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February 13, 2012
The definitive guide to Sweden's royal family
Whether you're a merry monarchist or a rowdy republican, royalty makes good reading. So here's The Local's definitive guide to 'what the papers have been saying about Sweden's first family', neatly filed for your convenience.
Princess Victoria to give birth in 'early March'
A post on Facebook as well as a 42 cannon salute are among the ways the next heir to the Swedish throne will be welcomed into the world, as the Royal Court readies for Crown Princess Victoria to give birth in early March. READ (12 COMMENTS) »
King slams Greece over referendum plans
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has taken a swipe at embattled Greek prime minister George Papandreou for proposing a referendum on a bailout plan to help the debt-laden Greek economy. READ (29 COMMENTS) »
German eatery refused King and Silvia
Sweden’s King and Queen did not receive the royal treatment last week when they were turned away from a busy German restaurant. The owner admits she failed to recognize the royal duo, but said she still wouldn't have let them in. READ (43 COMMENTS) »
Royals rejoice over pregnant princess
After Wednesday's news of Crown princess Victoria’s pregnancy, congratulations from King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were published on the Royal Court website on Thursday. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
'Let's hope everything goes well': Victoria
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria on Thursday expressed her gratitude to those who wished her well following news of her pregnancy, while newspapers across Sweden pondered the significance of the impending royal birth. READ (1 COMMENT) »
'It's about time': royal expert
The news of Crown Princess Victoria's pregnancy couldn't come at a better time for a Swedish Royal Family looking to turn the page on a tumultuous year, according to one royal expert. READ (5 COMMENTS) »
Victoria pregnant
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel Westling are expecting their first child, the Swedish Royal Court announced on Wednesday. READ (24 COMMENTS) »
Victoria most beautiful royal bride ever: poll
Swedish Crown Princess Victoria is the most beautiful royal bride all time, outclassing other high-profile royals like Princess Diana, Kate Middleton, and Grace Kelly, a new survey has shown. READ (36 COMMENTS) »
King Carl XVI Gustaf: the complete interview
The denials offered by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in an interview on Monday night have much of the country talking about the future of the King and the monarchy. See and read the interview and form your own opinion. READ (12 COMMENTS) »
Alleged King pics to be released: ex-gangster
Ex-porn club owner and reputed gangster Mille Markovic said on Tuesday he plans to publish compromising pictures of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, while demands for a truth commission to look into the King's alleged actions remain. READ (25 COMMENTS) »
The King's turbulent year: a timeline
Following King Carl XVI Gustaf's denials that he visited strip clubs or had contacts with the criminal underworld, The Local takes a look at some of the events that marked the Swedish monarch's tumultuous last twelve months. READ (5 COMMENTS) »
Scandal-hit king sees popularity plunge
Support for Sweden’s king has dropped rapidly in the wake of recent scandals, with a new poll indicating that less than half the population wants King Carl XVI Gustaf to remain on the throne. READ (25 COMMENTS) »
Sweden's king celebrates 65th birthday
Well-wishers gathered at the royal palace in Stockholm on Saturday as King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrated his 65th birthday and vowed not to retire from his royal duties. READ (15 COMMENTS) »
Some tips on watching Kate and William tie the knot from Sweden
The Local offers a quick guide for readers in Sweden about where and how to watch the royal wedding between Britan's Prince William and Kate Middleton. READ (17 COMMENTS) »
Swedish king exhumed to solve grave mystery
Researchers have begun exhuming the remains of Magnus III Ladulås, who reigned as Swedish king from 1275 until 1290, in order to perform DNA tests to ascertain the identity of those with whom he is buried. READ (18 COMMENTS) »
Palace fuming at photographer following Queen Silvia injury
Sweden's Royal Court has accused a photographer of "stalking" Queen Silvia after she was injured trying to avoid the "obstinate" shutterbug during her current visit to New York. READ (4 COMMENTS) »
Royal court mulls suing over King book review
Sweden's Royal Court has allowed its lawyers to scrutinise a book review of the biography on King Carl XVI Gustaf published in the Left Party's newspaper to see if there are grounds to pursue legal action. READ (8 COMMENTS) »
Princess Madeleine wins German libel award
Sweden's Princess Madeleine will receive damages in excess of 3.5 million kronor ($540,000) from a slew of German newspapers for libel and intrusion in her private life, a German court confirmed on Wednesday. READ (12 COMMENTS) »
New tulip named after Sweden's Prince Daniel
Not only have the Swedish people taken Prince Daniel to their hearts, they will soon be able to have him in their gardens and on their balconies as well, after a new tulip was named after him this week. READ (6 COMMENTS) »
