Swedish police have named the man they believe killed Olof Palme, the country’s Prime Minister, who was assassinated in 1986. Mr Palme, who served twice as Premier of Sweden, was shot on February 28th 1986. Swedish police now believe long time suspect Stig Folke Wilhelm Engström, also known as The Skandia Man, was responsible for the murder of the country’s Prime Minister.
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It perhaps now common knowledge that the Swedish monarch is not the biggest fan of the incumbent President of the United States, Donald Trump. Now King Carl XVI Gustaf has attracted further criticism after appearing to take another stab against President Trump –…
King Carl Gustaf and Princess Astrid attend Ski Tour 2020
24th February 2020
Princess Astrid of Norway was joined by the King of Sweden this weekend in the Norwegian city of Trondheim. There the two royals attended the Ski Tour 2020. They spent Saturday and Sunday watching the various ski sports and meeting the Norwegian and Swedish participants.
Man arrested over allegations of threats against Queen Margrethe and King Carl XVI Gustaf
1st November 2019
The Danish Police has announced that, earlier this week, they carried out a raid on the house of a Muslim man living in Copenhagen after his wife reported she feared that the man was planning an attack on the Danish or Swedish monarch.
Danish Police arrested the 33-year-old man who will remain in custody for ten days so that they can investigate the case. During questioning, the man has…
Luxembourg's heir makes a special promise in the presence of a king
5th October 2019
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg has become head of his country’s Scout movement, following in the footsteps of his beloved grandfather, Jean, who died earlier this year. And Guillaume took his promise in the presence of the Honourary Chairman of the World…
King and Queen of Sweden visit Lessebo
27th September 2019
The King and Queen of Sweden visited the factory of “Handpappersbruket” in the small city of Lessebo to participate in the celebration of the paper factory’s 300th anniversary.
The visit started when the royals arrived at the manor house in Lessebo. There, the…
Sweden's king recalls order of chivalry from the man who allegedly sexually harassed Crown Princess Victoria
8th May 2019
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden has decided to recall the order of chivalry from Jean-Claude Arnault, it was announced. This is the man who brought the Swedish Academia in its worst ever crisis following the “Me Too”-campaign in Sweden. In April 2018, he was also accused of sexually harassing Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria.
Three anonymous witnesses told the Swedish…
King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates birthday in Stockholm
30th April 2017
On Sunday, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden celebrated his 71st birthday in Stockholm in the traditional way. The flags waved throughout the country, a 21-gun salute was fired from fortresses across Sweden, and the Royal Family participated in a celebration in the…
70 years since King Carl Gustaf tragically lost his father
27th January 2017
Yesterday, it was 70 years ago that King Carl Gustaf of Sweden lost his father in a tragic accident. The tragic accident happened when the King was only nine months old.
His father, who was Crown Prince of Sweden and heir to the Swedish throne, died in a plane crash on 26…
King Carl XVI Gustaf attended seminar on Swedish war preparedness
9th January 2017
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has attended a seminar on Swedish security politics today. The seminar is organised by the organisation “People and Defence” and are regarded as Sweden’s most important forum for discussions on security politics, defence and Swedish war preparedness. The seminar started on Sunday and lasts until tomorrow, but the King was present only…