On 13 May 1979, His Royal Highness Prince
Carl Philip of Sweden was born. To celebrate his 39th birthday,
here are 40 facts on the Swedish royal: His full name is Carl
Philip Edmund Bertil. Prince Carl Philip also has the title of Duke
of Värmland. He was born in Stockholm Palace. His mother went into
labour with him during the night while his father was away on a
trip. His older sister, Crown…
Sweden's king recalls order of chivalry from the man who allegedly sexually harassed Crown Princess Victoria
8th May 2019
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustav of
Sweden has decided to recall the order of chivalry from Jean-Claude
Arnault, it was announced. This is the man who brought the Swedish
Academia in its worst ever crisis following the “Me Too”-campaign
in Sweden. In April 2018, he…
Yesterday, Sweden celebrated King Carl
XVI Gustaf’s 73rd birthday at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. Swedes
gathered in the Inner Courtyard to celebrate their King and heard
the Navy Band perform music for the audience. The King, Queen
Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria…
To celebrate Easter Sunday, the Crown
Princess Family of Sweden released new images on Instagram. The
three photos were taken by Crown Princess Victoria on the island of
Öland and feature her and Prince Daniel’s two children, Princess
Estelle (7) and Prince Oscar (3) during a walk over Easter weekend.
The family sent the simple message, “Glad påsk!” which means Happy
Easter in…
As many are celebrating Easter today,
European royals have sent Easter greetings to mark the occasion.
Later today, Her Majesty The Queen will celebrate the holiday
alongside members of the British Royal Family at St George’s
Chapel. Let’s take a look at other…
Happy birthday, Prince Alexander! Prince
Alexander of Sweden turns three-years-old today, and a celebratory
photo has been released by the Royal Court, taken by Josefine
Persson. Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia wrote on their
Instagram, “Our beloved Alexander, a big…
On Friday, Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden undertook her lasted hike through the Swedish landscape in
the province of Halland on the western coast of the country which
borders the Kattegat Sea. It also borders Victoria’s duchy of
Västergötland. The Crown Princess began her 19th hike with a
welcome by Halland County Governor Lena Sommestad. She then began
walking on the Prince Bertil…
Yesterday Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden opened the Baltic Sea Science Centre in Stockholm’s Skansen
Museum where she was welcomed by Anna Björn, Head of Unit at
Skansen’s Zoological Department and the Baltic Sea Science Center.
The day began with a tour…
The Royal Court confirmed to Swedish
media late Wednesday evening that Prince Daniel is sick and has to
cancel several events. On Tuesday, Prince Daniel attended his
annual entrepreneurial day, and he seemed in good health. On
Wednesday, Prince Daniel should have been…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden attended
the annual meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Monday and celebrated its 100th anniversary at the Grand Hôtel in
Stockholm. The King is the patron of ICC Sweden. The organisation,
which facilitates international business in more than 120
countries, has six million members from a wide variety of companies
and industries. At the Swedish…