Most Swedes want king to step down: poll
Nearly two-thirds of Swedes would like to see King Carl XVI Gustaf abdicate and hand the throne over to his daughter, Princess Victoria, according to a new poll published on Saturday. READ (24 COMMENTS) »
King: It was a long time ago
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf on Thursday declined to answer questions about a controversial new biography that includes allegations of love affairs, wild parties with Swedish models and connections to the underworld. READ (29 COMMENTS) »
Royals in unwitting electoral bid
Voters in the general election will be able to cast a vote for Princess Madeleine or Prince Daniel, thanks to a fringe party and a quirk in electoral law. READ (10 COMMENTS) »
Princess's honeymoon gift 'not a bribe'
Crown Princess Victoria’s decision to accept free use of a billionaire’s private jet for her honeymoon will not lead to a bribery investigation, a prosecutor has ruled. READ (21 COMMENTS) »
Princess accused of taking honeymoon bribe
Prosecutors are to consider whether Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel accepted bribes after a tycoon paid for the couple’s luxury honeymoon. READ (43 COMMENTS) »
Songwriter royalty fees surge through Spotify
Payments from the Swedish Performing Rights Society (Sveriges Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå, STIM) for music listening through Spotify have increased eightfold in one year. READ »
Pacific honeymoon for Victoria and Daniel
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are reported to have arrived in French Polynesia for their honeymoon. READ (6 COMMENTS) »
Sweden takes Daniel to its heart after speech
Prince Daniel's emotional speech at Saturday's wedding banquet has left Sweden’s media and large swathes of the population delighted with the latest addition to the royal family. READ (12 COMMENTS) »
Royal wedding festivities begin in earnest
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Friday opened the more ceremonial state proceedings of the impending royal wedding, when he hosted a government reception at Stockholm City Hall. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
Roxette star among wedding guests
Roxette’s Per Gessle, Eurovision contestant Malena Ernman and businesswoman Cristina Stenbeck: the great, the good and the celebrated of Sweden will be out in force at Saturday's royal wedding. READ (3 COMMENTS) »
Sweden pulls out the stops for royal wedding
Wedding fever has gripped Sweden this week amid frenzied last-minute preparations for Crown Princess Victoria's nuptials on Saturday with her former personal trainer Daniel Westling after more than eight years of courtship. READ »
Sweden's popular Crown Princess
She was not born to be queen, but Crown Princess Victoria has become a popular heir to the throne. Juan Navas, who has worked closely with her, explains what she is really like. READ (25 COMMENTS) »
Daniel descended from aristocracy: new book
Next week, he will become a prince. But Daniel Westling already has aristocratic blood - and possibly even Russian blood - coursing through his veins, according to a new book. READ (14 COMMENTS) »
Daniel could be made HRH: report
Crown Princess Victoria’s fiancé Daniel Westling could be granted the title His Royal Highness, according to reports. READ (12 COMMENTS) »
King to lead princess to the altar: Royal Court
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf will lead his daughter, Crown Princess Victoria, to the altar at her wedding to Daniel Westling on June 19th, the Royal Court has confirmed. READ (9 COMMENTS) »
Wedding prompts huge foreign media interest
Some 500 foreign journalists have said they plan to come to Sweden to cover the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling next month. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
Who's who in the extended royal family
The King, Queen and their children might be the best-known members of the Swedish royal family, but there are numerous other Swedish princes and princesses - including the last surviving great-grandchild of Britain's Queen Victoria, writes Juan Navas. READ (10 COMMENTS) »
Dismay after Victoria asks to be given away
A decision by Crown Princess Victoria to be given away by her father at her wedding next month has caused dismay among Swedish church leaders, who view the practice as foreign and sexist. READ (45 COMMENTS) »
No evidence of royal wedding tourist boom
A predicted rush of tourists to Stockholm for the upcoming royal wedding has so far failed to materialise, with no more bookings than in previous years, according to hoteliers in the capital. READ (34 COMMENTS) »
Victoria 'kidnapped' for her hen party
With her wedding only a month away, friends of Crown Princess Victoria have been gathering to help her bid farewell to her days as a spinster, 'kidnapping' her from her brother's birthday dinner. READ (16 COMMENTS) »
Why Victoria's gown will be more than just a dress
Queen Silvia's wedding dress was created by Dior, but Crown Princess Victoria is widely expected to find her gown closer to home. And the choice of dress will be dripping in symbolism, writes The Local's royal correspondent Juan Navas. READ (5 COMMENTS) »
A prince of the people?
