Crown Princess Victoria's Name Day - March 12: 2003-2011,2014-2015, 2017-2019-2024


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I love this photo of Estelle hugging Victoria; there's so much love and warmth here. Estelle seems like a very affectionate little girl and seems to be particularly attentive to her younger brother, which is lovely to see.

:previous: And that is why I love this royal family. They all take the dais and they all do the circuit although Oscar is back a little because I think he still finds it overwhelming however Estelle is definitely her mother's daughter handling everything like a seasoned trooper. And Oscar has the cutest little grumpy face I have seen for a while. :lol:

For all it is Spring, it seemed very cold and that makes it even more amazing when so many people still turn out. As usual, the CP Couple and their children have this sweet colour coordination going on with Victoria in dusky red, Estelle in pink and Daniel and Oscar doing their blue thing.

There's the traditional band, the traditional surreptitious bobbing to the music, all the gifts of flowers. I love that even school classes come and that some things have become de facto tradition such as that humongous, spettkaka and a hello the FinnJasper the cat in a basket (sort of like people bring their dogs to say hello to Camilla).

Totally agree - being a Brit it makes me realise how under the radar in terms of pomp and circumstance "our" RF is in comparison to their European counterparts when we see events like this, too!
 
Svensk Damtidning's article about the celebration. Svensk Damtidning has counted that although Victoria has not every year attended at the celebration, she has been there 19 times and heard the military band play "Med en enkel tulipan!", which is played every year.
Svensk Damtidning also writes that Estelle is made to her future role, she loves to meet people, just like her mother. And although the day was rather cold, the event was a success to the crown princess family, a day to remember with many lovely moments.
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Svensk Damtidning wonders at its article, when we will see Oscar again.

We ask Margareta Thorgren if the prince, and big sister Estelle, will be present when the crown princess celebrates her name day at Inner courtyard, March 12.
- Princess Estelle goes to school and prince Oscar at preschool so I can't answer to that today.
Hovets besked om prins Oscar _ Svensk Dam

On Thursday 12th March Crown princess Victoria's Name Day will be celebrated traditionally at the Royal Palace. The Crown Princess is congratulated by the Armed Forces and the public is welcomed to attend the celebration in the Inner Courtyard of the Royal Palace.
11.00 the South Gates to the Inner Courtyard will be opened
11.45 The Royal Swedish Army Band, The Salute Troop from the Life Guards and the Royal Guards from The Life Regiment Hussars march into the Inner Courtyard.
Concert of The Royal Swedish Army Band
12.00 The celebration starts with The Royal Swedish Army Band implementing a music program.
The ceremony ends with The Royal Swedish Army Band, the Royal Guards and The Salute Troop handing flowers to the Crown Princess.
Fira Kronprinsessans namnsdag - Sveriges Kungahus
 
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Press release from the court

The Crown Princess's Name day celebration cancelled
The Armed Forces' traditional celebration of H.R.H. The Crown Princess's Name Day at the Royal Palace's inner courtyard on March 12 is cancelled.
The Crown Princess's Name day is celebrated annually with a tribute from the Swedish Armed Forces at the Royal Palace's inner courtyard. The celebration is open to the public and gathers a large number of congratulators each year.
For the sake of the public, which at the celebration usually gather on a limited area with some congestion, and based on the Public Health Agency's risk assessment of the new corona virus, the Royal Court and the Swedish Armed Forces decided to cancel the ceremony this year.
Kronprinsessans namnsdagsfirande inställt - Sveriges Kungahus

- This decision is made with care about the public who come here. It is usually quite crowded, says Johan Tegel from the court press department.
JUST NU: Victoria tvingas ställa in – Hovet bekräftar _ Svensk Dam

Although the public celebration of the crown princess's name day was cancelled, the Armed Forces congratulated Victoria with flowers at the Eastern Vault at the Royal Palace today. Daniel attended with Victoria.
- Many flower greetings has come although the celebration was cancelled. Then this ceremony was held where the Armed Forces gave their flowers, said Margareta Thorgren.
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At the photos it seems that as every year, The Second Amphibious Battalion, which is also called The Victoria Battalion, gave Victoria a photo album of their work during the year.

