Fun & Interesting Facts

[hrhcp]

No point being a putz if you've got mischief in mind.

[Josefine]

at the time when victoria and carl philip was children madeleine noy yet born
there was 3 nannies that worked in shift
they had bedrooms near the children rooms


weekends there are not often staff precent
the royal family are on thieer own
Silvia was asked once in the book, silvia drottningen
who makes her bed
she said she does that who else

[betina]

The veil queen ingrid wears is not the same as queen Lovisa wears. queen ingrids is her mothers bridal veil.

Betina

[Josefine]

Originally Posted by betina

The veil queen ingrid wears is not the same as queen Lovisa wears. queen ingrids is her mothers bridal veil.

Betina

I do not follow you who said she wears the same veil

[rop81]

Originally Posted by Josefine

is this a court dress

I think that I have heard somewhere that this is the traditional mourning dress of the swedish court, but i´m not sure.

[GrandDuchess]

In the mailbox of April's issue of the British monarchy website's monthly Royal Insight, there is a question about which was the first State Visit that Queen Elizabeth participated in as new monarch. The answer is Sweden, King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise paid a State visit to the United Kingdom in June 1954, and here is the full answer from Royal Insight - which gives us a glimpse of the past:

What was the first State Visit paid to The Queen (Elizabeth II) during her reign?

The first inbound State Visit during The Queen's reign was made by The King and Queen of Sweden in June 1954.

The King and Queen arrived at Westminster Pier in the Royal Barge.

On the first day of their State Visit, they laid a wreath on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey and visited Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother at Clarence House before the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace.

On the second day of their visit, they visited the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington and a Housing Estate at Butt's Farm in Twickenham.

On the third and final full day of their visit the Royal couple attended a reception of the Swedish Colony at the Hall attached to the Swedish Church in London, visited the British Museum and attended a performance at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

Two pictures that I found at Corbis from this State Visit:

1: Original caption: British and Swedish Royalty at Buckingham Palace. London, England: Queen Elizabeth II in a collarless coat of striking fabric and perky chapeau is shown as she and the Duke of Edinburgh posed at Buckingham Palace with their guests, King Gustav Adolf and Queen Louise of Sweden. June 29, 1954.

2: Original caption: City's Welcome to the Swedish Royal Couple. London, England: King Gustaf VI and Queen Louise of Sweden, attended by the Duke of Beaufort, Master of the Horse, and members of the suite drove from Buckingham Palace to the Guildhall today where they received an address of welcome from the Lord Mayor Sir Noel Bewster, and the Coporation of London. Riding in an open carriage, King Gustaf and Queen Louise pass down Fleet Street with their Sovereign's Escort of Household Cavalry, on the way to the Guildhall. June 30, 1954.

[robby86]

Originally Posted by GrandDuchess

This is a guide for those of you who haven’t (yet) attended a royal banquet/dinner (if this would be the case for someone :P ) in Sweden.

Speaking with The King and Queen:
The King prefers to stand, while The Queen often sits down while talking to guests. The King has always decided which guests he wishes to talk to (it can be ambassadors or other persons who can inform The King about interesting things). When The King or Queen asks, you are “fetched” by The King’s Aid-de-Camp or The Queen’s Lady-in-Waiting. You don’t begin to speak to The King on your own.

Would the same rules apply to Victoria (maybe Carl Philip, and Madeleine too)?

[GrandDuchess]

Originally Posted by robby86

Would the same rules apply to Victoria (maybe Carl Philip, and Madeleine too)?

No, I don't think so - they're family and the Royal Family, so these "rules" are merely for guests. But when they have dinners or parties, I think they try to talk with many different guests, and not with each other. And I guess this applies also to the royal children if they are in attendance.

[robby86]

Originally Posted by GrandDuchess

No, I don't think so - they're family and the Royal Family, so these "rules" are merely for guests. But when they have dinners or parties, I think they try to talk with many different guests, and not with each other. And I guess this applies also to the royal children if they are in attendance.

Actually, I meant would we (the guest) have to follow the same rules when talking to the royal children.

[Josefine]

streets with royal conections
What would be the english translation be

Stockholm
Kungsgatan -
Drottninggatan -
Kungenskurva -
Drottning Kristinas väg
Drottning Sofias väg
Prins Bertils väg
Prins Carls väg
Prins Eugens väg
Prinsessan Ingeborgs väg
Prinsessan Märtas väg

[Josefine]

Queen silvia has a home for elderly named after her Silviahemmet

Also Queen Sofia has a nursing home Sophiahemmet at this house also the education of nurses took place they were called Sophiasystrar and to this day you can be a Sophiasystrer

are there more places like this in sweden

[Karisma]

Silviaskolan (Silvia school) is a school in southern Sweden (Skåne, Hässleholm) for children with hearing impairments.

[Josefine]

does victoria or madleine have any schools named after them

if sweden would get the olympics a few years ago there was a stadium that would be called the victoriastadium and it would be placed in stockholm

[Yennie]

In the latest years, the royal family/members has visited the town of Helsingborg in south Sweden a couple of times. Nothing sensational...
but:
It has been raining during all visits :)
Must be some anti-royalist who are in control of the wheather *lol*

Victoria inagurated Dunker cultur center in april 2002 - heavy rain

In june 2004 Víctoria visited Sofiero castle - rain

On june 2nd 2005 many Bernadotte- royals gathered at Sofiero to have a family reunion - rain


The visits have all taken place during wheatherwise "good months" so it should have been sunny atleast one of the times :)


photos from ibl, polfoto and allover

[Josefine]

here is a link about the dukedoms and who has been a duke in sweden before
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/ref...dish_provinces