Traditionalists in Sweden might have preferred Crown Princess Victoria to marry a fellow royal, but her choice of Daniel Westling is very much in line with her European royal contemporaries, writes The Local's royal correspondent, Juan Navas. READ (6 COMMENTS) »
Flowers for King cause asthma attack
At least one patient suffered an acute asthma attack at a Jönköping hospital after the facility made an exception to its rule banning flowers for a visit by King Carl XVI Gustaf. READ (5 COMMENTS) »
Swedish monarchy losing support: poll
A increasing number of Swedes want to see an abolition of the monarchy and an elected head of state, a new report published on Friday shows. READ (33 COMMENTS) »
Blogger Profile: Juan Navas
With the Royal Wedding coming up, Juan Navas, an American former information secretary at the Royal Court, has joined The Local's team to give readers the inside track on events. READ (11 COMMENTS) »
Sweden no longer immune from royal gossip
Sweden's tabloids have until recently had a fairly respectful attitude to the royal family, but are times changing, asks The Local's Royal Correspondent, Juan Navas. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
How the French Revolution gave Sweden its royals
The French Revolution was bad news for France's royal family, but Sweden's 200-year-old Bernadotte dynasty would not have existed without it, explains The Local's royal correspondent Juan Navas. READ (6 COMMENTS) »
Republicans call for elk to dethrone cash king
The Swedish Republican Association has called on the central bank to ditch the royals on the country's coins and bank notes in favour of majestic beasts and giants of science and literature. READ (17 COMMENTS) »
SVT 'cheering on the monarchy'
The Swedish Republican Association has accused public service broadcaster SVT of ditching its principles of objectivity ahead of the impending wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling. READ (30 COMMENTS) »
Why deny a princess her fairytale? Republicans and the royal weddings
With Sweden's royal wedding year now upon us, writer and commoner Allan Burnett hoists the flag for an influential group catering for the anti-monarchy needs of a large and flabbergasted minority. READ (27 COMMENTS) »
Swede slams English use for royal wedding bash
A slogan chosen by the city of Stockholm to promote events related to the June 2010 wedding of Crown Princess Victoria has been reported to the Ombudsmen of Justice for violating Sweden’s language laws. READ (38 COMMENTS) »
Prince hooks up with bikini model: reports
Prince Carl Philip, second in line to the Swedish throne, is refusing to comment on rumours that he is dating reality TV show star and glamour model Sofia Hellqvist. READ (10 COMMENTS) »
Crown Princess in surprise Afghanistan trip
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and her fiancé Daniel Westling on Sunday and Monday greeted Swedish soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. READ (7 COMMENTS) »
Prince-to-be named Sweden's hottest country bumpkin
Daniel Westling, who is set to become Prince and Duke of Västergötaland when he marries Crown Princess Victoria next June, can now also add “hottest hick” of the year to his list of titles. READ (17 COMMENTS) »
Sweden's Princess Madeleine in underwear 'bomb' scare
A mysterious package addressed to Sweden’s Princess Madeleine at the World Childhood Foundation in New York prompted a response from the police’s bomb squad on Tuesday. READ (9 COMMENTS) »
Cyprus hit by Swedish royal wedding rumours
A Cypriot newspaper reported on Wednesday that the wedding of one of the daughters of the Swedish king is to take place on the Mediterranean island this Friday, a claim rejected by Princess Madeleine's secretary. READ »
Sweden's archbishop to perform Victoria's royal wedding
Crown Princess Victoria and her fiancé Daniel Westling are to be wed by Sweden’s archbishop Anders Wejryd. READ (3 COMMENTS) »
'I fell for her beautiful blue eyes'
Princess Madeleine and fiancé Jonas Bergström revealed on Tuesday that their decision to wed came in June when the future duke went down on one knee during a holiday on the Italian island of Capri. READ (20 COMMENTS) »
Madeleine's engagement 'a surprise': royal watcher
The timing of Princess Madeleine's engagement to boyfriend Jonas Bergström has come as a surprise to most Swedes, a royal expert tells The Local. READ (1 COMMENT) »
Princess Madeleine announces engagement
Princess Madeleine, Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's youngest child, is to wed her long-time boyfriend Jonas Bergström, the Royal Court has announced. READ (25 COMMENTS) »
German court ups Princess Madeleine's libel award
False German media reports that Sweden’s Princess Madeleine was pregnant and planning to marry have resulting in the princess being awarded €400,000 ($565,000) in damages by a German court. READ (9 COMMENTS) »
Princess Victoria brings birthday fever to Swedish island
Thousands of well-wishers are expected to flock to Borgholm on the Swedish island of Öland to join in Crown Princess Victoria's 32nd birthday celebrations on Tuesday. READ (1 COMMENT) »
Swedish collector snags former queen's desk at auction
A recently discovered 300-year-old desk which once belonged to Sweden’s Queen Hedvig Eleonora has been sold at auction in Uppsala in central Sweden. READ »
Princess Victoria on climate change visit to Greenland
Crown Princess Victoria joined the two other heirs to Scandinavia's thrones on Wednesday for a visit to Greenland to raise awareness of how the Arctic region has been affected by climate change. READ »
Kidney transplant for Princess's fiancé
Daniel Westling, the fiancé of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, has received a new kidney from his father, royal officials have announced. READ (14 COMMENTS) »
Centuries-old royal desk uncovered in Sweden
Swedish royalists and antique enthusiasts are celebrating the discovery of a 300-year-old wooden desk which once belonged to Queen Hedvig Eleonora. READ (2 COMMENTS) »
Stockholm hotels in royal demand
Stockholm's hotel rooms are already in short supply for the weekend in June 2010 when Crown Princess Victoria weds Daniel Westling. Travel firms are betting on a summer tourism boom for the capital. READ (1 COMMENT) »
Victoria and Daniel name the day
Crown Princess Victoria will marry fiancé Daniel Westling in Stockholm on 19th June 2010, the Royal Court has announced. READ »
Daniel Westling takes Victoria Day bow
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria celebrated her name-day at the royal palace in Stockholm on Thursday. Her husband to be, Daniel Westling, was in attendance for the first time. READ »
Prince's relationship crumbles following royal engagement
After nearly a decade together, Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and his girlfriend Emma Pernald have decided to go their separate ways. READ »
One third of Swedes want King to abdicate
A new poll shows that one in three Swedes want King Carl XVI Gustaf to hand over the throne over to Crown Princess Victoria. READ »
A Svensson in the palace? Pass the smelling salts
The engagement of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling has underlined, rather surprisingly, that Sweden is still a society that divides along class lines, writes The Local's James Savage. READ »
