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Princess Madeleine posts new Instagram photo of "dear Nicolas"

Princess Madeleine of Sweden has posted a new photo of her son, Prince Nicolas, for his 6th birthday on her Instagram account. The now six-year-old royal sits on what appears to be a golf cart with his head resting on the steering wheel. Princess Madeleine captioned the post: “Happy Birthday, dear Nicolas! We love you to the moon and back. Keep on truckin’!” …
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Princess Christina receives new honour on Swedish National Day

On the occasion of Swedish National Day, June 6th 2021, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson received The King’s Medal.  The princess was awarded the honour for her extensive work with charities that build better community ties in several areas.  Princess Christina, the fourth child of Prince Gustav Adolf and Princess Sybilla, is one of four sisters to King Carl XVI Gustaf. She holds many…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Desiree of Sweden

It was a royal wedding with a recycled gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads back to June 1964 for the wedding of Desiree and Baron Niclas Silfvershiold. The princess was the second of the four sisters of Carl Gustaf of Sweden to marry…
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How the Scandinavian royals are related

The Scandinavian royals are not only excellent friends, but they are also relatively closely related to each other. During the Viking Age, the royals in these three kingdoms were bitter enemies; however, during the Middle Ages all nations were united under one kingdom under the Kalmar Union and had a common royal family under, among others, Queen Margrethe I. Today, all the Scandinavian nations…
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