If you’ve always wanted to work in a
royal household and you’re available to live in Sweden, you might
be in luck. The Swedish Royal Court has listed three job vacancies
for gardeners on their website, and they’re also looking to add
about 200 seasonal castle employees for the summer. The position of
the first gardener is located at Gripsholm Castle in the
beautiful lakeside…
On Monday, Princess Estelle was taken to
the Bernadotte Library in the Royal Palace by her grandfather, King
Carl XVI Gustaf and mother, Crown Princess Victoria to learn more
about her family’s history. The Bernadotte Library holds
hundreds of thousands of books…
Queen Silvia visited South Africa earlier
this week to view projects supported by the World Childhood
Foundation and other organisations. The World Childhood Foundation
has partnerships with 12 projects in South Africa that range from
support to victims of child abuse, home…
Prince Daniel of Sweden has apologised
for comments he made in SVT’s annual programme “Året med
kungafamiljen” (or “Year with the Royal Family” in English). In
this year’s feature, Prince Daniel played in an ice hockey game in
his hometown of Ockelbo to open up the town’s new hockey rink.
The game featured former and current professional hockey players…
King Carl XVI Gustaf briefed on Sweden's ongoing government crisis by the Parliament Speaker
12th January 2019
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of
Sweden was personally briefed about the ongoing government crisis
in Sweden by the parliament speaker, Andreas Norlén. The meeting
took place at the royal palace in Stockholm. Work to form a new
government in the country has been stalled…
On Wednesday of this week, Her Royal
Highness Crown Princess Victoria visited the Royal Swedish Life
Guards. During the visit, the Crown Princess received information
about the Life Guard’s activities. The Crown Princess also had the
opportunity to hear more about the…
Crown Princess Victoria takes Princess Estelle to get acquainted with the symbols of the Swedish monarchy
9th January 2019
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden took
her six-year-old daughter, Princess Estelle – also a future queen –
to get acquainted with the symbols of the Swedish monarch in the
Treasury of the Royal Palace of Stockholm yesterday after school.
Items, which have been on display since the 1970s, Their Royal
Highnesses were able to view included Karl (X) Gustav’s
heirloom crown (which is…
The Crown Princess Family of Sweden has
taken to the slopes in a new Instagram video. Crown Princess
Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle, and Prince Oscar are
seen in a video on the Royal Family’s official Instagram account
skiing in the mountains over…
"I hope these days give you the opportunity to reflect," King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in Christmas Day address
26th December 2018
“I hope these days give you the
opportunity to reflect,” said King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in his
annual Christmas Day address to the Swedish people. His Majesty
began his remarks discussing that many across Sweden are
celebrating with their loved ones but also…
As Queen Silvia of Sweden celebrates her
75th birthday today, we have compiled a list of facts about
Sweden’s Queen. Silvia was born as Silvia Renate Sommerlath in
1943 in Heidelberg, Germany. She is half German (through her
father) and half Brazilian (through her mother). She has two older
brothers, Ralf and Walther Sommerlath. Her brother, Jörg
died in 2006 after a battle with…
