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How is Victoriadagen celebrated?

Victoriadagen (Victoria Day in Swedish) is the traditional festivity celebrating Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden’s birthday. It falls every year on the 14th of July, the day the Crown Princess was born, and has been celebrated since 1979. It is usually celebrated on the island of Öland, where Solliden Palace is located – the Palace is usually the background for the main part of…
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Sweden

Queen Silvia opens German orphanage for abused children

On Thursday, Queen Silvia of Sweden took part in the digital inauguration of Children-Haus in Ortenau, Germany.  The facility is an orphanage to house children suspected of having been victims of physical violence or sexual abuse. This is the fifth building of this kind to be inaugurated with the aim of preventing the multiplication of traumas for children that come from being moved…
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Monaco

A look at how Prince Albert and Princess Charlène's wedding broke with tradition and transformed the Princely Palace

It has been a tradition for centuries that civil royal weddings are held in the Princely Palace of Monaco. However, Prince Albert’s marriage to Charlène Wittstock in 2011 broke ranks and made the Palace the location of their religious ceremony, as well.  Once they compiled the guest list, they realised that not everybody could fit into the traditional venue for religious weddings in…
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Features

Crown Prince Frederik visits Save the Children summer camp

On Monday, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark paid a visit to one of Save the Children’s summer camps.  The initiative, which has been going on since 1949, is aimed at children aged 7-12 from vulnerable backgrounds. Save the Children also organises summer camps for teenagers aged 13-18 and family camps for parents with children aged 7-12. This year’s visit was the first…
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