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The steel of Sweden: the sparkling tiaras with a link to a tragic royal that were hidden for decades

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3rd June 2025
The Swedish Royal Family has a knack for jewellery, and that’s especially true of their steel tiaras. There are two steel cut tiaras in their vault and both have a link to a tragic royal. The Cut Steel Tiara dates back to Queen Hortense of Holland’s time; she was the granddaughter of the tragic Empress Joséphine and was queen consort between 1806 and 1810. Princess Desiree of…
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The sparkling royal tiaras with no jewels that are favourites of a future queen

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21st August 2024
The Swedish Royal Family has a knack for jewellery, and that’s especially true of their steel tiaras. There are two steel cut tiaras in their vault: the Steel Cut Tiara and the Steel Cut Bandeau. Both have a link to France and as that country’s President, Emmanuel Macron, arrived for a State Visit to Stockholm, Sweden’s future queen chose one of them for a gala dinner to honour…
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The christening of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

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8th July 2023
Ahead of his jubilee in September, we are taking a look at the King of Sweden’s life. Learn about his christening below: King Carl XVI Gustaf was born on 30 April 1946 as the last of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla’s five children at Haga Palace. Carl…
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An island church and a bouquet of daisies for a very unusual royal bride

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30th June 2023
The Royal Family of Sweden does love a June wedding. The majority of their modern marriages have taken place in the month and June comes to an end with another Swedish royal wedding anniversary. Princess Margaretha, the eldest sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married businessman John Ambler on June 30th 1964 in a ceremony strikingly different from those of her sisters. Let’s rewind to the…
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Sweden's royals celebrate opera with dramatic history

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21st January 2023
King Gustav III opened the Royal Opera House in Stockholm on January 18, 1773. To commemorate the 250th anniversary, a gala was held at the Royal Opera in Stockholm, attended by members of the Royal Family. King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria…
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King Carl Gustaf watches military defence exercises

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24th May 2022
The political situation in Europe is tense after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. One of the significant consequences is that the neutral nations of Sweden and Finland have applied for NATO membership. In the recent years, Sweden has invested heavily in upgrading its military, and King Carl XVI Gustaf visited the Swedish Air Force to watch military defence exercises. The Swedish King…
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