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More photos of Victoria receiving congratulations on her Name Day, which was today.
Det bar Victoria på namnsdagen – allt om kläderna _ Svensk Dam

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Victoria's different celebration - following the message from the court
Victoria's traditional congratulations on her name day were cancelled.
But it became a celebration nonetheless - on a slightly smaller scale.
According to tradition, Crown Princess Victoria is celebrated by the Swedish Armed Forces and the public on her name day. But this year the tradition was broken and the celebration was cancelled.
But the Crown Princess did not become completely without celebration. On Thursday she celebrated with Prince Daniel and was congratulated on a slightly smaller scale by the Armed Forces. She got a flowers in green, red and yellow. A representative from Victoria battalion handed over an album of photographs of their various missions around the world.
Victorias annorlunda firande – efter beskedet från hovet

Article with good photos
Victorias nedtonade namnsdag på slottet – en fin stund - Allt om kungligt

And great, the court published a short video at its Youtube. Victoria and Daniel arrived and were followed by The Head of HRH The Crown Princess's Household, Marshal of the Court Lena Bartholdson and Victoria's aide-de-camp Helena Sigurdsson.
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Kronprinsessan uppvaktades på namnsdagen - Sveriges Kungahus
 
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Neither Princess Estelle nor Prince Oscar appeared during the celebration of Victoria. The Crown Princess couple usually brings their children to the Inner courtyard with them to meet the people, at the times when the event was done in a more traditional way.
This time it was decided that Estelle and Oscar would be left outside.
- It is true that it has been a bit varied, sometimes the children have been involved, sometimes not. At this time, both children were in their respective schools. As the whole event was canceled, they decided to go to school. It was a conscious action, says Margareta Thorgren.
Coronavirus_ Oscar och Estelle var inte med _ Svensk Dam

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On Saturday 12 March, HRH the Crown Princess is traditionally greeted on her Name Day.
The Crown Princess is courted by the Armed Forces and the public is welcome to participate in the celebration at the Inner Courtyard at the Royal Palace.
With regard to the pandemic, any gifts will not be able to be handed over to the Crown Princess.
These covid-19 recommendations apply:
Stay at home and avoid close contact in case of symptoms. Adults who have not been vaccinated are advised to take special precautions.

The Name Day celebration program:
10.45 The South Gates to the Inner Courtyard will be opened
11.40 The Army Music Corps, The Salute Troop from the Life Guards and the Royal Guard from K 3 march into the Inner Courtyard.
11.45 Concert of The Army Music Corps
12.00 The celebration begins with the Army Music Corps carrying out a music program and ends with the Army Music Corps, the Royal Guard and the Salute Troop handing over flowers to the Crown Princess.
Fira Kronprinsessans namnsdag - Sveriges Kungahus
 
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The whole family at Victoria's Name Day celebration at the Inner Courtyard of the Royal Palace today.
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Can someone please explain to me why there is a Victoria Name Day? Will there eventually be an Estelle Name Day?
 
Can someone please explain to me why there is a Victoria Name Day? Will there eventually be an Estelle Name Day?
The celebration of Victoria's Name Day is the Swedish Armed Forces' celebration of the Crown Princess. The Armed Forces are not at Victoria's birthday celebration on Öland in July.
At this photo we see on the right Lieutenant general Jan Salestrand, the Chief of H.M.The King's Military Staff.
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It's three years from the last public celebration, which has been cancelled due to the pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
Lovely family photos
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We can see that there is a lot of people
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Court website
The Swedish Armed Forces courted the Crown Princess on the Name Day in the Royal Palace's inner courtyard, after two years of customized celebrations on a smaller scale. As the Crown Princess' birthday is normally celebrated on Öland, Name Day is the annual celebration of the Crown Princess in the capital, and has taken place since the early 1990s.
The ceremony was attended by the Guard of Honor from the Life Guards, the Main Guard from the Life Regiment's hussars K 3 and the Army Music Corps.
The first piece at the Army Music Corps' tribute concert was Drottning Victorias präsentiermarsch, a march that Carl Michael Bellman added lyrics to the melody. Kronprinsessan Victorias festmarsch was performed, Gratulation by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger and Livregementets grenadjärers marsch. The concert ended with Med en enkel tulipan followed by the Victoria fanfare and a fourfold live for the Crown Princess.
The celebration ended with the Crown Princess family meeting and greeting all those who came to participate in the celebration.
Lieutenant colonel Christofer Lennings from the Victoria Battalion at the 1st Marine Regiment handed over the traditional book about the battalion's activities as gift, as well as berets to Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar.
Kronprinsessan uppvaktades på namnsdagen - Sveriges Kungahus

Photos at court Facebook by Pelle T Nilsson/SPA and Sara Friberg/The Royal Court.
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At the video we see also Oscar putting his beret on.

