Full name: Victoria Ingrid Alice DésiréeTitle: Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland (Her Royal Highness)
Born: Karolinska Hospital, Stokholm, Sweden, July 14th 1977
Parents: Carl XVI Gustaf King of Sweden (1946) and 1976, Silvia Sommerlath (1943)
Brother: Carl Philip (1979)
Sister: Madeleine (1982)
Education and work: Västerled parish pre-school (1982-1984); Smedslättsskolan, Bromma - junior level; Ålstensskolan, Bromma - intermediate level; Enskilda Gymnasiet, Stockholm (-June 1996) - science and social studies programme; two work experience programmes in Stockholm, one at the Royal Household Collections and one at the Museum of National Antiquities; Centre International d'Études Françaises, Université Catholique de l'Ouest in Angers, France (1996-1997) - French; special programme to learn to know the Swedish Riksdag (parliament) and Government; Yale University, USA (1998-2000) - political science and history; trainee periods at the United Nations in New York (June and September 2000) and one at the Swedish Embassy in Washington D.C. (May 1999); studied and followed the Swedish presidency of the EU (spring 2001); specially designed study programme at the Swedish Government (autumn 2001); study programme at SIDA, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (spring 2002); trainee at the Swedish Trade Council, Berlin (September-October 2002) and Paris (2002-2003); Courses at the Swedish National Defence College in Stockholm focusing on political science, international relations and conflict resolution (2004); Diplomatic programme of the Foreigh Ministry (2006-now)
Hobbies: reading, music, walking, arts, painting, animals (dogs), nature, horse-riding, bee-keeping, gardening and skiing.
Further facts: Victoria became a crown princess on January 1st, 1980, after the law changed. Family and friends use to call her 'Ojja', that is how her brother Carl Philip called her when he was too small to say 'Victoria'. Victoria is dyslectic. She had a longtime relationship with Daniel Collert. Her current boyfriend is Daniel Westling.
Further information about her family: Links: Sweden