Royal family of Sweden. Heirs to the throne: Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Ostergetland Estelle. Victoria (Crown Princess of Sweden) Future Queen of Sweden
If earlier kings and queens dictated terms to their subordinates, today it is the opinion of the subjects of the crown that influences the representatives of the royal court: they are spied on, they are condemned, they are pointed out. In such conditions, it is not so easy to maintain a brand, but we know good examples: the British Duchess Kate Middleton, the Spanish Queen Leticia and Crown Princess Victoria, our today's heroine.
Unlike Kate and Leticia, who acquired status after marriage, Victoria was condemned to the royal mantle from birth. At first she was a princess, and after the constitutional reform she received the right of first succession (she overtook her younger brother Carl Philip in line for the throne) and became crown princess. Victoria, thanks to her father (Karl Gustav, a second cousin of Elizabeth II), can still claim the British throne (although the Swede takes 205th place in the list of heirs).
Victoria received an excellent education: she graduated from the Western Catholic University in France, studied at Yale University in the USA, did an internship at the Washington Embassy and the UN in New York, and completed a course at the Swedish National Cathedral College. Victoria even served in the Swedish army for a month. She achieved all this in spite of dyslexia, a reading disorder inherited from her father.
As a child, the princess had serious problems: classmates laughed at the girl who had difficulty reading and spelling. But as she grew up, Victoria became convinced that this was not a curse, but an experience that needed to be shared with others. Therefore, she spoke about her illness at one of the Swedish conferences - to the surprise of other participants: no one expected such frankness from a highly illustrious person.
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“I am not afraid to speak openly about my problem. For some, it may seem insignificant, but it is not. Because of the constant ridicule, I considered myself stupid and slow thinking, but the support of the family saved me, ”Victoria confesses on BBC Online.
Victoria did not hide from the public her story with an eating disorder. Even while studying at Yale, Swedish journalists suspected the girl of excessive thinness. The royal family laid all their cards on the table and admitted that the young heiress really suffers from anorexia. The shocking confession was greeted with emotion, because it turned out that the powers that be are faced with the same questions that torment their subordinates. The rating of the Swedish monarchs has grown, and the paparazzi left Victoria for a while, giving her a timeout for 18 months - that's how much the princess was treated for the disorder.
After coping with the frustration, the princess began dating former classmate Daniel Collert. The press liked to discuss the possibility of their magnificent wedding, but Victoria's family was not happy with the choice of the heiress: his pedigree clearly lacked royalty. And soon their romance came to naught.
Victoria soon found happiness in the arms of another Daniel, Westling, the owner of the fitness club where the princess worked out. For the sake of love, Victoria was ready to give up the throne. For several years, the lovers waited for approval from the prime minister, who, in the end, made concessions, allowing the princess to tie the knot with a mere mortal without losing her title. The celebration in 2010 in Stockholm received the title of "Europe's largest royal wedding" until the British William and Kate seized the palm. And in 2012, 34-year-old Victoria gave Sweden a new heir - the Duchess Estelle.
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Along with taking care of the child, the princess did not forget about her charitable mission, traveling around dozens of countries for humanitarian purposes and being a member of the Council of the International Paralympic Committee.
The frustrated people of Sweden, in honor of the crown princess and her daughter, called their era the “time of the queens”, and 59% of the population said they wanted the king to leave the throne ahead of schedule and give it to Victoria.
Despite popular love, the royal family has always been attacked: Victoria and Daniel were accused of corrupt ties with billionaire Bertil Hult (it was he who paid the newlyweds for their honeymoon), attributed to non-existent novels and even accused of non-compliance with traditions. The strongest blow came in 2011, when the book “Carl Gustav – Monarch involuntarily” was published, which told about the stormy youth of the king, who did not know the limits either in alcohol or in girls.
crown princess Victoria(full name Victoria Ingrid Alice Desire, Victoria Ingrid Alice Dsire), Duchess of Westergotland(Swedish Kronprinsessan Victoria, Sveriges kronprinsessa, hertiginna av Vstergtland; born July 14, 1977 in Stockholm) - heir to the Swedish throne, daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden from the Bernadotte dynasty and Queen Silvia, older sister of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine. Victoria at birth had the title of princess, but after the constitutional reform of 1980, which changed the order of succession towards the primogeniture, she became Crown Princess of Sweden.
