Sweden

Sweden's king says his country's coronavirus strategy has failed

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18th December 2020
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has said his nation’s approach to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic has failed. Speaking in a TV programme, the Swedish monarch said ”I think we have failed. We have a large number who have died and that is terrible.” Sweden has taken one of the most notably relaxed approaches in the world to dealing with the pandemic. The country has never…
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Sweden

What title will Sweden's newest royal baby receive?

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11th December 2020
Sweden will welcome a new royal baby in the spring of 2021 and the confirmation that Princess Sofia and her husband, Prince Carl Philip, will become parents again within months has raised an intriguing question. What title will this newest baby Bernadotte hold? For this eighth grandchild for Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia will be the first to be born since the King of Sweden decided to remove the…
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Spain

King Juan Carlos pays back tax bill

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10th December 2020
Spain’s former monarch, Juan Carlos I, has settled a bill for back taxes as reports continue that he is planning a return to the country he ruled for almost forty years. In a statement released on December 9th 2020, the king’s lawyers said he had paid 678,000…
Sweden

Queen Silvia's most sparkling Nobel moments

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10th December 2020
December usually means a great big dollop of diamonds coming at us from Sweden as the Royal Family oversee the Nobel Prizes and the glittering ceremonies that go with them. Of course, all of that is off because of the coronavirus pandemic meaning we’ll have to make do…
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Gold coins bearing initials of Henry VIII's queens found

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9th December 2020
Rare coins bearing the initials of three of Henry VIII’s wives have been dug up. The gold pieces were discovered by a family in the New Forest area of England who found them while weeding their garden during the first lockdown. They are part of a stash of forty coins from the 15th and 16th centuries. Other items in the hoard include money from the reign of Henry VIII’s grandfather…
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Spain

King Juan Carlos 'plans return to Spain'

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8th December 2020
King Juan Carlos I of Spain wants to return home for Christmas after four months of self imposed exile in the Middle East according to reports in several newspapers. The former monarch left Spain in the first days of August after allegations of financial irregularity reached crisis point. He didn’t announce his departure until he had quit the country he ruled between 1975 and 2014. Now, it…
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