Overview
- The Swedish Royal Court confirmed via Dana Press that the 81-year-old queen is affected by a cold and has withdrawn from planned appearances.
- She canceled the Dec. 1 Advent gathering of Stockholm’s Tyska Damklubben, where Crown Princess Victoria stepped in on the day.
- On Dec. 2 she missed the World Childhood Foundation board meeting and prize ceremony, with Princess Madeleine representing her.
- The foundation honored NOA investigator Elin Nelly for work targeting internet-related sexual abuse of children, a core focus of the charity Silvia founded in 1999.
- Nobel events scheduled for Dec. 8–11 remain on the public royal calendar, though her participation has not been confirmed following a busy travel stretch and earlier health issues this year.