Biography
Victoria was born on July 14, 1977 at the Karolinska University Hospital in the suburbs of Stockholm - Solna and was the first child in the family of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia. Born as a princess of Sweden, but after the entry into force of a constitutional amendment on January 1, 1980, she was appointed Crown Princess, ahead of her younger brother Prince Carl Philip. The princess's name day is celebrated on March 12, and on her birthday, July 14, the national flag is raised.
She was baptized in the Royal Church of Sweden on September 27, 1977. Her godparents were King Harald V of Norway, maternal uncle Ralph Sommerlath, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and her aunt Princess Desiree, Baroness Silverskjöld.
Victoria currently holds the title of Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess. Through her father, who is a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, she is also heir to the British throne in the order of succession to the throne of the Commonwealth of Nations is in 205th place.
Education
Victoria graduated from elementary school and gymnasium in 1996. After a year (1996-1997) she studied at the Western Catholic University in Angers, France, and in the fall of 1997, she took part in a special program recruiting students for subsequent work in the Swedish Parliament, where she got acquainted with the structure of the Swedish economy, the principle of national and local structure and gained the knowledge necessary to work in the field of European politics. From 1998 to 2000 Victoria lived in the USA where she studied various subjects at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
In May 1999, Victoria completed an internship at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, DC, and then served three weeks in the Swedish army. In 2000, she took a course at the Swedish National Cathedral College on the program for the settlement of world conflicts and the organization of peacekeeping activities. During this time, she appears more and more often on official state visits, which is part of her upcoming government.
During the spring semester, Victoria completed a training program with the Swedish International Cooperation Agency (SIDA), after which, in June of the same year, she completed an internship at the UN in New York, and in the autumn at the offices of the Swedish Trade Organization in Berlin and Paris. In autumn 2004 she lectured in political science with a focus on international conflict resolution at the National Defense College in Stockholm. In 2006-2007 she worked as a diplomat at the Swedish Department of State, where she gained knowledge about ministries, Swedish foreign policy and foreign security policy. In 2007, Victoria studied French and did an internship at the Swedish Delegation of the European Union.
In June 2009, Victoria graduated from the University of Uppsala with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
royal duties
As heir to the throne, Victoria acts as regent in cases where Carl XVI Gustaf is unable to fulfill his duties as head of state and monarch. Such duties include, among others, official visits, representing Sweden and the royal family at public events; Victoria also manages her own program, which provides assistance in resolving international conflicts, participates in international peacekeeping activities and provides support to people with disabilities.
The royal family is certainly no stranger to the constant scrutiny of the Swedish and foreign media. However, in recent years, several significant events have taken place in the Bernadotte family, which have attracted even more attention from the press and the public, both in Sweden itself and beyond its borders.
Perhaps no event in 2010 was followed by the public as closely as the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling, which took place on June 19, 2010.
The celebration of the wedding of Victoria and Daniel, the former owner of the sports club and personal trainer of the princess, lasted three days. Thousands of people came to the Swedish capital to congratulate the young couple. Photos of the happy newlyweds have been on the covers of newspapers and magazines all over the world for several weeks.
Eighteen months later, on February 23, 2012, Victoria and Daniel had a daughter, Princess Estelle Silvia Eva Mary, at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm. She is second in line to the throne. Princess Estelle's younger brother, Prince Oscar Carl Olof, was born on March 2, 2016.
french roots
The Swedish monarchical tradition is about a thousand years old. During this time, eleven dynasties have changed, including the current ruling dynasty of Bernadotte. The founder of the dynasty, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of the Napoleonic army, became Crown Prince of Sweden in 1810. He ascended the throne under the name Karl XIV Johan. The royal family of Sweden is related to all the royal courts of Europe.
