Sweden celebrates two significant royal jubilees this year; 2023 marks 500 years since Gustav Vasa became Sweden’s King, and it is also the Golden Jubilee since of King Carl XVI Gustaf.
On 29 October 1950, four-year-old Prince Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus, Duke of Jämtland, became the Crown Prince of Sweden after the death of King Gustaf V.
Carl Gustaf was educated privately at the…
Ahead of his jubilee in September, we are taking a look at the King of Sweden’s life. Learn about his christening below:
King Carl XVI Gustaf was born on 30 April 1946 as the last of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla’s five children at Haga Palace. Carl…
Princess Madeleine of Sweden has postponed her move home, and the Royal Court has explained the reason behind her decision.
It had been announced earlier this year that Princess Madeleine, her husband Chris and their three children, Princess Leonore, Prince Nicolas and…
King Eric the Victorious is the first Swedish monarch in a consecutive succession with a true written record. He was the first ruler thought to be accepted by both all Swedes and the Geats (a Germanic tribe) that resided in what is now modern Sweden.
There were monarchs in Sweden before Eric, but most lists of monarchs in Sweden begin with him. So, who was this first leader of Sweden?
Born…
The 1972 Summer Olympic Games were held in Munich, Germany, where a young German-Brazilian Silvia Sommerlath was working as an interpreter and host. At the time, she was employed at the Argentinian Consulate in Munich. From 1971 to 1973, she worked for the Organising…
The royal family of Sweden do like a royal wedding in June. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia married in the month as did all three of their children while three of the king’s four sisters were June brides, too. And all of them had something else in common, too. For…
Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar have taken part in an important part of Sweden’s National Day.
The family opened the Royal Palace (also commonly called Stockholm Palace) for the summer with admission free throughout National Day.
The Swedish flag was raised atop Stockholm Palace at 8 am before the Crown Princess Family exited the western…
The Crown Princess Family of Sweden has released their traditional National Day photos.
Three images taken by Linda Broström have been released showing Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Estelle in Sweden’s national costume, while Prince Daniel and Prince Oscar…
Count Folke Bernadotte - the Swedish royal who helped save thousands during World War Two
4th June 2023
Ahead of the 500th anniversary of modern Sweden, we are taking a look at a less-known royal who helped save thousands during World War II – including hundreds of Danish Jews from concentration camps – Count Folke Bernadotte.
Folke Bernadotte (b. 1895) was the…
The Bernadottes first began ruling over the Kingdom of Sweden in 1818 with King Karl XIV Johan (also called King Charles XIV John), who was also the King of Norway during this time. He was born on 26 January 1763 in France as Jean Bernadotte. It was in 1810 that he was unexpectedly elected as the heir to King Charles XIII of Sweden just as he was preparing for his new role as the governor of…
