The annual Nobel Prize ceremonies are one of the most anticipated yearly events for the Swedish Royal Family. It is a white-tie event, and the women in the family wear their best jewels. Given that the Swedish royals share their tiaras, necklaces, and more, it means that we can see many different pieces over the years. This year the ceremony took place on Saturday, 10 December. 

Since 1926, the Nobel Prizes have been awarded annually in Sweden (save for two years during the Second World War). Prizes in Literature, Medicine, Chemistry, Physics, and Economics are presented at the Stockholm Concert Hall, with the monarch giving the medal and handpainted certificate. Many members of the Royal Family attend this event. 

All of the members of the family at the ceremony on Saturday wore the Royal Family Order of King Carl XVI Gustaf. It is a portrait of the King framed in diamonds, oftentimes worn with the Order of the Seraphim (if the wearer holds it).

Queen Silvia chose a stunning amethyst set to mark the occasion. The Queen wore the Napoleonic Amethyst Parure Tiara, which originally belonged to Joséphine de Beauharnais, as a necklace, along with several other pieces. Through a series of marriages, the amethyst set ended up in the Swedish collection in the 1820s. It was worn as a necklace until Silvia had it set as a tiara in the 1970s. At the ceremony this year, she also wore the two bracelets from the parure as a necklace, the matching amethyst and diamond earrings, as well as the brooch. 

Crown Princess Victoria wore the Diamond Six Button Tiara, another Swedish tiara with a long lifespan but a new role as a tiara. The six buttons are diamond rosettes and were used in King Carl XIV Johan’s crown at his 1818 coronation. In 1909, the buttons were removed from the crown, and Queen Silvia rediscovered them in the 1970s. They were used to create the diamond tiara we see today. The Crown Princess paired the diamond tiara with a personal piece of jewellery, a blue and pink floral necklace, and the Vasa Earrings that date back to the mid-eighteenth century. 

Princess Sofia wore the Diamond Palmette Tiara to the Nobel Prize ceremony. The King and Queen gifted this to Sofia for her 2015 wedding to Prince Carl Philip, and she wears the piece often. It can be worn with several different jewels atop the palmettes; she wore blue topazes this year with matching topaz earrings. 

On Sunday, 12 December, The King and Queen hosted the prize winners for dinner, with many members of the Royal Family attending. 

Sofia wore her Diamond Palmette Tiara again for the dinner, though she wore it with pearls instead of the topazes.

Crown Princess Victoria chose to wear a different tiara for the dinner, reaching for the Boucheron Laurel Wreath Tiara. Princess Margaret of Connaught was given this tiara as a wedding gift in the early twentieth century; she wore it several times as a necklace. It was not seen in tiara form until her daughter-in-law, Princess Lillian, began wearing it. Lillian gifted the tiara to Victoria upon her death. It is a diamond tiara in the shape of a laurel wreath, one of the more unique pieces in the Swedish collections. She chose to wear the Bernadotte Emerald Necklace – a necklace of emeralds and diamonds initially worn as a belt and refitted as a necklace and emerald and diamond earrings. 

Queen Silvia reached for another queen’s tiara – Queen Sofia’s tiara, which was created for the future Queen of Sweden and Norway in the 1860s. It features scrolls and sunbursts that mimic the sun and the sea, with diamond festoons encircling the top. 

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria have appeared together in public for the first time since His Majesty received a social media backlash last week over comments made about succession laws.

The King and his heir, together with Queen Silvia, were pictured on Sunday, 8th January taking part in a security conference. This was their first public appearance since SVT released their documentary containing controversial remarks from the King that have made headlines.

The monarch said that it was unfair that his younger son, Carl Philip, was not heir to the throne after a retrospective law came into force months after his birth.  

Despite what has been speculated following those comments, the relationship between father and daughter seems to have been unaffected by the controversy. Their greeting, with a kiss on the cheek, seemed warm and cordial. 

Margareta Thorgren, the chief of communication for the Royal Household, said in an interview with Svenska Dam: “This is not a big deal in the family. It’s an issue in the media that has become very, very magnified. The King and Crown Princess have been working side by side for many years, and the King thinks that the Crown Princess as his successor will be an excellent Head of State for Sweden”. 

Queen Silvia was also seen sporting a big smile in front of the cameras that had gathered to closely watch the first public appearance of her husband and daughter, a sign that any tensions that may have arisen from the comments have already been ironed out in private. 

The three royals took part in a People and Defence National Conference in Sälen, a usual engagement, although nothing has been officially released by the Royal Household about it. 

