This week has started with a special
royal visit between good friends designed to boost two countries.
On May 2nd 2022, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit
of Norway began a three-day official visit to Sweden where they are
being hosted by Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel. Their
first day consisted of many events. The main purpose of the visit
is to strengthen the…
Princess Madeleine makes rare appearance as she speaks with Swedish women living abroad in Fort Lauderdale
3rd May 2022
Princess Madeleine of Sweden spoke at the
SWEA Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, her place of residence
since 2018. On Friday, 29 April, the Swedish Princess sat
down with Maria Thorsson, the mobile pastor of the Church of Sweden
for North America, to talk about…
The Swedish Royal Family hosted a large
reception at Stockholm Castle at the end of April to celebrate the
significant contributions made by the people of Sweden during the
Covid-19 pandemic. Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia were present at the dinner…
The birthday celebrations of King Carl
XVI Gustaf of Sweden have gotten back to normal after two years of
restrictions due to the global health crisis. Hundreds gathered in
the Outer Courtyard of Stockholm Palace for the traditional
birthday celebrations that kicked off with a performance by the
Navy Corps Band. The King and his son, Prince Carl Philip, then
entered the Outer Courtyard to take…
Prince Daniel was awarded an honorary
doctorate last week through the Karolinska Institutet, receiving
his award for his commitment to public health and children’s
exercise and sports. At a graduation ceremony at Stockholm City
Hall, Prince Daniel was awarded his…
Crown Princess Victoria awarded the
Crafoord prizes for 2020, 2021 and 2022 in a ceremony held at Lund
University. After two years of restrictions prevented the
event from taking place, Thursday, 28 April, marked the return of
the award ceremony for the scientific…
British and Swedish royals have teamed up
in Stockholm for a cause close to all their hearts – dyslexia.
Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, travelled
to Stockholm to join Queen Silvia, Prince Carl Philip and Princess
Sofia for the first World Dyslexia Assembly Sweden conference.
Queen Silvia, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia welcomed
Beatrice and Edo to the…
Orthodox Christians have celebrated
Easter, and Princess Sofia of Sweden took part in a special Easter
service in honour of Ukrainians in Sweden. Many royals around the
world decided to attend Easter services in traditionally Ukrainian
churches to show their support…
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the
throne on 6 February 1952, she joined a large group of European
rulers. In this series, Royal Central looks at the men and women
who were ruling on the continent as the longest reign in modern
European history got under way. King…
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
of Sweden have spent time with Ukrainian refugee children in
Stockholm. Their Royal Highnesses travelled to the Nordic Museum to
visit an activity centre designed to help the Ukrainian children
assimilate into Sweden. The Crown Princess Couple, parents of two
children themselves, really engaged with the kids at the museum and
seemed to enjoy the…
