General News about the Swedish Royal Family, Part 1: April 2015 - December 2020


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Commencing April 7, 2015


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There seems to be some confusion as to the purpose of this thread.

Official events - ie. those on the royal calendar - are to go in the Current Events thread.

This thread is for news about the family or monarchy as a whole, random sightings of the family, their attendance at unofficial things such as weddings/parties/etc.
 
The king is forced to skimp on travel and hotels
Figures soon to be public show the king declined their representation last year by over half. From 2 770 000 SEK to 1 386 000 SEK. There seems to be substantial savings on both trips, hotels and operational costs of the palace.
However, the royal family ask an additional 6.3 million of taxpayers - for "security".
The King is known to be an economic person and now it seems that he has tightened belts considerably. 2014 seems to have been saving times at the Palace although the apanage rose by 2.8 million to 126 908 000 SEK.
"Representation" includes the dinners the king and queen offer at their state visits, but despite that they made more state visits in 2014 than in 2013, the cost become less. Moreover, the king and queen had several large public parties at the Royal Palace, but it seems not to have affected the budget when the cost is much less.
The entire royal family travels a lot in their work and 2014 was a busy year, including the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Princess Leonore's birth in New York, Crown Princess Victoria's visit in Ghana and Tanzania. But despite the many trips and an intensive work schedule with many flights the king succeeded sharply cut costs. Travel and subsistence expenses fell from 4 608 000 SEK to 3 355 000.
King's Chief Financial Officer Jan Lindman is recognized as a skilled person and he, along with the king, has managed to bring down the Court's total operating expenses of 34 121 000 SEK to 25 577 009.
Although the king is skimping, he wants to have over six million more in funding for "security". What it is for security measures is not clear, but Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist will after wedding move to Villa Solbacken. "Extra security" may be a portion to the house's security.
Kungen tvingas snåla in på resor och hotell _ Nyheter _ Expressen
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Måns Zelmerlöw has been a favorite artist for the royal family for a long time.
Therefore, the family followed Måns Zelmerlöw's triumph in Europe with excitement. After the success the family now pays homage to the Eurovision hero.
- The Royal Family is just as excited as everyone else in Sweden and has of course followed this victory and thinks it's great for Sweden, says Margareta Thorgren, the director of the press deparment.
But it is not just Måns Zelmerlöw's artistic side which is highlighted in the greeting. The royal family also thinks that Måns Zelmerlöw is a good representative for Sweden in the world.
- The royal family thinks it is fun that Måns went all the way, he is a great ambassador for Sweden, says Thorgren.
Måns Zelmerlöw has performed three times at Victoria's birthday concert, he performed there last year too.
Kungafamiljens hyllning till Måns Zelmerlöw efter succén i Eurovision _ Nöje _ Expressen
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Victoria, Madeleine and Carl Philip have large private exchange portfolios with holdings of several million. But they also have the joint company Gluonen which manages their securities.
The company's managers have invested mostly in the big, famous Swedish solid companies in the manufacturing and export.
It seems to have worked. The investment strategy appears to be secure, long-term holdings without being carried away when the market swings. Gluonen's profit quadrupled from a year before. The profit after financial items was SEK 1.6 million, compared with just over 430,000 SEK for 2013, shows the fresh annual report.
Profit after tax was 1,253,722 SEK. The sum remains in the company without that Princess Madeleine, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Carl Philip charge any dividends. Unrestricted capital is now 13,150,180 SEK.
Even the king has a company, Bensor AB, which owns and operates Solliden Palace and Stenhammar Estate Management. Last year was SEK 13.3 million at the cash box.
Victoria, Carl-Philip och Madeleines klipp på börsen _ Nyheter _ Expressen
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Sweden won on Tuesday gold in Football at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
A press release from the royal family at the court website:
U21-landslagets EM-guld - Sveriges Kungahus
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Karl-Erik Nilsson, the president of the Swedish Football Association, tells about the homecoming of the team at his Twitter:
"Fantastic reception in Stockholm. Thanks! The Prime Minister on the spot and a warm call from Crown Princess Victoria"
https://twitter.com/karlerikfotboll/status/616329618237296640
 