Poll: wedding boosts Sweden's monarchy
The engagement of Swedish Crown Princess Victoria to her former gym instructor Daniel Westling has boosted the monarchy's popularity, a new survey shows. READ »
Papers give royal engagement a lukewarm reception
Sweden’s newspapers had mixed reactions to the news of Crown Princess Victoria’s engagement to Daniel Westling. READ »
Wedding will 'boost Sweden's monarchy'
As a new poll shows that Swedes believe Daniel Westling is the right choice for Crown Princess Victoria, one of the country’s most respected historians said that a royal wedding can only strengthen Sweden’s monarchy. READ »
German media welcomes royal engagement
The engagement of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling is big news in Germany, where newspapers take a close interest in the activities of the Swedish royals. READ »
Profile: Popular Crown Princess Victoria
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, whose engagement to her former gym teacher was announced on Tuesday, is a popular and respected royal known for her easy-going style, poise and intelligence, writes AFP's Pia Ohlin. READ »
Daniel 'wasn't sure of a yes'
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria has announced her engagement to Daniel Westling. The pair are to marry in the summer of 2010. READ »
Sweden ‘excited’ for royal wedding
With the announcement of the engagement between Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and boyfriend Daniel Westling, excitement is growing for Sweden’s first royal wedding in more than 30 years. READ »
Princess Lilian taken to hospital
Princess Lilian, 93, the British-born aunt of Sweden's King Carl Gustaf, is being treated at hospital on Monday after taking a tumble at her Stockholm home. READ »
The Royals: 'A living touchstone to the past'
Sweden's royals remain popular because they provide an invaluable link to the past, writes Gene Oberto, in response to an article critical of the country's constitutional monarchy. READ »
Royal's Swedish chef on the run following UK nipple threat
A Swedish chef who worked for a member of the British royal family was convicted last week for a drunken assault against a woman who tended to the royals' horses. READ »
'Farmer' Prince moves south for studies
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip is to move south next month to begin a two-year course at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, it has been revealed. READ »
Huge princess portrait to adorn airport hotel
A new hotel at Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport plans to cover its exterior with permanent portraits of members of the Swedish Royal family. READ »
Sweden's Crown Princess booed on Indian airliner
Crown Princess Victoria’s recent visit to India ended on a sour note after she was booed by a plane full of frustrated passengers. READ »
King sparks controversy with wolf hunt comments
Remarks by King Carl Gustaf XVI in support of wolf hunting have generated a wave of concern from members of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). READ »
Princess Victoria's advisor quits Swedish royalty
Princess Victoria's court marshal and advisor Elisabeth Tarras-Wahlberg has quit her services to the Royal Swedish family after 32 years. READ »
Princess recovers after food poisoning
Princess Lilian, 92, was recovering in hospital on Wednesday morning after suffering a bout of food poisoning. READ »
Royal medals for tsunami service
Lottie Knutson gets among the medals for her efforts to help tourists stranded in Thailand during the 2004 tsunami disaster. READ »
Green king plans cottages in nature reserve
King Carl Gustaf wants to build guest cottages for his children near his house in northern Sweden. READ »
King gets raise from state
Sweden’s royal family is to get significantly more money from the state next year, with its grant, known as the Appanage, rising by 12 million kronor. READ »
Lilian to miss Nobel party
King Carl Gustaf's Welsh-born aunt, Princess Lilian, will miss the Nobel Festivities for the first time since 1976. READ »
King to visit scene of ancestor's revolutionary gesture
When King Carl XVI Gustaf makes a state visit to Austria he will hope to strike a very different note to one of his more rebellious ancestors. READ »
Sweden gears up for royal wedding
Long-circulating rumours that Crown Princess Victoria is preparing to tie the knot have kicked into overdrive after the foreign ministry requested extra funds for a royal wedding. READ »
Homeless 'tidied away' for king's visit
Homeless people in Malmö are complaining that they are being 'tidied away' so as not to blight a visit by King Carl Gustaf on Saturday. But police insist there are security reasons that justify the move. READ »
Women ignored in King's honours
Sweden's royal honours system has been labelled male-dominated and unrepresentative of society. The king's finest gold medal has only been awarded to three women - compared to 33 men - since he began dishing it out in 1973. READ »
Borg gives more money for Victoria
The government is to grant more money to fund the Royal Family, Finance Minister Anders Borg has announced. Crown Princess Victoria is expected to cost more in the coming years, according to the palace. READ »
King confesses to supporting rival football club
He's an honorary director and official "protector" of top Stockholm football club AIK, but King Carl XVI Gustaf looks set to anger fans after he revealed that he has always secretly supported arch-rivals Djurgården. READ »
Journalists face police action for getting close to palace
Two journalists from tabloid Aftonbladet have been reported to the police after their boat allegedly crossed into an exclusion zone outside the Swedish royal family's summer palace on Sunday. READ »
A flat-screen TV and a monkey fit for a princess
Crown Princess Victoria's 30th birthday celebrations kicked off at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Saturday. And the government's gift was every princess's dream - a flat-screen TV. READ »
Packed schedule for Victoria's 30th birthday
A packed schedule is lined up for Crown Princess Victoria on her 30th birthday, starting with official engagements in Stockholm before the entourage heads off to the island of Öland. READ »
The lowdown on... Crown Princess Victoria
It's July 14th on Saturday. While the date may strike fear into the hearts of French royalists, for Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria the occasion is altogether more satisfying. Josefin Mårtensson takes a look at the popular princess on the eve her 30th birthday. READ »
Victoria at 30: "I feel no pressure"
The paper flags are being unfurled, the champagne is on ice and excitement is building. On July 14th Crown Princess Victoria turns 30 - but she feels no anxiety about her age. READ »
Madeleine celebrates 25th birthday
Ceremonies have been held at the Royal Palace in Stockholm to celebrate the 25th birthday of Princess Madeleine, the youngest of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia's three children. READ »
Chinese president welcomed by Swedish royals
Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Saturday morning, kicking off the first ever Chinese state visit to Sweden. But despite the pleasantries, the president can expect protests on his trip. READ »
