Crown Princess Victoria's Household/Court

[LadyFinn]

The the court's new website there is a section "Meet the employees"

One of them is court secretary Fredrik Brodin, Daniel's secretary
- I think there are few workplaces where our history and the modern meet so clearly.
Fredrik Brodin's position as court secretary involves work with everything from coordinating calendars and producing documentation to having contact with organizations, companies and authorities prior to Prince Daniel's official commitments.
He had not had any previous contact with the court when he started working at The Office of the Marshal of the Court nine years ago.
- I was the youngest at The Office of the Marshal of the Court when I was hired in 2012. My background is a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from the University of Uppsala. Before I started working at The Office of the Marshal of the Court, I had practiced at the European Parliament and trained as a reserve officer at the Swedish Defence University.
Hovsekreterare Fredrik Brodin, Hovmarskalksämbetet _ Kungahuset
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[LadyFinn]

Marshal of the Court Lena Bartholdson, the Head of HRH The Crown Princess's Household. Photo at court website by Anna-Lena Ahlström.
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[LadyFinn]

Victoria's chambermaid/stylist Tina Törnquist attended Elle-galan on Friday 29th April, here with her friend event and party organiser Micael Bindefeld and his husband Nicklas Sigurdsson.
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[LadyFinn]

Victoria's aide-de-camp this month is lieutenant colonel Carin Ellström, the Chief of Staff of the Artillery Regiment (A9). She has been one of Victoria's aide-de-camps since 2007.
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[LadyFinn]

Victoria's aide-de-camp in June has been lieutenant colonel Niklas Niemi.
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[LadyFinn]

Estelle and Oscar with their nanny, 26-year-old Elvira.
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[LadyFinn]

Victoria's former aide-de-camp Laura Swaan Wrede is the new Chief of the National Home Guard
On 30 September, Brigadier General Laura Swaan Wrede took up office as new Chief of the National Home Guard (Hemvärnet) and became Major General. Laura Swaan Wrede has had a long career in the Swedish Armed Forces, nationally as well as internationally.
The Home Guard comprises various types of combat units and other activities with approximately 800 employees as well as 22 000 volunteers and conscripts.
Laura Swaan Wrede new Chief of the National Home Guard - Swedish Armed Forces

[LadyFinn]

Victoria's aide-de-camp in December is lieutenant commander Tobias Widén. He has been one of Victoria's aide-de-camps since 2018.
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[Alisa]

Any particular reason why her aides are rotated? Is this true for all members of the royal house?

[LadyFinn]

Originally Posted by Alisa

Any particular reason why her aides are rotated? Is this true for all members of the royal house?

The King has had 12 aide-de-camps, who work one month a year, for a very long time. Victoria had at first three aide-de-camps but she has also had 12 aide-de-camps for many years.

The King and Crown Princess have twelve aide-de-camps each and they serve one month a year as aide-de-camps on duty.
Prince Carl Philip has two aide-de-camps. These aide-de-camps support the Prince throughout the year on occasions when he has official duties.
Kungl. Staberna _ Kungahuset

[Blog Real]

Originally Posted by LadyFinn

The King has had 12 aide-de-camps, who work one month a year, for a very long time. Victoria had at first three aide-de-camps but she has also had 12 aide-de-camps for many years.

The King and Crown Princess have twelve aide-de-camps each and they serve one month a year as aide-de-camps on duty.
Prince Carl Philip has two aide-de-camps. These aide-de-camps support the Prince throughout the year on occasions when he has official duties.
Kungl. Staberna _ Kungahuset

Do Prince Carl Philip's aides-de-camp also help Princess Sofia?

Did Princess Madeleine have field helpers when she lived in Sweden?

[Alisa]

So what do the aides do the rest of the time when they aren't working?

[Kingen]

Originally Posted by Alisa

So what do the aides do the rest of the time when they aren't working?

The rest of the year (11 months) they perform their work within their ordinary positions in the Armed Forces.

[Alisa]

Fascinating. To me it would make sense that the aides would just have permanent positions as aides that way they would experience and knowledge. I only did something once in 12 months not be the best compared to someone who did the same job year round.

