Queen Silvia of Sweden has announced that
her brother, Walther Sommerlath, has passed away. He was 86 years
old and died on October 23rd 2020 at Karolinska Hospital in
Huddinge after a period of illness. He was born Walther Ludwig
Sommerlath in 1934 in Brazil. The following statement was published
by Her Majesty the Queen on October 29th 2020: “I and my family
feel great sorrow and loss…
Queen Silvia said that she felt her age
while in quarantine in a new interview with an Alzheimer’s Disease
podcast. Speaking to Henrik Frenkel for his podcast, Help – I Have
Alzheimer’s Disease (in Swedish: Hjälp – Jag Har Alzheimer!), that
was shared on Monday…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are
now back at the Royal Palace in Stockholm after an absence of
almost six months caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As the virus
took hold, the royal couple moved to Stenhammar Palace, about 120
kilometres southwest of Stockholm.
Queen Silvia received the Butterfly Prize
on Monday for her work towards addiction issues and drug-free
policies from an organisation in Sweden. The Butterfly Prize is
awarded by the Women’s Organisations’ Co-operation Council on
Alcohol and Drug Issues, and Queen Silvia’s citation read: “…for
her many years of work and personal commitment to the drug issue
and for…
Queen Silvia delivered a speech at the
Samena Council Leaders’ Summit on Thursday, warning about
children’s online safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking
from her summer home at Solliden Palace, The Queen said: “You are
the conductors and shapers of our…
Queen Silvia of Sweden had had a
telephone meeting with the First Lady of Germany to discuss the
opening of Germany’s third “Children’s Home”, set up to support and
protect young people who have been subjected to sexual abuse. The
initiative, started by Her…
Since the outbreak of coronavirus, many
royal families have had to live their lives quite differently. The
same applies to the Swedish Royal Family. King Carl Gustav and
Queen Silvia decided to temporarily move from Stockholm Palace to
the smaller Stenhammar’s Palace. Let us take a look at this rather
unknown Swedish castle which is now the Swedish royal family
“corona”…
Queen Silvia of Sweden has written a
letter of support to the elderly, their relatives and care workers.
In the letter the Queen recognises the difficulties that the
COVID-19 pandemic has caused especially for the elderly and
expresses her gratitude to their carers. The…
All the times the Swedish Royal Family teamed up with Min Stora Dag
15th February 2020
It has become a tradition for the Swedish
Royal Family to grant wishes of children who have been confronted
with life-threatening diseases by hosting them at the Royal Palace.
On these occasions, the Swedish royals have teamed up with the
charity ‘Min Stora Dag’…
Silvia Renate Sommerlath was born on 23
December 1943 in Heidelberg, Germany, to Walther and Alice
Sommerlath. Silvia is half German, through her father, and half
Brazilian, through her mother. Silvia grew up with older three
brothers (Ralph, Walther, and Jörg), and from 1947 through 1957,
they lived in São Paulo, Brazil, which was their mother’s hometown.
During this time, her father…