Christening of Prince Nicholas by Archbishop Antje Jaquelin.
royal weddings
Almost on the same day, only two years later, on February 20, 2014, Victoria's younger sister, Madeleine, gave birth to a daughter, Princess Leonor Lilian Maria. The baby's father is British-American businessman Christopher O'Neill. On June 15, 2015, the couple had a son, Prince Nicholas. The youngest daughter, Princess Adrienne, was born on March 9, 2018.
The wedding of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill took place on June 8, 2013 at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, after which the celebration continued at Drottningholm Palace, the residence of the royal family.
To retain the title of Her Royal Highness, Princess Madeleine did not take the surname O'Neill. Unlike Prince Daniel, Christopher O'Neill chose to renounce his royal titles and retain British and US citizenship. As such, he is not an official member of the Swedish royal family.
In June 2014, the Royal House of Sweden announced the engagement of the middle of the three royal children, Prince Carl Philip and his fiancee Sophia Hellqvist. The wedding took place on June 13, 2015 in Stockholm. Hellqvist is a former model and reality TV contestant. The couple has been living together since 2011. On April 19, 2016, Princess Sofia gave birth to her son, Prince Alexander Eric Hubertus Bertil. Their youngest son, Prince Gabriel Karl Walter, was born on August 31, 2017.
Carl XVI Gustaf
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel chose June 19 for their wedding. On this day in 1976, the current king of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, married Queen Silvia.
King Carl XVI Gustaf is the seventh monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. He was born on April 30, 1946, was the fifth child in the family and the only son of Crown Prince Gustav Adolf and Princess Sibylla. Crown Prince Gustav Adolf died in a plane crash in Denmark a year after the birth of his son.
In 1950, after the death of his great-grandfather Gustav V, Carl Gustaf became Crown Prince of Sweden. Then his grandfather, 68-year-old Gustav VI Adolf, ascended the Swedish throne.
Gustav Adolf ruled for 23 years and died in 1973. In the same year (at the age of 27), the crown prince ascended the throne and became King Carl XVI Gustaf. Its motto is "For Sweden - at all times!"
Three generations of the royal family.
Queen's career
The translator Silvia Sommerlath, a native of Germany, at one time, probably, could not have imagined that she was destined to become the Queen of Sweden. Sylvia met her future husband in 1972, at the Olympic Games in Munich, where Sylvia worked as a senior guide.
Silvia is the first Queen of Sweden to have a professional career before her marriage. In those days, marriages of royalty with "people of the people" were extremely rare. Queen Silvia managed to change the image of the queen, making it more modern. Equality reigns in her relationship with the king, and Sylvia herself is engaged in social activities, paying especially much attention to the rights of children.
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For Sweden - at all times!
Sweden combines what a few decades ago seemed incompatible: a stable democracy based on the principles of equality, and a monarchy with strong historical traditions.
The most important symbol of Sweden and formally the head of state, according to the constitution of 1974, the king has no political power. The duties of the monarch are mainly ceremonial and representational.
King Carl XVI Gustaf makes a lot of efforts to solve environmental problems and is considered an authority on environmental issues. Among other things, he received an award from the US Environmental Protection Agency. He pays no less attention to the preservation of the cultural heritage of Sweden and believes that the royal palaces with their magnificent collections and parks should be available to everyone.
Difficult everyday life of the monarch
King Carl XVI Gustaf is an active monarch who is interested in what is happening in the country, including Swedish business. In addition to two or three annual official visits to other countries, he participates in international trips organized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering and the World Scout Organization.
Every year, the Swedish Royal Family receives thousands of invitations. Once a week, the King holds a meeting with the Queen, the Crown Princess and immediate subordinates to review the invitations and decide which ones are the most important. During the year, the royal family manages to visit all corners of Sweden.
When the King is unable to fulfill his duties (for example, during a trip abroad), Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip or Princess Madeleine - in that order - temporarily assume the duties of regents.