Japanese emperor arrives in Sweden
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko flew in to Arlanda airport on Monday. The Emperor - a biology buff - will participate in events commemorating Carolus Linnaeus. READ »
Musician in royal immigration protest
A Swedish musician caused consternation on Thursday when he launched a scathing attack on Danish immigration policy in front of Denmark's Queen Margrethe and the Swedish royals. READ »
Swedish royals underline Danish links
Sweden's King Carl Gustaf, Queen Siliva and Crown Princess Victoria are in Denmark for the first state visit to the neighbouring country for 32 years, in a trip that it is hoped will underline the links over Öresund. READ »
King celebrates 61st birthday
Thousands of wellwishers gathered outside Stockholm's Royal Palace on Monday to mark King Carl XVI Gustaf's 61st birthday. Tourists and Swedish families were there to wish him a happy birthday. READ »
King beats off Italian panty challenge
The Swedish royals have beaten off accusations of illegally trading on the good name of an Italian underwear maker. READ »
Victoria expresses peace hopes in Jordan
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria has expressed her interest and Sweden's support for a peace offer by Arab nations to Israel, while on a visit to Jordan as part of her foreign ministry training. READ »
Royals enjoy Japanese countryside
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have been taking in the Japanese countryside on the third day of their state visit. The royal couple have now been joined in Tokyo by Carl Bildt. READ »
Swedish royals unshaken by Japanese earthquake
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have begun their almost week-long state visit to Japan - on the same day that an earthquake struck off the Honshu coast. READ »
Madeleine gets to be Queen for a week
With her father and mother in Japan and elder siblings also out of the country, 24-year-old Princess Madeleine will be taking over as acting head of state in Sweden next week. READ »
Introducing...Princess Madeleine
She used to be known as the party princess, but tabloid favourite Princess Madeleine is settling down to serious royal business these days. READ »
Royal dog-sitter blockaded by unions
Members of a far-left trade union have launched a blockade of a dog-sitting business used by Princess Madeleine. They claim an employee was paid just 27 kronor per hour. READ »
Carola and Henke on King's Medal list
Singer Carola and footballer Henrik Larsson are among 32 politicians, industrialists, sports stars, artists, entertainers and officials named as this year's recipients of the King's Medal. READ »
Swedish prince "held for questioning" in USA
When Prince Carl Philip arrived in the USA on his own last autumn, he is reported to have been held for questioning by passport police, who refused to believe the story that he was a Swedish royal. READ »
Swedish princess "too old to attend Nobel Prize Banquet"
Sweden's Princess Lilian will not be attending this year's Nobel Banquet - because she is too old. "I will call the queen and find out what is going on," said the sprightly 91 year old. READ »
Climate top of Swedish king's agenda
King Carl Gustaf sorts out his recyclables in his private kitchen, runs a pellet-fired boiler at Drottningholm palace and talks about climate change whenever he goes on state visits - but he doesn't drive a 'green' car. READ »
Liberal MPs campaign against king
A group of Liberal MPs have proposed a motion to remove the king as Sweden's head of state. The current system is outdated and undemocratic, they argue. READ »
Swedish royals to visit George Bush
US President George W. Bush will welcome Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia to Washington on October 23rd, the White House has announced. READ »
King opens Riksdag with warning
Carl XVI Gustaf opens Sweden's new parliament with a challenge to take action on climate change. The opening ceremony was one of the last state occasions for Göran Persson. READ »
Swedish royals to visit Canada
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden will visit Canada from October 24th to 28th, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Monday. READ »
Royal black sheep admits adoption scam
Jan Bernadotte, a cousin of King Carl XVI Gustaf, has admitted adopting a 34-year old German fraudster in exchange for 350,000 German marks. READ »
Magazine job for Carl Philip
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip is following his kid sister across the Atlantic to gain some work experience. He's landed a much sought-after internship at National Geographic. READ »
'Victoria's house' goes to royal chum
A royal house rumoured to have been earmarked as a marital home for Crown Princess Victoria has been rented to an advertising executive. Victoria was never going to live there, the palace says. READ »
Swedish royals arrive in China on Götheborg
Sweden's king and queen sailed into Canton on Tuesday aboard the ship "Götheborg," beginning the first visit to China by Swedish royals since 1981. READ »
Thousands greet Victoria on birthday
A large crowd gathers at the royals' summer palace on Öland to celebrate the Crown Princess's 29th birthday. For the first time the princess's boyfriend, Daniel Westling, was also there. READ »
Victoria learns the art of diplomacy
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria is to join the foreign ministry's elite diplomat training course, the palace has announced. 933 people applied, 20 got a place - but an extra chair is being brought in for Victoria. READ »
Royals spent 12 million on entertaining
The royal household spent 12 million kronor on travel and official entertaining in 2005, according to accounts released on Monday. The king received 23 ambassadors and held 3 banquets. READ »
Swedish king's car 'runs into woman'
A car carrying Sweden's king bumped into a woman in Istanbul, according to tabloid reports. But the royal court says the woman only touched the car, and was uninjured. READ »
Swedish Royals head to Turkey
Sweden's King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia are expected to travel to Turkey on Monday for a five-day official visit at the invitation of Turkish President. READ »
Swedish prince injured in race smash
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip was treated in an ambulance after hurtling into the crash barriers during a rainy go-kart race on Thursday. On the plus side, he now has a bend named after him. READ »
Thousands line Stockholm streets to cheer king
The crowds turned out in force on Sunday to wish King Carl Gustaf happy birthday. The music and cheers even drowned out the protest of the Republican Association, which described the day as a 'publicity stunt'. READ »
12 million kronor to King's new charity
On Saturday Carl Gustaf received yet more birthday presents, including almost 12 million kronor in donations to a new charity, a reindeer lasso and a tie made from old curtains. READ »
Birthday service as Carl Gustaf turns 60
12 million kronor to King's new charity
The weekend's birthday celebrations continued with a morning service in the palace chapel - time for the king to reflect on the countless gifts, donations and events in his honour - and a horsedrawn trip to banquet at Stockholm City Hall.
