Summer Holidays with the Swedish Royal Family: 2016-


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This evening most members of the royal family have chosen Molly Sandén's concert at Borgholm Castle ruins. I thought they would attend this concert, Molly sang at Carl Philip and Sofia's wedding and is their friend.
Only Chris, Nicolas and Julian (of course) are missing. Chloe and Anais Sommerlath are also there.
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At Solliden Sessions this evening "Musical evening at Solliden"
West End stars Emmi Christensson and Peter Johansson, there are really fine gems from the musical world with everything from "Phantom of the Opera" to "We will rock you".

The royal family's lovely evening with Molly Sandén


Video from Molly Sandén's concert, we see also Victoria and the King's aide-de-camps



Madeleine has published at her Instagram stories photos of her riding with Leonore
 
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I guess Chris is less into the typical summer activities of his in-laws, such as visiting concert. He is also the only one who didn't grow up in Sweden (among the 6 by now (soon to be) middle-aged royals), so might not be familiar with the music.
 
I guess Chris is less into the typical summer activities of his in-laws, such as visiting concert. He is also the only one who didn't grow up in Sweden (among the 6 by now (soon to be) middle-aged royals), so might not be familiar with the music.

About the last two concerts: E-Type sings in English, Molly Sandén sings also a lot in English, so these concerts would have been easier to Chris.
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True. However, unlike his wife and brothers- and sisters-in-law, he might not be familiar with the songs, making it less appealing.
 
Those are some lovely photos of the family enjoying themselves. I think the ones of Queen Silvia hugging Estelle are particularly lovely.
 
Yesterday there wasn't any concerts at Solliden Sessions or Borgholm Castle ruins. The next concert at Solliden Sessions is on July 25 and the next concert at Borgholm Castle ruins on July 23. Maybe part of the families have now left Solliden to do some summer trips. The King and Queen attend the traditional Enthusiast Vehicle Exhibition on July 28 and the Olympics on August 5-11. Will we see them in Villa Mirage now or go there just before the Olympics?

Here the king drives a red tractor, Stora Alvaret in the background.
During the sunny Saturday in July, Mikael Johansson got a pleasant surprise when he was on his way home from the holiday week on Öland.
- When we drove on the road, it was blocked off, I saw that it was Säpo there and then the royal family arrived. The king drove his fine old tractor, says Mikael.
Bodyguards cycled behind and in front.
Prince Daniel and Queen Silvia sat on the tractor's hayloft, and further back Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Estelle rode on horseback.
- It was fun to see, it's cool to see them so free, it really felt like they were having free time.

Great to see them so relaxed.
 
About the last two concerts: E-Type sings in English, Molly Sandén sings also a lot in English, so these concerts would have been easier to Chris.
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Although she's released a few songs in English, Molly is mainly a Swedish language singer. In fact she's of the most successful Swedish singers in the last decade and one with a royal stamp of approval after her performance at the wedding of Carl Philip and Sofia.
 
Victoria, Daniel, Estelle and Oscar were this evening at Miss Li's sold out concert at Borgholm Castle ruins. With them they had Daniel's friend Andreas Nylin and his girlfriend. Also Victoria's aide-de-camp Miguel Riera is seen at the photos.

One more photo from Miss Li's concert
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King Carl Gustaf and queen Silvia attend this evening Tomas Ledin's concert at Borgholm Castle ruins. They have some friends with them.

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The King and Queen at Tomas Ledin's concert.

And this is how it looked at Borgholm Castle ruins
 
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A visitor met yesterday Daniel, who was watching the cars at the Enthusiast Vehicle Exhibition.

More photos of the King and Queen at Tomas Ledin's concert. The woman with them is Marianne von der Esch, a very close friend of the King and Queen. She was also yesterday with the King and Queen at the Enthusiast Vehicle Exhibition.
 
Victoria was spotted Gotland. Entertainment columnist Fanny Svärd published a video of Victoria on her Instagram stories on Thursday.
"Spotted: Crown Princess Victoria at Rute Lada. Reportedly, she bought a chopping board and some decor," writes Fanny on her Instagram story.

I guess the crown princess family has gone with their boat from Öland to Gotland.

Svensk Damtidning asked Margareta Thorgren about Chris's whereabouts, she said:
- The family has a private holiday in Sweden. And when it's private, we don't comment on where they are.
When asked if it is the case that Chris has had to return to the United States to work, she answers:
- No, they have summer holidays.
So Chris is still in Sweden. He just keeps a slightly lower profile than the rest of his family.
 
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The King and Queen went from Paris to Villa Mirage, as I thought they would.

Queen Silvia has a work event on Monday.

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A summary of the Royal Family's summer in Expressen:

The Crown Princess family with their bodyguard was seen at a gas station in Söderköping in July.

Photos from the Crown Princess Family's summer:
Summer is short, but there is still time to enjoy sunny August days around Sweden.
Here, the Crown Princess family shares some private photographs from the past summer holiday.

Wonderful! I have been waiting for these!
Photos have been taken at least at Haga Palace yard, at Borgholm Castle ruins and at Victoria and Daniel's summer house in Acktjära.

The Swedish press about the Crown Princess Family's summer photos
The photographs give a nice glimpse of the family's private moments and their appreciation for the beautiful Swedish summer.
 
The Director of the Press department Margareta Thorgren confirms to Svensk Damtidning that the families are in different places during Midsummer weekend.
– The royal family's Midsummer weekend is celebrated in different places privately. We therefore don't communicate where and how and with whom.
In July, the whole family will be on Öland, enjoying the wonderful island and the traditional celebration of Victoria.
 
