Tag Archives: King Carl XVI Gustaf
2011 Nobel Prizes Given Out in Sweden
Over in neighboring Sweden, the rest of the Nobel Prizes were handed out, with the Swedish royal family witnessing the event. While some may see the Nobel ceremony as a time to honor the achievements of the winners, others see it as a major a fashion event, especially for the royal women.
King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and Prince Carl Philip were present for the ceremony. The Queen wore the same gown she wore to the pre-wedding events of Victoria Read more [...]
Swedish King’s Gangster Ties Creates Crisis for Royal Family
Since the publication of the book The Reluctant Monarch last November, speculation over King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden's ties to the Mafia has grown. It has certainly grown louder this weekend with the release of recordings show the King and a longtime friend tried to pay off a sex club owner, who is a gangster, to retract claims that Carl Gustaf attended sex parties there.
The recordings have lead to many in Sweden to urge the King to come clean about his Mafia ties and apologize to the country Read more [...]Nordic Royals Honor 9/11 Victims, Attend Centennial Ball
The royals of Scandinavia spent some time together in New York, both in the morning and in the evening. They are in the Big Apple mainly to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Scandinavian-American Foundation.
But sadly, no visit to New York is without a visit to Ground Zero, site of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. Together, King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, and Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary went to the Read more [...]
Scandinavian Royals Open New York Art Exhibit
On Thursday evening, five Scandinavian royals - and Finland's President - opened the art exhibition, Luminous Modernism:
Scandinavian Art Comes to America 1912, at the Scandinavian House in New York.
Norway's King Harald V and Queen Sonja, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen of Silvia, and Crown Princess Mary were present for the inauguration. All are in New York for tomorrow's centennial ball for the Scandinavian-American Foundation.
It was Queen Sonja who did the actual ribbon cutting.
The Read more [...]
Opening of Swedish Parliament 2011
The House of Bernadotte came together Thursday for the annual opening of the Swedish Parliament, the Riksdagen.
In the morning, the royal family took part in a church service before the actual opening of the Riksdagen. Everyone was there, from Their Majesties to all three of their children: Crown Princess Victoria with her noticeably growing baby bump, Prince Carl Philip who was taking a day away from his agricultural studies, and Princess Madeleine, who had flown in from New York. Even Prince Read more [...]
Swedish Royalty Honor Music Legends at Polar Music Prize
Up in Stockholm Tuesday, members of the House of Bernadotte attended what is considered to be the Nobel Prize of music: the Polar Music Prize.
King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, a radiant Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel all turned up for the ceremony, in which American rock legend Patti Smith and the U.S. classical group Kronos Quartet were all being honored.
His Majesty personally gave the awards to the honorees. Patti Smith said she felt "humbled and inspired" to win the Read more [...]
Swedish Royals Mark National Day
On Monday, the whole royal family of Sweden gathered to mark the country's National Day. June 6th is the day Sweden adopted a constitution, and although the vast majority of Swedes do not celebrate National Day is any sort, the House of Bernadotte was all smiles for those that do mark the day.
At 10am, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel ceremoniously opened the royal palace at the South Gate, Slottsbacken. That is when the public can get a tour of the palace.
Later at around 11am, Read more [...]
Poll: Most Swedes Want King to Abdicate
A new poll says more than half of the Swedish people want King Carl XVI Gustaf to step down in the next ten years as more stories about his extramarital affairs and shady connections continue to circulate.
The poll, conducted by Demoskop and published in the Expressen tabloid, shows 59 percent of the people want the monarch to abdicate in favor of 33 year old Crown Princess Victoria. Only 29 percent want the King to reign till his death.
At the same time, the poll says while 73 percent Read more [...]
Polish State Visit for Swedish King & Queen
Their Majesties, the King and Queen of Sweden, began a state visit to Poland Wednesday, at the invitation of President Bronislaw Komorowski. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia traveled to Warsaw with Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud Olofsson and Minister Cathy Elmsäter-Sword, plus many members of Sweden's business sector.
Following a welcoming ceremony, the King and President Komorowski met for talks on such issues as political, economic and cultural Read more [...]
Swedish King Visits Troops in Afghanistan
Over the weekend, it was revealed that Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf paid a visit to the Swedish ISAF Force in Afghanistan. Like all other royal visits to the war torn country, the King's trip was shrouded in secrecy for security purposes.
The reason for this visit was for the Carl Gustaf to open Camp Monitor at Shibirghan Province. During his speech at the inauguration, the King spoke about wanting to come to Afghanistan.
"I have longed to come to Afghanistan and take part of the Swedish Read more [...]