Plenty will have been discussed behind closed doors away from the cameras, especially considering Sweden has officially requested access to the NATO alliance and is in the process of being voted in. This decision came following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and with the blessing of the King. 

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden will have a busy February with details for a tour abroad released. 

Their Royal Highnesses will be travelling to Australia and New Zealand from 13 to 18 February to strengthen the relationships between Sweden and both nations. They will be travelling with the Minister for Aid and Foreign Trade, Johan Forssell. 

The couple will first visit Australia from 13 to 15 February, beginning their visit in Canberra with a trip to the Embassy before attending a ceremony at the National Museum of Australia and finishing the day with a dinner with the Governor General, King Charles III’s representative in Australia. 

On the 14th they will begin the day in Canberra and then travel to Sydney for a reception in the evening. The 15th will be a busy day with several different meetings and events, including visiting the Sydney Opera House and the Botanic Gardens. 

The Crown Princess and her husband will then be in New Zealand from February 16 to 18. After arriving in Wellington, they will visit Parliament in Wellington. On the 17th, they will again have a busy day and will meet with the Governor General for New Zealand for a lunch and the mayor of Wellington for a dinner amongst other engagements. 

There are several main themes for this trip. While the trip will focus on promoting Swedish businesses, Victoria and Daniel will also be meeting with different organisations working in sustainability, healthcare, and sporting groups. 

The Crown Princess has had a somewhat stressful January after her father, King Carl XVI Gustaf made comments in an interview on how he viewed the changes made to the succession laws in the 1970s, saying they were unfair to his son. Victoria was not made Crown Princess until these laws were enacted, but she has not made any comments on her father’s thoughts. 

Crown Princess Victoria has visited Australia previously. On her 2005 trip, she had several engagements including meeting with children at a Swedish school and attending a gala celebrating Swedish fashion in Australia. 

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden have completed a successful Australian tour to promote and strengthen relations between Australia and Sweden.

Their trip down under began on 13 February in the country’s capital of Canberra.

Prime Minister Johan Forssell joined the couple on the trip Down Under, and they began their visit to the Swedish embassy to meet staff members and learn about issues in the country.

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel then met members of the indigenous population – the Ngunnawal – during a welcome ceremony featuring the traditional smoking ceremony outside the National Museum of Australia. While inside the museum, they viewed the Great Southern Land exhibition and held a meeting with representatives from the Ngunnawal.

Australia has been ravaged by fires in recent years, and the Crown Princess Couple took the opportunity to visit the Namadgi National Park, where they learned about the forest fires that destroyed 80% of the park in 2020. They also had a chance to see a rehabilitation centre for koalas. That evening, Governor-General General David Hurley gave a dinner for the royals and held a meeting with the Crown Princess and Prince Daniel.

On 14 February, the Crown Princess took part in a tree planting in the national arboretum before she spoke at a climate meeting at Australian National University. She said, in part, “Climate change affects the planet itself, as well as all of us who live here – humans and animals alike … Climate change is real, and it impacts us all. Here and now. So, here and now is a good place and time for a deliberation about things that can be done to mitigate the situation.”

A visit to Parliament concluded Valentine’s Day for the couple before they moved on to Sydney.

The royals and Prime Minister met New South Wales State Governor Margret Beazley at Government House. A reception was then hosted by the Governor for the Australian government and representatives of Australian and Swedish businesses.

The final day Down Under saw Their Royal Highnesses attend a seminar organised by Business Sweden; they also participated in the Sweden-Australia Sustainable Mining Summit.

They later got a tour of the famous Sydney Opera House before getting on board the HMAS Adelaide while visiting the naval base HMAS Kuttabul to learn more about maritime and regional security.

The royals and the Prime Minister also visited the Sydney Botanic Garden and Saint Vincent’s Hospital, the latter of which was to focus on cooperation between Australia and Sweden in the health sector.

Victoria and Daniel later met Australia’s national football team captain Tony Gustafsson and other players; Australia will host the FIFA World Cup later this year.

A visit Down Under wouldn’t be complete without meeting Swedes residing in Australia. The Crown Princess thanked the Swedes in Australia for promoting Sweden by saying: “Your commitment to business, to culture and to association life creates important impressions that make you proud to be a Swede.”

Their Royal Highnesses will now travel to New Zealand for part two of their international tour.

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden celebrated her Name Day in Stockholm.

The annual tradition took place in the Inner Courtyard of Stockholm Palace; the Crown Princess was joined by her husband, Prince Daniel and their two children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, on the snowy day.

The Honour Guard from the Life Guards, High Guard from the Life Regiment K3 and the Army Music Band all participated in the event, including a performance of “With a simple tulip” and the presentation of flowers to the future queen from the military.

