Queen Silvia of Sweden had had a
telephone meeting with the First Lady of Germany to discuss the
opening of Germany’s third “Children’s Home”, set up to support and
protect young people who have been subjected to sexual abuse. The
initiative, started by Her Majesty the Queen of Sweden, offers
children help from doctors, judges, psychologists and social
services all in one…
Since the outbreak of coronavirus, many
royal families have had to live their lives quite differently. The
same applies to the Swedish Royal Family. King Carl Gustav and
Queen Silvia decided to temporarily move from Stockholm Palace to
the smaller Stenhammar’s Palace.
Princess Birgitta of Sweden and
Hohenzollern, the second oldest sister of the Swedish monarch King
Carl XVI Gustaf, is prevented from going home to Spain due to the
ongoing pandemic. The Swedish princess has been unable to return to
her home in months because of the…
On May 7 1697, a fire broke out and
destroyed much of the old royal palace in Stockholm. The castle Tre
Kronor, or Three Crowns in English, is now only a footnote in
history with the present royal palace of Stockholm built above the
ruins of the old middle-aged castle that burned down over 320 years
ago. But why exactly did the castle burn to ashes so mysteriously
and suddenly? Tre Kronor…
King Carl XVI Gustaf turned 74 years last
week and spent the day at Stenhammars castle, where he is in
voluntary quarantine with Queen Silvia. However, even though the
day was moderately celebrated in a safe environment, the king is
now being criticized by Swedish media for…
Crown Princess Victoria and her family
have a new four-legged addition to the household. As reported
earlier this week by Swedish magazine Svensk Damtidning, the Crown
Princess Family have a new dog which moved in with the family at
Haga Castle outside the Sweden’s…
Gustavus Adolphus or better known as King
Gustav II of Sweden was born in 1594. At the age of only 16, Gustav
was a war-torn young Crown Prince who was eager to take over the
Swedish throne. When Denmark-Norway stirred up a new war in 1610,
it was only a question of when the war would break out. The two
arch-enemies were preparing for war and in 1611 came the
declaration of war when…
On Monday, Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden volunteered to help make food boxes. The act of kindness was
done through the Stockholm City Mission. Her Royal Highness visited
the Stockholm City Mission’s office at Mariatorget in the centre of
the Swedish capital to make…
While the coronavirus continues to
spread, we can rewind a little over a hundred years in time. In
1918 and 1919, another virus as ravaged countries across the globe.
It caused widespread devastation, but despite its origins, it
became known as Spanish flu, named after the…
The Swedish Royal Family has cancelled a
grand reception dinner due to the coronavirus outbreak. The dinner
was due to take place on Wednesday evening, with 150 guests in
attendance. A statement from the Royal Court read: “For the sake of
invited guests, the representation dinner scheduled for Wednesday,
March 4, will be postponed. In recent days, a number of cases of
infection from the…
