King Carl XVI Gustaf made history in 2023
when he celebrated his Golden Jubilee. And after 50 years of reign,
many Swedish citizens barely remember a life without the current
King on the throne.Carl XVI Gustaf is the first Swedish monarch to
celebrate a Golden Jubilee. His reign has another peculiarity: Carl
Gustaf inherited the throne directly from his grandfather at 27.
His father…
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…
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 businessman John Ambler on June
30th 1964 in a ceremony strikingly different from those of her
sisters. Let’s rewind to the…
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…
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 Desiree and Baron Niclas
Silfvershiold. The princess was the second of the four sisters of
Carl Gustaf of Sweden to marry…
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…
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 Daniel continued their
four-day visit to California on Tuesday, carrying out engagements
in San Francisco and Sacramento…
