General News about the Swedish Royal Family, Part 2: January 2021 -

[LadyFinn]

The King will be on a private trip to Nairobi between March 1 and 8. Since it is a private trip, the court does not want to say what is on the agenda.
– It is a private trip that we do not comment on, says the Director of the Information Department Margareta Thorgren.
“During this trip, he is prevented from fulfilling his duties as head of state,” writes the Marshal of the Real Fredrik Wersäll in a document to the Ministry of Justice.
Crown Princess Victoria acts as temporary regent during the King's trip.

Kungen får vikarie

Kung Carl Gustaf ska till Kenya på en privat resa. Då går kronprinsessan Victoria in som vikarie för sin pappa.

www.expressen.se

 

[LadyFinn]

Trousers and a jacket are the norm for the Crown Princess both in everyday life and at work.
Victoria prefers to wear trousers in pastel or strong, signal colors.
Princesses Madeleine and Sofia have also embraced the spring trend.

Kronprinsessan i vårens hetaste trend: kostymen

Byxa och kavaj är det som gäller för kronprinsessan både till vardags och på jobbet. Helst väljer Victoria byxdressar i pastell eller starka signalfärger. Äve

www.aftonbladet.se

 

[LadyFinn]

Daniel, Estelle and Chris were this evening at the HockeyAllsvenskan's hockey match AIK-Djurgården Hockey at Hovet Arena. Daniel's friend Patrik Vrbanc was also with them. Chris seems to be an AIK fan, just like Daniel and Estelle.
HockeyAllsvenskan is the second-highest league in the Swedish ice hockey.

Chris O’Neill på hockeymatch med prinsessan Estelle – se bilderna!

Chris O'Neill är på plats för att följa den spännande matchen!

www.svenskdam.se

Svensk Damtidning avslöjar! Chris O’Neill är AIK-fan - detta trodde ingen!

Chris O'neill syns sällan på matcher. Men nu kan Svensk Damtidning avslöja att han är ett hockeyfan – och vilket lag han håller på!

www.svenskdam.se

Ovanliga bilderna på Hovet – Chris på plats

Prins Daniel, prinsessan Estelle – och Chris O'Neill. AIK fick återigen kungligt stöd på Hovet.

www.expressen.se

Daniel and Chris seemed to have a great time watching ice hockey:

Hockeyfeber i kungafamiljen – på plats på Hovet

Det var kändistätt på Hovet i kväll. Prins Daniel, prinsessan Estelle och Chris O'Neill var på plats. Men inte Madeleine.

www.aftonbladet.se

Pic 1 ** Pic 2
Profimedia gallery

Video from the hockey match, we see three bodyguards behind Daniel, Estelle and Chris

 

[An Ard Ri]

A few additional photos from the hockey match and really nice to see Chris present too!
PPE Agency

 

[LadyFinn]

Still some photos of Daniel, Estelle and Chris at the hockey match.

Prinsessan Estelles festliga helkväll med Chris O'Neill

Chris O'Neill, 50, är sedan länge en hemlighetsfull man i den svenska kungafamiljen.

alltomkungligt.se

Victoria vieraili yksin Suomessa: Paparazzi löysi prinssi Danielin Tukholmasta

Sillä aikaa kun kruununprinsessa oli Suomessa, prinssi Daniel suuntasi urheilun pariin.

www.iltalehti.fi

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The Royal Court has published its Annual Report 2024
In 2024, the royal family received 1 768 requests to events. The King and the royal family completed 1001 program items (982 in 2023).
The Royal Couple invited a total of around 2700 guests and The Crown Princess couple approximately 270 guests during the year.
Verksamhetsberättelse 2024

 

[LadyFinn]

"Our monarchy stands for humanity and fine values. The Royal House works to ensure that children have a better life in the world. The Queen is committed to improving dementia care and ensuring that children have a brighter future.
Our Crown Princess Victoria has a strong commitment to democracy, peace, justice and human rights. She also works with development aid issues.
Our monarchy functions as a united force in troubled times. Now the Crown Princess has completed military training. She shows in action that she is prepared to defend Sweden."

