Receiving new ambassadors in audiences
and thanking ambassadors who leave their posts is a long tradition
among royalty in most nations. This week, His Majesty King Carl XVI
Gustaf has dedicated two days to this very tradition. On November
16th 2021, the Swedish monarch received the ambassadors from
Uruguay and Cyprus in farewell audiences before the envoys return
from Sweden to their native…
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia attend military anniversary dinner
17th November 2021
Swedish navy sailors have now been
professionally organized for 250 years. This week, they had royal
guests visiting to celebrate the big anniversary. On November 16th
2021, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia attended their jubilee
dinner at the Grand Hôtel in…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
cancelled her planned visit to the Netherlands. The visit was to
take place on 18 November and 19 November, but due to the high
spread of infection in the Netherlands, the royal family has now
announced that the Crown Princess…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has
visited the Centre for Diabetes at the Academic Specialist Centre
within Stockholm County’s healthcare area, to take part in the
latest research and to highlight World Diabetes Day. World Diabetes
Day is a United Nations initiative that focuses on all the millions
of people who live with, or are at risk of developing, diabetes.
The disease also…
Although Sweden has not participated in a
war since 1814, they have a large-scale commitment to research on
war and conflict. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel have
attended the Royal Academy of Military Sciences’ 225th solemn
gathering. The Academy of…
Crown Princess Victoria urges more support to help get children into healthy living
11th November 2021
Generation Pep works to spread knowledge
and to inspire and support children, young people, parents and
adults around youth issues across Sweden. Crown Princess Victoria
and Prince Daniel have been participating in the annual Pep Forum.
The event, on November 10th 2021, was…
Sweden is not a member of the
international military alliance NATO. Nevertheless, Sweden is this
week the host nation for a major conference between the NATO
nations. On that occasion, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden granted
an audience to NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg. The
audience lasted just under 15 minutes and Stoltenberg was able to
tell the press that he and the Swedish monarch…
The Swedish government is investing
heavily in increasing Swedish exports, and the royals are part of
the team to promote increased trade with other nations. Last
Friday, Prince Daniel was present when Minister for Foreign Trade
Anna Hallberg presented the Swedish…
Drottningholm Palace in Sweden is said to
be haunted by friendly ghosts. Queen Silvia revealed a few years
ago that the Swedish Royal Family’s residence was haunted by
spirits. The Queen was talking in a documentary on Swedish public
television “Drottningholm…
Princess Christina of Sweden served as
first lady of the Kingdom of Sweden from the death of her mother,
Princess Sibylla, in 1972 until her brother married Queen Silvia in
1976. At a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Stockholm this week, His
Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf presented his sister Princess
Christina with His Majesty the King’s Medal of the twelfth size
with diamonds in a…