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Carl Gustaf delighted by gifts fit for a king
No mere socks and aftershave for the Swedish king, who turns 60 on Sunday. At an official gift ceremony on Friday, he was showered with everything from homemade jam to a conference on water quality. Fantastic, he said. READ »
King reaches 60 secure on his throne
This weekend will see King Carl XVI Gustaf feted by foreign royalty, parliamentarians and thousands of his people. As he celebrates his 60th birthday, Sweden's king can satisfy himself with approval ratings that would make a politician green with envy. READ »
Horsehair beds 'Sweden's export of the year'
Hästens, Swedish maker of luxury horsehair-stuffed beds, has been named the country's exporter of the year by King Carl Gustaf in a ceremony in Stockholm. READ »
Relaxed king prepares to turn 60
Young people are being exposed to the wrong kind of role models in the media, Carl Gustaf has said in an interview ahead of his 60th birthday. He also talks of his childhood and Victoria's fear of succeeding him. READ »
Book explains Swedish king's popularity
Jokes about marital indiscretion aside, Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf is seriously popular. Now a new book explains why, with no formal power, the Swedish monarchy is enjoying 80 percent approval ratings. READ »
New stamp marks king's 60th birthday
Posten, the Swedish post office, is to mark the 60th birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf on April 30th with a new stamp design - the 23rd portraying the royal features. READ »
Chilly Victoria celebrates name day
Sweden's Crown Princess is forced to be stoical as she appears to celebrate her name day in an icy Stockholm. Flags around Sweden were flying in her honour. READ »
Military planning for Swedish king's birthday bash
With less than two months until King Carl XVI Gustaf turns 60, the programme for the two-day celebration has been announced by the organiser - Sweden's former vice commander-in-chief. READ »
Eriksson gets top Swedish honour
England football coach Sven-Göran Eriksson has been awarded the King's Medal by King Carl Gustaf at a ceremony in Stockholm. He was given the honour for his 'valuable contributions to football'. READ »
Royals to sell Brazilian forestry shares after criticism
After fierce criticism from the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation as well the press, Sweden's royal family has decided to sell its shares in the Brazilian forestry company Aracruz. READ »
I'm no "party princess" - Madeleine
Sweden's Princess Madeleine has had enough of being followed about by her wild partying past. For the last three year's she's just been studying, she says. READ »
New York move for Princess Madeleine
Sweden's Princess Madeleine is moving to the Big Apple after completing her degree next week. She was hoping for anonymity but the local press has already started spreading the news. READ »
Newsreader complains over King affair rumours
A Swedish newsreader is making a complaint against her own channel, after a comedy programme said she was King Carl Gustaf's lover. TV4 anchorwoman Anna Lindmarker said she felt violated. READ »
King's speech: hope from year of disasters
The natural catastrophes of 2005 dominated King Carl Gustaf's traditional Christmas Day speech. But he pointed out that the misery and chaos was not without hope. READ »
Swedish king - I was not ready for the throne
King Carl Gustaf was not ready to become monarch when he ascended the throne at the age of 27. In a book to mark his 60th birthday he tells of the difficulty of always being youngest. READ »
Swedish royals dodge Kyoto in visit down under
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia are flying the flag in Australia. And despite saying that he might raise controversial environmental issues, the Swedish king has so far held himself to diplomatic niceties. READ »
Princess in China charm trip
Sticking to the relatively uncontroversial subject of culture, Crown Princess Victoria is on a two week trip to China. She gets Sweden noticed, says the industry minister. READ »
Royal wedding rumours scotched again
Much excitement in royal circles as the recruitment of a new press officer rapidly leads to rumours that a royal wedding is imminent. Which it isn't, says the palace. READ »
Royal crowns to be put on view
The king will have to account in future for the way he spends his money, according to proposals in the budget. But critics of the royals are sceptical over whether the new openness goes far enough. READ »
Palace fury over tabloid headline
A magazine reports that King Carl Gustaf has had affairs with three famous Swedish women. A tabloid reports on the story but adds rather more weight to words like 'King' and 'unfaithful' in the headline. Everyone's unrepentant. READ »
Man crashes into palace ?to get noticed by princess?