Famous Swedish Monarchs
Gustav II Adolf
Gustav II Adolf ruled from 1611 to 1632. Thanks to his participation in the Thirty Years' War, he was able to prove himself as a talented military figure and an experienced diplomat. Under his leadership, Sweden acquired one of the most combat-ready armies. Gustav II Adolf was killed in 1632 at the battle of Lützen. Parliament decided to honor the memory of the monarch by giving him the title of Gustavus Adolphus the Great. None of the Swedish kings ever received such an honor.
Queen Christina
With the exception of the short (1719-1720) reign of Queen Ulrika Elenora, Queen Christina is the only female monarch in recent Swedish history. Queen Christina succeeded Gustav II Adolf in 1632, on the eve of her sixth birthday, reigned for 22 years, and abdicated in 1654. Then she converted to Catholicism and settled in Rome, yielding the throne to her cousin Carl Gustav. When he died in 1660, she returned to Sweden in the hope of regaining the throne. However, her demand was rejected by Parliament, and Christina had to return to Rome.
Gustav III
Gustav III ruled from 1771 to 1792 and is often referred to as the "King of the Theatre". He was a keen patron of the arts, especially theater and opera, founding the first opera in Stockholm (in 1782), the Swedish Academy and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Gustav III's methods of government were not popular with the higher aristocracy. The result of this confrontation was a conspiracy in 1792: Gustav III was mortally wounded by a shot by Jakob Johan Ankarström during a masquerade ball at the Royal Opera in Stockholm. Ankarström later confessed to his crime and was executed.
Future Queen of Sweden
Replacing her father on the royal throne over time, Crown Princess Victoria will become the 70th Swedish monarch and the third female monarch in Swedish history.
Crown Princess Victoria's daily routine includes formal dinners, opening ceremonies and meetings with high-profile international guests. In addition, she attends the Advisory Council on Foreign Relations and meetings held by ministers, and also temporarily acts as regent when necessary.
Victoria makes many official visits. Her first independent visit was in 2001 to Japan, where she presented the achievements of her country: design, music, culinary and environmental developments. By the way, the Crown Princess takes a personal interest in all these areas. In addition to Swedish, she speaks English, French and German.
What did the crown princess learn
Victoria received her primary education in public schools, and her secondary education in a private school. Despite being dyslexic, thanks to her perseverance and love of learning, she graduated from high school in 1996 with good grades.
After graduating from high school, the Crown Princess studied French at the Western Catholic University in Angers, France.
In 1998, she entered Yale University in the United States, where she studied geology, history, and international relations. During her studies, she became very interested in the problems of international relations and did an internship at the UN in New York and at the Swedish Embassy in Washington.
In the spring of 2002, she continued her studies in international relations at the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden. As part of a training program at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), she visited Uganda and Ethiopia. In addition, she trained at the offices of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Berlin and Paris, received basic military training and attended courses at the National Defense College (Försvarshögskolan) in Stockholm.
useful links
www.royalcourt.se The Royal Court of Sweden
www.sweden.gov.se Swedish government agencies
Love for art
Crown Princess Victoria loves painting and drawing. She highly values the cultural heritage left by her ancestors. During big celebrations, she proudly wears the family jewels.
Office in the old town
Like the king and queen, the office of Crown Princess Victoria, in which her subordinates work, is located in the royal palace in the Old Town of Stockholm.
Hobby
Crown Princess Victoria loves spending time outdoors. She enjoys long walks, skiing and other outdoor activities. She is very fond of animals, especially dogs. As a young mother, she spends a lot of time with her daughter Estelle.
Life in Haga Palace
Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and their daughter Estelle live in the Haga Palace near Stockholm, where King Carl XVI Gustaf was born and lived for some time.
Children's Fund The Crown Princess Victoria's Fund was established in 1997 to help organize recreational activities for children with functional disabilities or chronic illnesses.
