Ahead of his jubilee in September, we are taking a look at the King of Sweden’s life. Learn about his christening below:
King Carl XVI Gustaf was born on 30 April 1946 as the last of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla’s five children at Haga Palace. Carl Gustaf has four older sisters: Princess Margaretha, Princess Birgitta, Princess Désirée and Princess Christina. He was…
King Carl XVI Gustaf has put a royal tradition on hold. A string of royal evening receptions that usually take place in the spring in Sweden have been cancelled. And all because of the upcoming Golden Jubilee.
Margareta Thorgren, the Swedish Royal Court’s head of…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden is set to return to Sweden from her Florida home for her father, King Carl XVI Gustaf’s heart surgery.
The King’s surgery is scheduled for Monday, 20 February.
Many have speculated whether this could mean that the Swedish…
Sweden’s Crown Prince who lost not only the throne, but his £4 million inheritance
15th January 2023
Following on from a recent SVT documentary, the order of succession to the Swedish throne became a hot topic of discussion. When Prince Carl Philip was born as the younger brother of Princess Victoria, he was destined to become King. However, a constitutional amendment half a year later reversed this, so the King’s eldest child, Crown Princess Victoria, became first in the line of…
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…
On Thursday, King Carl XVI Gustaf spoke at the World Wide Fund for Nature’s WWF’s televised gala event “An evening for our planet.” The King is chairman of WWF’s Board of Trustees, and the gala was arranged in connection with WWF Sweden celebrating 50…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has visited a new exhibition at the China Pavilion of Drottningholm. The exhibition is the result of a year-long collaboration between the Royal Court and the Research Lab Craft at Konstfack. The works are created by artisans and artists who have taken inspiration from historical collections in the China Pavilion.
The exhibition is called “Going elsewhere…
King Carl Gustaf holds audience with Speaker of the Parliament following political crisis
22nd June 2021
On Monday, His Majesty King Carl Gustaf of Sweden gave priority to an unscheduled audience to the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Andreas Norlén. The audience was held in one of the private rooms at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm. During the audience, the King was…
King Carl Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria attend meeting with “Keep Sweden Clean”
13th April 2021
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden has been joined by his daughter, Crown Princess Victoria, for a digital meeting with the organization “Keep Sweden Clean”. During the meeting, on April 12th 2021, Johanna Ragnartz, CEO of Keep Sweden Clean, production manager Lisa Possne and…
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. His Majesty participated in the conference and opened the digital event with a speech.
In his speech, the King said…
