Kings, queens, castles, and tiaras.
Take the Swedish royal family, for example.
In recent decades, the regal Swedes have gained attention for unconventional decisions regarding royal doings.
No royal matchmaking in this house!
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf holds the title of Sweden’s longest-reigning monarch.
In 2018, hemade history with his ruleof 44 years and 233 days.
Favorable aesthetic genetics runs deep within Swedish royal clan.
The family members (whether born or wed into royalty), are all insanely beautiful or stunningly strapping.
She then became the country’s princess upon their wedding.
She locked down an American-born husband to complete her happily ever after.
Lastly, Princess Victoria, heir to the throne, is wed to the handsome Prince Daniel.
They deal with dyslexia
Bydefinition, dyslexiais “a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin.
It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities.”
Several members of the Swedish royal family have also learned to live with dyslexia.
King Carl XVI Gustaf has dyslexia, as does his son Prince Carl Philip.
The prince explained that it’s vital that children with dyslexia never feel left out of school activities.
Youngest Princess Madeleine opened up about her journeywith her dyslexiabyworking on a children’s book.
Prince Carl Philip’s eldest sister, Princess Victoria, also has dyslexia.
King Carl XVI Gustaf wed Silvia Renate Sommerlath in 1976.
They met at the Olympic Games, where she was working as an interpreter.
When she married her prince, she went from a common Swedish citizen to the nation’s future queen.
Princess Victoria married Daniel Westling, a gym owner, per theBBC.
Swedish royal weddings have a history of rock and roll flair, literally.
While the song wasn’t specifically written for Queen Silvia, it wassung in dedicationto her at the festivity.
The couple’s son, Prince Carl Philip, followed suit when he wed Sofia Hellqvist.
When they said their “I do’s,” they also incorporated contemporary music into their celebration.
The lateDJ Avicii was askedto be a part of the royal celebration, andIcona Pop sangat the post-nuptial bash.
She penned the lyrics and had singerMolly Sanden sing themon the princess’s behalf (perHello!
According toThe Times, the Swedish people are cool with the king’s past.
Add forgiving and graceful to the Swedish lot’s list of notable qualities.
The king and queen’s children have faced scandals, too.
Future queen Princess Victoria and her husband defended their marriage viaInstagram, openly addressing and denying rumors of divorce.
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia made waves when they announced their relationship to the world.
(via the New York Post).
Royal Swedes seem to also love car races and fancy automobiles.
Both the king of Sweden and his son, Prince Carl Philip, have a penchant for racing.
He began his racing career in 2008, winning his first championship in 2010, perRoyal Central.
A love of fast cars seems to extend past the king and prince.
Will the prince’s three sons grow to love the sport the same?
Only time will tell, but they sure have many great racers to look to for family inspiration.
The Swedish royal brood doesn’t mess around when it comes to their beloved environment.
The family’s two princesses, Victoria and Sofia, have also taken to the trails.
The Swedish family is forgoing out-of-date succession laws and changing the game of reign and rule.
In 1980,Sweden boldly switched its current succession lawsto reflect a gender-neutral stance.
For me, this is a way of clarifying what expectations are."
But, to that day, it is far away" (viaPeople).
Much like the British royal family, the Swedish family has a thing for fur babies.
The king and queen of Sweden have a darling dog named Brandy.
Thanks to Swedish citizens' quick thinking, the family’s dog was safely returned to its rightful owners.
Princess Madeleine, her husband, and their children are dog lovers too.
