It was the first royal wedding of a new
reign but one filled with poignancy. Princess Christina, fourth
sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married in June 1974, just eighteen
months after the death of her mother, Princess Sybilla. Her wedding
also began a hat trick of regal nuptials in Sweden within the space
of a few years. Let’s rewind to June 15th 1974 and the Royal
Wedding of Princess…
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of
Sweden received on Monday this week Swiss Federal President Guy
Parmelin in Princess Sibylla’s Apartment at the Royal Palace in
Stockholm. Federal President Guy Parmelin is currently on an
official visit to Stockholm to mark 100…
On the occasion of Swedish National Day,
June 6th 2021, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson received The
King’s Medal. The princess was awarded the honour for her
extensive work with charities that build better community ties in
several areas. Princess Christina…
On Sweden’s national day, King Carl XVI
Gustaf officially opened an exhibition about his grandmother called
“Daisy – Crown Princess Margaret, 1882–1920”. Before the
inauguration, the King was joined by Queen Silvia , Crown Princess
Victoria and his sister, Princess Christina, for a visit to the
exhibition. During the tour, led by Exhibition Commissioner Bronwyn
Griffith, the King…
On 6 June each year, Sweden celebrates
its National Day. First celebrated in 1916, it was then made a
public holiday in 2004. The Swedish Royal Family always makes sure
to publicly celebrate the holiday, and all of the women in the
family wear the…
It was a royal wedding with a recycled
gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When
Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at
the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads
back to June 1964 for the wedding of…
On Monday, Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden presented the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award to the South
Korean picture book artist Baek Heena and the French author
Jean-Claude Mourlevat at a digital awards ceremony. The ceremony
was also attended by the Swedish Minister of Culture and Democracy,
Amanda Lind. The award ceremony began with Minister Amanda Lind
giving a speech before the Crown…
On Tuesday this week, Her Majesty Queen
Silvia of Sweden opened the AEPC 2021 Congress with a video
greeting. During the congress, doctors from all over Europe gather
digitally to discuss congenital heart disease in children. In her
opening speech Her Majesty said…
The Scandinavian royals are not only
excellent friends, but they are also relatively closely related to
each other. During the Viking Age, the royals in these three
kingdoms were bitter enemies; however, during the Middle Ages all
nations were united under one kingdom under…
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden has attended
his first meeting of the Swedish National Museum`s Friend`s Board.
The prince was elected to be a new member of the board earlier this
month. The prince has long been involved in the association and
has, on several occasions, had both official and private meetings
with them. In 2019, Prince Carl Philip handed out the Young
Artisans Scholarship at a…