King Carl XVI Gustaf has given a special
honour to the four stars of Sweden’s music scene, ABBA. The pop
legends have become members of the Order of Vasa, one of the most
prestigious orders of chivalry in Sweden. It’s the first time that
new members have been created for half a century. Benny Andersson,
Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Reuss all become
members of the Order…
Crown Princess Victoria promoting digitisation on UN visit to Bangladesh
19th March 2024
Crown Princess Victoria has begun an
official visit to Bangladesh together with the United Nations,
kicking off a four-day visit with engagements related to
technology. The future queen arrived in the capital city of Dhaka
on Monday, quickly stopping to see the…
The princess who chose a fairytale royal wedding at an island church decked with summer flowers
18th March 2024
The Royal Family of Sweden does love a
June wedding. The majority of their modern marriages have taken
place in the month and June comes to an end with another Swedish
royal wedding anniversary. Princess Margaretha, the eldest sister
of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married…
It’s one of my all time favourite royal
wedding dresses and just a glimpse of it can make me feel ever so
slightly emotional. For not only was the pale blue gown worn by a
lass called Lilian from Swansea on a cold, December day in 1976 a
masterclass in elegance and chic, it was also the wedding dress of
a princess decades in the making. It’s now forty four years since
Prince Bertil of Sweden…
Crown Princess Victoria was in Brussels
Monday to mark Sweden’s entry into NATO, representing her father
the King while he’s away on a State Visit to Mexico. The Crown
Princess joined other Swedish dignitaries at the NATO headquarters
for the symbolic flag raising…
It was a royal wedding with a recycled
gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When
Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at
the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads
back to June 1964 for the wedding of…
Princess Estelle is now a tween! The
future queen of Sweden turned 12 on Friday and the Swedish Royal
Court shared snaps of the young royal taken by her mother, Crown
Princess Victoria, in January and February of this year. A series
of three photographs were shared on the Swedish Royal Court website
and a short video was posted to their social accounts showing
Princess Estelle outside near…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
wrapped up a successful visit to California on Thursday. The last
two days of their visit were jam-packed with engagements related to
technology and green transition. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince
Daniel began Wednesday in…
The day started with an agreement to
focus on bilateral green transition and ended with the official
opening of a new consulate general building, but in between there
were driverless cars, artificial intelligence and government
meetings. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel start windswept visit to California
21st February 2024
It was a blustery, windy start to Crown
Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel’s visit to San Francisco, but
the pair carried out a series of engagements related to Swedes
abroad and nature. On Monday, the Swedish royal couple did what
many tourists do in San Francisco: visited the Golden Gate Bridge
and posed for pictures before visiting the Marine Mammal Center
organisation for sustainability…
