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 in Umeå present the
royals with their Christmas trees. Each year a different royal
accepts the offering; this year…
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…
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 Banquet held in his honour as the
State Visit got under way and explained Queen Silvia’s absence,
saying ”Her Majesty…
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…
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia see premiere of new royal ballet
19th October 2024
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of
Sweden finished a busy week of engagements with a trip to the
ballet on Friday evening. The Swedish King and Queen attended the
world premiere of the Royal Swedish Ballet’s new production,
Gustavia. The new ballet is a…
Queen Silvia has been in New York this
week with the World Childhood Foundation, and on Thursday, she
received praise from Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska for her
inspiring work. First Lady Zelenska posted on her social media
accounts about her meeting with Queen Silvia and Princess Madeleine
during the UN General Assembly. She wrote: “It was a pleasure to
meet Her Majesty Queen Sylvia…
Queen Silvia back at King Carl Gustaf's side as new bishops appointed
23rd September 2024
Queen Silvia joined King Carl Gustaf on
Sunday for an important event at Uppsala Cathedral, Sweden.
The Swedish King and Queen attended the consecration service for
two new bishops in the Church of Sweden on Sunday. At the service,
Teresia Derlén was consecrated as…
Full family turn out from Sweden's royals for opening of parliament
11th September 2024
The Swedish Royal Family had a busy
Tuesday as the entire family attended the first day of Parliament
at the Riksdag. King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess
Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia,
Princess Madeleine, and Christopher…
The Swedish Royal Family has arrived in
Paris to cheer on their country’s athletes at the Paralympics.
Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Estelle arrived
in Paris on Friday, 6 September to begin their Paralympic
adventures. They will be in Paris until Sunday, 8 September to
catch the last three days of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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