This Monday, December 16, 2024, Queen Silvia of Sweden respected a tradition very appreciated within the royal family. Queen Silvia was responsible for receiving the fir trees donated by the Umeå University of Agriculture. As a happy grandmother, Queen Silvia was surrounded by her eight grandchildren, who rushed to help her decorate the trees.
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Queen Silvia of Sweden surrounded by her eight grandchildren in a festive spirit
Every year since the 1960s, the Swedish University of Agriculture in Umeå has donated the fir trees that will decorate the royal palace in Stockholm during the holidays. The university sends students from its master’s degree in forestry to hand over the fir trees, which are received on site by members of the royal family. Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine accomplish this task, often accompanied by their children.
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This year, Queen Silvia was responsible for receiving the trees and she was surrounded by her eight grandchildren. Her eldest daughter, Crown Princess Victoria, is the mother of two children, Princess Estelle, 12, and Prince Oscar, 8. Prince Carl Philip is the father of three boys, Princes Alexander, Gabriel and Julian, aged 8, 7 and 3. Princess Madeleine has three children, Princess Leonore, 10, Prince Nicolas, 9, and Princess Adrienne, 6.
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Princess Estelle, her brother and cousins help decorate Christmas trees
For this rare official engagement of the young princes and princesses of Sweden with their grandmother, the children were responsible for decorating the trees with the help of university students. The little princes and princesses were amazed as they unwrapped some of the ornaments and hung up some more sparkly baubles.
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The entire Swedish royal family will be reunited for Christmas, as is the case every year. This will also be the last Christmas with 8 children. Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia are preparing to expand their family. Princess Sofia is pregnant with their fourth child due in February. The royal family usually begins the celebrations on December 23, the birthday of Queen Silvia, who will turn 81 this year. The celebrations continue with New Year’s Eve on December 24 and Christmas on December 25.
Nicolas Fontaine
Editor-in-chief
Nicolas Fontaine has been a designer-editor and author for numerous Belgian and French brands and media. A specialist in royal family news, Nicolas founded the site Histoires royales of which he is the editor-in-chief. [email protected]
