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At the Royal Gift Shop, you can find unique Christmas gifts inspired by the interiors and collections of Sweden's royal palaces. Every pr...
Read moreThe 2024 Portrait of Honour depicts songwriter and music producer extraordinaire Max Martin, and was taken by photographer Mikael Jansson.
Read moreTake a ride in the Royal Stables' Daimler DE27 Limousine, and listen to driver Martin Forsén as he talks about the Royal Stables' oldest ...
Read moreAhead of each summer, the palaces are opened up after their winter hibernation. Seasonal maintenance is an important part of the work inv...
Read moreFrisens Park at Royal Djurgården are being restored by Royal Djurgården Administration, archaelogists and landccape architects. The knowl...
Read moreThe Swedish Royal Palaces app 'Kungliga slotten' now includes a number of new features to enhance your visit to the royal palaces.
Read moreA new experience is now available! Take a guided tour around the Royal Palace, and learn about its history, architecture, sculpture and s...
Read moreThe Royal Palace houses a collection of unique objects, mainly from the times of Queen Kristina and Queen Hedvig Eleonora. Collecting was...
Read moreGripsholm Castle, where Sweden’s famous faces can be seen, is open daily from May. The castle is home to the country's largest portrait c...
Read more“Full of life, spirit and fire”. For much of Sweden's period as a great power, Karl X Gustav was on the battlefield. And his queen didn´t...
Read moreIn 1923, the newlywed Crown Prince Gustaf (VI) Adolf and Louise Mountbatten moved into Ulriksdal Palace. What they asked for as a wedding...
Read moreDiscover the jubilee exhibition digitally in 360°! Step into the major exhibition Vasa to Bernadotte, 1523 –1973 –2023. Culture in Servi...
Read moreThe Royal Djurgården Administration has carried out a survey of the park's 200-year history. Using archives, horticultural archaeology an...
Read moreGripsholm was originally built as a secure fortress during a turbulent time, but it was also more than that. The castle was also the roya...
Read moreIn Duke Karl's Chamber at Gripsholm Castle, time has stood still. This is the castle's only fully preserved room from the Vasa period, an...
Read moreDiscover the Hall of State at the Royal Palace in 360°. This room was the centre of Swedish power for centuries, and is still used for of...
Read moreThe 2022 Portrait of Honour depicts the artist Britta Marakatt-Labba, known around the world for her embroidered images of Sami landscape...
Read moreVisit the exhibition 'Daisy: Crown Princess Margareta' from the comfort of your own home. Step into her apartment at the Royal Palace and...
Read moreMany visitors to the Bernadotte Apartments at the Royal Palace stand and look at one particular portrait which is radically different to ...
Read moreWelcome to the home of royalty! Many kings and queens have called the Royal Palace home. Can you find them? Our image hunts for children ...
Read moreThe Riddarholmen Church's newest addition is also one of the church's oldest objects: a wooden sculpture of Christ, dating from around th...
Read moreThe Royal Palaces are among the country’s most distinguished buildings. Throughout the centuries they have played host to important event...
Read more"Now it's time to paint the old man!" This is how the artist Anders Zorn was greeted by King Oskar II when he arrived at the Royal Palace...
Read moreIn Sweden, we divide the Baroque into two periods: the Caroline Baroque, with its Northern European influences, and the later Tessin Gold...
Read moreA new era – the Age of Liberty, the time of the playful Rococo – dawned in Sweden in the mid-18th century. The Caroleans had been replace...
Read moreThe Royal Collections have grown over a period of more than 400 years, from the time of King Gustav Vasa to the present day. They include...
Read moreWhen state councillor Sten Sture the Younger died, it was his wife Kristina Gyllenstierna who led the resistance against the union. She d...
Read moreThroughout her adult life, Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta found herself close to the centre of power. First as a duchess and the sister-in-la...
Read moreHad Hedvig Eleonora been less strong in character, it is very likely that the history of Sweden would have been entirely different. Drott...
Read moreQueen Kristina's coronation was highly controversial. She chose not to be crowned in the traditional location, and refused to wear the Qu...
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