Crown Princess Victoria and her family
have a new four-legged addition to the household. As reported
earlier this week by Swedish magazine Svensk Damtidning, the Crown
Princess Family have a new dog which moved in with the family at
Haga Castle outside the Sweden’s capital Stockholm. The poodle
puppy is only a few weeks old, although the colour is unknown. Last
Sunday the Crown…
A special royal tradition that sees the
Swedish Royal Family give their support to children in need has had
a very different look this year because of the coronavirus
pandemic. The annual event, which sees Queen Silvia welcome
fundraisers to the Royal Palace in Stockholm…
Gustavus Adolphus or better known as King
Gustav II of Sweden was born in 1594. At the age of only 16, Gustav
was a war-torn young Crown Prince who was eager to take over the
Swedish throne. When Denmark-Norway stirred up a new war in 1610,
it was only a question of when the…
Last week, Queen Margrethe of Denmark had
to celebrate her birthday in a different way than planned because
of the coronavirus pandemic. Many royals from Europe had come
together and made a very special video greeting for the Danish
Queen. Many people noticed that several royals called the queen
“Daisy” in the video. But why did they do so? Nicknames are quite
common in royal…
In a two-part documentary about the
Swedish Royal Jewels, both Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria
have spoken about wearing some of the oldest and most precious
jewellery in the world. The Queen and Crown Princess of Sweden also
revealed their favourite tiaras. Her…
On Monday, Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden volunteered to help make food boxes. The act of kindness was
done through the Stockholm City Mission. Her Royal Highness visited
the Stockholm City Mission’s office at Mariatorget in the centre of
the Swedish capital to make…
While the coronavirus continues to
spread, we can rewind a little over a hundred years in time. In
1918 and 1919, another virus as ravaged countries across the globe.
It caused widespread devastation, but despite its origins, it
became known as Spanish flu, named after the Spanish king at that
time, Alfonso XIII. King Alfonso was one of the first in Spain to
be diagnosed with the flu; however…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden’s name
day will be marked privately this year after the Swedish Royal
Family decided to cancel the usual celebrations because of
coronavirus. The Royal Court announced that the traditional
ceremony by the country’s Armed Forces…
The Swedish Royal Family has cancelled a
grand reception dinner due to the coronavirus outbreak. The dinner
was due to take place on Wednesday evening, with 150 guests in
attendance. A statement from the Royal Court read: “For the sake of
invited guests, the…
Princess Astrid of Norway was joined by
the King of Sweden this weekend in the Norwegian city of Trondheim.
There the two royals attended the Ski Tour 2020. They spent
Saturday and Sunday watching the various ski sports and meeting the
Norwegian and Swedish participants. The winners of the various
contests had a special meeting with the King Carl XVI Gustaf and
Princess Astrid. The visit from…
