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At least in Sweden we see/hear both "Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain" and "Queen Elisabeth of England", when first mentioning her for example in TV, or in an article, and even in the most royalistic of Swedish magazines. https://www.svenskdam.se/kungligt/90-fakta-om-elizabeth/5745100

It may not have been strange for Cecilia to became a Catholic, as her mother Margareta Eriksdotter (Leijonhufvud) had remained a Catholic throughout her life, even if she was married to a Lutheran king. It did take about 60 - 70 years for Sweden to go from being Catholic to become entirely...

King Karl XI as statue in the city square, looking out over Karlskrona, the city he founded on August 10, 1680, and named after himself (the crown of Karl). https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil:Karl_XI_staty_i_Karlskrona.jpg

The new Swedish court dress were created in the early 1980ies, and at a time when sleeves were large and pouffy, so the large sleeves were high fashion at the time (and I think it's time to update those sleeves). For the dress part, each wearer has the opportunity to chose the cut, and the...

My comment/question was not what honours Queen Louise held, it was about those specific honours she was wearing in the photo of her in the Swedish court dress, a photo most likely from before 1928 , while she was crown princess. The only Swedish honour she wears is the Royal Family Order of King...

She had also recieved the Medal of French Gratitude (in gold). Another royal recipient was Elisabeth, queen of the Belgians.

Have anyone looked closer on what honours medals Queen Louise is wearing in this photo? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Drottlouise.jpg With the exception of the Swedish Royal Family Order, the other four (if I have identified them correctly) are three British and one French...

Perhaps choosing Halland could be seen as an attempt to bind the county/region closer to the Swedish royal family. Interestingly, now the three southernmost counties/regions have their own dukes/dutchess, while the regions are seeking closer ties with Copenhagen. Scania have been a part of the...

August(us) was also the name of the first Roman emperor, as well used as a title for the following emperors. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus

I remember seeing several of princess Eugenie's drawings and watercolours at the Gotland Art Museum in the 1990, but I don't think they are on display in Visby at the moment, as the Art Museum had to close down due to dampness, and there were a fear that would damage the items there. It's a pity...

I like the dog brooch, and the mask with paw prints. And the coat and scarf looks very good on her.

Princess Märtha was also a great-great-granddaughter of queen Josephine of Sweden on her mother's side, as well as on her father's: Märtha, born princess of Sweden -> Ingeborg, born princess of Denmark -> Lovisa, born princess of Sweden -> king Karl XV of Sweden -> queen Josephine, born of...

He is also wearing a mask, Cellmade, made in a prison workshop, a very good thing to do. https://www.rexfeatures.com/set/11023160

I wonder if one (or both) paintings above the book shelves in the living room is by prince Eugen, he was one of the Swedish artists whose art was chosen to decorate the room at Ulriksdal. The paintings are in the style of prince Eugen.

The negative test is only valid for the day the test is taken, it doesn't say anything about the day after. According to this article, Sofia is tested regularly due to her work at Sophiahemmet, and most likely she have caught it there and infected her husband. Depending on her work schedule, she...

I don't know if the "rules" for wearing a bunad in Norway differs from those wearing a "folkdräkt" (fold dress) in Sweden, but in Sweden a married woman is supposed to have her hair covered as a sign of her being married, but not all who wears them today are following the rules, for example...

No, I do not mean NRM, but a political party in the Swedish Parliament today, their elected politicians may have toned down their expressed opinions a bit, but not their grass-root supporters.

You're right, but the question is, had his private opinion about the matter changed? I don't think there is any question that the king is dissatisfied with Victoria as his heir today, but there is always "what if ...."

I don't think anyone would really disapprove of the use of Adolf as a given name for a child, but I think it's still too early for it to make a comeback (both because of its connections with a specific Adolf, but also because it "feels" outdated), even if some of "grandparent/great grandparent"...

You could try to find a copy of the Swedish news program Rapport from November 23, 2003, as the king said in an interview that a retroactive change in the order of succession was "lustig" (funny), and that he would have preferred to have his son as successor. The Swedish TV probably have copies...

One difference between the U.S. and Sweden is that there are few Americans who can trace their ancestors back to before 1492, and that means that most have foreign roots, and therefore it makes it easy for people to see themselves, and for others to see them as Americans, if they are born there...

I don't know if Alexandra had anything to do with the attempts with the russification of Finland, but Nikolai definitively was involved in the try to abolish the cultural and administrative autonomy of non-Russian minotities, from Finnish point of view he was the worst of the Russian tsars...

Prince Eugen was the first Swedish royal to be cremated, and cremations were done at Skogskyrkogården, so that could be a reason. One other reason could be that he liked the place, he had been there in the inauguration of the Skogskrematoriet, and it's a lovely place when it comes to...

The question is, are those her own, or are they borrowed, perhaps from a relative or a friend? The fit of a bunad is not as important as it is in clothes with a tighter shape, so it's possible that family members borrow from each others. I don't think it has something to do with being married or...

Is this tiara worn by countess Estelle Bernadotte a part of the Bernadotte jewels? Image Upper.com - Free Image Hosting - View Image There are more photos here in the post by LadyFinn 2020-07-25 https://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f191/countess-estelle-bernadotte-1904-1984-a-32662-2.html