A man crashed a stolen car into the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Wednesday to get the attention of Crown Princess Victoria. He was convinced that he and Victoria were a couple. READ »
Back to college for Sweden's young royals
The burdens of being Sweden's figureheads will fall mainly upon the king and queen this autumn as their children get back to their studies - although Victoria might just squeeze in a trip to China. READ »
Carl Gustaf: US catastrophe is a wake-up call
Sweden's king says that the carnage wreaked by Hurricane Katrina is clear evidence of global climate change and that it is time to "think the unthinkable". READ »
Unity on show as Norway's royals sail in
It's one hundred years since Norway and Sweden went separate ways, but as the Norwegian royals docked their boat at Stockholm's Skeppsbron, all talk was of Scandinavian unity. READ »
Swedish king's bronzes stolen
Twenty culturally and historically significant bronze objects belonging to the king and his family have been stolen from Rosendal Palace in Stockholm's Djurgården. READ »
Minister of hate to "hunt down" Swedish king
Fanatical American gay hate minister, Fred Phelps, is coming to Sweden to "hunt down" King Carl Gustav. He wants to ram home his message that Sweden is a God-foraken land for its treatment of the pentecostalist minister Åke Green. READ »
Swedish king crashes car
King Carl Gustaf smashes his 800,000 kronor BMW into another car at a Norrköping roundabout. It's the latest in a series of traffic 'incidents' involving the car-loving monarch. READ »
Swedish royals call in the lawyers over preacher
Sweden's royals send in the lawyers against American extremist Christian Fred Phelps, after he published a rant against them on his anti-gay website. It's defamation, says the palace. READ »
Carl Philip gets his wings clipped
Prince Carl Philip has landed himself in hot water after taking part in a go-carting race sponsored by Red Bull. He shouldn't promote the controversial drink, say critics. READ »
Victoria-obsessed man arrested by Danish police
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria can breathe easy. After almost six days on the run, a mentally ill man said to be obsessed with her is apprehended by Danish police. READ »
Escaped man "threat to Victoria"
A man who has sent threatening letters to Crown Princess Victoria escapes from a secure hospital in Denmark. Security has been tightened around the royal family, according to reports. READ »
King leads the singing on Victoria's birthday
'Victoria Day' has become part of the Swedish calendar: a thousand well-wishers, a bunch of sports stars, and a stage full of celebs join the fun as Crown Princess Victoria turns 28. READ »
Victoria's boyfriend in tax trouble
Daniel Westling, boyfriend of Swedish Crown Princess Victoria, faces penalty taxes after using his business to pay personal expenses. Westling paid to move house and for a New Year party on the company. READ »
Victoria: I'd choose the throne over love
The heir to Sweden's throne, Crown Princess Victoria, says that she would never give up her right to the crown. "I was born to help Sweden", she tells a Turkish newspaper. READ »
Child abuse is getting worse - Silvia
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In an in-depth interview before a concert for her World Childhood Foundation, Sweden's Queen Silvia talks about her work helping abused children around the globe - and warns that there are many obstacles still to be overcome.
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Svennis declines palace invitation
Sven-Göran Eriksson, England's Swedish football manager, causes a royal stir by turning down a trip to the Swedish palace to pick up a gong from King Carl Gustaf. Better things to do, apparently. READ »
Royal squeezes kept out of the family
The Swedish royals will be meeting their distant cousins on Thursday, in the biggest-ever gathering of the Bernadotte clan. But the young royals' partners are off the guest list. READ »
King speaks out for apathetic children
King Carl Gustaf risks getting into another political row, as words of support for refugee children suffering from “apathy” are interpreted as an attack on the government. Supporters of the children say the king's words are significant. READ »
Princess's bodyguards stop drunk
While Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine enjoy an Easter weekend at the royal family's home in the Swedish mountains, their bodyguards are called into action after a boistrous party. READ »
Sweden's royal household criticised by auditors
The Swedish royals have failed to account for the way they spend public money, according to Sweden’s chief auditor. And the palace says it needs more money to keep the royals safe. READ »
Model approach to Swedish princess
At a show to promote Swedish fashion, a "charming" 28 year old model and former athlete leaps off the catwalk to plant a kiss on Crown Princess Victoria's hand. "Call me," he says - to the delight of the audience and the princess herself. READ »
Victoria impresses Down Under
Crown Princess Victoria gets a week-long trip to Australia to promote Swedish culture of to a flying start with a winning appearance on one of the country's most popular TV shows. READ »
Swedish royals demand German compensation
Not satisfied with a few half-hearted front page apologies, the Swedish royal family is demanding damages from the German gossip mags which have printed "hundreds of false articles". READ »
King reveals his diet
Bread’s out, but wurst and beer are in for the Swedish monarch. And Expressen thinks that it has tracked down the inspiration for Carl Gustav’s diet. READ »
Royal couple thank Thailand
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Sweden's king and queen visit Thailand to thank Thais and Swedes for their help to Swedish holidaymakers affected by the tsunami. “You’ve done a great job”, the king told embassy staff.
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Madeleine in crash with taxi
Princess Madeleine keeps up the Bernadotte tradition of making headlines from behind the wheel, as she crashes into a taxi in Stockholm, injuring an 85-year old woman.
