The ruling royal family of Sweden is of French origin and is related to all modern monarchical courts of Europe. Today, Sweden miraculously combines stable democracy based on equality and strong monarchical traditions, but the Swedes themselves do not like the royal family (except, of course, the crown princess and heirs).
King Charles XVI
The reigning king of Sweden, Charles XVI, who is already seventy-one years old, is known among his subjects as a near-minded person who committed misconduct in the past and reduces the popularity of the monarchy on the international political scene now. The king often spent money on entertainment, strip clubs and girls of easy virtue. And he took the funds from the state treasury. Charles XVI repeatedly promised to return the money, but he never mentioned specific dates.
However, the youngest king from the ruling dynasty, after ascending the throne, followed all spheres of life in Swedish society, but nevertheless performed an exclusively representative and ceremonial role - however, like all modern monarchs. He receives diplomatic representatives of other countries, holds informational meetings with the Prime Minister, presides over meetings related to international affairs. Charles XVI is also known as the annual host of the Nobel Prize award ceremony.
Queen of Sweden
Queen Sylvia, wife of Charles XVI, is also not particularly popular among subjects. She remained German with Brazilian roots, was not imbued with love for Sweden, and in Swedish makes unforgivable mistakes for a person of such high status. In addition, people say that the Queen professes Catholicism, and for the Swedes (Protestants) this is outrageous. Rumor has it that before being engaged to Carl, Sylvia was already married.
The current Queen of Sweden made a career even before marriage, but even here the Swedes, who do not particularly like the royal family, found a somewhat shameful fact. A girl from a wealthy family, as the subjects say, does not have to work at all, and Sylvia is no exception. The Swedes are sure that the queen is by no means a martyr who has endured years of unfaithful husband, she also has her skeletons in the closet.
Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria
Victoria (Wicca), unlike her mother, is an exception to the rule. You can hear a lot of good things about the future queen, her subjects love and respect her, however, there are also negative opinions - most likely, this is connected not with Victoria herself, but with her family.
The future queen today attends official dinners and ceremonies, attends meetings with senior foreign guests. She successfully studied at universities in France and the USA, attended courses in Stockholm, completed an internship at the United Nations and the Swedish embassy in the USA, later returned to education - she entered Uppsala University. The Princess of Sweden also completed an internship in Paris and Berlin, as part of her studies she visited Ethiopia and Uganda.
The vicissitudes of personal life
The crown princess was introduced to aristocrats, princes and multimillionaires, but it was not so simple. Widely covered in the media is the love story of Wicca and Nikolaos the Greek. The latter was courting Victoria, but then he was "caught" with a certain Tatyana Blatnik. Even more tragic was the story of Felipe of Spain. Victoria fell in love with him, but her feelings remained unanswered. When in 2003 he officially announced his engagement, Victoria fell into a severe depression.
Daniel Westling
Daniel was the personal trainer of the Princess of Sweden, but until the engagement of the Spanish prince Felipe with Princess Letizia, his relationship with Vicki remained extremely friendly. It was he who helped Victoria get out of depression when her feelings for Felipe turned out to be reciprocal. The Victoria family was not at first delighted with the candidacy for the role of husband for the princess, but everyone remembered what he had done for Wicca. After the marriage, he received the title, today the husband of the crown princess is called Daniel, Duke of Westergetland.
Princess Estelle
The next successor to the Swedish throne (according to the laws of the Swedish monarchy, the right to inherit the throne gets the first child, regardless of whether it is a girl or a boy) was born on February 23, 2012. The next day, the grandfather of the newborn, the ruling monarch of Sweden, announced to the Council of Ministers and all the subjects the name and title of the girl: the Duchess of Esthertland Estelle. The princess will inherit the throne after her mother, Crown Princess Victoria.
The Duchess of Estherland Estelle is also the heiress of the British crown. The girl is a descendant of Sofia Hanover. True, the Duchess of Esthertland Estelle occupies a place already in the third hundred heirs.
