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How many queens have ruled Sweden?

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17th January 2025
While several European nations will next have a queen on their throne, Sweden is the only nation to have two generations of queens-in-waiting. However, the future Queen Victoria will not be the first female regnant of Sweden. Which women have ruled Sweden in the past?Margaret I of Denmark (1389-1412)Queen Margaret of Denmark was Queen of Denmark, Queen of Norway, and Queen of Sweden.
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What is The King's Trust?

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16th January 2025
The King’s Trust is only a year away from celebrating a milestone occasion, its fiftieth birthday. What is The King’s Trust and what does it do? In 1976, the then-Prince of Wales founded a new organisation. The United Kingdom was facing high levels of…
Sweden

King Carl Gustaf visits Sweden's highest church

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14th January 2025
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden began his week at great heights with a visit to the highest church in the country.The Swedish King visited the church at Sälen, the highest church in Sweden standing at over 700 metres above sea level. Archbishop Martin Modéus and Reverend Malou Wirström met King Carl Gustaf when he arrived outside the snowy mountain church before heading inside for…
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Denmark

Denmark's 'missing' prince back on royal duty

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11th January 2025
Although Prince Joachim of Denmark now spends the majority of his time abroad, he is back in Denmark carrying out official duties.Prince Joachim attended the New Year’s Gala on 1 January, the first of his elder brother’s reign. He has remained in Denmark this…
Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia host glittering reception as Princess Leonor leaves for sea

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10th January 2025
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain have kicked off the new year with multiple diplomatic engagements while the new star of their royal family has headed out of the spotlight for almost half a year.As Princess Leonor, heir to the throne, packed up and shipped out of Madrid to start a new phase in her military training, her father was at the Royal Palace in Madrid to receive the credentials…
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Denmark

Mary of Denmark is the perfect winter queen

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7th January 2025
King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark are hosting the first New Year’s levees of their reign. And as she welcomed hundreds of guests on a cold, Epiphany morning, Denmark’s consort was the ultimate winter queen.The King and Queen of Denmark hosted a levee at Amalienborg Palace to meet the Supreme Court Judges, as well as the Guard House Regiments and Royal Life Guards at Christian…
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