Sweden

The King and Queen of Sweden attend charitable concert for Ukraine

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have attended a support concert for Ukraine at the Concert Hall in Stockholm. At the concert, on March 27th 2022, the Ukrainian string ensemble “The Kyiv Soloists” performed. The ensemble was on a European tour when their home country Ukraine was invaded by Russia. In a joint effort with a large number of concert institutions, including the…
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NorwayPrince Philip

King Harald and Queen Sonja cancel attendance at Prince Philip's memorial service

The Norwegian Royal Court has confirmed that the King and Queen of Norway will no longer be able to attend the memorial service for Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey. King Harald remainns sick leave after being diagnosed with coronavirus last week. The Norwegian Royal Court made no further comment and it is not known when King Harald will be back at work. King Harald tested positive for…
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Sweden

Sweden's youngest royal turns one

Sweden’s youngest royal has celebrated his first birthday. Prince Julian of Sweden, the youngest child of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, turned one on 26 March. He celebrated the day privately. His parents posted two photos of him on their Instagram…
Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway attends library conference

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has attended the Norwegian Library Association’s conference in Oslo. Her Royal Highness took part in the panel discussion “Read for life” attended by a cultural director in a Swedish newspaper, a reading researcher from the University of Oslo and an advisor in the Viken County library. The panel discussed why people are reading less and…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria commemorates Nordic Day

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has participated in the Swedish Parliament’s celebration of Nordic Day. The Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) held a seminar on 23 March, and the Speaker of the Riksdag invited several people to mark the 70th anniversary of the Nordic Council. Those invited included the Nordic Council’s Swedish delegation, members of parliament and officials.
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