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 folkcostumes for the ceremony. The
Solliden Prize is presented annually to “a person who has made a
recognised effort or…
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…
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 on the occasion of his christening in
May 2016. The playground, “Prince Oscar’s NaturePlay (Prins Oscars…
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…
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 Felipe a Supernumerary Knight in
2017 and conferred the same honour on King Willem-Alexander in
2018. The two men will join a…
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…
Three summer pictures have been released
by the Royal Court of Sweden of the two children of Crown Princess
Victoria and Prince Daniel, seven-year-old Princess Estelle and
three-year-old Prince Oscar. The images were taken in the gardens
of the family’s home at Haga…
Princess Sofia of Sweden has joined her
sister-in-law Crown Princess Victoria on the last hike through the
Swedish landscapes. The Princess showed Crown Princess Victoria
around the province she grew up in. Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden has concluded her tour of hikes through the Swedish
landscape with a final walk through Dalarna, central Sweden. In the
Autumn of 2017, the Crown Princess…
