In a new interview with Swedish publication Aftonbladet, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf, has revealed that he would have loved to become a farmer if he had not been born to be king of Sweden.
A dedicated lover of the great outdoors, the king spoke of his particular fondness for the forests around Stenhammar Castle, outside Flen, which has been leased by the royal household from the state. He…
Crown Princess Victoria speaks warmly about Crown Prince Frederik
8th November 2017
Last week, a new biography about His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark was published. In this new book, you can follow Crown Prince Frederik’s life from childhood to today. In addition to Frederik himself, the author Jens Andersen has also interviewed…
Prince Daniel on Princess Estelle: "I can hardly talk about missing a month or a year of her life"
26th October 2017
Speaking at Generation Pep’s Pep Forum conference in Sweden last week, Prince Daniel spoke to a rapt audience about the importance of ensuring all children – regardless of social standing – have the same access and tools to live an active, knowledge-building…
Malin Akerman talks about her friend Princess Madeleine and the World Childhood Foundation
6th October 2017
Swedish-born actress Malin Akerman has spoken publicly about her close relationship with Princess Madeleine and the Swedish Royal Family saying, “They are so down-to-earth. They are such a lovely family.”
The comments came during the World Childhood Foundation USA Thank You Gala in New York this week, where Akerman was in attendance to support her good friend Princess Madeleine and…
A short time ago it became known that Her Royal Highness Princess Sofia of Sweden has given birth to a healthy baby. Both mother and child are in good health.
Now there are two major questions. What will be the name of the little Prince or Princess be and what…
On Tuesday, Princess Sofia of Sweden attended her last known official engagement before her second child is born in September. Their first child, Prince Alexander, was born in April 2016. The Swedish royal magazine Svensk Damtidining met the Princess in connection with…
According to Swedish Women’s Weekly magazine, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is set to be immortalised as a comic on the cover of Disney’s Donald Duck Magazine in celebration of her fortieth birthday this Friday, 14 July,
Anna Bergström, editorial project manager for Kalle Anka & Co. said of the collaboration: “It is the first time we have [had] royalty on the cover. We hope that…
Queen Silvia speaks about Princess Christina’s cancer diagnosis
10th December 2016
In autumn of 2016, the Swedish court made public the sad news that Princess Christina, the youngest of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s three older sisters, is suffering from chronic leukaemia.
Now, for the first time since the announcement, Queen Silvia of Sweden has spoken…
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…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden Accept Christmas Trees
16th December 2015
Since the late 1960s, the Forestry Programme at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has donated Christmas trees to the Swedish royal family. The trees are brought to the castle in Stockholm by voluntary students of the university and accepted by members of the royal family. The tradition has been going on for so long that Nordmann firs are known more commonly as “the…
