The head of the House of Bernadotte (a.k.a. the Swedish royal family), Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus was born on April 30, 1946 at Haga Palace in Solna, Sweden. He's now the longest-reigning Swedish king ...

FACT: Despite the Swedish government’s neutral stance in WW II, its king, Gustav V, was known to be welcoming to the Nazi Party. Atlantic Crossing writers reveal that Gustav's wife was the cousin of ...

King Gustaf V of Sweden today appointed the famous Berlin Jewish conductor, Leo Blech, as Master of the King’s Music. Mr. Blech is at present guest conductor at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm.