A Swedish Royal Christmas (Traditions, Christmas Cards, Photo Sessions)


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Victoria and Daniel received the traditional Christmas trees from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union. Photos and video by SPA.
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Victorias och Daniels julmys på slottet – se nya bilderna! _*Svensk Dam

Kronprinsessparet tog emot granar på Kungl. Slottet _ Kungahuset

Margareta Thorgren said to the swedish media that Madeleine and her family plan to come home for Christmas, but the court does not give the exact time when they arrive to Sweden.
Förändringen för Madeleine och familjen – hovets förklaring till nya bilderna _*Svensk Dam

SVT shows the Christmas Gospel reading done by Victoria, recorded last year, on the Christmas Eve at SVT1 at 17.55.
Hälsning från Slottskyrkan _ SVT Play
 
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What a shame the children weren't there to accept the Christmas tree.
 
According to an interview given by the Queen to Bild, Princess Madeleine and her family arrived in Sweden today, Sunday, to spend Christmas with her parents. Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and their families will celebrate her birthday on the 23d, but will then leave to spend Christmas Eve with their respective parents-in-law.

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The Crown Princess Family's traditional Christmas greeting
Before Christmas, the Crown Princess, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar visited the Royal Opera in Stockholm to see Cinderella. Before the curtain went up, they got to meet Luiza Lopez and Jonatan Davidsson from the Royal Ballet and costume director Michael Glas.
In 2023 The Royal Opera celebrates 250 years. The opera was founded in 1773 by Gustaf III and is the national stage for opera and ballet
Photos at the article at court's website:
Kronprinsessfamiljen besökte Kungliga Operan inför jul _ Kungahuset

»We are very happy that the Crown Princess and her family chose to come to us at the Royal Swedish Opera and draw attention to the cultural sector and our employees. It fits extra well now for our 250th anniversary, which we will celebrate throughout 2023«, says Fredrik Lindgren, CEO of the Royal Swedish Opera.
The Crown Princess Victoria and her family visited the Royal Swedish Opera for Christmas. _ Kungliga Operan

Nya chockbilden på Estelle och Oscar – så har du aldrig sett dem! _*Svensk Dam

Kronprinsessfamiljen besöker Kungliga Operan för julhälsning

Prinsessan Estelle och prins Oscar önskar God jul

The King and Queen have been seen doing some Christmas shopping:
At lunchtime on Monday, the King and Queen Silvia appeared in Sickla outside Stockholm.
Followed by their bodyguards, they strolled around a number of shops. What they bought is unclear, but according to a reader, they looked at, among other things, shoes, glasses and hunting accessories.
- They looked a lot at sunglasses, he says.
Kungen och drottningen ute i julhandeln
 
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According to an interview given by the Queen to Bild, Princess Madeleine and her family arrived in Sweden today, Sunday, to spend Christmas with her parents. Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and their families will celebrate her birthday on the 23d, but will then leave to spend Christmas Eve with their respective parents-in-law.

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Information officer Johan Tegel from the court to Expressen:
"The royal family celebrates Christmas in Stockholm. All family members will spend time together during the Christmas days. The different days on which these Christmas celebrations take place can, however, be counted as private and it is nothing that we provide any information about."
On Friday, the Queen turns 79, and then the whole family will be together.
- Then Christmas begins for me. The king and I have a close relationship with our children, the queen said at Bild's interview.
Kungafamiljen splittras på julafton – firar isär

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Carl Philip and Sofia attend this evening at "Jul i Vasastan" Christmas concert at Gustaf Vasa Church in Stockholm. Per, Linnea and Leonard Taube are sitting behind them.
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Sofia's grandmother Britt and her sister Lina Hellqvist with her partner Mattias Wikström were at the concert too. A fundraiser for Project Playground takes place during the evening.
Här firar Sofia och Carl Philip in julen – hand i hand _*Svensk Dam

Prinsparet vid konserten Jul i Vasastan _ Kungahuset

Chris was seen today at Östermalm in Stockholm with the family dogs Teddy and Oreo.
Chris fångad på bild på Östermalm! _*Svensk Dam
 
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Svensk Damtidning, Chris was today doing some Christmas shopping.
Chris was seen today, on Thursday, strolling along Strandvägen and on to the jewelry store Gaudy. He then left the store with a black bag in his hand.
After the visit to Gaudy, he wandered around the Christmas rush. He then continued up towards Norrmalmstorg, probably in search of more Christmas presents to put under the tree at Drottningholm.
Nya bilderna visar! Här handlar Chris julklappar i sista stund – mitt på Östermalm _*Svensk Dam
 
The King's traditional Christmas speech to all Swedes at home and abroad will be broadcast on 25th December at Radio Sweden and on SVT1 the same evening at 19.45.
The speech will be at SVT Play already at 12.40 on 25th December:
H.M. Konungens jultal _ SVT Play

Promotional photo of the King
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The King and Queen attended in the afternoon Drottningholm Palace Theatre's traditional Christmas concert at Drottningholm Palace Chapel.
Svensk Damtidning writes that according to several guests, queen Silvia took her place in the stands wearing a lovely red dress, with the king at her side.
Now the queen's birthday celebration can start.
Silvias födelsedagsfirande i gång – första bilderna! _*Svensk Dam

Svensk Damtidning about the Queen's birthday celebration:
Now the guests have arrived at the Palace, among the first to arrive were Madeleine and the children.
(..)
Silvias stora födelsedagsfirande på slottet_ Nya bilder! _*Svensk Dam

Chris arrived alone later to Drottningholm.
Gåtan kring Chris – dök inte upp med Madeleine _*Svensk Dam

It has been a tradition for a long time. The king invites at the Queen's birthday to a three-course dinner in one of the Palace's 192 rooms (..)
Silvia 79 år_ Exklusiva bilder från festen inatt! _*Svensk Dam
 
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On Christmas Eve, the Crown Princess, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar visited staff at Greater Stockholm Local Transit Company's (SL) depot in Ulvsunda outside Stockholm to wish them a Merry Christmas.
Many people around Sweden work during Christmas, including in public transport.
During the visit to the Ulvsudadepot, the Crown Princess Family expressed wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the SL staff working during Christmas and the coming weekends.
Kronprinsessfamiljen besökte SL på julafton _ Kungahuset

Photos also at court's social media.

Photos by SPA
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Here it goes! Lucky that it says practice run on the sign.
Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar occupied the driver's compartment on the cross track when they visited Stockholm's local traffic depot in Ulvsunda on Christmas Eve.
The Crown Princess Family took the opportunity to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the SL staff working over Christmas and the coming weekends.
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Här övningskör prins Oscar, 6, SL_s tvärbana på julafton

The Crown Princess family met the staff, and got to see around the traffic control centre. They were also inside the tram depot and looked at the trams.
- Then we entered the carriage hall where we visited a tram that was waiting for us there. They all had to go into the driver's cab, says Petrus Sarmento, operations manager at SL.
Estelle and Oscar also handed out gifts to the staff who worked on Christmas Eve.
- There were some goodies. A little chocolate and other things that might be nice to have on Christmas Eve, says Petrus Sarmento.
Kronprinsessparet besökte SL på julafton

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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her family visit a local traffic depot on Christmas Eve _ Daily Mail Online

Gasen i botten från Estelle och Oscar på julafton _*Svensk Dam

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The King and Queen wish Merry Christmas at court's social media:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmjlQeKKUjL/
 
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The King's traditional Christmas speech to all Swedes at home and abroad at SVT Play and court Youtube channel:
SVT Play
The king gave his first Christmas speech in 1972, then as crown prince. This year's speech, which was thus the 50th in a row, was recorded in Princess Sibylla's apartment at the Royal Palace. The apartment is the King and Queen's representative floor at the Royal Palace.
In the Christmas speech, the King spoke, among other things, about the war in Ukraine and the coming jubilee year for Sweden.
H.M. Konungens jultal 2022 _ Kungahuset

King Carl Gustaf's this year's Christmas speech, the focus was at the war in Ukraine.
The king talks about his first trip to Ukraine, which took place during the time when the country was still part of the Soviet Union.
- From Stockholm Palace to Ukraine is only a hundred miles with straight line distance. Christmas is also celebrated there. For many who live there, it is dark, cold and difficult. Parts of society's infrastructure are knocked out. People have been killed, injured and subjected to terrible suffering.
In 2008, the royal couple traveled to Ukraine. They then visited Gammalsvenskby (Old Swedish village) in the southern part of the country.
- The Russian aggression against Ukraine has hit the village hard. The road I inaugurated at the state visit has been destroyed. Electricity, water and fuel are in short supply. It feels heavy to think about this. Therefore, today I want to send a special greeting to the residents of Gammalsvenskby: my thoughts and those of my family are with you – and with all your compatriots.
Kungens jultal i SVT 2022 – uttrycker sitt stöd för Ukraina

Kungens särskilda julhälsning Aftonbladet

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SVT showed yesterday evening Victoria's Christmas greeting from the Royal Chapel, where she read also the Christmas Gospel. This was a replay from 2021.
SVT Play


Here the rhetorician rates the King's annual Christmas speech: "Very personal"
Rhetorician Heléne Hedqvist has taken a closer look at the King's traditional Christmas speech, which is addressed to Swedes at home and abroad and is a summation of the past year and a look ahead to the next year. This year's speech had a strong political message from a human rights perspective, so it's the first time I remember him being so politically clear, says Hedqvist. The introduction is very startling because the King directly addresses Ukraine.
Här betygsätter retorikern Kungens årliga jultal_ ”Väldigt personligt”
 
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Madeleine and her family usually go home to Florida at the beginning of January. That will also be the case this year. The royal family celebrates the New Year privately, and Madeleine and her family will then remain in Sweden.
- Princess Madeleine and her family are going back to Florida the week after New Year, says Margareta Thorgren to Svensk Damtidning.
Glädjebeskedet! Prinsessan Madeleine stannar i Sverige – hovet bekräftar _*Svensk Dam
 
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The Royal Palaces at its website:

Podcast: Castle & crown
A podcast for those who love royal history. Palace pedagogues Jonas Rosin and Caroline Edman highlight the royal history, big and small. The environments, the people, the events and the traditions.

Royal Christmas celebration
We start with royal Christmas celebrations x 3. Where was Christmas actually celebrated? What is the earliest evidence that a spruce was used? Which of the queens was the first to try ice skating during Christmas?
1. First up is Christmas with Karl XV.
2. Part 2 will come on Friday 8 December and then we will visit Oskar II.
3. On Friday 15 December, the podcast about Gustaf V's Christmas will be released.
Podd_ Slott & krona - Kungliga slotten
 
Victoria and Daniel attended on their official visit to UK on Friday December 1 an Adventfika at the Church of Sweden in London.
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Madeleine, Leonore and Adrienne attended yesterday the Church of Sweden in Florida's 1st Advence Service in Scandinavian Church and Center in Davie, Florida.
Välkommen till Svenska Kyrkan i Florida. 1 advent By Svenska Kyrkan i Florida _ Facebook

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The royal court changed to its calendar that Queen Silvia will receive the traditional Christmas trees from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union on Monday December 18 (not on Saturday 16 as they first listed).
Officiella program _ Kungahuset
 
Lovely photo of Estelle and Oscar on St. Lucia's Day:

"Happy Lucia morning!
Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar photographed by the Crown Princess at Haga".
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Lucia 2023_ Prinsessan Estelle och prins Oscar firar Aftonbladet
Här lussar Oscar och Estelle – se underbara bilden från Haga _*Svensk Dam

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Lilla Akademien visited the Royal Chapel this morning with music.
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The Crown Princess Family's traditional Christmas greeting:
"Before Christmas, the Crown Princess, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar send a Christmas greeting from the Bernadotte apartments at the Royal Palace."
Kronprinsessfamiljen skickar en julhälsning _ Kungahuset

HQ photo can be downloaded from the press room, by Philip Bergman.
https://pressbilder.kungahuset.se/portals/detailpage/1466

Nice video of the Crown Princess family, the Master of the Palace and Court Florist Claes Carlsson is with them making preparations for Christmas. And it's great to see Rio there too!
Court Instagram
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Kronprinsessfamiljens julmys – önskar god jul från Slottet _ Kungligt _ Expressen

Estelles och Oscars fina julhälsning från slottet - Allt om kungligt

Philip Bergman, who filmed the video and took the photo of the Crown Princess family, writes at his Linkedin:
"My fantasy can be wild, but never could I dream of filming the Crown Princess Family for a Christmas greeting. Whoops, it became true."
https://se.linkedin.com/in/philip-bergman-a05384136/sv
 
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Queen Silvia received the Royal Family's Christmas trees from the Swedish Forestry Students' Union at the Royal Palace this afternoon, with all her eight grandchildren.
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I thought when it was announced that queen Silvia would receive the Christmas trees now on her birthday week, that she would do it with her grandchildren. She spoke at Julia Melchior's interview that she takes her grandchildren to school and picks them up from school, so that she can spend time with them. And at Kyrkans Tidning's interview the queen told that she prays with her grandchildren.

Margareta Thorgren confirms that queen Silvia is very happy to spend time with all the grandchildren and experience the fine tradition together.
- It is a nice and long tradition with the Christmas trees. At the same time, over the years there have been different family members who have received them. This year, with the Queen's birthday, it was planned that the Queen and all the grandchildren would be there
Silvias överraskning_ Julmyset med ALLA barnbarnen _*Svensk Dam
Drottning Silvias 80-årspresent – Julian, 2, charmar alla! _*Svensk Dam

Drottning Silvias härliga julfirande med alla barnbarnen - Allt om kungligt
Vilken överraskning! Drottningen tog emot årets julgranar med barnbarnen - GALA magasin

The deputy director of the Information department, Johan Tegel, says that the royal family will celebrate Christmas together, but the court never goes into which days they celebrate. It is of course a slightly special celebration this year in view of the Queen's 80th birthday. The royal family celebrates Christmas privately and the court is therefore not giving out any details about how they will celebrate. Tegel says that the royal family obviously thinks that it is very nice to now be able to celebrate these days together. It has been an intense year with many different activities, so it is a big and exciting year to sum up, which they now get to do together.
Silvias överraskning på Slottet – alla barnbarnen _ Kungligt _ Expressen

Video at court Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kungahuset/reel/C1AMvscKCFo/

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The Master of the Palace and Court florist Claes Carlsson posted this lovely photo from Christmas at the palace already over week ago to his Instagram
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SVT shows the Christmas Gospel reading done by Victoria at the Royal Chapel, on the Christmas Eve at SVT1 at 19.45.
The Royal Parish at its Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kungl.hovforsamlingen/p/C09ALfKuysr/

The King's traditional Christmas speech to all Swedes at home and abroad will be broadcast on 25th December at Radio Sweden and on SVT1 the same evening at 19.45.
 
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What a wonderful surprise!

Little Julian holding hands with Leonore and Adrienne holding hands with Estelle. So lovely to see all the cousins together. And Silvia looks positively beaming :D
 
I love that all of the grandchildren are in attendance. What a nice surprise.
 
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