The King and Queen of Sweden have started
celebrations for their country’s National Day with a flag ceremony.
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Carl Philip then followed with
similar ceremonies as the Royal Family began a series of events for
the special day. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were filmed
watching Sweden’s flag being raised in a special ceremony at their
current…
Throughout this week, there have been
several days with protests just outside the Royal Palace in
Stockholm which have turned violent. Protesters have clashed with
the police outside the palace in connection with the demonstration
against racism and police violence following…
Flashback Friday: King Carl XVI Gustaf's remarks on Crown Princess Victoria becoming queen
5th June 2020
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has not
always been happy with the idea of Crown Princess Victoria
following him as head of state. In the past, he has stated that he
wanted his son, Prince Carl Philip, to follow him as King as
Sweden. If the King had been able to decide…
It perhaps now common knowledge that the
Swedish monarch is not the biggest fan of the incumbent President
of the United States, Donald Trump. Now King
Carl XVI Gustaf has attracted further criticism
after appearing to take another stab against President Trump – this
time in the form of some birdhouses on display at His Majesty’s
summer palace. The King is currently displaying an…
Princess Birgitta of Sweden has always
known how to make her mark. The second sister of King Carl XVI
Gustaf is known for her originality and her wedding was stand out,
too, for several reasons. Birgitta was the only one of her siblings
to marry a fellow royal and the only…
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic,
Sweden’s National Day celebrations have to be altered. The Royal
Family usually attends several events throughout the day; however,
the Royal Court has revealed to Royal Central how things will be
different in 2020. “The Royal…
When little Prince Christopher was born
in Bavaria in 1416 as the son of a German Count, he hardly thought
he would become king of three European nations. Yet that was
exactly what he became. Christopher was born as a member of the
house of Wittelsbach. He grew up in the safety of the Bavarian
royal court and in his teens he served under the German Emperor. He
must have been a very…
Princess Sofia of Sweden recently got a
lot of attention when she signed up to serve as a caregiver in
Sweden during the coronavirus pandemic. Now her husband is
following her lead. The only son of the Swedish king, Prince Carl
Philip has joined the army and will serve as a…
Queen Silvia of Sweden had had a
telephone meeting with the First Lady of Germany to discuss the
opening of Germany’s third “Children’s Home”, set up to support and
protect young people who have been subjected to sexual abuse. The
initiative, started by Her…
Since the outbreak of coronavirus, many
royal families have had to live their lives quite differently. The
same applies to the Swedish Royal Family. King Carl Gustav and
Queen Silvia decided to temporarily move from Stockholm Palace to
the smaller Stenhammar’s Palace. Let us take a look at this rather
unknown Swedish castle which is now the Swedish royal family
“corona”…
