Royal Profile: 33 Facts About Queen Silvia of Sweden

1. Queen Silvia of Sweden was born Silvia Renate Sommerlath  on 23 December 1943 in Germany  {Source}.
2. She is the only the daughter of Walter & Alice Sommerlath  {Source}. '
3. She has three brothers:
1. Ralf Sommerlath
2. Walther Sommerlath
3. Jörg Sommerlath (died 2006)
4. She spent her pre-teen and early teen years in Brazil where her father held various positions with Swedish companies that were based in Brazil{Source}. 
5. When she was 14 years of age, the family returned to West Germany{Source}.
6. She attended high school in Düsseldorf, Germany, where she graduated in 1963{Source}. 
7. From 1965-1969, she attended the Munich School of Interpreting, with a Spanish major{Source}. 
8. Upon graduation, she began working as an interpreter at the Argentinean Consulate in Munich Germany{Source}. 
9. In the early 1970s, she worked as a hostess trainer for the Organizing Committee for the Munich Olympic Games{Source}. 
10. Then took a position as Deputy Head of Protocol of the Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria in 1976{Source}.
11. She and King Carl XVI Gustaf met at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich{Source}. 
12. They announced their engagement on 12 March 1976, and they were married on 19 June the same year{Source}. 
13. Upon their marriage, they resided in an apartment at the Royal Palace of Stockholm, but with the birth of their youngest child, they moved to Drottningholm Palace{Source}. 
14. Together, they have three children {Source}:
1. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (1977)
2. Prince Carl Philip Edmund Bertil of Sweden, The Duke of Värmland(1979)
3. Princess Madeleine Thérèse Amélie Joséphine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland  (1981)
15. From their children, they have two sons-in-law and a daughter-in-law:
1. Prince Daniel of Sweden (1973, m. 2010)
2. Princess Sofia of Sweden (1984, m. 2015)
3. Mr. Christopher O'Neill (1974, m. 2013)
16. They have three granddaughters:
1. Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden, The Duchess of Östergötland (2012)
2. Princess Leonore Lilian Maria of Sweden, The Duchess of Gotland (2014)
3. Princess Adrienne Josephine Alice of Sweden (2018)
17. Queen Silvia is also the grandmother to four grandsons:
1. Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf of Sweden, The Duke of Angermanland
2. Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, The Duke of Södermanland (2016)
3. Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, The Duke of Skåne (2016)
4. Prince Gabriel Carl Walther of Sweden, The Duke of Dalarna (2017)
18. Queen Silvia often attends to official trips in Sweden and abroad with her husband{Source}.
19. She is a regular visitor to Sweden's authorities, schools, universities, participant in anniversary events, and openings and closings of major events{Source}. 
20. The Queen is fluent in several languages, including: Swedish, German, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese{Source}. 
21. The Swedish consort also has some fluency in Swedish Sign Language {Source}
22. As a newlywed, The Queen quickly grew to love the Swedish mountains{Source}. 
23. She enjoys skiing in the environs of the Royal Family's cottage in Storlien{Source}. 
24. Queen Silvia also has interests in gardening, theatre, horseback ridding, and waterskiing {Source}.
25. through her husband, she is the sister-in-law of:
1. Princess Margaretha Désirée Victoria of Sweden, Mrs. Ambler (1934)
2. Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern (1937)
1. Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern (m. 1961-2016, legally separated in 1990, his death)
3. Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938)
1. Baron Nils-August Otto Carl Niclas Silfverschiöld(1934, m. 1964)
4. Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943)
1. Tord Magnusson (m. 1974)
26. Through her siblings-in-law, she is an aunt to:
1. he is an aunt to eight nephews, four nieces, several nieces and nephews in law, and great nieces and nephews{Source}:
1. Prince Karl Christian of Hohenzollern (1962)
1. Princess Nicole of Hohenzollern (1968,m.1999)
2. Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern (1963)
1. Heinrich Graf von Ortonburg (1956, m. 1990, d. 2002/2003?)
2. Eckbert Bohlen und Halbach (1956, m. 2004)
3. Baron Carl Otto Edmund Silfverschiöld (1965)
1. Gunilla Maria Fredriksson (1965, m. 2005)
4. Sybilla Louise Ambler, Baroness von Dincklage (1965)
1. Baron Henning von Dincklage (m. 1998)
5. Charles Edward Ambler (1966)
1. Helen Jane Ross (m. 1999)
6. Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern (1966)
1. Uta Maria König (1964, m. 2000)
7. Baroness Kristina-Louisa Ewa Madeleine Silfverschiöld (1966)
1. Baron Hansde Geer af Finspång (1963, m. 1999)
8. Baroness Hélène Ingeborg Sibylla Silfverschiöld (1968)
9. James Patrick Ambler (1969)
1. Ursula Mary (Shipley) Ambler(m. 2001)
10. Carl Gustaf Victor Magnusson (1975)
1. Vicky Magnuson
11. Tord Oscar Fredrik Magnusson (1977)
12. Victor Edmund Lennart Magnusson (1980)
27. She is a great aunt to:
1. Carl Theodor Graf von Ortonburg (1992)
2. Friedrich-Hubertus Graf von Ortonburg (1995)
3. Carolina Gräfin von Ortonburg (1997)
4. Prince Nikolas of Hohenzollern (1999)
5. Freiin Madeleine Charlotte Margarethe von Dincklage (1999)
6. Sebastian Eric Henning Freiherr von Dincklage (2000)
7. Sienna Rose Ambler (2000)
8. Estelle Louise Désirée Gerard, Friherinna de Greer af Finspäng (2000)
9. Prince Lennart Carl Christian of Hohenzollern ( 2001-2001)
10. Ian Carl Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng (2002)
11. India Tani Ambler (2003)
12. Lily Elektra Ambler (2003)
13. Oscar Rufus Ambler (2004)
14. Fred Louis Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng (2004)
15. Anna Margareta Sybilla Désirée Silfverschiold (2006)
16. Princess Vivianne of Hohenzollern (2009)
17. Edmund Magnuson (2012)
18. Désirée Elfrida Christina Magnuson (2014)
19. Albert Magnusson (date unknown)
20. Sigvard Magnuson (2015)
28. She shares a birthday with Emperor Akihito of Japan, who is 10 years her senior.
29. Queen Silvia  also shares a birthday with Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bourbon-Parma, who is 39 years her junior.
30. She holds honors from Sweden, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Chile, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maylasia, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Solvenia, South Korea, Spain, Tunisa, Thailand &  Ukraine.
31. She is a recipent of the Lady Grand Cross of the Social Order of the Amaranth.
32. She has also been awared the The National German Sustainability Award
33. In November 2016, she was a  recipient of the Shaikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Motherhood and Childhood Award