INSÄNDARE: Kungahuset gör ett bra och viktigt jobb

I dessa oroliga tider så är vårt fina kungahus en samlad symbol för Sverige. En enad kraft som står över…

www.vlt.se

 

[iceflower]

All posts about Countess Marianne's funeral have been moved to the following thread:

** The Extended Bernadotte Family, News Part 2 : May 2025 - **

 

[LadyFinn]

About the Royal family at Sweden.se, which is publicly funded and produced, developed, maintained and operated by the Swedish Institute (SI).

The Swedish royal family | sweden.se

The Swedish royal family has a ceremonial and representative role. King Carl XVI Gustav is Sweden’s head of state, but has no formal powers.

sweden.se

 

[LadyFinn]

Victoria, Daniel, Madeleine and Chris attended yesterday evening Chair of the Board of H&M Karl-Johan Persson's 50th birthday party at Rosendals' Garden. Karl-Johan had his 50th birthday already on March 25, but had a party to 180 guests yesterday. Madeleine and Chris arrived already at 19.00, and according to Svensk Damtidning the last royal car left the party at 03.00. Victoria and Daniel came from the back door, not good photos of them coming. A lot of singers performed at the party: Linnea Henriksson, Mauro Scocco, Jackie, Lisa Nilsson, Miriam Bryant and Petter.
Karl-Johan and Leonie Persson are Victoria and Daniel's very good friends, Stefan Persson is one of the King's best friends and the whole Persson family are friends with the royal family. Karl-Johan's father Stefan Persson is Sweden's richest person and Karl-Johan is 27th richest.
Svensk Damtidning was there to cover the party.

Exklusivt! Här festar Victoria loss – bilderna inifrån H&M-kungens fest i natt

Bara i Svensk Dam: Kronprinsessan Victorias sittdans – och prinsessan Madeleines sång. Så var jättefesten i natt!

www.svenskdam.se

H&M-miljardärens hemliga 50-årsfest – Madeleine och Chris på plats

Svensk Damtidning kan avslöja att prinsessan Madeleine och Chris O'Neill har anlänt till H&M's Karl-Johan Perssons 50 års fest.

www.svenskdam.se

Exklusivt! Madeleine hetast på lyxfesten – se gästerna här

180 gäster på årets lyxigaste fest – och prinsessan Madeleine var hetast i sitt guldfodral. Se våra exklusiva bilder här.

www.svenskdam.se

Aftonbladet's paywall article has a photo of Victoria arriving, she had the Selam Fessahaye suit we saw already in Nigeria in April.
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Jonas and Stephanie Bergström were also at the party. From left: Jonas Bergström, Natalie Werner (Adrienne's godmother), Stephanie Bergström, Dag Werner.
Pic

 

[tommy100]

I didn't realise Madeleine and her ex still mixed.

 

[LadyFinn]

I didn't realise Madeleine and her ex still mixed.

They have always been in the same circles, so it is clear that they will meet sometimes in various events.
Almost all Madeleine's friends are also Jonas' and his wife's friends (Stephanie was also Madeleine's friend). Madeleine's good friend, Adrienne's godmother Natalie Werner was the toastmaster at Jonas and Stephanie's wedding, Madeleine's best friend Louise "Lussan" Thott attended the wedding, as did Katarina von Horn etc.

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Victoria och Daniels vilda festnatt utan barnen – här kan de inte sitta still!

H&M's Karl-Johan Perssons storfest fick kronprinsessan Victoria och prins Daniel att släppa loss – se Svensk Dams exklusiva bilder!

www.svenskdam.se

Exklusiva bilder: Madeleines helt galna och vilda festkväll!

