Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria and King Carl XVI Gustaf join forces to attend Foreign Affairs Committee meeting

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5th February 2022
Crown Princess Victoria and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden were at the Royal Palace in Stockholm to attend the Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on 3 February.The Royal Court released two photographs from the meeting. In one picture, the King and Crown Princess are seen welcoming attendees to this meeting. In the second photograph, the entire committee is gathered under the leadership of His…
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Sweden

Queen Silvia speaks about mental health at the Dubai Expo

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3rd February 2022
Expo 2020 is a World Expo, currently hosted by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. Originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 1 2022, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden participated digitally in a seminar at the exhibition. The theme of the seminar was mental illness among children and…
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Norway

King Harald's sick leave extended

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3rd February 2022
King Harald of Norway’s sick leave has been extended. The Royal Court confirmed to Norwegian television TV2 on 2 February that His Majesty’s leave would continue for the rest of the week with Crown Prince Haakon continuing as Regent.On Friday, 28 January…
Denmark

Princess Benedikte to be acting regent of Denmark in place of her sister, Queen Margrethe

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2nd February 2022
In something of a raritythe Queen Margrethe’s younger sister will serve as regent of Denmark whilst Her Majesty is out of the country for a couple of weeks.The Danish Monarch will be absent from the country from 9 February to the 20 February, and since Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary are also abroad during this period, Princess Benedikte will step in as temporary head of…
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Sweden

Man arrested after new drones spotted flying over Drottningholm Palace

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1st February 2022
A man has been arrested on suspicion of having flown drones over Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm.Swedish Police said on 31 January that they had arrested a Russian citizen who flew a drone above Drottningholm Palace on 30 January. The man is suspected of violating the Swedish “Protection Act.”The Swedish Royal Court, Sweden’s Security Police and the Swedish Armed Forces have all…
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