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 Majesty the Queen of Sweden, offers children help from doctors, judges, psychologists and social services all in one…
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.
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’ (My Big Day). Here’s an overview of all the wishes granted by the Bernadottes.
On Thursday, Crown Princess Victoria…
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…
The Swedish Royal Family steps out in full swing to honour Nobel Laureates
10th December 2019
As each year on the 10th of December, the Swedish Royal Family attended the Nobel Prize Ceremony at the Concert Hall of Stockholm to honour the Laureates. During the ceremony, King Carl XVI Gustaf handed out 14 Nobel Prizes in five categories.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will undertake a State Visit to India in early December, the Royal Court announced on Monday.
From 2 to 6 December, the King and Queen of Sweden will
visit New Delhi, Mumbai and various places within the state of Uttarakhand.
They will be joined by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Industry,
the State Secretary and the Minister of Social…
From 15 October to 17 October, Queen Silvia was in Lebanon to celebrate the Mentor Foundation’s 25th anniversary. Mentor Arabia is a regional non-governmental organization that advocates for youth empowerment to prevent risky behavior among children and youth and it…
Queen Silvia on Childhood celebrating its 20th anniversary: "It feels nice"
4th October 2019
Queen Silvia has given an exclusive interview to Expressen, a Swedish newspaper, about the World Childhood Foundation that she founded 20 years ago.
“Then,” Queen Silvia says, “it was very difficult to talk
about these issues… No one wanted to listen and no one…
The King and Queen of Sweden visited the factory of “Handpappersbruket” in the small city of Lessebo to participate in the celebration of the paper factory’s 300th anniversary.
The visit started when the royals arrived at the manor house in Lessebo. There, the King and Queen were welcomed by representatives from Lessebo Municipality and Lessebo Paper. The royal couple had a guided…
