Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel,
Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar have taken part in an important
part of Sweden’s National Day. The family opened the Royal Palace
(also commonly called Stockholm Palace) for the summer with
admission free throughout National Day. The Swedish flag was raised
atop Stockholm Palace at 8 am before the Crown Princess Family
exited the western…
The Crown Princess Family of Sweden has
released their traditional National Day photos. Three images taken
by Linda Broström have been released showing Crown Princess
Victoria and Princess Estelle in Sweden’s national costume, while
Prince Daniel and Prince Oscar…
Count Folke Bernadotte - the Swedish royal who helped save thousands during World War Two
4th June 2023
Ahead of the 500th anniversary of modern
Sweden, we are taking a look at a less-known royal who helped save
thousands during World War II – including hundreds of Danish Jews
from concentration camps – Count Folke Bernadotte. Folke Bernadotte
(b. 1895) was the…
The Bernadottes first began ruling over
the Kingdom of Sweden in 1818 with King Karl XIV Johan (also called
King Charles XIV John), who was also the King of Norway during this
time. He was born on 26 January 1763 in France as Jean Bernadotte.
It was in 1810 that he was unexpectedly elected as the heir to King
Charles XIII of Sweden just as he was preparing for his new role as
the governor of…
Princess Désirée of Sweden is the elder
sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. She was born on 2 June
1938 at Haga Palace, a royal residence on the outskirts of
Stockholm as the third child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of
Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of…
Sweden has a constitutional monarchy
under a parliamentary system – similar to that in other kingdoms in
Europe. The current monarch is King Carl XVI Gustaf, who has been
on the throne since 1973; his heir apparent is Crown Princess
Victoria. The monarch in Sweden…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden celebrated
his 77th birthday in Stockholm with the debut of a new addition to
the Royal Palace. The King’s traditional birthday salute occurred
in the Outer Courtyard of Stockholm Palace while the Navy performed
special music for the day. King Carl Gustaf was joined by his son,
Prince Carl Philip, as they received the troops during the…
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
have continued their tour of Sweden’s 21 counties with a visit to
Uppsala County. On 27 April, the royal couple arrived by train at
Uppsala Central Station, where they were warmly welcomed by the
Governor and his wife. The…
Hundreds of years after the Royal Palace
of Stockholm was built, the Forgotten Balcony is finally complete.
The completion of the balcony comes just in time for King Carl XVI
Gustaf’s birthday on 30 April and the celebrations of his Golden
Jubilee in September.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
have continued their tour of Sweden’s 21 counties with a visit to
Blekinge County. The visits are to celebrate the King’s 50th
anniversary on the throne. Upon arrival, Governor Ulrica Messing
and her husband Torsten Jansson received the King and Queen before
visiting the Blekinge museum, where Their Majesties viewed an
exhibition created by…
