The Staff and Court of the Royal Family

[LadyFinn]

The guard commander ensures that everything is according to standard before the change of post. Despite a well-polished parade uniform, the Royal Guards are far from tin soldiers. We guard the Royal Palace and Drottningholm Palace as military security guards in accordance with the Swedish Protection of Essential Facilities Act. Day and night.

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[LadyFinn]

The Master of the Palace Claes Carlsson and Victoria's chambermaid/stylist Tina Törnqvist yesterday at Grand Hôtel's 150th Anniversary celebration.
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[LadyFinn]

Radio Sweden P4 Kalmar reports that an employee of the Royal Court has been threatened on the King's hunting grounds on Öland last weekend.
The Police were called after an elderly man allegedly threatened a person who, according to information from the police, is employed at the Royal Court. The employee was part of a hunting team that was there to hunt on the King's land. The older man was not part of the hunting team. The threats were of a verbal nature and the police have held an inquiry into the matter. An investigation is now underway to clarify what happened.

Kungligt anställd hotad på Öland – polis larmad till kungens jaktmark - P4 Kalmar

En anställd vid hovet ska ha blivit hotad på Öland förra helgen.Den anställde ska ha ingått i ett jaktlag som var på plats för att jaga på kungens mark.Polis ...

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Anställd på hovet slår larm – situationen allvarlig

Enligt P4 Kalmar har en person anställd på hovet blivit hotad under jakt på Öland. Polisen har nu startat en utredning.

www.svenskdam.se

 

[duke of poliganc]

Was the former staffer Ebba von Mecklenburg a descendant of Mecklenburg royal family or is it just a similar name?

 

[Hans-Rickard]

Was the former staffer Ebba von Mecklenburg a descendant of Mecklenburg royal family or is it just a similar name?

Ebba is indeed a von Mecklenburg in her own right (and not by marriage) and is a descendant of a baronial branch of the House of Mecklenburg

 

[JR76]

Was the former staffer Ebba von Mecklenburg a descendant of Mecklenburg royal family or is it just a similar name?

Ebba is indeed a von Mecklenburg in her own right (and not by marriage) and is a descendant of a baronial branch of the House of Mecklenburg

Ebba is descended from the House of Mecklenburg through Karl Ludwig (1694-1752) who was the illegitimate son of Duke Friedrich Wilhelm 1 of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his mistress Sophie Magdalene von Plüskow. Carl Ludwig was ennobled in 1742 under the name of von Mecklenburg. Two of his equally illegitimate half-sisters became mistresses of their uncle, the Duke Karl Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and had several children by him.

 

[LadyFinn]

Last week King Carl XVI Gustaf appointed the stone oven bakery Fabrique as Purveyor to the Royal Court.
- We are very happy, of course. It is an honorary appointment, says co-owner Charlotta Zetterström.
The message from the Purveyors to the Royal Court Association came last week.
- We read it over and over again. It was so much fun. And so it was in connection with cinnamon bun day and the weather was nice, says Charlotta Zetterström.
All employees are happy about this. It is a nice confirmation of what they do that it is good.
Holders of royal warrants can indicate this with the Greater Coat of Arms combined with the text ‘Purveyor to the Royal Court of Sweden’. Fabrique will do that. They plan to put up the coat of arms on all shop windows.

Svenska succébageriet ny kunglig hovleverantör

Kungafamiljen verkar gilla surdeg. Under förra veckan utsåg ingen mindre än kung Carl XVI Gustaf stenugnsbageriet Fabrique till kunglig hovleverantör. – Vi är ju jätteglada, så klart. Det är en hedersutnämning, säger delägaren Charlotta Zetterström.

www.expressen.se

 

[LadyFinn]

Andreas Norlén, the Speaker of the Riksdag, posted to his Instagram in September:
Fun to welcome the Marshal of the Realm Fredrik Wersäll and his European Court chief colleagues to the Riksdag. It was a fruitful meeting on, among other things, constitutional issues. The different constitutional rules of the countries affect the relationship between the parliament and the court, it is therefore interesting to compare how we work in different areas. The countries that were represented apart from Sweden were Great Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway and Denmark.

