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Crown Princess Victoria visits the Stockholm International Water Institute

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden made a visit to the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) yesterday ahead of the beginning of World Water Week. During the visit to the institute’s office in Stockholm the Crown Princess learned more about SIWI’s work on water issues and met with SIWI CEO Torgny Holmgren and Chairman of the Board Peter Forssman. Discussions centred…
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Sweden

Prince Daniel sells gym chain

Prince Daniel of Sweden has sold his gym chain “Balance” to his competitor, Sats after years of declining profit. Last year, Sats reached record sales, according to Di.se. Sats has now, with the acquisition of Balance, 75 locations throughout Sweden and over 200,000…
Norway

King Harald and Queen Sonja attend military tattoo in Oslo

His Majesty King Harald and Her Majesty Queen Sonja watched Thursday afternoon His Majesty the King’s Guard perform in the Palace Square from the Palace Balcony at Royal Palace in Oslo. Over a thousand people had met up to see the show lasting for 30 minutes. The heat wave in Norway is now over and temperatures are back to normal. Earlier this summer southern Norway was unusually warm. A heat…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon: “We must protect the ocean”

In light rain, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon opened Tuesday the Nor-Fishing 2018 fair in Trondheim. “Fortunately, we have a tent,” said a happy Crown Prince to the press when he arrived. The Nor-Fishing fair has, since 1960, been an important national and international meeting place for the fisheries industry. Today, it is one of the most significant fisheries technology exhibitions…
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Sweden

Princess Estelle attends first day of school

Princess Estelle of Sweden was accompanied by her parents, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel on her first day of school today. The six-year-old Estelle starts preschool today at an exclusive school, Campus Manilla in central Stockholm. In the morning sun, Crown…
Sweden

Swedish Crown Princess Couple visit Estonia

Yesterday, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden visited Estonia together with her husband, Prince Daniel. During their daylong visit, the royals were accompanied by Estonia’s President Kersti Kaljulaid. The occasion of the trip is to pay respect to the country’s 100th birthday. During the visit, the Crown Princess Couple participated in the celebration of Estonia’s independence from the Russian…
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