According to Svensk Damtidning, Madeleine and her family with friends have been on Saint Tropez this week. And the King and Queen have been in Villa Mirage with their friends Hans Eric and Eva Benita Brodin.

Photos of the King and Queen with their friends on the King's boat.
 
The Director of the Information Department Margareta Thorgren confirmed to Svensk Damtidning that there will not be the much-appreciated summer greeting from Solliden with a photo of the royal family this summer either.
However, she announced that next year, when the King turns 80 and he and the Queen celebrate 50 years of marriage, a summer greeting from Öland is planned.
 
Understandable… The family has gotten bigger and everyone has their own summer plans…
 
The King and Queen have been on a trip to Gotland, Svensk Damtidning writes:
The King likes to take day trips by boat, and this time he went ashore in the area around the Själsö fishing village, a few miles north of Visby. And from there the trip continued to small Väskinde Salthamn, a couple of kilometers away:
– It was a great honor to receive the King and Queen of Sweden for lunch, writes the account Salthamn.se on Instagram. (..)
 
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According to a source for Svensk Damtidning, Carl Philip, Sofia and children visited yesterday the A World of Dinosaurs museum outside Kalmar, which is Europe's largest dinosaur museum.
– They seemed to be having a nice family time and looked relaxed. Carl Philip was wearing a cap and seemed to be talking to someone who works there, says the person who ran into the family.
– We only saw the family at the end of the exhibition where you can buy souvenirs, toys and clothes.
No photos of the visit so far.

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Daniel plays of course at the Victoriagolfen at Ekerum Golf today, as he has every year since 2012. He arrived:
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Daniel plays with
Stephan Rimér, ceo of Leroy Media and the organizer of Victoriadagarna (the Victoria Days)
Magnus Lagerlöf, ceo of Ekerum Resort Öland
Jesper Parnevik, 60, professional golfer (five PGA wins, a legend in Swedish Golf)

Daniel and Jesper Parnevik (Jesper's daughter performs tomorrow at the Victoria Concert).
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Svensk Damtidning updates here live short videos and photos. Daniel said that the holiday has been very good so far. Reporter Helena Wiklund writes that Daniel has had a dream start. Cheers from his teammates and high fives all around the team. He himself exclaimed with relief: "Great!"

Victoriadagarna published some photos:

And Svensk Damtidning:

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It is the first round this year on Öland for Daniel, who also plays at Fågelbro Golf & Country Club on Värmdö where the Crown Princess family has a summer house a stone's throw from the golf course. The Crown Princess Couple has been seen together with Oscar and Estelle at Fågelbro's driving range with clubs in hand this year.
- It's going pretty well!, says Daniel about getting the children out on the golf course.
(..)

Svensk Damtidning's Helena Wiklund asked Jesper Parnevik who was the Golf King today?
Jesper Parnevik said:
– I have to admit that the Prince played very well. The first nine he was like a damn machine! But then we all got a little tired in the end. We led for a long time, but as I said, we didn't finish so well. Otherwise it was a fantastic day. And we had a lot of fun out there.
So who was King on the golf course today? You or the Prince?
– Oh, well, he's not a professional, he's not. So today I was King, and he's still a Prince. But very good at golf!
 
Here are some additional photos of Daniel playing golf this weekend:



 
The Royal Family's Fitness Summer – Roller Skiing and Jogging
Victoria was seen this morning at a run on Alvaret, which borders the Solliden Palace area. With bodyguards at a safe distance she ensured the tempo with headphones in her ears as she made her way through the terrain.
Carl Philip has been seen pushing his way along the roads around Borgholm on roller skis – of course with a helmet on. He has also been seen at the helm of one of the family's boats, both alone and together with his children and some of their cousins. Leopold Sommerlath was also seen with Carl Philip at the boat.
And of course, Daniel likes to play golf in his free time in the summer.

Victoria, Estelle, Oscar, Madeleine, Leonore and Adrienne are this evening at Laleh's concert at Borgholm Castle. Léopold, Chloé and Anaïs Sommerlath are also there. And a girl beside Estelle looks like her friend Bonnie Sundin. Laleh celebrates 20 years as an artist and is on a grand summer tour.

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A short video from the concert at this article:

Svensk Damtidning also writes that while Victoria was jogging, Daniel was seen at the golf course.

King Carl Gustaf, Carl Philip and his three sons and Nicolas were this evening at KAJ's concert at Solliden Sessions. KAJ repseresented Sweden at the ESC this year and was 4th.
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The man behind Carl Philip is the King's aide-de-camp.
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This was the ninth concert this year and only now some members of the royal family attend. On previous years they have attended often the concerts.

The King and Carl Philip spoke with the members of KAJ

KAJ published a photo with the royals:
A short video from KAJ's concert:

 
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Understandable… The family has gotten bigger and everyone has their own summer plans…
And it wouldn't be that unusual for family members to go to on separate holidays .
We sometimes do see Carl Philip/Sofia in Saint Tropez and Madeleine too.
 
And it wouldn't be that unusual for family members to go to on separate holidays .
We sometimes do see Carl Philip/Sofia in Saint Tropez and Madeleine too.
Most of the family spends some time on the riviera almost every summer… The King and Queen in Prince Bertils house in Saint Maxime, Carl Philip and Sofia, and Madeleine and Chris and their respective families in Saint Tropez…. And it is also known that Princess Christina and Tord have a house in Grasse…

It is only Victoria and Daniel who seems to favour summer holidaying in Sweden all the summer nowdays…
 
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