January 21- A Busy Day for Princesses

Today was a busy day for Princesses All Around.

Let's start with Madeleine who owned the Paparazzi this morning by posting her own photos of her Vacation while getting a perfect jab in at them ignoring the families privacy. Go Madeleine!

Family time, sadly interrupted. What a pity we weren't just asked for photos, because here are some sweet ones.
Posted by Princess Madeleine of Sweden on Wednesday, January 20, 2016

In one of the photos, she can be seen wearing a super cute Beach Cover-Up from Juliet Dunn London. In the photos you can also see Leonore in some Livly Bows and a dress from Marie Chantal! One photo featuring Nicolas with Madeleine shows him wearing a bodysuit from Marie Chantal as well!

Next up we will go to Crown Princess Victoria who attended one of the concerts during the Young Music at the Palace which we discussed yesterday.

A photo posted by Kungahuset (@kungahuset) on Jan 21, 2016 at 5:51am PST

Later in the day, she visited Futebol da forca (IFK Tumba Football Club) and observed a training session. The Crown Princess Couple's Foundation supports the work that Tumba does.

Hedrad att prinsessan tog sin tid för att komma till oss i Tumba för att se min träning.Är så stolt över mitt lag😁❤️ pic.twitter.com/8Cb5fCJAuZ

— Melissa (@MelissaBesara) January 21, 2016

She wore pants for the first time (for a public engagement) in many months today. I have no ideas on the outfit besides for that her bag is from Valentino and her shoes are Yves Saint Laurent. Her earrings come from Kreuger Jewellery.

Finally we are at Princess Sofia, who handled out the medals to Sophiasysters. On January 1st, she took over from the King's sister, Princess Christina as honorary chairman of Sophiahemmet.

A photo posted by Expressen Kungligt (@expressenkungligt) on Jan 21, 2016 at 10:49am PST

She wore a beautiful new lace dress from H&M Maternity Line, over which she wore her Max Mara jacket from the Te Deum before the wedding. I think she is wearing Yves Saint Laurent pumps. Her bracelet comes from Pearls of Freja. (Credit for finding this dress goes to @PRINSESSANSOFIA on Twitter)

Young Music at the Palace

Today, Sofia joined the King and Queen at the concert of Young Music at the Palace (Unga Musik på Slottet). It has been a long standing tradition (since King Gustav VI Adolf in 1970) that once a month there is a concert at the palace (Musik på Slottet) but in 2009, the King started this weeklong concert series where young children are invited to listen to Young Musicians perform at the Palace in Stockholm. The King and Queen also attended a concert this morning before being joined by Sofia in the afternoon session.

For this Sofia wore a dress which I believe is from H&M, you can really see her bump growing but she has just to turn to Maternity Dresses. I have yet to find a good photo where you can see her shoes to know anything about them. Her bracelet comes from Pearls of Freja (See above).

Queen Silvia wore the suit that we discussed over a year ago. Thankfully she has kept the gigantic bows off - let's hope they are off for good!

Photo from Kungahuset.se

Victoria at Jacob Wallenberg's 60th Birthday Celebration

This photo came across my Instagram feed this morning of Victoria attending Jacob Wallenberg's 60th Birthday Celebrations. I do not know when it was but never-the-less I have a photo to share with you! Jacob Wallenberg is a good friend of the Swedish Royal Family as well as the person who helps to managed their finances.

A photo posted by Maruschka de Margo (@maruschkademargo) on Jan 20, 2016 at 2:02am PST

Victoria is wearing a jacket from UNREAL FUR and what appears to be a gown from Seraphine (I am still waiting on confirmation from Seraphine NOT FROM SERAPHINE but I wanted to get this post up before I go to classes for the day). She is carrying her Stella McCartney Zip Clutch and I think she is wearing Lara Bohinc earrings. If anyone finds better photos- please send them my way!

Victoria attends Agenda 2030

Today, Victoria attended the conference titled Agenda 2030 in downtown Stockholm. This conference focused on what Sweden can do to help reach the global goals that the UN set in September. These 17 goals that they hope to reach by 2030 are goals that strive to improve inequality, poverty, hunger, and strive to sustain and protect our planet.