Daniel Westling and Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
An ancient proverb says: "What is allowed to Jupiter is not allowed to the bull." And we alternately find ourselves - because of gender, age, position in society, and the like - now in the place of Jupiter, which is "allowed", then in the place of a bull, which is "not allowed". So if crown princes, future kings, in our age are already allowed to marry for love, then does this apply to crown princesses, future queens? For centuries, marriage "raised" a woman to the level where her husband stood, but vice versa ... But times really change. And the heir to the Swedish throne proved it by getting permission to marry the man she fell in love with - even if he was just her fitness trainer. Not all princes can turn Cinderellas into princesses - princesses also have the right to turn their Cinderellas into princes! And on the morning of June 19, 2010, Daniel Westling became Prince Daniel, husband of Princess Victoria, the future Queen.
And it was the first wedding in Sweden of the heir to the throne (and in the entire long history of this monarchy, only three women ruled the country; Victoria will be the fourth). The date was chosen special - on the same day in 1976, the parents of the princess, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath, got married, and before that, two more royal weddings of Sweden took place on June 19, in 1823 and 1850.
In honor of the holiday, Stockholm was, of course, decorated with flowers, in the gentle tones of the northern summer; and not only proud orchids and luxurious roses, but also delphinium, lobelia, sweet peas and even wildflowers. The ancient cathedral was also decorated, where the wedding was to take place in the presence of more than a thousand guests.
As for the ceremony itself, discussions suddenly broke out before the wedding. Usually in Sweden, the bride walks to the altar with the groom - this is the Swedish church tradition. In addition, the transfer of the bride from father to groom is considered obsolete and demeaning to a woman, which, like some kind of property, one man transfers to another. As a result, a compromise was nevertheless found, and the king led his daughter, but not to the very altar.
The Royal Palace in Stockholm, where the wedding banquet in honor of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling took place
The bride's dress was deceptively simple, but not deceptively elegant - thick silk satin kept its shape perfectly, so the lines of the dress were very clear, as if drawn. Corsage emphasizing the bride's feminine figure with a very wide belt made of the same fabric; lapel neckline that reveals beautiful shoulders and short, simple sleeves that are barely visible; just a slightly flared skirt, virtually no pleats. No embroidery, no lace - simple but perfect lines.
The day before the wedding, at a formal dinner, Victoria wore a cream sparkling dress with a long train, which Daniel carefully smoothed out when his bride stepped onto the red carpet. But the train of the wedding dress was much longer - almost five and a half meters of the same dense satin came from the waist, fell along the skirt and stretched behind, creating a very elegant silhouette.
On the head of the crown princess was not a diamond tiara, as is often the case at a wedding of this level, but a tiara adorned with pearls and cameos. It is believed that in 1809 Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte presented this tiara to his first wife Josephine, and she gave it to her son's daughter, Eugene de Beauharnais - the younger Josephine, the namesake of her famous grandmother, in 1823 became the wife of the future King of Sweden Oscar I. So the tiara fell into the Swedish royal family and was used several times during weddings - it was in this tiara that Princesses Desire and Birgitta, the sisters of the current King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, got married; Sylvia, his wife, now queen; and finally, their daughter, Princess Victoria. And the luxury of the tiara - gold, pearls, cameos - contrasted perfectly with Victoria's strict outfit (the bride's bracelet also consisted of cameos connected with pearl threads, and diamond earrings again adorned the cameos). As for the elegant lace veil, it once belonged to Sophia, the wife of King Oscar II, and has also seen many royal weddings.
Among the eight little bridesmaids were two not just princesses, but the eldest daughters of the heirs to the throne, that is, in turn, future queens: Katarina Amalia - of the Netherlands, Ingrid Alexandra - of Norway. Women have ruled and will rule!
Next to the altar, again according to tradition, were tables on which rested the regalia of the Swedish monarchy - the crown of the heir to the Swedish throne and the crown of Prince Wilhelm - and the insignia of the Order of the Seraphim, the highest order of Sweden.
The newlyweds left the cathedral "through the ranks" under crossed swords. An open, horse-drawn carriage was waiting for them, and, greeted by joyful spectators, they set off ... no, not immediately to the palace, but to the harbor. There, at the pier, a gilded royal longboat with eighteen rowers was waiting for them. Victoria and Daniel stood at the stern, and the ship moved to the pier near the palace to the greetings from land, water and even air (an air parade of 16 fighter aircraft).
