Queen Silvia of Sweden’s 80th birthday
celebrations have commenced with a special concert in Stockholm.
The concert was held at the independent music school Lilla
Akademien in the Swedish capital, and the newly built concert hall
has been named after Her Majesty, who is patron of the school.
Lilly Rung Klint, project coordinator for the school, explained
that the children prepared for…
Celebrations for Queen Silvia's 80th birthday to begin next month
22nd October 2023
Celebrations for Queen Silvia of Sweden’s
80th birthday are set to begin next month. The Queen will turn 80
on 23 December, right in the midst of the hectic final Christmas
rush. To make sure Her Majesty is celebrated properly, the Royal
Court has said…
The queen of tiaras that a queen only wears for the most important events
19th September 2023
Queen Silvia of Sweden accompanied her
husband, King Carl XVI Gustaf, to several different events
throughout his Golden Jubilee weekend. At the Golden Jubilee
Banquet in Stockholm, she wore one of the most significant tiaras
in the Swedish collection- the Braganza…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia conclude counties tour in Värmland
9th September 2023
As the day of his Golden Jubilee
approaches, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have made the
last visit to a Swedish county for the occasion. Their Majesties
visited Värmland, a county in the centre-west of the nation, at the
border with Norway. Incidentally, it is also the title assigned to
Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland. Upon their arrival, on
7 September, King Carl XVI…
Theirs is a love story that began amidst
the global spectacle of the Olympic Games and has continued for 50
years. As King Carl XVI Gustaf prepares for his Golden Jubilee next
month, let’s look at the enduring romance between the King and his
bride, Queen Silvia. Crown…
The steel of Sweden: the unusual tiaras that sparkle in the Bernadotte collection
4th August 2023
The Swedish Royal Family has a knack for
jewellery, and that’s especially true of their steel tiaras. There
are two steel cut tiaras in their vault: the Steel Cut Tiara and
the Steel Cut Bandeau. The Cut Steel Tiara dates back to Queen
Hortense of Holland’s…
The 1972 Summer Olympic Games were held
in Munich, Germany, where a young German-Brazilian Silvia
Sommerlath was working as an interpreter and host. At the time, she
was employed at the Argentinian Consulate in Munich. From 1971 to
1973, she worked for the Organising Committee for the Munich
Olympic Games. A polyglot, Silvia’s work at the Olympic Games as an
interpreter was a natural fit. She…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
have made another stop in their jubilee visits to all of Sweden’s
counties – this time in Västra Götaland. Their Majesties arrived in
the county’s main city, Gothenburg, where the Governor, Sten
Tolgfors, and Mrs…
Queen Silvia was back in her home country
of Germany to receive a special honour in her birthplace. While in
Heidelberg (where she was born in 1943), the Queen of Sweden was
given honourary citizenship in a special ceremony. Lord Mayor
Eckart Wuerzner welcomed Silvia…
Queen Silvia takes part in conference for young people with dementia - and shares her personal experience
11th May 2023
Queen Silvia of Sweden took part in a
conference of Nordic countries centred around dementia. Her
Majesty took part in the last of two days of the conference, which
spanned between 8 and 9 May in Stockholm. The Queen listened
to a summary discussion on the topics that the conference touched
upon over the two days, before offering a speech, in which she
said, in part: “There are many of…
