Sweden

Swedish Royal Family celebrates Queen Silvia’s birthday at Oscar Theatre

The Swedish Royal Family gathered at Oscar Theatre last night to celebrate Queen Silvia’s 75th birthday which is on 23 December. The event “A tribute show for HM the Queen” touched on the important work Queen Silvia has undertaken in her time as Queen. The Queen was able to spend time with all three of her children, as Princess Madeleine and her family have travelled to Sweden from Miami…
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King and Queen of Spain preside over 98th annual ABC International Journalism Awards

Their Majesties King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain were on hand this week to honour the winners of the journalistic prizes awarded by the newspaper ABC, which recognises excellence in the fields of journalism and photography in the previous year. This year’s winners included: Gregorio Marañón who was awarded the Mariano de Cavia for his article “La desmemoria que no ceesa” published in…
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Queen Silvia of Sweden on retirement

There’s good news for all of us who have a bit of a soft spot for Queen Silvia of Sweden. The royal, who turns 75 next week, has promised she has no plans to retire. The confirmation that we’ll be seeing a lot more of Silvia in the future came in an interview with…
Sweden

King of Sweden unveils statue of Karl XIV Johan

Late afternoon yesterday, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden unveiled the rider statue of King Carl XIV Johan (the first Bernadotte King of Sweden) in its new location on the Slottsbacken “Castle Slope” (a road in central Stockholm that stretches from the Royal Palace along the eastern waterfront). The statue formerly resided at Slussen from November 1854, but it was moved to right outside the…
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Serbia

Serbia's Prince Stefan christened in Belgrade

Serbia’s Prince Stefan was christened in Belgrade yesterday by His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia in Royal Chapel of St. Andrew the First-Called in the Royal Compound in Dedinje, Belgrade. His Grace Bishop Lavrentije of Sabac, who married Crown Prince Alexander and…
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Serbian Royal Family celebrates Patron Saint’s Day

The Royal Family of Serbia celebrated their Patron Saint’s Day at the Palace in Belgrade this week as they recognised St Andrew the First-Called. His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia – together with the clergy of the Belgrade and Karlovac Diocese – officiated the Holy Liturgy in the Royal Chapel. This was followed by the act of cutting the “Slava” cake in the Blue Salon of the Royal…
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