In a new series, we are taking a look at
the various lines of successions in the world’s monarchies. This
edition is looking at the ten people in the Swedish line of
succession. Current monarch: King Carl XVI Gustaf (b. 1946) who
came to the throne in 1973 after the death of his grandfather, King
Gustaf VI Adolf. PHOTO: BENGT NYMAN/CC BY-SA 4.0/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
The King was born to…
Three-year-old Prince Oscar of Sweden,
Duke of Skåne, visited Skäralid on Monday, 17 June in Skåne’s
Söderåsen’s National Park alongside his parents, Crown Princess
Victoria and Prince Daniel. The little royal was able to visit the
playground named after him…
It was a long-awaited royal wedding in
Sweden when Crown Princess Victoria wed her longtime love, Daniel
Westling in a ceremony in Stockholm that brought in royals from
across the globe which was described as “Europe’s biggest royal
wedding since thePrince…
Prince Nicolas of Sweden celebrated his
fourth birthday today, and in celebration and as part of tradition,
the Royal Court of Sweden and Princess Madeleine released new
images of the ninth in line to the Swedish throne. The photo
released by the Royal Court was taken by Nicolas’s proud mother,
Princess Madeleine. It is not known where the photo was taken.
Photo: HRH Princess…
After concluding a state visit to
neighbouring Norway, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and his
wife, First Lady Kim Jung-sook travelled to Sweden for another
state visit on the invitation of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen
Silvia. The President and First Lady are in…
Three summer pictures have been released
by the Royal Court of Sweden of the two children of Crown Princess
Victoria and Prince Daniel, seven-year-old Princess Estelle and
three-year-old Prince Oscar. The images were taken in the gardens
of the family’s home at Haga…
Princess Sofia of Sweden has joined her
sister-in-law Crown Princess Victoria on the last hike through the
Swedish landscapes. The Princess showed Crown Princess Victoria
around the province she grew up in. Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden has concluded her tour of hikes through the Swedish
landscape with a final walk through Dalarna, central Sweden. In the
Autumn of 2017, the Crown Princess…
When the news broke that Prince Carl
Philip of Sweden was dating former reality show participant and
model Sofia Hellqvist, a flood of criticism followed. Many doubted
that this most unlikely romance would be sealed by marriage. Today,
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia…
King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia and
their family, have made their traditional appearance at the
ceremony of the Polar Music Prize 2019. King Carl XVI Gustaf was
asked to hand out the awards to this year’s laureates. The Swedish
Royal Family was well represented…
Christopher O’Neill, the husband of
Princess Madeleine of Sweden, has not been able to participate in
the National Day festivities in Sweden today. The father of three
was scheduled to attend this year’s celebrations but had to cancel
last minute. Chris O’Neill was supposed to join his wife, Princess
Madeleine of Sweden for the National Day festivities at Skansen,
central…
