Here’s a quick round up of this week’s royal goings on ahead of Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s appearance tomorrow and Prince Nicolas‘ baptism on Sunday. We’ve got Prince Harry at the WellChild Awards, Sophie, Countess of Wessex in Qatar, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia in Dalarna, a new photo of Princess Leonore from […]
Royal Round Up: Dutch and Swedes open parliament, Rania, Mathilde, Mette-Marit
My goodness September 15th was a busy day. Not only was Prince Harry out and about on his birthday, but so many other royals were also out and about. There were also a couple royal birthdays that day aside from Harry’s: Queen Letizia (whose USA trip I’ll cover later this week) turned 43; and Prince […]
Princess Sofia gives speech at Global Child Forum
Princess Sofia (formerly Sofia Hellqvist) was in South Africa earlier this week to give the opening address at the Global Child Forum as Patron of this year’s Forum. This was her first speech and her first international visit since becoming a royal. Three months in and Sofia is already giving speeches and meeting foreign dignitaries. […]
Crown Princess Victoria attends Sweden Dinner after announcing second pregnancy
Royal Round Up: Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Sofia, Princess Madeleine
I know it’s the 1st, but instead of a Hot Guy of the Month, here is a royal round up post featuring the Swedes. I’ll have a Hot Guy post later this week (anyone in particular you’d like to see featured?). There are a few announcements for Princess Madeleine, Crown Princess Victoria going back to […]
Royal Round Up: Queen Elizabeth, Prince William, Princess Charlene, Queen Mathilde, CP Victoria
Oy, Sunday’s Royal Round Up got pushed to Monday afternoon. Oh well, at least it’s up now. This week we’ve got some British royals, namely the Queen and an old video, Prince William and some shade, and Princess Eugenie doing not her official job. We’ve also got Princess Charlene giving an interview, Queen Mathilde rocking […]
Crown Princess Victoria celebrates 38th birthday
Crown Princess Victoria celebrated her 38th birthday yesterday, July 14. Victoria celebrated Victoriadagen (Victoria Day) by greeting a crowd of more than 3,000 people outside Solliden Palace on Öland where King Carl XVI Gustaf led cheers and a sing-a-long of “Yes, May She Live”. Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle, and Queen Silvia joined for the greeting […]
Royal Wedding 2015: The Bride and Groom (updated with official photos)
As we look at the Swedish Royal Wedding in depth, let’s start our coverage with the bride and groom (but let’s be real, this post is mostly about the bride). Sofia Hellqvist married Prince Carl Philip at the Royal Chapel in the Royal Palace in Stockholm today, June 13. Sofia is now HRH Princess Sofia, […]
Royal Wedding 2015: Open Post
Good morning and welcome to Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist‘s royal wedding open post/live blog. I will be updating this post throughout the broadcast, then will cover everything in detail later. SVTPlay live stream link PS. Yes, I know Kate Middleton showed up to Trooping the Color. And yes, I know Prince George made […]
Royal Wedding 2015: The Pre-Wedding Dinner
Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist‘s pre-wedding dinner was held tonight in Stockholm. The couple and their guests climbed aboard the SS Stockholm for a trip around the harbor on their way to the actual dinner. The Swedish royal family came out – including King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, and Prince […]