[LadyFinn]

Originally Posted by Blog Real

Do Prince Carl Philip's aides-de-camp also help Princess Sofia?

Did Princess Madeleine have field helpers when she lived in Sweden?

Carl Philip's aide-de-camps don't work with Sofia at her own work events - Victoria's aide-de-camps don't work with Daniel at his own work events, Daniel has court secretary Fredrik Brodin. Lena Bartholdson, the Head of HRH the Crown Princess's Household, attends with Daniel at many on his work events.
Court secretary Anita Söderlind helps Sofia and I think that a court secretary at HM The Queen's Household helps Madeleine.
Anita Söderlind was the secretary to Carl Philip and Madeleine at H.M. The Queen's Household (until May 2010) and H.M. The King's Household (from June 2010 to September 2014).
And now she is the secretary to Carl Philip and Sofia (worked with Sofia from September 2014).
Anita Söderlind - Hovsekreterare - Kungliga hovstaterna _ LinkedIn

Originally Posted by Alisa

So what do the aides do the rest of the time when they aren't working?

They work at their ordinary jobs at the Swedish Armed Forces.
For instance, lieutenant colonel Carin Ellström works as the Chief of Staff of the Artillery Regiment (A9), lieutenant colonel Lena Martin works as a Staff Officer at the Total Defence department at the Armed Forces Headquarters, major Elin Ulriksson works as a chief of staff at the Air Staff.
Carin Ellström and Helena Sigurdsson have been Victoria's aide-de-camps since 2007.

[LadyFinn]

Isabella Törngren has been appointed as the Head of HRH The Crown Princess's Household from 1st March. She is responsible for the planning and implementation of Victoria and Daniel's individual and joint programs.
Isabella Törngren:
- I am very much looking forward to the task of supporting the Crown Princess in her important role as future head of state and working together with my colleagues on the planning and implementation of the activities of the Crown Princess Couple.
Törngren is a political scientist and has worked at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, most recently as a ministerial adviser and deputy head of the Unit for Europe and North America. She has also served in the Armed Forces as a security policy advisor to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
Isabella Törngren – ny chef för H.K.H.*Kronprinsessans hovstat _ Kungahuset

Victoria met Isabella Törngren on 11th February 2022 at an audience about the Baltic States.
The Crown Princess holds an audience on the Baltic States _ Kungahuset

[LadyFinn]

Svensk Damtidning about Lena Bartholdson leaving her job as Marshal of the Court and Head of HRH The Crown Princess's Household:

Knife-sharp, analytical and professional – and always five steps behind her royal boss.
But now 52-year-old Lena Bartholdson is putting an end to her time as Victoria's closest adviser. On March 1, she leaves her job as head of the Crown Princess's Household.
So what's behind it - and what should she do now?
- Lena has had a leave of absence from her position at the Armed Forces. Now that appointment expires and she has chosen to go back to her previous job, says Margareta Thorgren.
Därför slutar doldiskvinnan bakom Victoria – verkliga skälet _*Svensk Dam

[LadyFinn]

Victoria's former aide-de-camp major general Laura Swaan Wrede, the Chief of the National Home Guard (Hemvärnet), has told about her work as Victoria's aide-de-camp (2008-2020) at an interview of Artilleri & Luftvärn:
"I will not comment on this assignment other than that it has been a very great honor for me to work in the Swedish royal house. I have had the privilege of learning how the nation of Sweden works and is led. I have met many senior executives and also been able to participate in some conversations, so it has certainly given me a personal insight into world politics and development. They were very rewarding years."
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Major General Swaan Wrede is good at languages, she speaks among other things Finnish.

[LadyFinn]

Isabella Törngren, the new Head of HRH The Crown Princess's Household, was today seen for the first time at an work event with Victoria and Daniel. She started at her job on 1st March.
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[LadyFinn]

Victoria's chambermaid/stylist Tina Törnquist attended Stockholm International Fashion Fair 2023 on 12th March.
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