King Carl XVI Gustaf is about to
celebrate 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, Prince Gustaf Adolf, never…
The sparkling sapphires that link a modern queen to a fallen empire
2nd September 2023
It’s the tiara everyone is expecting to
see this September. The month’s birthstone is sapphire and that
just happens to be the star gem of a diadem favoured by a queen who
is about to host a right royal celebration for a truly historic
event. Silvia of Sweden is…
It's here! Sweden's Jubilee month begins with a party like no other planned for King Carl XVI Gustaf
1st September 2023
The Royal Court of Sweden has revealed
the schedule for King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee in
September. The jubilee week will begin on 12 September when the
King opens the National Assembly. The following day, he will
receive an official gift from the Riksdag…
The Regalia of Sweden: a hidden treasure that tells a story
1st September 2023
Like many other monarchies, Sweden also
has a patrimony of crown jewels, each with its own history and
precious metals and stones. Since 1907, however, the regalia has
not been worn by members of the family but rather put on display
during important moments like coronations, christenings and
weddings. The monarch’s regalia mainly consist of the set of crown
jewels made for King…
The link between the two monarchs goes
back to Queen Victoria, who was the great-great-grandmother to
Queen Elizabeth (through her father, King George VI) and
great-great-grandmother of King Carl XVI Gustaf through both his
mother and father through two of Victoria’s…
Theirs is a love story that began amidst
the global spectacle of the Olympic Games and has continued for 50
years. As King Carl XVI Gustaf prepares for his Golden Jubilee next
month, let’s look at the enduring romance between the King and his
bride, Queen Silvia. Crown…
Rosendal Palace is one of the
lesser-known royal buildings in Sweden, but that doesn’t mean it is
less spectacular. Located on the island of Djurgården, in
central Stockholm, it was erected between 1823 and 1827 for King
Karl XIV Johan – none other than Jean Bernadotte, the founder of
the current ruling dynasty in Sweden. The palace was created by
Frederik Blom, one of the…
The Golden Jubilee of Europe's longest reigning king - all the details of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden's celebrations
24th August 2023
The Royal Court of Sweden has revealed
the schedule for King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee in
September. The jubilee week will begin on 12 September when the
King opens the National Assembly. The following day, he will
receive an official gift from the Riksdag…
A heightened terror alert will not affect
any of the Golden Jubilee celebrations for King Carl XVI Gustaf
next month. Sweden raised its terror threat level last week to the
second highest level after a series of Koran burnings in the
country and the resulting anger in…
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…
