On Monday, February 2, Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill visited Gävle (Maddie is Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, where Gävle is located) where they met and had lunch with the Governor, Barbro Holmberg, and 40 guests from the county’s sporting culture and industry (including Prince Daniel‘s parents) at Gävle Castle. They also visited ESRI Group, […]
Sofia Hellqvist joins tiara-clad Crown Princess Victoria and Queen Silvia for Official Dinner
Anyone want some tiara action from the Swedes? On Tuesday, November 18, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden held the year’s second Official Dinner at the Royal Palace (the first one was in March). The Dinner saw the King, Queen, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, and Prince Carl Philip and Sofia […]
Princess Madeleine and Queen Silvia in New York for Childhood Foundation
Hot on the heels of an interesting conversation in the previous post’s comments about charity and whether the royal’s involvement in charity is worth anything, here’s a post on Princess Madeleine and Queen Silvia of Sweden in New York last week. Silvia and Madeleine are involved with charity that deals with child protection from violence […]
Princess Madeleine visits Ersta Child Rights Bureau with Queen Silvia
Princess Madeleine and Queen Silvia visited Ersta Child Rights Bureau on September 2 in Sweden. They met four young people about their experiences with the Child Rights Office and how they helped the young people and supported them in contacting the authorities. Child Rights Office is involved in ensuring children’s rights are not violated and […]
Crown Princess Victoria celebrates 37th birthday
Copyright Kungahuset.se Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden celebrated her 37th birthday Monday July 14. Victoria was born Princess Victoria on July 14, 1977 as the first child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. In 1980, the laws of succession changed and she became the heir apparent and was made Crown Princess. Her birthday […]
SRF: Leonore is christened as Madeleine and Chris celebrate their first wedding anniversary (updated with official photos)
Princess Leonore, daughter of Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Chris O’Neill, was baptized this morning at the Drottningholm Palace chapel in Stockholm. Leonore was pretty well behaved. She was a bit fussy when they arrived, but calmed down and didn’t even cry when she was baptized (unlike her mother, Madeleine, who wailed). Part of the […]