Sweden’s future queen chose a tiara
packed with history and personal meanings for a sparkling event at
Stockholm’s Royal Palace. Crown Princess Victoria wore the Laurel
Wreath tiara, a pretty gem left to her by her beloved great aunt,
Princess Lilian, whose own story is one of the most famous royal
romances of the 20th century. The glittering tribute came as the
Swedish Royal…
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in matching outfits for major sports event
4th March 2025
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit are embracing the cold weather of the last days of
winter together. The Norwegian Crown Prince and Crown
Princess chose coordinating red ski-jackets to attend the opening
ceremony of the FIS Nordic World Ski…
Peace in Ukraine commemorated as Scandinavian monarchs attend prayer services on anniversary of invasion
25th February 2025
As the world marked the third anniversary
of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Denmark and Sweden, the
monarchs of both countries attended church services for peace. In
Copenhagen, King Frederik and Queen Mary attended a church service
at Holmen’s Church alongside…
February’s birthstone, the amethyst, is
found across royal jewellery collections. However, it is the
Swedish royal family that has one of the most impressive pieces:
the Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara. The Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara
began life as a necklace that reportedly belonged to Empress
Josephine, Napoleon’s first wife. The necklace featured several
large round amethysts surrounded by…
While 2023 proved to be a big year for
the Swedish Royal Family, with King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden
Jubilee, 2024 was much more sedate in comparison. But despite the
lack of jubilee celebrations or milestone birthdays, the Swedish
Royal Family still had plenty of reasons…
It was a full house at the Royal Palace
earlier Monday when Queen Silvia accepted the Christmas trees for
the Royal Palace alongside her eight grandchildren. In a
longstanding tradition dating back to the 1960s, forestry students
from the Swedish University of Agriculture…
Diamonds for a queen and steel for a princess on sparkling night for Sweden's royals
13th December 2024
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of
Sweden hosted the annual King’s Dinner for Nobel laureates at the
Royal Palace in Stockholm. Following a sparkling turn out of tiaras
for the Nobel Prize ceremony the night before, the women of the
Swedish Royal Family chose four different tiaras – including two
debuts! Dazzling diamonds Queen Silvia wore Queen Sofia’s
Tiara, also known as the…
Sparkling tiaras with romantic stories are chosen by Sweden's royals at the Nobels
10th December 2024
The Swedish Royal Family has brought all
the glitter to the 2024 Nobel Prizes. King Carl XVI Gustaf of
Sweden presented the awards for Literature, Physics, Chemistry, and
Physiology or Medicine in Stockholm. The ceremony is a formal event
where the women of the Royal Family…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is in
Singapore for a State Visit without Queen Silvia. However, he was
still thinking of his wife as this important event began and shared
her regrets at being unable to visit. The Swedish king gave
his customary speech at the State…
Queen Silvia of Sweden has been able to
return to a country with strong links, Brazil, for a holiday that
turned into a working trip. The Swedish royal house has shared
images from Queen Silvia and King Carl Gustaf’s visit to Sao Paulo
this week. Although she was technically on vacation, Queen
Silvia made sure to include time for the World Childhood
Foundation. The Swedish Queen helped…
