From 5 October to 8 October, King Carl
XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden made an official State Visit
to Germany. German-born Queen Silvia seemed happy to return again
to her home country when they arrived at Berlin’s Tegel
Airport on the morning of 5 October. They were received by
German Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Head of Protocol Jürgen
Christian Mertens and Sweden’s…
Swedish media, Expressen and Nyheter 24,
have reported that several top Swedish lawmakers want to abolish
the monarchy and turn the castles into museums. Politicians from
the Centre Party, Social Democrats, Left Party, Green Party, and
Liberal Party have filed a joint motion…
Princess Madeleine attends Thank You Gala for World Childhood Foundation
18th September 2016
Princess Madeleine of Sweden attended the
Thank You Gala on behalf of the World Childhood Foundation USA last
night in New York City. The black-tie gala was held at Cipriani,
where Andrea Bocelli, Forest Whitaker, and Paul Polman, Unilever
were awarded for their work in…
The new mobile game, Pokémon Go has
caused security issues at Solliden Palace in Öland, where King Carl
Gustaf and Queen Silvia, alongside Crown Princess Victoria, Prince
Daniel, Princess Estelle, and Prince Oscar are currently in
residence for the summer. This is the traditional location of where
the Crown Princess family and the King and Queen meet with
well-wishers for Victoria’s…
It was a beautiful day on 13 June 2015
when Prince Carl Philip, then 36, married Sofia Hellqvist, then 30,
at the Royal Chapel in Stockholm Palace, which was broadcast live
by Swedish channel, SVT. Their engagement was announced on 27 June
2014. In the announcement, Carl…
This morning, the Swedish Royal Court
released four new photographs of Princess Estelle,4, and Prince
Oscar, 3 months, in celebration of Swedish National Day on 6 June.
The royal family participates in the festivities each year. These
include the opening of Stockholm Palace…
Sweden’s Princess Leonore, 2, accompanied
by her parents Princess Madeleine and Christopher O’Neill, visited
her duchy of Gotland for the first time on 3 June. Her grandfather
King Carl XVI Gustaf named her the Duchess of Gotland at a cabinet
meeting on 26 February 2014, just a few days after her birth in New
York City on the 20 February. The young princess had a busy day of
events.
Photo Anna-Lena Ahlström, The Royal Court
Princess Madeleine of Sweden posted three new photographs to her
Facebook page, with the caption, “My sister and I are blessed as
mothers with two sweet little girls who adore each other!” The
release coincides with the…
New archeological evidence seems to
confirm the bones found in a medieval reliquiary at Uppsala
Cathedral in Sweden, belong to Saint King Erik. Erik IX was a
Swedish king, who reigned c. 1155-1160. No contemporary
historical records of Erik survive, what little is known…
Next on our tour of Royal Christmas
festivities is Sweden. Like any good celebration, the Swedish Royal
Family keeps food in focus. With Queen Silvia’s birthday falling on
December 23 her needs and wants are always taken to heart. One of
her favourites is Weihnachtsstollen, which is a traditional
loaf-shaped fruitcake from Germany soaked in brandy and covered
with powdered sugar, served with…
