Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Victoria of Sweden made a visit to the Stockholm International
Water Institute (SIWI) yesterday ahead of the beginning of World
Water Week. During the visit to the institute’s office in Stockholm
the Crown Princess learned more about SIWI’s work on water issues
and met with SIWI CEO Torgny Holmgren and Chairman of the Board
Peter Forssman. Discussions centred…
Prince Daniel of Sweden has sold his gym
chain “Balance” to his competitor, Sats after years of declining
profit. Last year, Sats reached record sales, according to Di.se.
Sats has now, with the acquisition of Balance, 75 locations
throughout Sweden and over…
Yesterday, Crown Princess Victoria and
her husband, Prince Daniel attended the SNS Tylösand Conference in
Halmstad in Sweden. The conference was not open to the media and is
kept under the Chatham House Rule. The Chatham House Rule is a
system for holding debates and…
The Swedish Royal Family has released
several new summer images. Many of the pictures were taken in July
at the Royal Family’s summer home at Solliden in Öland by
Anna-Lena Ahlström. HRH Crown Princess Victoria, HRH Prince Daniel,
HRH Princess Estelle, and HRH Prince Oscar. Photo: Anna-Lena
Ahlström/Royal Court, Sweden One picture is of the Crown Princess
Family (Crown Princess Victoria…
Yesterday, Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden visited Estonia together with her husband, Prince Daniel.
During their daylong visit, the royals were accompanied by
Estonia’s President Kersti Kaljulaid. The occasion of the trip is
to pay respect to the country’s…
On Thursday afternoon, His Majesty King
Carl XVI Gustaf and Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden attended a
seminar at Ørebro Castle in Sweden in connection with the 200th
anniversary of King Karl Johan’s ascension to the throne. This year
marks 200 years since Karl…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia visit fire-stricken Dalarna to meet emergency services
17th August 2018
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of
Sweden privately visited the fire-stricken areas of Dalarna on
Wednesday. The Prince Couple met with emergency
services, county administrative board, the
municipality, Armed Forces and the Fortifications Office
in Trängslet to hear about their work battling fires in
Älvdalen and Lima and to thank them for their work. The Prince
and Princess posted…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia
will bring along their older son, Prince Alexander (2) on an
official visit to Södermanland on 23 August. Prince Alexander is
the Duke of Södermanland, and this will be his first official visit
to his duchy. The Swedish Royal Court…
Europe Editor, Brittani Barger gives her
opinion on the top ten tiaras across the globe: 10: Crown Princess
Mette-Marit’s Wedding Tiara I just love the simplicity of this
piece, which fits so well with Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s
personality. She wore it…
A not so well known Swedish monarch got
international attention last Tuesday when two crowns and one orb
from the Swedish royal regalia was stolen from Strängnäs Cathedral.
The crown and the orb were the funeral regalia to King Karl IX and
his wife, Queen Kristina. So, who was King Karl IX? Karl IX was
born on 4 October 1550 as the youngest son of King Gustav I and his
second wife, Margaret…