In the evening, a wedding banquet took place in the Royal Palace of Stockholm. A huge cake was decorated with caramel roses and lilies, and its sides were decorated with a pattern of four-leaf clover. It symbolized a couple of newlyweds, but let's not forget that finding a four-leaf clover is lucky!
What do you remember about this wedding, one of the many luxurious, including royal, weddings of recent years? Probably the fact that few of the brides shone on their day like Victoria did. She really literally beamed with happiness - so much so that it was simply impossible not to notice it. And even if someone who did not know the history of Victoria and Daniel saw the princess that day for the first time, he had no doubts - this is a marriage for love, for great love.
And her husband at the wedding banquet said:
“Crown Princess Victoria, Princess of Sweden, princess of my heart.
Nine years ago, I had the privilege of meeting a young woman with an amazing sense of humor, a strong sense of duty, and extremely wise. We became friends. And the more I got to know her, the more irresistibly I was attracted to her. Those were the best years of my life.
There were times when Victoria's official duties separated us, often sending her to distant lands, to distant continents. I will never forget how, a few years ago, she left on one of the many such trips, this time to China.
We had to spend a whole month apart. The evening before her departure, she returned home late after the official event and had a lot to do before the busy month-long program that awaited her. Instead of getting a good night's sleep, she wrote all night. In the morning when she left, I found the box. And it contains thirty wonderful letters addressed to me. A letter for each day while she is away.
In this romantic gesture, Victoria, you are all. It gives an idea of how you know how to love.
Once, at the beginning of the tale, one young man was, if not a frog, as in the story first told by the Brothers Grimm, but certainly not a prince. And the first kiss didn't change that.
His transformation would not have been possible without the support of the wise king and queen who ruled the kingdom for many years and who had wisdom, experience and kind hearts. They knew what was best and gently guided the young couple, generously sharing their valuable experience.
I am extremely grateful to Your Majesties the King and Queen for your heartfelt support and for the way you welcomed me into your family. And now, naturally, my thoughts turn to my own family. To my father and mother, my sister and her daughters.
Mother, father, all my childhood, all my adult life, you gave me your unconditional love. You have helped me with your wisdom, and your values in life have guided me and helped me gain self-esteem and confidence in the future.
Today, as we drove through the streets of Stockholm, people greeted us with joy and warmth. This memory will stay with us forever.
During the years that Victoria and I spent together, I felt the support of a huge number of people I met along the way. This support was extremely important for me. Thank you.
I have deep respect for the duties that will soon be assigned to me. There is no doubt that this will be a serious test. I will do my best to live up to expectations. I will do my best to support my wife, the Crown Princess of Sweden, in her important mission.
My dear Victoria, I am so proud of what we have. I am so happy to be your husband. And I will do my best to keep you as happy as today.
Victoria, there is nothing greater than love. I love you so much".
Yes, in ordinary life, a kiss cannot turn a frog into a prince. But mutual love, long work on oneself, support of loved ones (and distant ones) can perform such miracles, next to which fairy-tale miracles fade.
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The royal family is certainly no stranger to the constant scrutiny of the Swedish and foreign media. However, in recent years, several significant events have taken place in the Bernadotte family, which have attracted even more attention from the press and the public, both in Sweden itself and beyond its borders.
Perhaps no event in 2010 was followed by the public as closely as the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling, which took place on June 19, 2010.
The celebration of the wedding of Victoria and Daniel, the former owner of the sports club and personal trainer of the princess, lasted three days. Thousands of people came to the Swedish capital to congratulate the young couple. Photos of the happy newlyweds have been on the covers of newspapers and magazines all over the world for several weeks.
