Sweden

Queen Silvia of Sweden opens up about her brother’s death and her grieving process in a moving interview

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14th December 2020
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden has opened up about the death of her brother in an interview with TV4. In late October, it was announced that the Swedish Queen’s brother, Walther Sommerlath, had died at the age of 86. Sommerlath had been ill for a long time, and now the Queen has spoken out about the incident, dispelling rumours that he had died of Covid.. In a TV interview with Swedish…
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Sweden

Princess Madeleine's best tiara moments

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13th December 2020
Since we didn’t have the Nobel events this year due to the pandemic, we are taking a look at each of the Swedish royal ladies’ best tiara moments. From her wedding to her fairytale tea party, we take a look at Princess Madeleine’s best moments in a tiara: Madeleine…
European Royals

Royalty and St. Lucia's Day

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13th December 2020
The 13th of December is St. Lucia’s Day and traditionally was celebrated in the holiday season. While it is a less popular holiday in the United Kingdom and North America, it is still widely celebrated in Scandinavia and Northern Italy. Like many other Scandinavian families, the Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian royal families all observe St. Lucia’s Day in December.  St. Lucia’s Day (also…
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Spain

Spanish royals reveal 2020 Christmas card

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13th December 2020
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia have revealed their 2020 Christmas card which features their two daughters, Princess Leonor, 15, and Infanta Sofía, 13. This year’s card says, in Spanish and English, “May this Christmas bring us a specially hopeful New Year…
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Princess Sofia's best tiara moments

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12th December 2020
The Nobel Prize Ceremony is always a chance for Swedish Royal Family glamour, but since this year’s awards have been cancelled because of the pandemic, we’re instead looking back at some of the best tiara moments from each royal lady. Let’s take a look at some of…
The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander visits rowing club to see COVID's impact on sports

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12th December 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visited a rowing club on Friday to see the COVID pandemic’s impact on sports. The King visited rowing club Willem III in Amsterdam where he received a tour of the grounds and spoke to competitive rower Simon van Dorp. Dorp explained spoke about his preparations for the Olympic Games and how COVID has impacted preparations. He also explained what his…
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Sweden

What title will Sweden's newest royal baby receive?

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11th December 2020
Sweden will welcome a new royal baby in the spring of 2021 and the confirmation that Princess Sofia and her husband, Prince Carl Philip, will become parents again within months has raised an intriguing question. What title will this newest baby Bernadotte hold? For this…
Sweden

King of Sweden sends greeting to Nobel Laureates

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11th December 2020
As the traditional gala and awarding of the Nobel Prizes could not take place in person this year, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has sent a video greeting to the Noble Laureates on what would have been the day of the glamorous events. However, a small ceremony took place yesterday in the Golden Hall of Stockholm City Hall. From the Royal Palace in Stockholm and with Queen Silvia at his side…
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