A photo posted by Kungahuset (@kungahuset) on Jan 18, 2016 at 1:33am PST

For this engagement Victoria wore some of what have been her staples throughout her pregnancy. She chose her black and white geometric Asos Maternity dress. Over this she wore her Seraphine Black Peplum Blazer (Currently out of stock). She chose to keep with the black theme by selecting her black Valentino bag. It also appears that she is wearing a new watch instead of her trusty Epoch watch which was a gift from the court about 5 years or so ago.

I must be honest- my first reaction to the photos was- "Holy Bump!" Victoria has really popped- I am pretty convinced she is going to give birth near Estelle's Birthday- I really don't see her holding off until March! The next time you will here from me is most likely Thursday when Sofia has her first engagement of the year. Until then- have a great week! 

Welcome to 2016!

Welcome back! I am so excited about what this upcoming year holds for the Swedish Royal Family- both on a personal event standpoint as well as in the fashion area!

Victoria was back to work today joining Daniel, and the King and Queen for a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs discussing State Visits. Now I doubt we will see any state visits for Victoria or Daniel until at least after the summer, the King and Queen may carry out one or two.

For this meeting Victoria wore once again her Seraphine Bubble Print Maternity Dress- while this dress is currently Sold Out- it will be back in stock in March for those of you who are looking to add it to your closet!

We have to wait another week to see Victoria again but I am sure it will be worth the wait to see how big her bump has grown! Have a wonderful rest of your week!

Photos From Seraphine and Kungahuset.se

A meeting with Svenskdam Editor and Chief!

(Yes- this post is being back posted- simply for the reason that I like things to be in date order)

Back on January 12 (cough... my birthday... cough) Victoria and Daniel had a private meeting with the Editor in Chief of Svenskdam! She posted a photo of their meeting on her Instagram!

A photo posted by @karinlennmor on Jan 12, 2016 at 6:57am PST

Victoria can be seen wearing her Seraphine Black Zip Detail Dress- which she has worn previously this pregnancy! That is all I can see of the outfit besides for black tights but knowing Victoria she is probably wearing a pair of black pumps or booties.

An Adventure to the Scandinavian Library

***Note: This has nothing to do with Current Royal Events or anything to do with Fashion***

Yesterday I took an adventure to the Scandinavian Library in my state. I just discovered that it existed last month and planned a trip with my grandfather as something that we could do together. So we started off our journey and arrived to find this library was one room inside a Cultural Center and a Elderly Home.

Upon entering, I found the room was packed with books- I was like a kid in a candy shop. One of the volunteers asked if I wanted help and I told her I was looking for their books about the Swedish Royal Family. She looked at me funny and then proceeded to help me. I sat down and began to read and then found so many new-to-me stories and facts. My favorite story I am going to share below- I think it really shows the quick wit of Queen Silvia.

The state visit to Mexico in 1982 ended in a small idyllic town on Yucatan Peninsula. The last night the royal couple, royal court, and the press all stayed at the same luxury hotel which only had just one private phone. This one was located in the royal couple's suite. In the middle of the night (it was the daytime in Sweden) Expressen began to call and seek a reporter, Björn Vinberg.
-He is not here, said a dazed Queen Silvia.
-Where is he?
-I do not know.
-Who are you?
-A German tourist.
A moment later the phone rang again. Where is Vinberg?
-I know absolutely not, said Silvia.
-Is it the German tourist?
-Yes!
-Sorry then.
-By all means.
The next morning when the royal couple gave the last interview at the airport in Merida the queen said:
Good morning, editor Vinberg. Last night I was your private operator!

Other Fun tidbits from my visit proved to be very uplifting to me- These volunteers would talk to me in English and then turn to one another and begin to talk in Swedish. I was very surprised how much of their conversation I understood! (In case you do not know- I only speak English but I continue to try to expand my Swedish vocabulary- I am slowly teaching myself!) I also made a friend who gave me some great tips on expanding the blog- so look for some of those changes in the next few weeks.

I am going to have to go back and find more fascinating stories and photos and try some Swedish Pastries at their Cafe! (Yesterday was Danish day but I really want to try a Semla so I am going to take my Grandmother and go back sometime!)

I look forward to getting back to Fashion Updates and Reports later this week!