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Taking a look back at the christenings of Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar

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21st September 2020
Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary, Duchess ofÖstergötland, was born on23 February 2012 to Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden. Her christening into the Lutheran faith took place on22 May 2012 in the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace of Stockholm (also called Stockholm Palace). As a future Queen of Sweden, her godparents included family and other future monarchs.
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Prince Carl Philip awards King's scholarship

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10th September 2020
On Wednesday 2 September Prince Carl Philip carried out an engagement at the Royal Palace. He handed out scholarship prizes to the winning artists from The Thinking Hand – The King’s Scholarship Contest for Young Artists. The fund was established in honour…
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Princess Sofia asked in interview if she has ever considered quitting Sweden's Royal Family

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7th September 2020
In an interview for a new documentary about her life, Princess Sofia of Sweden has been was asked if she has ever intended leaving the royal family she married into. During the programme, for Swedeish TV channel TV4, she was asked if she had ever thought about leaving with the journalist using a controversial term, enquiring if she planned to “do a Megxit”. TV4 is known to quite sceptical…
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Chris O'Neill's financial difficulties easing

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31st August 2020
Chris O’Neill, the husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, has struggled with complicated finances for many years. Now, however, papers in the Swedish media show that the debt of the British-American businessman has been reduced. Nevertheless, his business is not a…
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Prince Carl Philip opens photo exhibition

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12th August 2020
The summer is in full swing but the Swedish Royal Family is getting back to work. This week, Prince Carl Philip of Sweden attended the digital opening of the nature photo exhibition “Royal National City Park – 25 Years”. The exhibition, with 28 curated photographs, will be on show in Stockholm until 13 September 2020. In a two-minute long video, the prince opened the…
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Sweden’s Royal Court having financial difficulty

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2nd August 2020
Sweden’s Royal Court is having financial problems, the Royal Court has said. The royal palaces have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The visitors are absent, and a loss of approximately 75 per cent of the revenue is expected this year. According to the Head…
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Killed in battle: King Karl XII of Sweden

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24th July 2020
King Karl XII of Sweden was born 17 June 1682 as the son of King Karl XI and the Danish-born Ulrika Eleonora. Karl continued his father’s war politics against other Nordic nations, which led to Denmark joining forces with Poland and Russia. They then went to war with Sweden in 1700, in what has been called the Great Nordic War. Karl personally took charge of the Swedish military…
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