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Can someone please explain to me why there is a Victoria Name Day? Will there eventually be an Estelle Name Day?
Most Swedish names are assigned a special day in the calendar. It's a remnant of the old Catholic custom of saints having special feast days.
Victoria has her name day today on 12 March, Estelle has her on 15 August and I have mine on 27 July.
The royal name day celebrations initially came about because the armed forces wanted to celebrate the name day of the monarch and has then evolved into the celebrations we see today. Estelle will most likely get celebrated in the same way after her mother ascends the throne.
 
But Estelle has a birthday when people won’t be on summer holidays (for her name day, it’s the reverse). Maybe things will have to change?
 
It is so nice to see the entire Crown Princess family together and finally able to celebrate Victoria's Name Day publicly. I wonder if their all wearing shades of grey might be in keeping with the severity of the times as Ukrainians are fighting for their lives and country. I'm going to think it is a subtle gesture of reverence to the current times. Again, lovely to see the family in celebration.
 
Although the court told in a press release that with regard to the pandemic, any gifts would not be able to be handed over in connection with the Name Day celebration, Estelle and Oscar got presents and Victoria got some flowers and drawings.
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Victoria de Suède en fête au palais _ la princesse Estelle adorable... Oscar toujours boudeur - Purepeople
Här firas kronprinsessan Victoria på namnsdagen

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Behind the Crown Princess family at the ceremony were among others Victoria's aide-de-camp lieutenant commander Jonas Forsmark, the First Marshal of the Court Mats Nilsson, director of the Information Department Margareta Thorgren, Marshal of the Court/Head of HRH The Crown Princess's Household Lena Bartholdson, The Chief of H.M.The King's Military Staff lieutenant general Jan Salestrand, Commandant General in Stockholm lieutenant general Michael Claesson and lieutenant colonel Christofer Lennings from the Victoria Battalion at the 1st Marine Regiment.
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On Sunday 12 March, HRH the Crown Princess is traditionally greeted on her Name Day.
The Crown Princess is courted by the Armed Forces and the public is welcome to participate in the celebration at the Inner Courtyard at the Royal Palace.

The Name Day celebration program:
10.45 The gates to the Southern vault are opened for entrance to the Inner courtyard.
11.50 The Army Music Corps, The Salute Troop from the Life Guards and the Royal Guard from K 3 march into the Inner Courtyard.
12.00 The celebration begins with the Army Music Corps carrying out a music program and ends with the Army Music Corps, the Royal Guard and the Salute Troop handing over flowers to the Crown Princess.
Fira Kronprinsessans namnsdag _ Kungahuset
 
The celebration of Crown Princess Victoria's Name Day at the Inner Courtyard of the Royal Palace.
The whole Crown Princess Family is there:
Se ljuvliga nya bilderna vid slottet! Här uppvaktas Victoria på namnsdagen! _*Svensk Dam

SWE: The Crown Princess' Name Day 2023 Getty Images
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Nice photos of the family
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Also this year, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Estelle were able to prove that they really can match. The royals wore similar faux fur coats in beige, fitting for the still biting cold.
Nya bilderna på Estelle gör det tydligt – går inte längre att blunda för _*Svensk Dam

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Gratulerar på namnsdagen, Victoria! _ Damernas Värld

The Royal Court at its website
The Crown Princess was courted by the Armed Forces on the name day at the Royal Palace.
Since the early nineties, the Swedish Armed Forces have celebrated the Crown Princess's Name day with a courtship at the Royal Palace's inner courtyard. As the Crown Princess's birthday is normally celebrated on Öland, the Name day is the annual celebration of the Crown Princess in the capital.
The courtship of the Crown Princess began with music by the Army Music Corps which performed, among other things, Med en enkel tulipan. The music corps concluded with the Victoria fanfare and a fourfold cheer for the Crown Princess.
After the ceremony, the Crown Princess family greeted the congratulators who had come to the Inner Courtyard.
Kronprinsessan uppvaktades på namnsdagen _ Kungahuset

Nya bilderna på Estelle väcker uppmärksamhet – detaljen avslöjar prinsessans beslut! _*Svensk Dam

