Earlier this week, King Carl XVI Gustaf,
Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel met with
government officials to talk about Brexit. In a digital meeting
with Foreign Affairs Minister, Anna Hallberg, and European Union
Minister, Hans Dahlgren, the royals discussed Sweden’s relationship
with the United Kingdom after it left the European Union last year.
The Royal House notes…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden’s husband,
Chris O’Neill, has closed down two of his former firms. According
to Swedish newspaper Expressen, Mr O’Neill has closed down Wilton
Partners and Warwick Partners over the last few years. In addition
to shutting down these two…
This was a book I’d been looking forward
to for a very long time, and it did not disappoint. In the absence
of international travel in 2020 (and probably 2021), it provided a
trip of sorts through Sweden – a place I’d hoped to visit in 2020.
Explore Sweden with…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
attended the EU project DUNC’s digital conference. From her
home-office at Haga castle Her Royal Highness gave a speech and
closely followed the final day of this conference. Development of
UNESCO Natural and Cultural Assets, also known as DUNC, is an
EU-funded collaborative project where the Swedish municipality of
Karlskrona municipality has been…
From the Swedish monarch’s lockdown
residence Stenhammar Palace just outside Stockholm, King Carl XVI
Gustaf attended a digital event entitled The Forest Day on
Wednesday. The King of Sweden has a deep commitment to issues
concerning nature, the environment and forests.
We’ve got used to seeing royals live and
direct from their front rooms during the pandemic but they usually
keep the dress code smart casual as they go about their virtual
engagements. However, Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and Prince Daniel
have raised the digital bar by…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has
received the vaccination against coronavirus. Underlining his
belief in the importance of the jab, the monarch was photographed
as he was given the injection . King Carl Gustaf received the
vaccination on January 15th at Stenhammar where he has been staying
through this latest phase of the pandemic with Queen Silvia. Her
Majesty also received the jab although…
King Carl Gustaf joined by Crown Princess Victoria for discussions on war preparedness
12th January 2021
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden has been
joined by Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel at the annual
Swedish Defence conference. The conference was this year digital
due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the King kept up his tradition
of his attendance on the conference.
Prince Daniel has opened a brand new
organisation “Anti-doping Sweden”. The body is a newly formed
independent organization which from 2021 is Sweden’s national
anti-doping organization. Previously, the responsibility lay with
the Swedish Sports Confederation. Prince…
In December 2020, announced that Prince
Carl Philip and Princess Sofia are expecting their third child. At
that time, December 11, the following statement was issued by the
Royal Court: “We are happy and look forward to welcoming our third
child, a sibling to Prince Alexander and Prince Gabriel. A new
little member of our family.” Now the Swedish Royal Court has given
an update on the…
