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Queen Silvia

In 1972, the then Crown Prince Carl Gustaf met his German–Brazilian future wife, Silvia Sommerlath, who was born in 1943 in Germany. They met in Munich during the Olympic Games, where Silvia was chief hostess. A trained interpreter, Silvia is the first Swedish queen to have had a professional career.

King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia married in 1976. At the time royal weddings that included non-nobility were highly unusual, and Queen Silvia has since modernised the position of queen so that it is in step with the times. She has taken initiatives to pursue several social issues close to her heart, in particular children’s rights.

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia reside in Drottningholm Palace, just west of Stockholm.

Crown Princess Victoria – future queen

When she succeeds her father, Crown Princess Victoria will become Sweden’s fourth female monarch in the history of the Kingdom of Sweden, and the first since 1720.

Victoria was born on 14 July 1977. In 1980, the Succession Act was retroactively made gender-neutral, which made Victoria’s title change from Princess to Crown Princess.

Crown Princess Victoria regularly attends information councils with government ministers, and also steps in as a temporary regent when needed.

Her agenda also includes attending official dinners, openings and visits from foreign dignitaries. She is in great demand as an ambassador for Swedish ventures in culture, art and design, which are also personal interests.

Crown Princess Victoria promotes the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for 2030 and works actively with issues concerning water and health (SDG goals 6 and 14).

The Crown Princess family

In 2010, Crown Princess Victoria married Daniel Westling, who became Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland. Their first child, Princess Estelle, was born in 2012 and is second in line to the Swedish throne. Third in line is Princess Estelle’s brother, Prince Oscar, born in 2016.

The family lives in Haga Palace outside Stockholm, the birthplace and early home of King Carl XVI Gustaf.

The Swedish Crown Princess Couple’s Foundation combats social isolation and promotes good health among children and young people in Sweden. It was established by Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel to mark the occasion of their marriage.

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel have also initiated Generation Pep, a non-profit organisation working to spread knowledge and engage people and organisations in making it easier for children and young people to live healthy lives with sufficient exercise and correct nutrition.