Prinsessan Madeleine sparade inte på krutet och festade inpå småtimmarna! Se Svensk Damtidnings exklusiva bilder!

www.svenskdam.se

Kronprinsessan Victoria festade i exklusiva blomsterbyxor

Kronprinsessan Victoria glänste på H&M-kungen Karl-Johan Perssons 50-årsfest. Ännu en gång valde hon att bära kläder hon burit förut – av svenska stjärndesigner

www.aftonbladet.se

 

[LadyFinn]

At the exhibition "Hat Couture – Royal Hat Fashion" starting on October 24 at the Royal Armoury:
A colorful exhibition about the imaginative accessory hat. It displays creative retro hats worn by royal ladies as well as modern creations exclusively borrowed from Princess Christina and Princess Sofia.
In Hat Couture – Royal Hat Fashion in the Royal Armoury, royal hats from the museum’s collections are shown for the first time in a separate exhibition. The headpieces have belonged to Queen Louise and Princesses Sibylla and Margaretha, and have been worn in accordance with the royal dress code on both festive and more everyday occasions.

Hatt Couture – kungligt hattmode i Livrustkammaren - Livrustkammaren

livrustkammaren.se

 

[LadyFinn]

A Debated Family Portrait
Welcome on November 12 to a lecture and panel discussion about John E Franzén's iconic portrait of the young Bernadotte royal family – a work that has been both acclaimed and debated. The portrait that hangs at Gripsholm Castle turns 40 this year.

Ett omdebatterat familjeporträtt

Välkommen till ett föredrag och panelsamtal om John E Franzéns ikoniska porträtt av den unga Bernadottska kungafamiljen – ett verk som både hyllats och väckt debatt. Porträttet som hänger på Gripsholms slott fyller i år 40 år.

www.kungligaslotten.se

 

[LadyFinn]

Queen Silvia says at SVT's "The Year with the Royal Family", that Victoria is a wonderful person. She is warm, nice, knowledgeable and interested. She takes it seriously.
The Queen highlights the importance of Victoria finding a balance between her future responsibilities and family life, and that Estelle and Oscar grow up in peace. The children’s upbringing is a central part of the royal family’s everyday life, and the Queen emphasizes how valuable a stable childhood is – both for the children and for the parents: Estelle is 13 years old now and she and Oscar have had a guaranteed peaceful childhood. It is a valuable time for children but also for the parents, knowing that the children are getting the childhood they need. Which makes them also calm. The children being given this time allows Victoria to prepare for the future at her own pace, with the King by her side as support.
Queen Silvia is very grateful for how the King is handling the situation and the support he is giving his daughter. It is clear that he takes his responsibility very seriously and prioritizes both Victoria and the well-being of the family. They should all be very grateful that the King really takes this so seriously. To give Victoria the time she needs. And he is fine. And he is doing well, his health. He is by her side.
The media also writes about the Queen's thoughts:

Kungen tar situationen med kronprinsessan Victoria på allvar

Kungen stöder Victoria inför tronen – drottning Silvia berättar om vikten av tid för familj i Året med kungafamiljen.

www.hant.se

Silvias gripande ord om Estelles situation: ”Kungen tar det på allvar”

Kungen är tydlig med en detalj gällande prinsessan Estelles uppväxt – här är drottning Silvias ord om situationen.

www.svenskdam.se

 

[Somebody]

So, is Silvia kind of defending that her husband is not abdicating? Given that she keeps stressing that people should be thankful the king is giving her and her family time?!

 

[Prinsara]

So, is Silvia kind of defending that her husband is not abdicating? Given that she keeps stressing that people should be thankful the king is giving her and her family time?!

Well, her husband never had a normal childhood and neither did Victoria and her siblings, all of which caused problems. So, yeah, the king is kind of doing his good deed by letting his grandchildren grow up peacefully.

“Defending him not abdicating” is ridiculous. His health is fine, his grandfather lived to 90-whatever, and no one is expecting him to, whatever happens in other countries.

 

[Somebody]

Well, her husband never had a normal childhood and neither did Victoria and her siblings, all of which caused problems. So, yeah, the king is kind of doing his good deed by letting his grandchildren grow up peacefully.

