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Queen Rania of Jordan joined by Queen Mathilde of Belgium and First Lady Jill Biden for UNICEF visit

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19th September 2023
Queen Rania of Jordan is in New York alongside her husband, King Abdullah II, who is attending the 78th United Nations General Assembly. While in the Big Apple, the Queen attended the UNICEF’s Champions for Children: Child Rights at the Heart of the SDGs reception alongside Queen Mathilde of Belgium and US First Lady Jill Biden. The reception, hosted by UNICEF Executive Director…
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Carl Gustaf - what will his legacy be?

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16th September 2023
Sweden has been celebrating King Carl XVI Gustaf and his Golden Jubilee for the past few days. What legacy will the longest-reigning Swedish monarch leave? The King began his reign with the motto “For Sweden – With the times,” and he has held true to…
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A touching father-daughter moment in the midst of a Jubilee celebration

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15th September 2023
It was a busy day full of formalities as King Carl XVI Gustaf officially marked 50 years on the Swedish throne. The day was filled with a Te Deum, a visit to the grave of a beloved grandfather, a televised speech and a gala dinner in the Royal Palace. It was during the sparkling dinner that a sweet moment took place amidst all the finery and celebration. Crown Princess Victoria spoke at…
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Sweden

Who is King Carl XVI Gustaf?

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15th September 2023
On 30 April 1946, the last of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla’s five children was born in Haga Palace. That child was King Carl XVI Gustaf (then Prince Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus). Carl Gustaf has four older sisters: Princess Margaretha, Princess Birgitta…
Sweden

The accession of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

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15th September 2023
King Carl XVI Gustaf ascended to the Swedish throne on 15 September 1973 (coincidentally, the same day his future son-in-law, Daniel Westling, was born) at the age of 27. He became the King of Sweden after the death of his grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf. He was at his grandfather’s deathbed in Helsingborg and returned to Stockholm as the new monarch on 16 September. On 19 September…
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The history making heir to the throne of Sweden

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14th September 2023
All eyes are on Sweden as King Carl XVI Gustaf becomes the first monarch in the country’s history to celebrate a Golden Jubilee. The King has another claim to royal history, too. The laws of succession were changed in the early years of his reign to allow his eldest child, a daughter, to become heir in the place of her younger brother. Carl XVI Gustaf has spoken of his unhappiness at his son…
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