On Monday, Princess Estelle was taken to the Bernadotte Library in the Royal Palace by her grandfather, King Carl XVI Gustaf and mother, Crown Princess Victoria to learn more about her family’s history.
TheĀ Bernadotte Library holds hundreds of thousands of books relating to the Bernadotte dynasty with many books being written by the royals themselves. King Karl XIV Johan (the first Bernadotte king),Ā Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise all have literature in the library. There are over 800,000 photographs in the archives, as well.
The King, Crown Princess and Princess Estelle look at a map of a city plan from 1818. Photo: Sara Friberg / Kungl. Royal Court
In this year’s SVT programme, āĆ ret med kungafamiljenā (or āYear with the Royal Familyā in English), King Carl XVI Gustaf admitted that he has not kept journals or writings like several of his predecessors. So, it is unlikely that we will see writings of His Majesty in the Bernadotte Library in the future.
It remains to be seen if Crown Princess Victoria and/or Princess Estelle, who will turn seven next month, will follow in their ancestors’ footsteps and write about their tenures as monarchs when that day comes.
The Crown Princess and Princess Estelle look at Queen Victoria’s (1862-1930) private photographs from a trip to Egypt. Photo: Sara Friberg / Kungl. Royal Court
Photo: Sara Friberg / Kungl. Royal Court
The Royal Court released several images from Monday’s private visit.
Earlier this month, Crown Princess Victoria took her daughter to the vaults below the Royal Palace to view and learn about the symbols of the Swedish monarchy.
Photo: Sara Friberg / Kungl. Royal Court
Photo: Sara Friberg / Kungl. Royal Court
Photo: Sara Friberg / Kungl. Royal Court
TheĀ Bernadotte Library was initially constructed to be a Swedish national library and was completed in 1796.