After the ceremony, the Crown Princess Family greeted the crowds who had gathered at the palace to mark the occasion.

The celebration of Victoria’s Name Day has taken place by the Armed Forces at the Royal Palace since the 1990s. The festivity in Stockholm provides the Swedish people with an opportunity to celebrate the heir to the throne; in July, Her Royal Highnesses birthday is celebrated on Öland, where the Royal Family’s private summer residence of Solna Palace is located.

In Sweden, names are celebrated on different days, and all those with the name Victoria celebrate their names on 12 March. With their future queen sharing their name, the Victoria Name Day is particularly special.

Crown Princess Victoria has visited Sonfjället National Park, the latest stop on her goal to visit all of Sweden’s national parks to encourage enjoying the outdoors.

The Sonfjället National Park is located in the province of Härjedalen in central Sweden, and is best known for its mountain views and its animal population, which includes bears, moose and lynxes.

Crown Princess Victoria’s visit began at the Hede Tourist Office to learn from local park experts about the area.

After the briefing, she departed via scooter to the park’s entrance in Nysäter, at the foot of the Sonfjället mountain.

Crown Princess Victoria learned more about the natural and animal population during her visit as she and the park experts travelled around by skis.

The Swedish Royal Court shared on Instagram that Crown Princess Victoria “got to experience spring winter in the mountains and hear about the permanent bear and moose tribes in the area, as well as the presence of lynx.”

The Sonfjället National Park was established in 1909 and it is one of the oldest national parks in Europe.

In total, there are 30 Swedish national parks, and in order to be designated as a national park, the decision must come from the government and parliament.

Crown Princess Victoria’s new goal of visiting them all is similar to the visits she undertook from 2017 to 2019 for her 40th birthday celebrations, where she did nature walks in all of Sweden’s counties.

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden celebrated the 400th-anniversary country’s first high school.

On 24 May, the couple travelled to Västerås, in the southwest of the country. The city is considered one of Sweden’s industrial bedrocks and is especially renowned for its strength in the motor vehicle industry. 

Their first stop was the city’s cathedral, where they were welcomed by the Governor of the region of Västmanland and the bishop of the local diocese Mikael Mogren, who offered them a guided tour of the church. 

Next, the couple walked from the cathedral, stopping to chat with residents. It was time for the main event of the day: the celebrations at the school. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel arrived at Rudbeckian High School and were welcomed by a cheering crowd, made up not only of students but also residents of Västerås. 

Also outside the school to welcome the important visitors was Headmaster Henrik Pettersson, who posed for some photographs with the Crown Princess and Prince, before leading the way into the building.

Once inside, the two royals, as well as a large number of locals, were treated to a performance of music and monologues offered on the school’s stage by students. 

Afterwards, the couple inaugurated a new art piece created by Ann-Sofi Sidén, which portrays two children, a boy and a girl, touching hands in a high-five gesture. The statue is made of silver metal, with the two figures standing on poles, and was put next to the front entrance’s flags.

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel ended their day in Västerås with lunch in the school’s auditorium, before making their way back to Stockholm. 

Rudbeckian High School was founded in 1623 by the local bishop at the time, Johannes Rudbeckius, who, aside from giving students a place to learn, also gave the school his own name. 

Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar have taken part in an important part of Sweden’s National Day.

The family opened the Royal Palace (also commonly called Stockholm Palace) for the summer with admission free throughout National Day.

The Swedish flag was raised atop Stockholm Palace at 8 am before the Crown Princess Family exited the western gates at 10 am to welcome the people.

Crown Princess Victoria gave a short speech to those assembled and welcomed them to the Royal Palace.

She said: “A warm welcome to the Royal Palace!

“How nice that so many of you have come here, today on Sweden’s national day! The celebration here is a tradition that my family and I place great value on. The King and Queen are today visiting Strängnäs, where Gustav Vasa was elected king 500 years ago, on June 6, 1523. This year – 2023 – we, therefore, have an anniversary year that we pay attention to in various ways.

“So much of our Swedish history and our fantastic cultural heritage is gathered precisely in the royal castles. I am very happy that we can make it available – and that we can invite you here today.

“We hope that you all, both children and adults, will have a wonderful day. With these words, we now open the gates to the Royal Palace and extend a warm welcome to you all!”

Following tradition, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Estelle were in Sweden’s national dress for the occasion, while Prince Daniel and Prince Oscar wore suits. The family joined the rest of the Royal Family in the evening for the carriage ride from the Royal Palace to Skansen Museum for further celebrations.

This year’s National Day is an important one for Sweden as it marks 500 years of Sweden being an independent country.