Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden since 1973 regularly graces the pages of numerous tabloids. King Carl Gustaf's formal and complete style is simply His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden. The King's heir apparent, upon passage on 1 January 1980 of a new law establishing equal primogeniture (the first such law passed in European history), is Crown Princess Victoria, the eldest child of the King and his wife, Queen Silvia. He is also 203rd in the line of succession to the British and other Commonwealth thrones.
Many of the King’s official duties are covered in the media. The King's duties are, according to the 1974 Instrument of Government, of a representative and ceremonial nature. Worldwide, Carl XVI Gustaf is probably best known as the presenter of the Nobel Prizes each year. There was wide press coverage of each presentation of the Nobel Prize at Stockholm City Hall, held on Friday, December 10, 2010, and The King’s dinner held the following night for the Nobel Laureates at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
Saturday 12 March was Crown Princess Victoria's name day. The day was celebrated at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. According to tradition, name day celebrations begin with the Mounted Guard presenting a horseshoe to the Crown Princess and Prince Daniel. This particular horseshoe was worn by the horse Regent during the Crown Princess Couple's wedding procession on 19 June 2010.
The Nordic World Ski Championships kicked off in Olso, Norway on 24 February 2011. King Harald and Queen Sonja presided over the ceremony with their family, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit and their children. The royal family took in the ceremony with the president of the International Ski Federation Gianfranco Kasper, and the mayor of Oslo, Fabian Stang.
Sweden's Princess Madeleine is set to receive damages in excess of the equivalent of 3.5 million kronor ($540,000) from a slew of German newspapers for libel and intrusion in her private life. The German press has always been known for its passing friendship with the truth, but it seems things got out of hand when several articles which included false information about Madeleine's life were published in papers belonging to the Klambt publishing house.
