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New Foundation Named in Princess Estelle’s Honour

  February 4, 2020 at 8:47 pm by

Seven year-old Princess Estelle of Sweden has a new foundation named after her as has been announced on February 4 ahead of her birthday on February 23. The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation was formed in 2019 by Princess Estelle’s parents, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, who hope the foundation will promote the significance of art and culture in modern society. The first project of the foundation is a temporary exhibition … Continue reading →

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King Carl Gustaf downsizes royal house

  October 8, 2019 at 4:15 pm by

On October 7, it was announced that King Carl Gustaf of Sweden had removed the HRH from the titles of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine’s children. Whilst Prince Alexander, Prince Gabriel, Princess Leonore, Prince Nicolas and Princess Adrienne will retain their dukedoms and place in the succession; they will no longer be members of the royal family and will not be expected to perform royal duties as they grow … Continue reading →

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Swedish royals celebrate National Day

  June 7, 2019 at 3:22 am by

On June 6, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden were joined by their children and grandchildren as they attended the National Day celebrations in Stockholm, Sweden, which commemorate Gustav Vasa’s election as king in 1523 and the adoption of the new constitution in 1809. The day began with photos of Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, the two children of Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel, being … Continue reading →

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Princess Madeleine paints with children and artist Romero Britto

  May 23, 2019 at 3:36 pm by

New photos were released of Princess Madeleine of Sweden and her three children; Princess Leonore, Prince Nicolas and Princess Adrienne painting with artist Romero Britto, who is also one of her close friends. Romero Britto is a Brazilian artist from the cubist movement who is based in Miami, where Princess Madeleine and her family currently live having moved from London in August 2018. Princess Leonore was seen painting a portrait … Continue reading →

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Swedish royals celebrate King Carl Gustaf’s 73rd birthday

  May 1, 2019 at 1:02 am by

On 30 April, the Swedish royals celebrated King Carl Gustaf’s seventy-third birthday with the annual gathering at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. His wife, Queen Silvia, was also in attendance, as were Crown Princess Victoria and her children Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar and Prince Carl Philip. King Carl Gustaf is the longest reigning monarch and has surpassed King Magnus IV’s 44 year long reign. Carl Gustaf was crowned on … Continue reading →

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Crown Princess Victoria and family celebrate name day

  March 12, 2019 at 5:57 pm by

On March 12, it was Crown Princess Victoria’s name day, which was celebrated with an official ceremony in the courtyard of the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. Name days in Sweden have as much of a significance to individuals as birthdays do and are celebrated in a similar fashion. Victoria’s name day falls on every March 12 in Sweden. Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar were also present at … Continue reading →

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Princess Estelle turns seven

  February 24, 2019 at 5:20 am by

On February 23, the Swedish royal court released two photographs of Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland, who turned seven. The photographs were taken by photographer Linda Broström and depicted Estelle and her brother, Prince Oscar, who is two years old, playing in a sleigh, whilst the second shows Estelle with her horse, a Welsh pony called Viktor. Princess Estelle was born on 23 February 2012 at the Karolinska University Hospital … Continue reading →

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Swedish and Norwegian Royals at World Skiing Championships

  February 10, 2019 at 6:44 pm by

On February 8 and 9, the Swedish and Norwegian royal families met up for the World Skiing Championships in Åre, Sweden. Queen Silvia and King Carl Gustaf joined Crown Princess Victoria and her family as well as Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit as the families watched the Alpine World Cup together. Norwegians Ragnhild Mowinckel won the bronze medal at the events, as well as Kajsa Vickhoff Lie. … Continue reading →

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Princess Estelle visits Royal Treasury in Stockholm with Crown Princess Victoria

  January 10, 2019 at 6:18 pm by

On January 8, Princess Estelle of Sweden was given a lesson in the Swedish crowns and regalia at the Royal Treasury at the Royal Palace of Stockholm, which she went to with her mother, Crown Princess Victoria. Some of the regalia she saw included Carl X Gustaf’s heirloom crown, Queen Gunilla Bielke’s spire, King Carl IX’s lubrication horn and Prince Oskar’s crown from 1844, which is the crown Estelle has … Continue reading →

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Swedish royal family attend Count Oscar Bernadotte af Wisborg’s funeral

  December 3, 2018 at 5:04 pm by

On December 2, members of the Swedish royal family attended the funeral of Count Oscar Bernadotte af Wisborg, who passed away on November 3, at Rasbo Church in Uppsala. King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia were in attendance, as well as their daughter Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Carl Philip and his wife Princess Sofia. Count Oscar was close to King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia after his father passed … Continue reading →