Eighteen months later, on February 23, 2012, Victoria and Daniel had a daughter, Princess Estelle Silvia Eva Mary, at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm. She is second in line to the throne. Princess Estelle's younger brother, Prince Oscar Carl Olof, was born on March 2, 2016.
french roots
The Swedish monarchical tradition is about a thousand years old. During this time, eleven dynasties have changed, including the current ruling dynasty of Bernadotte. The founder of the dynasty, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of the Napoleonic army, became Crown Prince of Sweden in 1810. He ascended the throne under the name Karl XIV Johan. The royal family of Sweden is related to all the royal courts of Europe.
Christening of Prince Nicholas by Archbishop Antje Jaquelin.
royal weddings
Almost on the same day, only two years later, on February 20, 2014, Victoria's younger sister, Madeleine, gave birth to a daughter, Princess Leonor Lilian Maria. The baby's father is British-American businessman Christopher O'Neill. On June 15, 2015, the couple had a son, Prince Nicholas. The youngest daughter, Princess Adrienne, was born on March 9, 2018.
The wedding of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill took place on June 8, 2013 at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, after which the celebration continued at Drottningholm Palace, the residence of the royal family.
To retain the title of Her Royal Highness, Princess Madeleine did not take the surname O'Neill. Unlike Prince Daniel, Christopher O'Neill chose to renounce his royal titles and retain British and US citizenship. As such, he is not an official member of the Swedish royal family.
In June 2014, the Royal House of Sweden announced the engagement of the middle of the three royal children, Prince Carl Philip and his fiancee Sophia Hellqvist. The wedding took place on June 13, 2015 in Stockholm. Hellqvist is a former model and reality TV contestant. The couple has been living together since 2011. On April 19, 2016, Princess Sofia gave birth to her son, Prince Alexander Eric Hubertus Bertil. Their youngest son, Prince Gabriel Karl Walter, was born on August 31, 2017.
Carl XVI Gustaf
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel chose June 19 for their wedding. On this day in 1976, the current king of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, married Queen Silvia.
King Carl XVI Gustaf is the seventh monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. He was born on April 30, 1946, was the fifth child in the family and the only son of Crown Prince Gustav Adolf and Princess Sibylla. Crown Prince Gustav Adolf died in a plane crash in Denmark a year after the birth of his son.
In 1950, after the death of his great-grandfather Gustav V, Carl Gustaf became Crown Prince of Sweden. Then his grandfather, 68-year-old Gustav VI Adolf, ascended the Swedish throne.
Gustav Adolf ruled for 23 years and died in 1973. In the same year (at the age of 27), the crown prince ascended the throne and became King Carl XVI Gustaf. Its motto is "For Sweden - at all times!"
Three generations of the royal family.
Queen's career
The translator Silvia Sommerlath, a native of Germany, at one time, probably, could not have imagined that she was destined to become the Queen of Sweden. Sylvia met her future husband in 1972, at the Olympic Games in Munich, where Sylvia worked as a senior guide.
Silvia is the first Queen of Sweden to have a professional career before her marriage. In those days, marriages of royalty with "people of the people" were extremely rare. Queen Silvia managed to change the image of the queen, making it more modern. In her relationship with the king, she reigns, and Sylvia herself is engaged in social activities, paying especially much attention to the rights of children.
Photo: Kate Gabor/Kungahuset
For Sweden - at all times!
Sweden combines what a few decades ago seemed incongruous: based on the principles of equality, and a monarchy with strong historical traditions.
The most important symbol of Sweden and formally the head of state, according to the constitution of 1974, the king has no political power. The duties of the monarch are mainly ceremonial and representational.
King Carl XVI Gustaf makes a lot of efforts for and is considered an authority on environmental issues. Among other things, he received an award from the US Environmental Protection Agency. He pays no less attention to the preservation of the cultural heritage of Sweden and believes that the royal palaces with their magnificent collections and parks should be available to everyone.
Difficult everyday life of the monarch
King Carl XVI Gustaf is an active monarch who is interested in what is happening in the country, including Swedish business. In addition to two or three annual official visits to other countries, he participates in international trips organized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering and the World Scout Organization.
Every year the royal receives thousands of invitations. Once a week, the King holds a meeting with the Queen, the Crown Princess and immediate subordinates to review the invitations and decide which ones are the most important. During the year, the royal family manages to visit all corners of Sweden.