Niklas Larsson, municipal councilor Osby Municipality, has been at Solliden twelve times to congratulate Victoria on her birthday. And today he of course was at the Royal Palace, he posted a photo to his Instagram
"Congratulations on the name day Crown Princess Victoria!
The whole family received at Stockholm Palace today when Crown Princess Victoria has her name day. I also took the opportunity to congratulate Prince Daniel who turns 49.5 on Wednesday, he was so happy about it. Princess Estelle liked Loreen yesterday and Prince Oscar, the Duke of Skåne, was of course congratulated on his 7th birthday afterwards. A very funny but short moment with the Crown Princess and her family."
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As every year, Victoria got from the Victoria Battalion the traditional book about the battalion's activities during the year as a gift.
The Amphibious Regiment at its social media
"Today is Victoria's Name day and Marcus Appelgren, the commander of the Victoria Battalion (Second Amphibious Battalion) was on site at the Royal Palace to court H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria with an annual tradition - a photo album with pictures of the battalion from the past year and other gifts. See what else they got?"
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Svensk Damtidning writes that Estelle is such an unusual princess - with such a strong aura.
Estelle felt also sorry for the photographers and their frozen fingers:
- You should wear electric gloves next year! she said thoughtfully.
And then:
- There are also heating bags.
Cute comment, thought mom Victoria. But above all useful:
- Good tips!
Nya bilderna på prinsessan Estelle – skapar rubriker utomlands! _*Svensk Dam

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Photo of Oscar behind the doors waiting for the family to come out to the courtyard.
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This happy woman tells about the short meeting with Victoria, that Victoria spoke German to her
"... Finally, the Crown Princess took some time to talk to those waiting My personal highlight was a short conversation with the Crown Princess, during which she said, among other things, in German: "Thank you very much for coming here today."
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Estelle is all over the place (moving, talking to her father, almost jumping up and down at times) compared to Oscar who just stands quietly in front of the rest of his family. Quite impressive for such a young child (he only turned 7 earlier this month; although he looks a bit younger imho).
 
On Tuesday 12 March, HRH the Crown Princess is traditionally greeted on her Name Day.
The Crown Princess is courted by the Armed Forces and the public is welcome to participate in the celebration at the Inner Courtyard at the Royal Palace.

Program:
10.45 The gates to the Southern vault are opened for entrance to the Inner courtyard.
11.45 The Army Music Corps, The Salute Troop from the Life Guards and the Royal Guard from K 3 march into the Inner Courtyard.
12.00 The celebration begins with the Army Music Corps carrying out a music program and ends with the Army Music Corps, the Royal Guard and the Salute Troop handing over flowers to the Crown Princess.
 
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The celebration of Crown Princess Victoria's Name Day at the Inner Courtyard of the Royal Palace.
The whole Crown Princess Family is there:
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Organization Bara Vanlig congratulates Victoria:
"Congratulations on the name day Crown Princess Victoria
We at Bara Vanlig know what a fantastic and genuine woman and crown princess you are, you showed that so clearly last summer when you and Prince Daniel took part in our training in Hässelby.
Thanks to the support from the Crown Princess Couple's Foundation, we have had the opportunity to help more participants and relatives experience the community and joy of movement that can be experienced at our training sessions with the leisure groups. "

Short video at Svensk Damtidning's article


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The Royal Court about the celebration
After the congratulations at the Inner Courtyard, Victoria received Lieutenant Colonel Marcus Appelgren from the Victoria Battalion (2nd Amphibious Battalion) and, as every year, received a photo album with pictures from the battalion's activities during the year.

Finnjasper The Cat was also this year at the Courtyard to congratulate Victoria.


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Representatives from Kungliga Blomsterstiftelsen (The Royal Flower Foundation) and Flower Shop Arvidssons i Fjärås congratulated Victoria too:
"Today we congratulated Crown Princess Victoria and participated in the name day celebration. It was Swedish-grown Hortensia Xian, Pelargonium Astrid, a spring bouquet and money from the Azalea campaign for Crown Princess Victoria's Fund. The Crown Princess told about many fine leisure activities that are made possible for chronically ill and disabled children and young people with the help of money from the fund. Thank you to everyone who has sold and bought Azalea in the Victoria Fund campaign"

Since 1999, always in October, Arvidssons in Fjärås sells azaleas with Crown Princess Victoria's Fund seal, and of them SEK 2 is donated to Crown Princess Victoria's Fund. They have since the beginning collected about SEK 4.1 million.


At Attendo Valla Park nursing home they celebrated Victoria's Name Day too, they had a theme day about Victoria and for the coffee there was a new variant of princess pastry:

At a nursing home in Sjösala they also had a whole Victoria's Name Day a lot of program: they watched a film "Haga Palace - A Royal Home", Victoria and Daniel's pre-wedding concert and the documentary of the Royal Jewellery. The day ended with coffee and cake.
 
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