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Grattis Prince Gabriel! Sweden’s Lillprinsen Turns One

  August 31, 2018 at 12:33 pm by

On August 31, the youngest son, Prince Gabriel, of Prince Carl Philip and his wife Princess Sofia turned one years old. To mark the occasion, Kungahuset released two new photos of Prince Gabriel that were taken by photographer Anna-Lena Ahlström on the same day that the official summer photographs of the Swedish Royal Family were taken. Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna was born on 31 August 2017 at Danderdyd Hospital in … Continue reading →

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New Summer Photos of the Swedish Royal Family Released

  August 21, 2018 at 3:45 am by

On August 20, Kungahuset released several new photos of the Swedish royal family that had been taken during their summer holiday at Solliden, Öland, in southern Sweden. A group photo with King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel as well as their children Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar was released; which had been taken by photographer Anna-Lena Ahlström, as well as a photo of the Crown … Continue reading →

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Princess Madeleine and Her Family Are Moving to Florida

  August 3, 2018 at 4:38 am by

On August 2 it was announced by the Swedish Royal Court that Princess Madeleine and her family are due to move to Florida, after living at their residence in Chelsea, London since 2015. Chris O’Neill is a businessman and the family decided to move to the United States so that he can travel between the US and the UK for his work. Upon the announcement of the move, a new … Continue reading →

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Swedish royals take part in Crown Princess Victoria’s annual birthday celebrations at Solliden

  July 15, 2018 at 3:48 am by

On July 14, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar participated in the annual birthday celebrations for the Crown Princess at Solliden Palace in Öland, the family’s summer residence. Victoria wore a Zadig and Voltaire dress whilst her daughter Estelle was dressed in a white stripy dress and her younger brother was sporting a pale colored dungarees. The Crown Princely … Continue reading →

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Princess Adrienne is christened

  June 8, 2018 at 6:07 pm by

On June 8, Princess Adrienne, Duchess of Blekinge was christened at the royal chapel in Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. Adrienne’s godparents are Anouska d’Abo, Charlotte Kreuger Cederlund, Coralie Charriol Paul, Nader Panahpour, Baron Gustav Thott and Natalie Werner. The little princess’s full name is Adrienne Josephine Alice, and she was born on 9 March 2018 at Danderyd Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. She is the youngest daughter and child of … Continue reading →

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Swedish Royals Attend Wedding of Louise Gottlieb and Gustav Thott

  June 3, 2018 at 6:54 am by

On June 2, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia and their children attended the wedding of Princess Madeleine’s childhood friend Louise Gottlieb and her fiancee, Gustav Thott, at the Holo Church in Södermanland. Princess Madeleine was one of Louise Gottlieb’s bridesmaid, whilst her daughter Princess Leonore served as a flower girl. Her son Prince Nicolas was also in attendance, he was seen walking with his father, Christopher O’Neill. The bride’s dress … Continue reading →

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Springtime Greetings from Haga Palace

  May 18, 2018 at 2:17 pm by

A set of four new photographs of Princess Estelle of Sweden and her brother Prince Oscar were released on May 18. They were taken in the gardens of Haga Palace by Lina Broström, who is a new photographer for the family. The two colour photos showed Estelle and Oscar together; the first depicted the two children inspecting a flower, and the second showed them happily laughing with one another in … Continue reading →

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Third Child for Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill

  March 9, 2018 at 5:57 pm by

On March 9, Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland gave birth to a baby girl at the Danderyd Hospital in Stockholm. The little princess is the second daughter of Princess Madeleine and her husband Chris O’Neill, and is a younger sister to Princess Leonore (b. 2013) and Prince Nicolas (b. 2015). She was born at 00:41 and weighed 7lbs 6oz. Chris O’Neill gave a brief press conference after his … Continue reading →

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Sweden’s Young Prince Oscar Turns Two

  March 2, 2018 at 9:00 am by

Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne celebrated his second birthday on March 2 with a series of photographs (including one with his older sister Estelle) taken by photographer Erika Gerdemark. Oscar Carl Olof was born on 2 March 2016 at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, the second child of Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel. He has an older sister, Princess Estelle, who was born in 2012. Oscar was … Continue reading →

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Happy Sixth Birthday, Princess Estelle!

  February 23, 2018 at 10:45 am by

On February 23rd, Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland celebrated her sixth birthday. A series of photographs were taken by photographer Erika Gerdemark at Haga Palace, the home of Crown Princess Victoria and her family. Estelle’s younger brother Oscar was also seen in one of the photos, sharing her birthday cake. Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary was born on February 23, 2012 at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm. She is the … Continue reading →

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