Royal WeddingsSweden

Wedding Flashback: Princess Madeleine and Chris O'Neill

On their 10th wedding anniversary, we look back at the royal wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Chris O’Neill: After a broken engagement a few years earlier, Princess Madeleine of Sweden finally found the love of her life after fleeing to New York City to heal her broken heart. There, through mutual friends, she met American-British financier Christopher “Chris&#8221…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria and her family mark important tradition on National Day

Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar have taken part in an important part of Sweden’s National Day. The family opened the Royal Palace (also commonly called Stockholm Palace) for the summer with admission free throughout National Day. The Swedish flag was raised atop Stockholm Palace at 8 am before the Crown Princess Family exited the western…
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Sweden

Traditional photos released of Crown Princess Family of Sweden for National Day

The Crown Princess Family of Sweden has released their traditional National Day photos. Three images taken by Linda Broström have been released showing Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Estelle in Sweden’s national costume, while Prince Daniel and Prince Oscar are in suits and ties. Photo: Linda Broström/The Royal Court of Sweden The family visited Gripsholm Castle in…
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HistorySweden

In the beginning: The Bernadotte dynasty

The Bernadottes first began ruling over the Kingdom of Sweden in 1818 with King Karl XIV Johan (also called King Charles XIV John), who was also the King of Norway during this time. He was born on 26 January 1763 in France as Jean Bernadotte. It was in 1810 that he was unexpectedly elected as the heir to King Charles XIII of Sweden just as he was preparing for his new role as the governor of…
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