News 2011

Prince Carl Philip on his university diploma in Agricultural and Rural Management

Your highness, you have now graduated with a diploma in Agricultural and Rural Management. For those who don't know, what does an agricultural manager...

Royal attendance at the formal gathering of the Swedish Academy

The Swedish Academy's formal gathering began with a speech by Horace Engdahl. This was followed by the induction of the new member, Tomas Riad. Tomas...

Crown Princess receives Christmas trees

The students have been presenting the Royal Palace with Christmas trees every year since the end of the 1960s. The trees that were donated include two...

Diplomatic reception at Royal Palace

A few times a year, all newly appointed ambassadors and their spouses are given the opportunity to meet The King and Queen at a reception at the Royal...

Audience with recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman received the Nobel Peace Prize for "their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for...

King's banquet for Nobel Laureates

The guests were received and welcomed by The King and Queen in the Vita Havet Assembly Rooms. The banquet was held in Karl XI's Gallery at the Royal...

Princess Madeleine attends celebrations to mark anniversary of Marie Curie's second Nobel Prize

Marie Curie became the first female winner of a Nobel Prize in 1903, when she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. She received her second Nobel...

King presents 2011 Nobel Prize

The Nobel festivities begin at Stockholm Concert Hall, where The King presents the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine and Literature, as well...

Queen presents awards to winners of Nutidsorienteringen 2011

The Queen congratulated all the winners, each of whom were presented with a brooch. The presentation took place in Lovisa Ulrika's dining hall at the...

King gives formal audiences

On this occasion ambassadors from the Czech Republic, Uzbekistan, Jamaica and Ethiopia were received. 

During the ceremony, the ambassadors present...

Prince Carl Philip visits South Africa

Prince Carl Philip began his trip in Johannesburg on Thursday 1 December, with a visit to ABB. After that he met Swedish business representatives and...

King presents Prince Eugen Medal

The Prince Eugen Medal is awarded for outstanding artistic achievements.

This year's recipients are:

• Goldsmith Helena Edman
• Sculptor Rune Rydelius
• Photogr...

King and Queen and Crown Princess Couple informed about 2011 Nobel Laureates

The Nobel Foundation's Executive Director Lars Heikensten presented the information, assisted by the permanent secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy...

The King and The Crown Princess meet representatives from the City of Stockholm

The King and Queen visited Borås last autumn, and the theme for the visit was the town's environmental work. Thursday's audience at the Royal Palace of...

Prince Daniel attends the Golden Gavel award ceremony

The Golden Gavel award for outstanding performance as a chairman is awarded to a chairman who is a good example of the way in which the role should be...

Prince Daniel attends the Gazelle Gala

Prince Daniel presented the Super Gazelle 2011 award, which was won this year by imBridge NodeOne AB.