On13 May 1979, Queen Silvia of Sweden
gave birth to her second child, a son, at Stockholm Palace. The
son, the new Crown Prince of Sweden’s birth was celebrated with a
42-gun salute. The King was away on a trip and was not able to get
back to Stockholm in time for the birth of his and the Queen’s
second child. He had been told by Queen Silvia’s doctor that she
would not go…
On 13 May 1979, His Royal Highness Prince
Carl Philip of Sweden was born. To celebrate his 39th birthday,
here are 40 facts on the Swedish royal: His full name is Carl
Philip Edmund Bertil. Prince Carl Philip also has the title of Duke
of Värmland. He was born in…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
had a busy three days during their Vietnam visit from 6 May to 8
May. The trip was planned to coincide with the 50th anniversary of
the diplomatic relationship between Sweden and Vietnam. During
their first day in Hanoi, the Crown…
Sweden's king recalls order of chivalry from the man who allegedly sexually harassed Crown Princess Victoria
8th May 2019
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustav of
Sweden has decided to recall the order of chivalry from Jean-Claude
Arnault, it was announced. This is the man who brought the Swedish
Academia in its worst ever crisis following the “Me Too”-campaign
in Sweden. In April 2018, he was also accused of sexually harassing
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria. Three anonymous
witnesses told the Swedish…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
of Sweden are currently on a three-day visit to Vietnam. Day one, 6
May was spent in Hanoi. It was there that Crown Princess Victoria
was told of the British royal baby news by Swedish news magazine
Svenskdam. The Crown Princess and…
Yesterday, Sweden celebrated King Carl
XVI Gustaf’s 73rd birthday at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. Swedes
gathered in the Inner Courtyard to celebrate their King and heard
the Navy Band perform music for the audience. The King, Queen
Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria…
Prince Carl Philip joined those running
on Sunday to support the Lilla Barnets Fond, or Little Child’s
Fund, a nonprofit association that supports medical research and
development for newborn children and their future health. The
prince has served as patron of the fund since 2009. All proceeds
from the “Spring for Little Life” race, which took part in
Hagaparken in Stockholm…
As a former personal trainer, Prince
Daniel has always had a keen interest in sport and fitness, and he
visited the Swedish Football Association in Solna Wednesday to
learn more about their activities as well as football sports in
Sweden. The association, founded in 1904, is…
As royals have issued statements and sent
condolences to the Grand Ducal Family after the death of Grand Duke
Jean yesterday, King Carl XVI Gustaf spoke to Swedish magazine,
Svenskdam about the late Grand Duke. “Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg
was highly respected by me…
To celebrate Easter Sunday, the Crown
Princess Family of Sweden released new images on Instagram. The
three photos were taken by Crown Princess Victoria on the island of
Öland and feature her and Prince Daniel’s two children, Princess
Estelle (7) and Prince Oscar (3) during a walk over Easter weekend.
The family sent the simple message, “Glad påsk!” which means Happy
Easter in…