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The king, queen, Carl Philip and Sofia spent yesterday a day on the sea at king's "Ancylus". In the afternoon when they arrived back to Solliden, some friends had arrived. Madeleine's friend Louise Gottlieb with her boyfriend Ludvig Blomqvist had just come with a car from Stockholm. The king's and queen's friend Fredrik Gottlieb, Louise's father, had come with his own boat to Borgholm and was picked up by the king's adjutant to Solliden. More friends have been invited to spend the weekend in Solliden.
Sofia njöt av en heldag till havs med svärföräldrarna _ Nyheter _ Expressen
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Victoria, Daniel, Carl Philip and Sofia came this evening from Solliden to Kalmar, to Roxette's concert. Roxette started their summer tour celebrating their 30 years from Kalmar, there were about 14600 people at the concert.
Video and photos
Här släpper prinsparet loss till Roxette _ kungligt _ Expressen
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The royals with Eskobar, a swedish band, which Roxette has invited to perform as special guest at their concerts.
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:previous: Isn't it amazing how looking at happy people makes you feel happy yourself? It certainly looked like Victoria was all set to let her hair down and rock while it took Daniel a little longer (maybe remembering Prince School).

Sofia took her lead from Victoria and while the concert started with Daniel and Carl Philip at sitting at opposite ends with that 'I wish it was a football game' look on both their faces, they too ended up rocking and looking like they were having a ball.

I think that sort of public fun and enjoyment is really good for the SRF and for the people of Sweden to see the younger royals having exactly the same sort of fun that they have.

All in all, it looked like a good time was had by all. :cool:
 
Victoria and Daniel are Roxette and Per Gessle fans. Roxette sang at their pre-wedding concert and they had asked them play also at their wedding party on their wedding day. Victoria and Daniel were also Per Gessle's and Gyllene Tider -band's concert in 2004 and Per Gessle's concert in Borgholm in 2007 with Madeleine and Jonas. Per Gessle has told that he was training at Daniel's gym and popped to Victoria there every now and then.

Kronprinsse Victoria, prins Daniel, Carl Philip og Sofia til koncert _ billedbladet.dk
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Video from TV4 news
Roxette ger sig ut på turné - Nyheterna - tv4.se

According to Roxette fan Facebook, the royals met Roxette both before and after the concert.

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It is so nice who spend part of their vacation all together :)
 
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Singers Molly Sandén and Danny Saucedo have been invited to Solliden, where the royal family invites only their closest friends. Molly Sandén sang the song Sofia dedicated to Carl Philip at the wedding dinner, and her boyfriend Danny accompanied. Molly and Danny have been performing at Project Playground's events and they are now Sofia's and Carl Philip's friends.
The king, queen, Carl Philip, Sofia, Molly, Danny and dogs Brandie and Siri arrived the other day to a lunch to Sandviks fisk och hamnkök. They had come with the king's boat Ancylus. The royal visit was announced in advance, and the terrace on the second floor had been reserved to them.
Margareta Thorgren from the press department:
- The royal family has now holiday and it is private.
Expressen's Lindwall has tried to get Molly or Danny to an interview, without result yet.
Kungen, Carl Philip och Sofia bjöd Molly och Danny till semestern _ Nyheter _ Expressen
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Singers Molly Sandén and Danny Saucedo have been invited to Solliden, where the royal family invites only their closest friends. Molly Sandén sang the song Sofia dedicated to Carl Philip at the wedding dinner, and her boyfriend Danny accompanied. Molly and Danny have been performing at Project Playground's events and they are now Sofia's and Carl Philip's friends.
The king, queen, Carl Philip, Sofia, Molly, Danny and dogs Brandie and Siri arrived the other day to a lunch to Sandviks fisk och hamnkök. They had come with the king's boat Ancylus. The royal visit was announced in advance, and the terrace on the second floor had been reserved to them.
Margareta Thorgren from the press department:
- The royal family has now holiday and it is private.
Expressen's Lindwall has tried to get Molly or Danny to an interview, without result yet.
Kungen, Carl Philip och Sofia bjöd Molly och Danny till semestern _ Nyheter _ Expressen
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Does anyone know what happened to Zilla? We never see her anymore Just Brandie.
 
