The Local Sweden

'It could be lonely,' says Queen of first year in Sweden

Tue, 08 Nov 2016 08:11:05 +0100

Sweden's Brazilian-German Queen Silvia has spoken candidly in a new book about Sweden and her loneliness in the Royal Palace during the first year of her marriage to King Carl XVI Gustaf 40 years ago.

See Sweden's King and Queen pop out for pizza

Wed, 10 Aug 2016 15:36:54 +0200

Being able to make good pizza is an art, but could you pull off a pizza fit for a king?

Sweden's royals hold 40th anniversary party

Sun, 19 Jun 2016 16:10:55 +0200

Sweden’s royal couple celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a small private celebration for family and friends on Sunday at the Solliden Palace on the island of Öland.

Queen appeals swastika montage publication

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:45:00 +0100

Sweden's Queen Silvia has resubmitted a press ethics complaint concerning the newspapers that chose to reproduce artwork that she found "insulting and hurtful" because it portrayed her scrubbing a Nazi swastika off the floor.

Swedish royal wedding date announced

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:37:00 +0100

Sweden's Princess Madeleine will marry US banker fiancé Chris O'Neill in Stockholm on June 8th, the Royal Court confirms.

Queen Silvia gives 'final word' on dad's Nazi past

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:38:00 +0100

Sweden’s Queen Silvia appeared in a new video released on Thursday in which she offers her final comments on the investigation into her father’s alleged Nazi connections.

Trust in Swedish royals at all-time low: report

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:27:00 +0200

New figures show that Swedes have less confidence in the royal family than ever before, despite the recent wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel and the birth of Princess Estelle.

‘My monkey was my best friend’: Queen Silvia

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:50:00 +0200

Swedish Queen Silvia recently confessed to a children's magazine that when she was a child her best friend was the family’s pet monkey, Mickey.

Queen Silvia slammed for 'flawed' Nazi probe

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:14:00 +0100

Sweden's Queen Silvia was reportedly "shattered" following an investigative journalism report criticizing the findings of a probe meant to clear the air regarding her father's Nazi connections.

'Queen Silvia shouldn't be blamed for her father's Nazi past'

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:19:00 +0100

The Swedish media's obsession with investigating the ties Queen Silvia's father had to the Nazis during the Third Reich is misplaced, argues former Royal Court information secretary Juan Navas.

Sweden's royal family joins Facebook

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:21:00 +0100

Pictures of Queen Silvia at the World Child and Youth Forum. Behind-stages snaps of formal dinner table settings at the Royal Castle.

Queen under fire for giving kids wine

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:39:00 +0200

The admission that the Royal children were allowed a glass of wine at festive occasions, followed by Coca Cola, despite being under age, has sparked criticism from Swedish temperance campaigners.

Photographer denies 'stalking' Queen Silvia

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:46:00 +0200

The photographer accused by the Swedish Royal Court of stalking Queen Silvia during a recent visit to New York denies that he caused her to fall and hurt her foot.

Flu stops Queen Silvia Botswana visit

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:29:00 +0100

Sweden's Queen Silvia has been struck down with the flu and has been forced to cancel her participation in the royal couple's state visit to Botswana which begins on Tuesday.