Andreas Norlén on Instagram: "Roligt att välkomna riksmarskalk Fredrik Wersäll och hans europeiska hovchefskollegor till riksdagen. Det blev ett givande möte om bland annat konstitutionella frågor. Ländernas olika konstitutionella regler påverkar rel

817 likes, 10 comments - talman.andreas.norlen on September 16, 2024: "Roligt att välkomna riksmarskalk Fredrik Wersäll och hans europeiska hovchefskollegor till riksdagen. Det blev ett givande möte om bland annat konstitutionella frågor. Ländernas olika konstitutionella regler påverkar...

www.instagram.com

 

[LadyFinn]

H. M. The King has appointed Johannes Skoog as the new Court Organist, from April 1, 2025.
Johannes Skoog, born in 1992, is one of Sweden's most renowned organists.
Pastor in Royal The Court Parish Michael Bjerkhagen is happy about the appointment.
- We are very excited! We look forward to welcoming Johannes in the new assignment and wish God's blessing on his work.
Johannes Skoog succeeds the current Court Organist Mary Ljungquist Hén, who retires on March 31, 2025.

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[Hans-Rickard]

H. M. The King has appointed Johannes Skoog as the new Court Organist, from April 1, 2025.
Johannes Skoog, born in 1992, is one of Sweden's most renowned organists.
Pastor in Royal The Court Parish Michael Bjerkhagen is happy about the appointment.
- We are very excited! We look forward to welcoming Johannes in the new assignment and wish God's blessing on his work.
Johannes Skoog succeeds the current Court Organist Mary Ljungquist Hén, who retires on March 31, 2025.

https://www.facebook.com/hovforsamlingen/posts/pfbid037A35V2emZdmqRhoVbybKmjmua33Reww29rCxhkheWpTPRD4HGsmNz4s29DQ4v5JEl

Wonderful appointment… I know him well… He’s without doubt one of sweden’s most talented organists

 

[An Ard Ri]

Wonderful appointment… I know him well… He’s without doubt one of sweden’s most talented organists

And in time for Easter 2025 which falls in mid April.

 

[LadyFinn]

A new employee at the Royal Court's Information Department:
Information officer Emilie Eliasson Hovmöller has worked there since February 2024, but her photo has been updated at the website only now.

Media Centre

www.kungahuset.se

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The Marshal of the Realm Fredrik Wersäll delivered the Rolf Schock Prizes on November 11.

Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien on Instagram: "Idag fick årets Rolf Schock-pristagare ta emot sina priser från Sveriges riksmarskalk Fredrik Wersäll vid en ceremoni på Konstakademien i Stockholm. Årets pristagare är filosoferna och lingvisterna Hans Kam

42 likes, 0 comments - vetenskapsakademien on November 11, 2024: "Idag fick årets Rolf Schock-pristagare ta emot sina priser från Sveriges riksmarskalk Fredrik Wersäll vid en ceremoni på Konstakademien i Stockholm. Årets pristagare är filosoferna och lingvisterna Hans Kamp och Irene Heim...

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The Rolf Schock Prizes is unusual in that it rewards both logic and philosophy, mathematics, visual arts and music. The laureates are selected through a unique collaboration between three Swedish royal academies: the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The final decision is made by the Schock Foundation.

 

[LadyFinn]

Svante Lindqvist, the Chancellor of the Royal Orders of Knighthood and the former Marshal of the Realm, was awarded the Birger Schöldström Prize by the Swedish Academy yesterday evening at the formal gathering.
The Birger Schöldström Prize is awarded every two years and is funded by the writer Birger Schöldström's Fund. The aim is to support literary and personal history research.. The prize money is SEK 75,000.
Lindqvist has been a professor of the history of technology at the Royal Institute of Technology and later became the founder and first director of the Nobel Museum. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tokyo University. From 2010 he was Marshal of the Realm and Head of the Royal Household and has been Chancellor of the Order of the Royal Orders of Knighthood since 2018.

