The king's childhood was highly affected by his father's death as well as his mother's feelings of shame on her own sympathies for Germany during World War II. But how did the common view of Carl XVI Gustaf as not being such a bright kid get started?

When you are the king you can not live the life of a playboy. You need to settle down and start a family. But what happens when the marriage has the same problems as all marriages?

The king depends on media coverage but is not fond of it. What are the royal families media strategies and what happens when the media outlets don't act as expected?

The king is the Swedish head of state and don't have any obligation to account for his properties and how he chooses to use his apanage. How rich is he really and how powerful is he?

Why is Sweden a monarchy? And should we pity the king since he has been born into a job he didn't get to choose?