On 22 May, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia of Sweden started their three-day state visit to Ireland.
They spent the first day of the state visit in Dublin where they
were officially welcomed by President Michael D. Higgins and his
wife, Sabina Higgins at the Presidential Palace. King Carl XVI
Gustaf inspected the guard of honour and took part in a tree
planting ceremony. Photo: Sara…
The King and Queen of Sweden visited the
Crime Prevention Council (Brå) Wednesday to learn more about how
the organisation is working to reduce crime and develop knowledge
in the judicial system. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were
welcomed to the offices by Director…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
hosted a dinner at the Royal Palace on Thursday evening for the 432
members of Parliament and government. Crown Princess Victoria and
Prince Daniel, and Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia also
attended the dinner, which is held every…
On Wednesday of this week, His Majesty
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden unveiled a brand new bust depicting
the Swedish poet August Strindberg in the Bernadotte Library at the
Royal Palace. Her Majesty Queen Silvia also attended the ceremony.
The Librarian of the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace, Arvid
Jakobsson welcomed the guests before Erik Höök, Museum Director at
the Strindberg Museum…
Members of the Swedish Royal Family
celebrated the World Childhood Foundation’s 20th anniversary
yesterday in Stockholm. Earlier in the day, Princess
Madeleine and Queen Silvia attended the World Childhood
Foundation’s executive meeting. The Princess, who flew…
Queen Silvia visited South Africa earlier
this week to view projects supported by the World Childhood
Foundation and other organisations. The World Childhood Foundation
has partnerships with 12 projects in South Africa that range from
support to victims of child abuse, home…
At the end of each year, we can study and
comment on the work of the British Royal Family. The UFO No
More team decided to look at the work of the Scandinavian
royal families which is something that is not always done. Before
going into the numbers, a little disclaimer. These numbers
represent the days worked by each member of the royal families
based on their official calendar. Of course, there…
As Queen Silvia of Sweden celebrates her
75th birthday today, we have compiled a list of facts about
Sweden’s Queen. Silvia was born as Silvia Renate Sommerlath in
1943 in Heidelberg, Germany. She is half German (through her
father) and half Brazilian (through her…
Swedish Royal Family celebrates Queen Silvia's birthday at Oscar Theatre
19th December 2018
The Swedish Royal Family gathered at
Oscar Theatre last night to celebrate Queen Silvia’s 75th birthday
which is on 23 December. The event “A tribute show for HM the
Queen” touched on the important work Queen Silvia has undertaken in
her time as Queen. The…
There’s good news for all of us who have
a bit of a soft spot for Queen Silvia of Sweden. The royal, who
turns 75 next week, has promised she has no plans to retire. The
confirmation that we’ll be seeing a lot more of Silvia in the
future came in an interview with Swedish media outlet TT ahead of
her milestone birthday. Silvia says that as long as she is
able to carry on working…