“Defending him not abdicating” is ridiculous. His health is fine, his grandfather lived to 90-whatever, and no one is expecting him to, whatever happens in other countries.

If the latter would be the case, there would be no point in praising the king for 'giving Victoria the time she needs' - that is only applicable if abdication is on the table. Otherwise, Silvia would be praising her husband for being fortunate enough to still be healthy/alive and not yet dying and that makes no sense to me.

See the excerpt below: "Queen Silvia is very grateful for how the King is handling the situation and the support he is giving his daughter. It is clear that he takes his responsibility very seriously and prioritizes both Victoria and the well-being of the family. They should all be very grateful that the King really takes this so seriously. To give Victoria the time she needs. And he is fine. And he is doing well, his health. He is by her side."

And, of course, what happens in other countries (especially in Denmark) is relevant for Sweden. People see that and wonder when CG will hand over to his heir, just like his cousin did in Denmark.

 

[Tatiana Maria]

Polls in recent years have shown a slim plurality in favor of the King abdicating at an unspecified time in the future, as opposed to remaining on the throne until his death.

In 2023 it was 43% to 38% in favor of a future abdication; in 2024 it was 38% to 34%.

Popularity of the Monarchy in Sweden

The people like the king and don't want a republic The king marches into the jubilee year 2023 with good numbers according to the SOM institute's measurement. He is popular in most groups and trust in the Swedish Royal House is stable. Support for introducing a republic is the lowest in 20...

www.theroyalforums.com

Popularity of the Monarchy in Sweden

The people like the king and don't want a republic The king marches into the jubilee year 2023 with good numbers according to the SOM institute's measurement. He is popular in most groups and trust in the Swedish Royal House is stable. Support for introducing a republic is the lowest in 20...

www.theroyalforums.com

It makes sense then that Queen Silvia addressed the issue.

What I find interesting is that she apparently focused on the advantages of King Carl XVI Gustaf not abdicating now, rather than explaining the benefits of having monarchs reign for life. It gives the impression that Carl XVI Gustaf is currently not dead-set against a future abdication, regardless of what he and his family members have said in the past (and we know from, among others, his cousin and friend Queen Margrethe that monarchs are capable of changing their minds on this issue).

 

[LadyFinn]

Expressen writes about the exercise The King and Victoria participated on 28th November:
The King and the Riksdag (Parliament) are practicing for war - 50 chosen ones will lead the country
The King, Crown Princess Victoria, the government and the Riksdag have practiced for a “war Riksdag” and a “war government”. It is the first major joint exercise in just over 30 years. (..)

Kungen och riksdagen förbereder sig – så fungerar krigsplanen

Kungen, kronprinsessan Victoria, regeringen och riksdagen har övat för ”krigsriksdag” och ”krigsregering”. Det är den första gemensamma storövningen på drygt 30 år. Bakgrunden är den ökade risken för krig. Om Sverige dras in i en väpnad konflikt får 50 riksdagsledamöter en nyckelroll – här är...

www.expressen.se

 

[LadyFinn]

“The Royal House’s support for agriculture is magnificent”
That the Royal House is involved in Swedish agriculture in particular is not obvious. Especially not when issues linked to agriculture, the environment and climate are becoming increasingly politically charged.
I spoke at the Rural Economy and Agricultural Society's conference. And it wasn’t exactly a context where you would expect to see Prince Carl Philip with an aide-de-camp. But there the prince was, involved in issues about the future of agriculture. A telling picture of the Royal House’s interest in agriculture, a genuine commitment that extends beyond the spotlight and ceremonies. And this makes it somewhat unique in the central government. (..)

”Kungahusets stöd till lantbruket är storartat”

Att kungahuset är engagerat i just lantbruket är inte självklart. Särskilt inte när frågor kopplade till lantbruk, miljö och klimat blir alltmer politiskt laddade.

www.atl.nu