Birger Schöldströms pris

www.svenskaakademien.se

 

[Queen Claude]

H. M. The King has appointed Johannes Skoog as the new Court Organist, from April 1, 2025.
Johannes Skoog, born in 1992, is one of Sweden's most renowned organists.
[...]

Wonderful appointment… I know him well… He’s without doubt one of sweden’s most talented organists

He is not even 30, I assume he is considered young for the role, is that correct?

 

[Mbruno]

He is not even 30, I assume he is considered young for the role, is that correct?

If he was born in 1992, shouldn't he be 32 now?

 

[JR76]

Johannes Skoog succeeds the current Court Organist Mary Ljungquist Hén, who retires on March 31, 2025.

For those understanding Swedish Mary Ljungquist Hén is a guest on the "Slott och krona" podcast in an episode devoted entirely to her.

 

[Hans-Rickard]

He is not even 30, I assume he is considered young for the role, is that correct?

He is 32… He is quite young but he started to play very early and is one of Sweden’s most sought-after concert organists and choral directors… He’s educated in both Stockholm and Paris.

 

[LadyFinn]

Radio Sweden interviewed the new court organist, Johannes Skoog:
– I would like to think that I will have quite a lot to say. But you probably don't say no to the king unless you have a very good reason to do so. Then you have to explain as best you can, but respect that a decision has been made, says Johannes Skoog, who is looking forward to getting to know everyone at the court.
Johannes talks about the significance of his participation in a major organ competition in Canada when he was chosen as court organist.

Nya hovorganisten Johannes: Man säger nog inte nej till kungen - Klassisk morgon

Från och med den 1 april 2025 är det Johannes Skoog som är ny organist vid det kungliga hovet och det är han som kommer ha det musikaliska ansvaret inom ...

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Johannes Skoog, 32, becomes the king's new organist
"I have longed for a spiritual home and now I have found it," says the new court organist.

Johannes Skoog, 32, blir kungens nya organist

”Jag har längtat efter ett andligt hem och nu har jag funnit det”, säger den nye hovorganisten.

www.dagen.se

 

[LadyFinn]

Lieutenant Colonel Chris Nyström, one of the King's newest aide-de-camps:
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[LadyFinn]

The Royal Palaces at its website:
We are looking for employees for the summer season at our royal castles. During the summer months, it is high season at the royal tourist attractions and we need reinforcements to receive thousands of visitors.
The royal tourist attractions include ten royal palaces with associated museums, churches, parks, shops and cafes.
We are now looking for tour hosts and guides to the palaces for the summer season 2025, as well as assistants for the associated cafes and shops.

Säsongspersonal sökes

Vi söker medarbetare till sommarsäsongen på våra kungliga slott: guider och besöksvärdar med känsla för service och teamwork.

www.kungligaslotten.se

Kungliga slotten on Instagram: "Sök sommarjobb på slotten! Nu söker vi medarbetare i alla åldrar (från 18 år) till sommarsäsongen på de kungliga besöksmålen. Besöksvärdar, guider, kafépersonal och butiksbiträden. Du ingår i ett team som arbetar för

1,012 likes, 7 comments - kungligaslotten on January 7, 2025: "Sök sommarjobb på slotten! Nu söker vi medarbetare i alla åldrar (från 18 år) till sommarsäsongen på de kungliga besöksmålen. Besöksvärdar, guider, kafépersonal och butiksbiträden. Du ingår i ett team som arbetar för att ge...

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[LadyFinn]

A soldier was impaled yesterday by his bayonet when he slipped outside the Royal Palace
Now the soldiers at the Royal Guards will stop using bayonets for a while, writes P4 Stockholm.
At the same time, there is more sand put outside the Palace.