When the King is unable to fulfill his duties (for example, during a trip abroad), Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip or Princess Madeleine - in that order - temporarily assume the duties of regents.
Famous Swedish Monarchs
Gustav II Adolf
Gustav II Adolf ruled from 1611 to 1632. Thanks to his participation in the Thirty Years' War, he was able to prove himself as a talented military figure and an experienced diplomat. Under his leadership, Sweden acquired one of the most combat-ready armies. Gustav II Adolf was killed in 1632 at the battle of Lützen. Parliament decided to honor the memory of the monarch by giving him the title of Gustavus Adolphus the Great. None of the Swedish kings ever received such an honor.
Queen Christina
With the exception of the short (1719-1720) reign of Queen Ulrika Elenora, Queen Christina is the only female monarch in recent Swedish history. Queen Christina succeeded Gustav II Adolf in 1632, on the eve of her sixth birthday, reigned for 22 years, and abdicated in 1654. Then she converted to Catholicism and settled in Rome, yielding the throne to her cousin Carl Gustav. When he died in 1660, she returned to Sweden in the hope of regaining the throne. However, her demand was rejected by Parliament, and Christina had to return to Rome.
Gustav III
Gustav III ruled from 1771 to 1792 and is often referred to as the "King of the Theatre". He was a keen patron of the arts, especially theater and opera, founding the first opera in Stockholm (in 1782), the Swedish Academy and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Gustav III's methods of government were not popular with the higher aristocracy. The result of this confrontation was a conspiracy in 1792: Gustav III was mortally wounded by a shot by Jakob Johan Ankarström during a masquerade ball at the Royal Opera in Stockholm. Ankarström later confessed to his crime and was executed.
Future Queen of Sweden
Replacing her father on the royal throne over time, Crown Princess Victoria will become the 70th Swedish monarch and the third female monarch in Swedish history.
Crown Princess Victoria's daily routine includes formal dinners, opening ceremonies and meetings with high-profile international guests. In addition, she attends the Advisory Council on Foreign Relations and meetings held by ministers, and also temporarily acts as regent when necessary.
Victoria makes many official visits. Her first independent visit took place in 2001 - to Japan, where she presented the achievements of her country:, and. By the way, the Crown Princess takes a personal interest in all these areas. In addition to Swedish, she speaks English, French and German.
What did the crown princess learn
Victoria received her primary education at, and her secondary education at a private school. Despite being dyslexic, thanks to her perseverance and love of learning, she graduated from high school in 1996 with good grades.
After graduating from high school, the Crown Princess studied French at the Western Catholic University in Angers, France.
In 1998, she entered Yale University in the United States, where she studied geology, history, and international relations. During her studies, she became very interested in the problems of international relations and did an internship at the UN in New York and at the Swedish Embassy in Washington.
In the spring of 2002, she continued her studies in international relations at the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden. As part of a training program at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), she visited Uganda and Ethiopia. In addition, she trained at the offices of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Berlin and Paris, received basic military training and attended courses at the National Defense College (Försvarshögskolan) in Stockholm.
useful links
www.royalcourt.se The Royal Court of Sweden
www.sweden.gov.se Swedish government agencies
Love for art
Crown Princess Victoria loves painting and drawing. She highly values the cultural heritage left by her ancestors. During big celebrations, she proudly wears the family jewels.
Office in the old town
Like the king and queen, the office of Crown Princess Victoria, in which her subordinates work, is located in the royal palace in the Old Town of Stockholm.
Hobby
Crown Princess Victoria loves spending time outdoors. She enjoys long walks, skiing and other outdoor activities. She is very fond of animals, especially dogs. As a young mother, she spends a lot of time with her daughter Estelle.
Life in Haga Palace
Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and their daughter Estelle live in the Haga Palace near Stockholm, where King Carl XVI Gustaf was born and lived for some time.
Children's Fund The Crown Princess Victoria's Fund was established in 1997 to help organize recreational activities for children with functional disabilities or chronic illnesses.