Singers Molly Sandén and Danny Saucedo have been invited to Solliden, where the royal family invites only their closest friends. Molly Sandén sang the song Sofia dedicated to Carl Philip at the wedding dinner, and her boyfriend Danny accompanied. Molly and Danny have been performing at Project Playground's events and they are now Sofia's and Carl Philip's friends.
The king, queen, Carl Philip, Sofia, Molly, Danny and dogs Brandie and Siri arrived the other day to a lunch to Sandviks fisk och hamnkök. They had come with the king's boat Ancylus. The royal visit was announced in advance, and the terrace on the second floor had been reserved to them.
Margareta Thorgren from the press department:
- The royal family has now holiday and it is private.
Expressen's Lindwall has tried to get Molly or Danny to an interview, without result yet.
Kungen, Carl Philip och Sofia bjöd Molly och Danny till semestern _ Nyheter _ Expressen
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A few other Instagram snaps.
https://instagram.com/p/5M97HFI6B1/
https://instagram.com/p/5Mx2iygnnZ/
 
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Nice summer vacation for the Swedish royals
Are Victoria and Daniel with the rest or just friends
 
It seems that Victoria, Daniel and Estelle are with their friends, at least so far. Of course they could still be staying at the family's Villa Mirage with the rest of the family.
The king, queen, Carl Philip and Sofia
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The queen, Sofia, Victoria, Daniel and Estelle
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Today the king, queen, Victoria, Daniel and Estelle were on Polaris in Sainte-Maxime. Carl Philip was seen on the beach helping the king.
Pictures _ Getty Images
NTB Scanpix gallery

Photos, also of Carl Philip and Sofia who spent the day at the boat "Kissmi" with some friends.
Prinsens sköna semester på rivieran _ Nyheter _ Expressen

Photos, also of Carl Philip and Sofia
Här semestrar kungafamiljen _ Sommar _ Aftonbladet

The king, queen, Victoria, Daniel and Estelle
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Daniel and Estelle
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Photos
Ruotsin hovi luksuslomalla_ Victoria häikäisi seksikkäänä bikineissä - katso kuvat
 
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Nothing better from summer holidays :):flowers:

I agree with you Anne2 but if they are like it or not the paps doing their jobs too.
 
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as usual I would prefer paps leave them alone!!!! during thier holidays!!!
 
as usual I would prefer paps leave them alone!!!! during thier holidays!!!

All royals in the world know that if they go to St. Tropez, they will be photographed by paparazzis. The swedish press has told many times, that Victoria, Daniel and Madeleine don't want to spend time at the family's Villa Mirage, just because of the paparazzis. They haven't been seen there during the last years. And that is why the swedish press speculates that maybe Villa Mirage will be left to Carl Philip when the king dies because he and Sofia like to spend time there.
Maybe Victoria and Daniel decided now to spend some time with the family in the family villa despite of the paparazzis. Expressen told also that Victoria, Daniel and Estelle have spend time with their friends, H&M's ceo Karl-Johan Persson and his wife Leonie at a boat in St. Tropez.

One more photo
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The photos of the family at the beach make me wonder if they went there for Estelle, as none of them (apart from little Estelle of course) seem to be too enthusiastic about the beach, and none of them are wearing swimwear. I can imagine that we have all dragged our parents to the beach when they don't feel like it as little children. :D

I agree with the press - I think given the fact that the rest of the SRF don't like going to Villa Mirage because of the paparazzi, and also that I read that St. Maxime is a favourite of theirs, the villa will at some point be handed over to Carl Philip and Sofia.
Whilst it would be nice if the royals could have paparazzi free holidays, that's unfortunately not possible, particularly if they are immediate members of the family. And as LadyFinn has said, St. Tropez is a famous holiday destination that attractions lots of royals and celebrities, so they have a bigger chance of being "papped" there.
 
From Svensk Damtidning
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An article in german newspaper about 49-year old Elke Wallner, a big fan of the royal family. 40 years ago she saw photos of queen Silvia, and there it started.
"They are king of like a family to me. With all the images around me, I never feel alone", says Elke Wallner.
Waiblingerin liebt das schwedische Königshaus_ Königin Silvias größter Fan - Rems-Murr-Kreis - Stuttgarter Zeitung
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