Drottningholm, or literally "Queen's Islet", is a village on the island Lovön in lake Mälaren on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden. The Drottningholm Palace, the residence of the Swedish royal family since 1981, is located here. The Coordinates are: 59° 19' 18"N 17° 53' 12"E. Mälaren at dusk Mälaren is the third largest lake in Sweden, after lakes Vänern and Vättern. ... The Old town in Stockholm from the air Stockholm â¶(?) is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ... Drottningholm Palace. ... The Swedish Royal Family consists of a number of persons in the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the King of Sweden, who are entitled to royal titles, and some of which are performing various official engagements on behalf of the Royal Family and ceremonial duties of State. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Drottningholm Palace Theatre, or Drottningholms Slottsteater, is an opera house located at Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden.
After King Gustaf III was assassinated at a court masked ball by his captain of the guard, Count Ankerstrom, in 1792, the theater was closed up by his grieving mother.
During the summer, a series of operas is put on in the Theatre at Drottningholm.