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Silvia's kidnap worry
Reports suggest that the kidnapping of businessman Fabian Bengtsson has shaken the royal family, and both the king and queen are concerned for the safety of their children.
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Carl Gustaf: "The debate is unnecessary"
The king calls a press conference for the first time in 20 years to express his irritation at the storm around his comments following the tsunami catastrophe - and to reveal that he and the prime minister share a passion for farming. READ »
?Desperate? government attacks king
An attempt by the Social Democrats' Marita Ulvskog to use an attack on the king to deflect criticism of their handling of the tsunami disaster backfires. Now even their coalition partners are going on the attack.
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Carl Gustaf: "Nobody dares to take responsibility"
In a moving speech King Carl Gustaf reminds victims of the tsunami that he knows how it feels to grow up without a father and "like the king in the fairytale" wishes he could make everything all right. But in a newspaper interview he reveals that it took the government 36 hours to brief him on events in Asia. READ »
Sweden's royals reflect on year that ended in tragedy
In the traditional Epiphany interview with Sweden’s royal family, the king talks about a turbulent year, and his wife and children defend him against criticism. READ »
Sweden brings home its dead
In the small hours of Wednesday morning six bodies of Swedish victims of the Asian tsunami landed in Stockholm. The royal family, the prime minister and church leaders joined relatives at the airport to honour the dead. READ »
King Carl Gustaf: "I share your sorrow"
In a speech broadcast on Swedish radio and television, the king speaks of his deep sympathy for the victims of the catastrophe, both Swedes and local people. READ »
King backs Victoria; Victoria backs Daniel
King Carl Gustav speaks glowingly of his daughter as she matures as a royal, prepares herself for her role as queen and enjoys the increasing affection of the people. If only people would stop making fun of her boyfriend. READ »
First Swedish royal rebel dies aged 95
He may just have been the king's first cousin once removed, but rejecting his royal status for love in 1932 ensured Lennart Bernadotte a place in Swedish hearts for the rest of his life. READ »
Victoria ?the clever one? among Sweden?s royals
Only three percent of Swedes think that the king is more clever than his children, a survey suggested this week. Distasteful and misinformed, says the palace READ »
Why does Sweden still have a royal family?
A link with the past or trapped in the past? Abuse of taxpayers' hard-earned or good business for Sweden AB? Answers please. READ »
Sick Madeleine misses Nobel party
The tabloids mourn, as Princess Madeleine is forced to miss the Nobel festivities thanks to a bout of the 'flu. Luckily a professor of astrophysical space research was on hand to fill her seat. READ »
Rumours of Swedish royal wedding reach fever pitch
Could Victoria and Daniel be about to tie the knot? Expressen certainly reckons that they will. Sweden holds its breath and waits to see if this time, the predictions are right. READ »
Swedish royal family sues German publisher
According to the publisher, Klambt, Sweden's royal household is demanding 40 million crowns in compensation for fabricated stories. According to Sweden's royal household, that's not true either. READ »
Silvia: every man must take responsibility
With the supposedly conservative queen starting to sound almost feminist, the Bernadottes are doing their best to look like a modern monarchy. Even Prince Carl Philip is showing that he’s a royal with talent – but those contacts still help. READ »
Royal disdain for republican PR consultants
A Swedish revolution is afoot, as republicans plot to do away with the royal family. But Sweden's revolutionaries are more Ab Fab than Red Flag. READ »
Madde shows shrinking violet Daniel the way
Princess Madeleine demonstrates that she is worthy of her reputation as Sweden’s party queen. It seems that her sister’s boyfriend could use some tips on handling the attention. READ »
The Royal Family: biographies
The Local takes a look at the first family of the Swedish press. READ »
Victoria: It?s not easy being my man
The heir to the throne put herself in the spotlight this week, talking about love, duty and the frustration she feels about her boyfriend's treatment by the press. READ »
Carl Philip in the doghouse
While a new team of bodyguards are told to keep Sweden's prince on a tight leash, he lets his Rottweiler off hers in central Stockholm - and now faces a fine from the police. READ »
Hard working Victoria gets her prince trained
With a royal wedding surely on the cards, Daniel Westling appears to be preparing for his role as consort to the future Queen. And Crown Princess Victoria's gruelling schedule in Hungary shows that he'll be in for some hard work. READ »
Carl Philip follows in Party King?s footsteps
Expressen reveals the shocking news that the king is a member of a posh club for middle-aged men. And a newly made-over Prince Carl-Philip seems to have inherited his father's taste for fast cars. READ »
"False King" upsets palace
A comedian makes a bad impression with the king, while the tabloids reflect on Princess Madeleine's glamour-laden summer. READ »
Queenology
They say being a queen is in the blood - it's not something you can learn from books or from training. Oh yes it is - in Sweden. READ »
Royal summer over
Crown Princess Victoria gets back to the serious business of being a royal personage, while her younger sister indulges in the lighter side of the same thing. Who'd be the heir to the throne? READ »
Princess envy
Norwegians want their Crown Prince to start behaving more like Sweden's Crown Princess. Now that is progressive royalty. READ »
Treason under the sun?
The royal family's holiday on Öland was disturbed by intruders, said Expressen. No it wasn't, said the palace spokeswoman. Either way, the family has upped the security this year. READ »
National Day of extremes
Rampaging neo-nazis, masked anti-fascists and singing royals marked Sweden's national day. Everyone else forgot. READ »
20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
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