Background
Silvia, Her Majesty was born on December 23, 1943 in Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany. Arrived in Sweden, 1976. Daughter of Walther and Alice (de Toledo) Sommerlath.
Silvia, Her Majesty was born on December 23, 1943 in Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany. Arrived in Sweden, 1976. Daughter of Walther and Alice (de Toledo) Sommerlath.
Certified as Spanish interpreter, Sprachen-Dolmetsch Institute, Munich, 1969. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), Abo University, Finland, 1990. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1993.
Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Linköping, 1994. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), Göteborg University, 1999.
Chief hostess organizing committee Olympic Games, Munich, 1971-1972, deputy head of protocol organizing committee Innsbruck, Austria, 1973-1976.
Honorary president Mentor Foundation. Founder, honorary president World Childhood Foundation. Member Royal Wedding Fund (president since 1976, member Queen Silvia's Jubilee Fund).
Married Carl XVI Gustaf His Majesty the King of Sweden, June 19, 1976. Children: Victoria, Carl Philip, Madeleine.