News 2011

The King presents scholarships to three young leaders

On Thursday 28 April, The King presented the Young Leadership Foundation's scholarship awards for the fifth year in a...

The King awards Young Leadership Foundation diplomas

On Thursday 28 April, The King awarded diplomas to participants from the Value-Based Leadership course in the Bernadotte...

Prince Daniel flies JAS 39 at F21 in Luleå

On Wednesday 27 April, Prince Daniel visited F21 in Luleå. In connection with his visit, he took part in an orientation...

The King presents the Swedish Export Prize

On Wednesday 27 April, The King presented the Swedish Trade Council's Swedish Export Prize at Stockholm City Hall.

The King awards the Vega Medal

On Wednesday 27 April, The King awarded the Vega Medal at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. This year's recipients are Terry...

The King holds an audience with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

On Wednesday 27 April, The King held an audience with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Royal Palace of...

Celebrate The King's birthday on 30 April at the Royal Palace of Stockholm

Celebrate H.M. The King's birthday on 30 April. The celebrations will take place in the Outer Courtyard of the Royal...

Renovating the façade of the Royal Palace of Stockholm

From April 2011, the National Property Board will start to renovate the façade of the Royal Palace of Stockholm. This...

A day at the Palace: "The Year with the Royal Family"

On Wednesday 13 April, SVT and its programme "The Year with the Royal Family" followed a day at the Royal Palace of...

Prince Carl Philip awards medals

On Thursday 14 April, Prince Carl Philip awarded the Royal Patriotic Society's Trade and Industry Medals.

The Crown Princess Couple visit Gotland

On Friday 15 April, The Crown Princess Couple visited Gotland for the launch of the celebrations to mark the 350th...

The King visits Afghanistan and the Swedish ISAF security force

The King opened Camp Monitor in Shibirghan during his visit to the Swedish ISAF security force last week.

The Queen visits Ängelholm and Vilnius

On Thursday 14 April, Mentor held its board meeting in Ängelholm. The Queen is the founder and an honorary member of...

The Queen records a film for Mentor

The Queen has recorded a recruitment film in order to attract more mentors to join the organisation Mentor. The film will...

Photographs from The King's visit to Afghanistan

On Thursday 14 April, The King travelled to Afghanistan to visit the Swedish troops. Over the course of three days, The...

The King and Queen host the second official dinner of the year

On Wednesday 13 April, The King and Queen hosted the second official dinner of the year at the Royal Palace of...

The Queen buys the year's first Mayflower pin

On Wednesday 13 April, The Queen bought the year's first Mayflower pin, as is traditional.

The King launches Forest Industry Week

On Tuesday 12 April, The King awarded prizes at the launch of Forest Industry Week.

The Crown Princess attends the Viking 11 exercise in Enköping

On Sunday 10 April, The Crown Princess attended the Viking 11 exercise at the Swedish Armed Forces Command in Enköping.

Prince Carl Philip is the patron for Mustaschkampen

For the second year running, Prince Carl Philip will be the official patron of Mustaschkampen, the Swedish Cancer...

The Crown Princess Couple visit Camp Tensta

On Saturday 9 April, The Crown Princess Couple visited Camp Tensta, a youth exchange between Tensta and Ludvika arranged...

The King and Prince Carl Philip visit Filipstad

On Wednesday 6 April, The King and Prince Carl Philip visited the town of Filipstad, which is celebrating its 400th...

Formal audiences at the Royal Palace of Stockholm

On Thursday 7 April, The King held formal audiences at the Royal Palace of Stockholm for four new ambassadors.

The Queen receives prize in New York

On Tuesday 5 April, Queen Silvia received the Health and Human Rights Leadership Award in New York. The Queen was given...

The King visits the Home Guard in Gothenburg

The King pays regular visits to various operations in order to keep himself informed of progress within different...

The Crown Princess Couple visit Småland

On Thursday 31 March, The Crown Princess Couple began their visit to Småland. Over the course of three days, they visited...

The King receives NATO head

On Thursday 31 March, Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Sweden. In the afternoon, The King received...

The Crown Princess holds an audience with Women for Sustainable Growth

A major conference has been held in Stockholm on the theme of Women for Sustainable Growth.