Friday, the first day of October, marked the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a campaign traditionally represented with a pink ribbon.Â
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has supported this cause for the past 13 years, and every year the Swedish Royal Household releases a picture of the Heir to the Throne wearing the year’s pink ribbon design to mark the first day of the…
Crown Princess Victoria visits Västerbotten County alone as Prince Daniel recovers from a cold
3rd September 2021
On Thursday, Crown Princess Victoria travelled to Västerbotten County for a visit that is a part of the Royal Family’s effort to travel throughout Sweden to see first-hand the impact the pandemic had on communities.Â
She was supposed to travel there with Prince…
How is Victoriadagen celebrated?
6th July 2021
Victoriadagen (Victoria Day in Swedish) is the traditional festivity celebrating Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden’s birthday. It falls every year on the 14th of July, the day the Crown Princess was born, and has been celebrated since 1979.
It is usually…
Queen Silvia opens German orphanage for abused children
4th July 2021
On Thursday, Queen Silvia of Sweden took part in the digital inauguration of Children-Haus in Ortenau, Germany.Â
The facility is an orphanage to house children suspected of having been victims of physical violence or sexual abuse.
This is the fifth building of this kind to be inaugurated with the aim of preventing the multiplication of traumas for children that come from being moved…
On Monday, Prince Daniel of Sweden took part in SVT’s ‘Movement Movement‘ programme.
The show, broadcast by SVT (Swedish National Television), was created to welcome summer, and each years has a different theme.Â
This year’s subject was movement, and…
Princess Sofia speaks at Sophiahemmet virtual graduation
14th June 2021
On Friday, Princess Sofia of Sweden spoke at the virtual graduation ceremony of new nurses from Sophiahemmet University.
Similarly to what happened last year, the graduation ceremony was held virtually in 2021. Before the global health emergency exploded 16 months ago…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden turns 39
11th June 2021
Princess Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine of Sweden was born on June 10, 1982, at Drottningholm Palace. She is the youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. Her older sister is Crown Princess Victoria, and her brother is Prince Carl Philip. Princess Madeleine is currently eighth in line to the throne. She was created Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland by her father upon…
Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and Princess Estelle have inaugurated a permanent installation in the DjurgÃ¥rden island park in Stockholm.Â
The sculpture, created by Danish-Norwegian duo Elmgreen and Dragset, has been sponsored by the Princess Estelle Cultural…
On the occasion of Swedish National Day, June 6th 2021, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson received The King’s Medal.Â
The princess was awarded the honour for her extensive work with charities that build better community ties in several areas.Â
Princess Christina…
Earlier this week, Queen Silvia of Sweden took part in a virtual roundtable discussion on the issue of doping and announced a new anti-doping and public health professorship.
Also present at the seminar was Professor Arne Ljungqvist, one of the biggest names in Sweden’s fight against the doping phenomenon and one of the founders of WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency, which supervises…