It's a first! This Tuesday, February 14,th 2017, Princess Madeleine of Sweden represented the Swedish crown on British soil. The youngest daughter of the Sovereign couple inaugurated a children's library at the Southbank Center in London on the occasion of the "Imagine Children's Festival" organized every year during the holidays of February. Based on the literature of the Nordic countries, it is based on the pedagogical model "Room for children", developed at the Kulturhuset cultural center in Stockholm.

For this first official engagement in London where she resides with her small family since the summer of 2015, Madeleine of Sweden appeared very happy. She seemed delighted with the mission entrusted to her. The young 34-year-old had chosen for this appointment to wear VILSHENKO(thanks to our friend Sarah at RoyalsandI for ID) a combination of the two tops the FLORADITA PRINTED SILK CREPE DE CHINE BLOUSE and the CAPE T-SHIRT with new Valentino black pleated skirt,  her Miu Miu boots. A new white clutch from the brand SAVAS- . Black also, the fur jacket she wore on her arrival and the boots with laces that she had put on. On the other hand. A dozen children awaited her. The mother of Princess Leonore, who will be celebrating her 3th birthday on 20th February, and Prince Nicholas, 19 months old, has not begged to kneel among these toddlers.

This library is one of the projects developed within the framework of "Nordic Matters", understand Nordic Questions. Declined throughout the year 2017 at the Southbank Center, this festival aims to bring to the many British and foreign visitors of this cultural institution of London the best of Nordic art and culture through various events related to Music, dance, theater, visual arts, design, literature or gastronomy, debates and other encounters.
Photo Credits: Paris Match

The day before, Tuesday, January 31st 2017, another European royal court had hosted another senior German dignitary. It was at the royal palace in Stockholm that King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia had received in audience German Chancellor Angela Merkel who was visiting the country. HM Queen Silvia(a German-born), in an oversized blue suit, had not missed this meeting.
Photo credits: Kungahuset

Well wrapped in a white blanket and same color cap pulled down over his head, the little prince Alexander not delivered a small part of his anatomy on Wednesday 20 April. Photographed with his parents Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and his wife Sofia princess, born Hellqvist, just outside of motherhood, the day after his birth, the new Royal Baby of the Swedish Court left discover that her eyes closed and a small tip of his nose.

If the infant is still asleep to not closed on the second shot released by the Royal House of Sweden, it shows on the other hand perfectly her pretty face and her black hair like her mom and her dad. Lying in white cradle in the new home of the royal couple on the area of ​​Drottningholm Palace, the baby, who was only 3 days, was not bothered in the least when Carl Philip took the photo this first official portrait.

The first child of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia was born this Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 18:25 at Danderyd Hospital, commune on the outskirts of Stockholm. At his birth, he weighed 3.595 kg and measured 49 cm. According to the uses to the Court of Sweden, her name was very officially unveiled this Thursday, April 21 in the late morning, as part of a Cabinet meeting at the Royal Palace. Alongside his eldest daughter Crown Princess Victoria, King Carl XVI Gustaf announced that the boy's name was Alexander Erik Bertil Hubertus and he carried the title of Prince of Sweden and Duke of Sodermanland.
On Friday, a Te Deum service was celebrated in honor of Prince Alexander son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia.

For four days, Prince Alexander, the son of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and his wife the Princess Sofia, is honored in Stockholm. Each day indeed was an event. Following his birth Tuesday April 19th. Wednesday April 20th his first public appearance at the exit of the maternity ward with her parents. Thursday April 21th, the disclosure of his name and his titles by his grandfather King Carl XVI Gustaf. And this Friday, April 22th, the new Baby Royal Court of Sweden gathered the royal family, as well as that of Sofia, at the chapel of the Royal Palace in Stockholm. As is tradition, there was a Te Deum celebrated on the occasion of his birth.

The hero of the day, the little prince Alexander was obviously absent, as was mom the beautiful princess Sofia. also were missing aunt Princess Madeleine, and her husband Christopher O'Neill, the latter living in London. Crown Princess Victoria came with her husband Prince Daniel but without her children, beaming alongside her younger brother, Prince Carl Philip, in her coat LK BENNETT with a new BAUM & PFERGARTEN dress skirt and top and ABRO clutch, her hair decorated with a big bow. Besides King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia in off-white suit, the Swedish royal family was represented by Princess Christina, one of the king's sister, and her husband Tord Magnuson, as well as the Countess Marianne Bernadotte and Dagmar von Arbin, nee Bernadotte. The first a former actress is the widow of Count Sigvard Bernadotte of Wisborg, one of the uncles of the sovereign. The second, who will celebrate its 100th anniversary, is a second cousin of the father of Carl XVI Gustaf.

On his maternal side, his grandparents Mary and Erik Hellqvist, his great grandmother Britt Rotman and  two aunts Lina and Sara attended the religious ceremony. Note the presence of Patrick Sommerlath, one of the nephews of Queen Silvia, and his wife Maline. Had also taken place in the royal chapel various official representatives of Sweden-including the prime minister and the president of suédois- Parliament and the Court staff.

Photo Credits: Kungahuset.se/Paris MAtch/Prince Carl-Philip,Duke of Varmland