Inga bajonetter – efter olyckan på Slottet

En soldat spetsades av sin bajonett när han halkade utanför Stockholms slott. Nu slutar soldaterna vid högvakten att använda bajonetter en tid, skriver P4 Stockholm. Samtidigt sandar man mer utanför Slottet.

www.expressen.se

The King and Queen have sent flowers to the soldier who slipped while walking at the Royal Guards at the Royal Palace yesterday.
– I am very sorry about what happened. It was a terrible accident, says King Carl Gustaf today in Sälen.
The man was taken by ambulance to hospital where the injuries were initially assessed as life-threatening, but after surgery his condition was described as stable.
– I haven't heard the latest today about how he is doing, but the doctors have been fantastically skilled. I hope he doesn't suffer any injuries from this. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the guy is doing well.

Kungens ord efter olyckan på Slottet

Kungaparet har skickat blommor till soldaten som halkade när han gick högvakten. Han föll så illa att att han spetsades av sin egen bajonett. – Jag är väldigt ledsen över det inträffade, säger kung Carl Gustaf.

www.expressen.se

 

[An Ard Ri]

Good heavens what a dreadful incident!

 

[Somebody]

That sounds terrible. Glad to hear that he is stable after surgery.

 

[LadyFinn]

New details about the bayonet accident at the Palace and the operation that followed.
The soldier is on sick leave and it is unclear if he will return. It is not known if he wants to return.
– He is doing well under the circumstances. It's too early to decide now. We are constantly evaluating this and it will be primarily the doctor's assessment that will decide. Their assessment is that he will recover. (..)

Nya detaljerna om bajonett-olyckan

Soldaten i högvakten halkade och spetsades på sin egen bajonett. Nu framkommer nya detaljer om olyckan vid Slottet – och insatsen som följde. – Han mår efter omständigheterna bra, säger kapten Johan Mattsson, som ledde högvaktsstyrkan. Soldaten är sjukskriven och det är oklart om han kommer...

www.expressen.se

 

[LadyFinn]

Quite a horrible photo of how the bayonet penetrated to the soldier's head:

Alexander Löfgren, 19, was impaled by his own bayonet in the head. The point penetrated 12 centimeters.
“It was truly a one-in-a-million accident”. (..)
At the hospital his injuries were assessed as life-threatening, he was put under anesthesia and underwent emergency surgery for five hours. The bayonet reached his brain but missed anything vital. He has suffered hearing loss and sense of touch on his right side but does not seem to have any permanent damage. He stayed in the hospital for a week. As soon as the doctors give the green light, he wants to return to military service.
King Carl Gustaf sent both flowers and a letter in which the King wished him a speedy recovery.

Alexander, 19, spetsades av sin egen bajonett

Under sitt skift som högvakt utanför det Kungliga slottet halkade Alexander Löfgren, 19, till och spetsades av sin egen bajonett i huvudet. Spetsen trängde in t

www.aftonbladet.se

 

[LadyFinn]

Anna Hamilton, the First Lady of the Court, met Qatar's Ambassador Nadia bint Ahmed Al Shaibi at the Royal Palace on January 31.

State of Qatar in Stockholm on Instagram‎: "التقت سعادة السفيرة/ نادية بنت احمد الشيبي، بسعادة السيدة/ آنا هاملتون - السيدة الاولى في البلاط الملكي التابع لجلالة ملكة السويد، وذلك يوم الجمعة الموافق 31 يناير 2025. H.E. Ambassador Nadya Ahmad Al-Sha

16 likes, 0 comments - qatarembassysv on February 3, 2025‎: "التقت سعادة السفيرة/ نادية بنت احمد الشيبي، بسعادة السيدة/ آنا هاملتون - السيدة الاولى في البلاط الملكي التابع لجلالة ملكة السويد، وذلك يوم الجمعة الموافق 31 يناير 2025. H.E. Ambassador Nadya Ahmad Al-Shaibi met with H.E.Anna...

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Fredrik Wersäll, the Marshal of the Realm (and the former president of the Svea Court of Appeal), spoke at S-juristerna about anonymous witnesses on February 12.
S-Juristerna is a student organization that works to shape opinion and organize lectures in law and politics. The organization works for a broader understanding of the role of law in society.

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