General Swedish Royalty Discussion and Questions

[star84]

Originally Posted by GrandDuchess

Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine, Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, was born on June 10, 1982 at Drottningholm Palace.

This may be a supid question... but are Hälsingland and Gästrikland the same place? and if not, why is Madeleine duchess of 2 places, and the others only one?

[Dennism]

They are actually two places right next to each other. Both make up the whole of the modern-day province of Gävleborg. Hälsingland is the larger of the two. It should be noted that she was the first member to receive two provinces in her name.

[NJRedDevils]

Does anyone know if Madeleine speaks other languages besides Swedish and English?

[KikkiB]

I'd say there is a huge chance that she speaks German as well, since that is the Queens mother tongue (or one of her mother tounges), my guess is that the Queen spoke German to her children when they were growing up, so I would think Madeleine knows how to communicate with her cousins in Germany. And if Sweden is something like Norway, I'd guess German either is an elective or a mandatory language for at least some of the school years.

Originally Posted by NJRedDevils

Does anyone know if Madeleine speaks other languages besides Swedish and English?

[Yennie]

Yes, they all speaks german. When they were little they had special home education in german to be able to speak with thier grandparents and other relatives.

I think they must have studied at least one more language in school, so perhaps they also speaks french?
In a documentary about Lundsberg (his high school) a th crew followed Carl Philip to one of his classes and it sounded like he spoke french...
I´m not sure thoug...

[NJRedDevils]

Thanks, cause i know the Queen speaks many languages..

[Gita]

I heard a few years back that Prince Carl Philip took some Spansih lessons but it is not known for sure if he did.

[delineate]

Do the King and Queen ever actually wear their crowns?

[GrandDuchess]

Originally Posted by delineate

Do the King and Queen ever actually wear their crowns?

No, they do not. The regalia are only present (on cushions) for the most important state affairs, but not worn like in the "good old days" (in some ways, I'd love to see them in full regalia again). I think Queen Elizabeth is the only (or one of few, not sure) monarch left in Europe who still wears the crown and regalia - and UK the only country where there are still traditional coronations.

[delineate]

Originally Posted by GrandDuchess

No, they do not. The regalia are only present (on cushions) for the most important state affairs, but not worn like in the "good old days" (in some ways, I'd love to see them in full regalia again). I think Queen Elizabeth is the only (or one of few, not sure) monarch left in Europe who still wears the crown and regalia - and UK the only country where there are still traditional coronations.

Interesting, thanks for the info.

[Yennie]

Originally Posted by delineate

Do the King and Queen ever actually wear their crowns?

Queen Silvias has worn her "kröningsdiadem" at some occasions I think, but thats not really a crown.
I´m not sure she has a real crown? Is that only for the reigning King/Queen?

[GrandDuchess]

King Oscar II was the last king to be crowned in Sweden, that was in 1873.

Swedish kings and queens have not worn their crowns since 1907. But as I mentioned, the regalia are still present at the most important state affairs. But not worn, only displayed to mark the royal dignity and the importance of the event.

If you visit the treasury at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, you can see a display of many King's, Queen's, Heir's and Ducal crowns. The last time a royal ducal crown was used in Sweden was when the Ducal Crown of Halland was placed on Prince Bertil's coffin as he was laying in state, and also for his funeral, in 1997.


This is the present Queen's Crown, Queen Lovisa Ulrika's Crown from 1751.

[Josefine]

Originally Posted by Yennie

Queen Silvias has worn her "kröningsdiadem" at some occasions ?

tell me more about this

[ursulajohanna]

GrandDuchess, thanks for posting the calendar of next week. By royalcourt I see, that the king and queen will awarding the price. What is right, do you know?

Saturday 1/10

> H.M. The King
Awarding of a prize to The Grocery Exporter of the Year
Borgholm Castle, the island of Öland


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[GrandDuchess]

I thought we could use a thread were we can discuss Swedish royalty, past and present, in a more general way - regarding things that don't really fit into the Current Events threads for the royals.

Any general questions are also welcome to be asked here.

[GrandDuchess]

Originally Posted by ursulajohanna

GrandDuchess, thanks for posting the calendar of next week. By royalcourt I see, that the king and queen will awarding the price. What is right, do you know?

Saturday 1/10

> H.M. The King
Awarding of a prize to The Grocery Exporter of the Year
Borgholm Castle, the island of Öland

Thank you for pointing that out to me Johanna, it was my fault I didn't read that line properly. Of course it says both the King and Queen will attend. I've corrected my post in the Official Engagements thread now.

[robby86]

Where-els, if any, will CP Victoria be traveling the year?

[Royal Fan]

so Victoria wont have a Crown placed on her head interesting

[Yennie]

Originally Posted by Josefine

tell me more about this

she wore it on the official photos that were taken in 1976. And I think she has worn it at Nobel once to...

I dont have any photos of it though

[robby86]

Since Victoria will be the first Queen of Sweden (not through marriage) will the ceremony be any different then that of the King? (probably a stupped question, but I was just wondering :o )