King Gustav III opened the Royal Opera
House in Stockholm on January 18, 1773. To commemorate the 250th
anniversary, a gala was held at the Royal Opera in Stockholm,
attended by members of the Royal Family. King Carl XVI Gustaf,
Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip, Princess
Christina and her husband, Tord Magnuson, all attended the special
event that featured a diverse…
Prince Carl Philip, Prince Daniel and Princes Sofia honour Sweden's sporting stars at gala in Stockholm
18th January 2023
The annual Swedish Sports Gala, an event
honouring the country’s most prominent athletes, took place in the
Avicii Arena in Stockholm earlier this week in the presence of
royalty – Prince Carl Philip, Prince Daniel and Princess Sofia. In
a night filled with…
To coincide with the funeral of King
Constantine II, a Serafimerringning ceremony was held in
Riddarholmskyrkan in Stockholm in honour the late King of Greece.
Constantine was a knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, an
honour he was presented with by King Gustaf VI…
Following on from a recent SVT
documentary, the order of succession to the Swedish throne became a
hot topic of discussion. When Prince Carl Philip was born as the
younger brother of Princess Victoria, he was destined to become
King. However, a constitutional amendment half a year later
reversed this, so the King’s eldest child, Crown Princess Victoria,
became first in the line of…
The Golden Jubilee year has begun in
Sweden, and celebrations are set to last most of the year. A new
portrait of the King was released on New Year’s Day to begin the
monumental year, and the first official event for the jubilee is
set for later this month. On…
A calm 2022 leads toward a hectic 2023 for the Swedish Royal Family
31st December 2022
This year was relatively calm for the
Swedish Royal Family; however, they will have a hectic 2023 with a
Golden Jubilee to celebrate for King Carl XVI Gustaf. Let’s look
back at the Swedish royals’ 2022 before they take on 2023. January
This month was full…
A Christmas Eve visit to the local traffic depot for the Swedish Crown Princess and her family
25th December 2022
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and her
husband, Prince Daniel, took their two children, Princess Estelle
and Prince Oscar, to visit the local traffic depot in Ulvsunda
outside of Stockholm on Christmas Eve. The Crown Princess Family
visited the depot to wish the staff a happy Christmas since the
workers had to work on the holiday. In addition, they wanted to
express their gratitude for…
Cinderella takes centre stage for Crown Princess Family of Sweden's annual Christmas video
20th December 2022
The Crown Princess Family of Sweden has
released their annual Christmas video greeting to the public. This
year, the video centres around the family’s visit to Stockholm’s
Royal Opera to see Cinderella. Crown Princess Victoria, Prince
Daniel, Princess…
Christmas is fast approaching, and for
the royals as well, this means an increase in the number of events
that revolve around Christmas. In Sweden this week, Queen Silvia
started Christmas with visiting the German ladies’ club in
Stockholm. The German Ladies’…
It is a tradition in Sweden that after
each parliamentary election, the King invites the new members of
parliament to a grand dinner at Stockholm Palace. On November 29th
2022, such a dinner was held after the Swedish people voted in
their new members of parliament earlier this autumn. King Carl VXI
Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel,
Prince Carl Philip and Princess…
