Sweden

History Spotlight: The accession of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

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15th September 2021
King Carl XVI Gustaf ascended to the Swedish throne on 15 September 1973 (coincidentally, the same day his future son-in-law, Daniel Westling, was born) at the age of 27. He became the King of Sweden after the death of his grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf. He was at his grandfather’s deathbed in Helsingborg and returned to Stockholm as the new monarch on 16 September. On 19 September…
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Sweden

Prince Daniel of Sweden's year, in photos

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15th September 2021
Prince Daniel of Sweden celebrates his birthday on September 15th and he’s got an eventful year to look back on. Olof Daniel Westling was born on September 15th 1973, the same day that his father-in-law became King of Sweden. Daniel married Crown Princess Victoria…
Sweden

Sweden's Royal Family attends opening of Parliament

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15th September 2021
King Carl XVI Gustaf has overseen the official opening of the Swedish parliament, the Riksdag. The new parliamentary year has thus begun. The King was accompanied by Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel. Before the ceremony in the Riksdag, the royals joined the Speaker of the Riksdag and the Prime Minister, as well as members of the Riksdag in the Great Church to attend the…
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Sweden

Carl XVI Gustaf presents the King's Medal

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14th September 2021
His Majesty King carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has presented “His Majesties The King’s Medal” and “Litteris et Artibus” awards at a ceremony in the White Sea Room at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. At the medal ceremony, on September 13th 2021, the awards were handed to the people who were officially awarded medals by the King on Sweden’s National Day, June 6, back in 2020. Her…
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The Netherlands

Netherlands' Prince's Day celebration to forego balcony appearance

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13th September 2021
The Dutch Royal House has announced that this year’s traditional balcony appearance on Prince’s Day will not take place. This is due to current health safety restrictive measures to prevent crowds of well-wishers from gathering and potentially spreading the COVID-19 virus.  Therefore, Prince’s Day, on 21 September this year, will be slightly different than usual. The…
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