Sweden and the Swedish Royal Family
celebrated the 41st birthday of Crown Princess Victoria yesterday
at Solliden Palace and Borgholm’s sports venue. Each year
Victoriadagen (Victoria Day) is observed in Sweden in honour of
their future monarch. As is tradition, the day kicked off with the
festivities at Solliden Palace. Crown Princess Victoria greeted the
assembled crowds and received…
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria has been
named Öland’s Inhabitant of the Year; this prize is presented
annually as a collaboration between Barometer and Sweden’s
Radio since 1980. She was presented with the award yesterday at
Solliden Palace – the…
Royals from three nations gathered in The
Hague in the Netherlands to attend the Volvo Ocean Race this past
weekend. Swedish Prince Carl Philip, Dutch King Willem-Alexander of
the Netherlands, Infanta Elena of Spain and her father, King Juan
Carlos of Spain were all present…
Those who will visit Oslo this summer and
are interested in royal history have a lot to look forward to. Not
only is there a new exhibition in Queen Sonja Art Stable, but there
is also a new exhibition in the Royal Palace that you can visit.
Every summer the Norwegian Royal Family opens the Royal Palace for
visitors who can visit the main rooms of the palace. Every year
there is also a new…
Prince Nicolas of Sweden, the second
child and only son of Princess Madeleine and her American-British
husband Chris O’Neill, celebrates his third birthday today.
Following tradition, a new photo was released this morning by the
Royal Court of Sweden. The picture was…
The Swedish Royal Court has released the
official images from Princess Adrienne of Sweden’s christening,
which took place on Friday, 8 June in the Royal Chapel of
Drottningholm Palace. The 8th of June is a special day in the
little royal’s family as her parents, Princess…
Happy Birthday, Princess Madeleine! - 36 facts about the Swedish royal on her birthday
10th June 2018
On 10 June 1982, Her Royal Highness
Princess Madeleine of Sweden was born. To celebrate her 36th
birthday here are 36 facts on the Swedish royal: 1. Madeleine
recently admitted in an interview on Skavlan that she is naturally
a shy person, but she is “working on it.” 2. When she and her
husband, Chris lived in New York City, they would sometimes speak
in German to one another to keep…
Princess Adrienne of Sweden, the third
child of Princess Madeleine and her American-British husband Chris
O’Neill, was christened into the Church of Sweden this afternoon in
the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace. It was all televised live
on SVT. In attendance…
As Princess Adrienne’s christening takes
place tomorrow in the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace, we are
taking a look at the traditions of Swedish royal christenings – all
of which have been seen as state occasions for centuries. Since
1906, Swedish…
The Swedish Royal Court has announced the
godparents for Princess Adrienne this morning. Princess Adrienne is
the third child of Princess Madeleine and her American-British
husband, Chris O’Neill. She will be christened tomorrow at the
Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace. The ceremony is taking place
on her parents’ fifth wedding anniversary and the same day that her
older sister was…
