monarchies. This
edition is looking at the ten people in the Swedish line of
succession. Current monarch: King Carl XVI Gustaf (b. 1946) who
came to the throne in 1973 after the…
Three-year-old Prince Oscar of Sweden,
Duke of Skåne, visited Skäralid on Monday, 17 June in Skåne’s
Söderåsen’s National Park alongside his parents, Crown Princess
Victoria and Prince Daniel. The little royal was able to visit the
playground named after him…
It was a long-awaited royal wedding in
Sweden when Crown Princess Victoria wed her longtime love, Daniel
Westling in a ceremony in Stockholm that brought in royals from
across the globe which was described as “Europe’s biggest royal
wedding since thePrince of Wales marriedLady Diana Spencer in
1981.” The engagement between the pair was announced on 24 February
2009…
Prince Nicolas of Sweden celebrated his
fourth birthday today, and in celebration and as part of tradition,
the Royal Court of Sweden and Princess Madeleine released new
images of the ninth in line to the Swedish throne. The photo
released by the Royal Court was taken by…
The Order of the Garter ceremony will see
two new royal knights join the procession for the first time. King
Felipe VI of Spain and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
will be invested at Windsor following their recent appointments to
the order. The Queen made King…
After concluding a state visit to
neighbouring Norway, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and his
wife, First Lady Kim Jung-sook travelled to Sweden for another
state visit on the invitation of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia. The President and First Lady are in Sweden for a two-day
visit that is aimed at strengthening the relationship between the
two countries whose strategic…
