King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has spoken
of his dismay and sadness following a shooting at a school in
Örebro. On February 4 2025, 11 people were killed and several more
were injured in what is now the worst mass shooting in Swedish
history. Sweden’s king said his thoughts were with all those
affected. Carl XVI Gustaf said he had learned of the shooting with
”dismay and…
February’s birthstone, the amethyst, is
found across royal jewellery collections. However, it is the
Swedish royal family that has one of the most impressive pieces:
the Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara. The Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara
began life as a necklace that reportedly…
While several European nations will next
have a queen on their throne, Sweden is the only nation to have two
generations of queens-in-waiting. However, the future Queen
Victoria will not be the first female regnant of Sweden. Which
women have ruled Sweden in the…
Crown Princess Victoria has begun the
next phase of her officer training. The Swedish Royal Court shared
new photos of the future queen of Sweden with fellow officers at
the Swedish National Defence University and revealed that she has
now begun, as of 13 January, the course in basic military strategy.
While Crown Princess Victoria has previous military training,
spending 2003 at the Swedish…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden began his
week at great heights with a visit to the highest church in the
country. The Swedish King visited the church at Sälen, the highest
church in Sweden standing at over 700 metres above sea level.
Archbishop Martin Modéus…
Princess Estelle of Sweden is only twelve
years old and has been second in line to her country’s throne from
birth. She has taken part in big family and state events, like her
grandfather’s Golden Jubilee, but as she gets older, the spotlight
gets stronger. And…
Although Crown Princess Victoria spent
much of her year carrying out military training with courses both
in the spring and the autumn, she was still able to carry out
several overseas visits in 2024. The Swedish Royal Family hosted
several incoming State Visits, including those from France,
Finland, and Denmark. However, the Swedish Crown Princess grabbed
her passport several times…
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is an
interesting fashion case for royal watchers. She favours a strong
silhouette with bold colours but also tends to gravitate towards a
similar look with suits for many of her day engagements. However,
she had several stand-out ensembles…
While 2023 proved to be a big year for
the Swedish Royal Family, with King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden
Jubilee, 2024 was much more sedate in comparison. But despite the
lack of jubilee celebrations or milestone birthdays, the Swedish
Royal Family still had plenty of reasons…
Crown Princess Victoria shared a new
video of her young family taking part in a beloved holiday
tradition: lighting candles. In a new video posted on the Swedish
Royal Family’s YouTube channel, the future queen of Sweden,
accompanied by husband Prince Daniel and children Princess Estelle
and Prince Oscar, visits the Älvrosgården in Skansen to learn about
the tradition of lighting candles at…
