Swedish Royal Family

The Queen shares The King's interest in nature and the outdoors.
As a newlywed, The Queen quickly grew to love the Swedish mountains. She enjoys skiing in the environs of the Royal Family's cottage in Storlien.
At Solliden Palace on the island of Öland, The Queen finds time to cultivate different leisure interests, such as waterskiing and horse riding.

The Swedish monarchy is one of the oldest in the world. Sweden has had a king for more than a thousand years.
King Carl XVI Gustaf is the seventh King in the Bernadotte dynasty on the Swedish throne. He succeeded his grandfather King Gustaf VI Adolf on September 15, 1973.
The official accession to the throne took place on September 19, 1973 in the Hall of State at the Royal Palace in Stockholm.
The 30 year anniversary of The King's accession to the throne was celebrated on September 15, 2003.

Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland, is the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, and was born on 14 July 1977.
The declaration of Crown Princess Victoria's majority took place in the Hall of State at the Royal Palace of Stockholm on 14 July 1995.
The Crown Princess will be Sweden's first female Head of State from the Bernadotte Dynasty. In modern times Sweden has only had two queens regnant, Kristina and Ulrika Eleonora.
Tuesday 24 February, 2009, The Crown Princess and Mr Daniel Westling announced their engagement at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The wedding took place on 19 June, 2010.

Nature and outdoor activities, including walking and skiing, are among The Crown Princess's favourite pastimes.
She loves spending her summers at Solliden Palace on the island of Öland, where she enjoys helping out with gardening activities and has inherited Queen Victoria's (1862 - 1930) great interest in bee-keeping and production of honey.
The Crown Princess is interested in art and enjoys painting. She is also a great animal lover. Dogs are her favourite animals and she loves to take long walks with her labrador Jambo.

Carl Philip Edmund Bertil, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Värmland, was born on 13 May 1979.
He is the second oldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. He has two sisters, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine.
Prince Carl Philip has a naval education and became a Lieutenant in December 2004.

Prince Carl Philip was part of the relay team that carried the Olympic Flame through Stockholm.
He skied his first Vasa Cross-Country Ski Race in 2004, which he completed in 6 hours, 21 minutes and 52 seconds, beating The King's record from 1987.

Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine, Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, was born on 10 June 1982.
She is the youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia.

Olof Daniel, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland, was born in Örebro on 15 September, 1973. His parents are Ewa Kristina Westling and Olle Gunnar Westling.
Daniel Westling and Crown Princess Victoria got to know each other in 2001.
They announced their engagement at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Tuesday 24 February, 2009. The wedding took place on 19 June, 2010.

Prince Daniel moved to Stockholm in 1994 to study at the Gymnastics Federation's Folk High School. He studied the youth recreation leader programme here from 1994-1996, focusing on sport.

Thousands gathered in the Palace courtyard to see the King on his birthday.

King Carl XVI Gustaf was born in Sweden's Haga Palace, the youngest of five children but the only son.