Film review: The King’s Speech (2010), directed by Tom Hooper Rounding off the Riveting Royals week is film 166 on the IMDb Top 250 list,
Film review: The Madness of King George (1994), directed by Nicholas Hytner Based upon the Alan Bennett play, The Madness of King George is about
Yesterday, it was the name day of everyone called Anders. There’s a saying in Sweden, “Om Anders braskar så slaskar jul”, roughly “If Anders is
Back in the 1600s, Sweden was a much bigger country than it is now, and we were at war a lot. We even went all
6 June is the national day (Nationaldagen) of Sweden. It didn’t use to be a holiday, but a few years ago, after I moved to
Happy Diamond Jubilee, Ma’am! Yeah, I’ve totally seen the Queen in real life! And all the best to the Duke of Edinburgh – hope you’re
On the final day of April, Swedes take to lighting big bonfires and sing to celebrate the coming of spring and to be free of
All this week, I’ve seen peculiar names trending on Twitter. They’ve all turned out to be names of horses, and that’s how I found out