Before 1980, the Swedish line of
succession was governed by agnatic primogeniture – meaning females
were excluded from the line of succession. King Carl Gustaf and
Queen Silvia’s first child was a girl – Victoria – who was born in
July 1977; at birth, she was not Crown Princess of Sweden but
instead titled Princess Victoria. When her younger brother, Carl
Philip, was born in May 1979…
The line of succession to the Swedish
throne is dictated by the Swedish constitution, which sets out
requirements for those in line to the throne. Currently, there are
only eleven people in the line of succession. In Sweden, the Act of
Succession governs who can succeed…
PHOTOS: Crown Princess Victoria gets behind the lens for summer snaps of her children
21st August 2023
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
gotten behind the lens to take summer photos of her two children,
Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar. Six new images were released by
the Swedish Royal Court of the children and their parents taken
over the summer. Photo: Crown…
The Ukrainian Presidential Couple has
paid visits to several European countries over the past couple of
days to strengthen ties and support and spent two days with the
Danish Royal Family. President Zelenskyy and First Lady Zelenska
arrived in Denmark on Sunday afternoon, marking their first
official visit to the Scandinavian country. The Danish Royal
Family’s Instagram account stated that…
Why does King Carl Gustaf of Sweden have
the number 16 Roman numerals in between his two names? King Carl
XVI Gustaf means that the current monarch is the 16th ruler to use
the name Carl (or Charles). However, there haven’t actually been 16
monarchs to use the…
The Queen of Spain bounces on demand as World Cup celebrations continue
21st August 2023
If the winning team tells you to jump,
you jump, as Queen Letizia found out on Sunday afternoon. The
Spanish women’s football team, La Roja, won the Women’s World Cup,
defeating England’s Lionesses 1-0 as Queen Letizia and Infanta
Sofía watched from the…
Queen Letizia has helped present the
World Cup trophy to Spain after a famous win in Sydney and ended up
in the middle of a soccer scrum as celebrations continued. The
Queen of Spain attended the final with her younger daughter,
Infanta Sofia. They cheered as Spain beat England 1-0 in the final
at Stadium Australia. Queen Letizia and Infanta Sofia commiserate
with England at the…
Just a few weeks after Crown Prince
Haakon marked his 50th birthday, his wife, Mette-Marit, is
celebrating her 50 years of life. Who is the next commoner queen
who was once controversial but is now beloved by all of Norway?
Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby was born on 19…
While each royal family has annual
ceremonial events that they are known for, the Swedish Royal Family
has a yearly event that is publicised around the globe. Each year,
the Swedish Royal Family takes part in the Nobel Prize award
ceremonies. The Nobel Award Prize…
Spain's future queen looks emotional as she leaves family to start military training
17th August 2023
After much anticipation, Princess Leonor
has entered the General Military Academy in Zaragoza to kickstart
her three-year-long military training programme in the Army.
At 12pm on Thursday, 17th August, the Princess of Asturias arrived
at the designated drop-off point accompanied by her family: King
Felipe, Queen Letizia and Infanta Sofía. The royals had landed
about 30 minutes earlier at…
