Denmark

The Crown Prince who sent Christmas greetings to outer space

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24th December 2023
The Crown Prince of Denmark has sent Christmas greetings into space.Crown Prince Frederik chatted with astronaut Andreas Mogenson who is the first Dane to spend the festive season on the International Space Station.The two enjoyed a video call between space and Aarhus with the future king being given a virtual tour of the ISS as it orbited the earth.The conversation soon became a group…
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Sweden

A cake with 80 candles for a queen as her grandchildren throw surprise birthday party

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23rd December 2023
The Queen of Sweden was treated to a cake for her 80th birthday by the people she most wanted to spend her day with – her grandchildren.Queen Silvia was given a surprise party by her granddaughters and grandsons and like all doting grannies, she let the youngsters blow out the candles on the cake.Kungahuset Instagram still/ fair useThey needed the power of all eight of them as the…
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Sweden

Sweden's longest-tenured consort turns 80

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23rd December 2023
Queen Silvia of Sweden marks her 80th birthday today, but who is the longest-tenured consort in Swedish history? We discuss the German-born wife of King Carl XVI Gustaf as she celebrates a milestone birthday.Silvia Renate Sommerlath was born on 23 December 1943 in Heidelberg, Germany, to Walther and Alice Sommerlath. Silvia is half German, through her father, and half Brazilian, through her…
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Sweden

Before they were royal: The life of Queen Silvia of Sweden

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22nd December 2023
She would go on to become the longest-serving Queen of Sweden, but no one could have expected what the future reserved for her as Silvia RenateSommerlath was born on 23 December 1943 in Heidelberg, Germany.The youngest and only daughter of Walther Sommerlath and Alice Soares de Toledo, Silvia was born in her father’s homeland, but she would soon move to Brazil, her mother’s…
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