Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Princess Sofia of Sweden and Prince Julian of Sweden attend the skiing competition Vasaloppet 2024, in Sweden -March 3rd 2024.
18th December 2023 // Since the 1960s, students from the Swedish University of Agriculture (SLU) have been handing over a number of Christmas trees to the Royal Palace, with different members of the family taking on responsibility for receiving the trees each year. This year, for her 80th birthday, Queen Silvia took on the role. But she brought some surprise guests: her eight grandchildren!
Queen Silvia of Sweden, along with her 8 grandchildren, celebrate her 80th birthday with a cake and a bunch of beautiful smiles and laughs! December 23rd 2023 🤍
“It’s lovely how well the Swedish royal cousins seem to get along, both during the Christmas tree receival and Queen Silvia’s surprise cake party” - Submitted by Anonymous
8 September 2023 | Before the anniversary week, when The King celebrates 50 years on the throne, new photographs of the Royal Family are published. (c) Clément Morin/Kungahuset
Princess Sofia had an hard time trying to get little Prince Julian to wear his tiny earmuffs as they watched Prince Carl Philip attend a car race at Mantorp Park. || October 1st, 2022
Duke Karl's Crown, made in 1772 by Johan Adam Marcklin, is the crown of Prince Carl Philip. The crown was made for the then Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, for the coronation of King Gustav III. Duke Karl later became King Karl XIII, the last monarch of the Holstein-Gottorp dynasty and the one who adopted Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte as the heir to the throne.
Apart from Duke Karl and Prince Carl Philip, this crown has been used by, for example, Gustaf VI Adolf when he was a prince in 1900-1907. It was also used by Prince Carl Philip's "extra dad", Prince Bertil and was present at Bertil's funeral in 1997.
Prince Gabriel shares the crown with his father. It's unclear which crown Prince Julian has been assigned, but he most likely shares the crown with his father and older brother.
Queen Silvia of Sweden celebrates her 80th birthday on December 18th 2023, with her eight grandchildren, Princess Estelle of Sweden, Prince Oscar of Sweden, Prince Alexander of Sweden, Prince Gabriel of Sweden, Prince Julian of Sweden, Princess Leonore of Sweden, Prince Nicolas of Sweden and Princess Adrienne of Sweden, at The Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden -December 23rd 2023.
18th December 2023 // Since the 1960s, students from the Swedish University of Agriculture (SLU) have been handing over a number of Christmas trees to the Royal Palace, with different members of the family taking on responsibility for receiving the trees each year. This year, for her 80th birthday, Queen Silvia took on the role. But she brought some surprise guests: her eight grandchildren!