Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel attend a "secret" conference

Yesterday, Crown Princess Victoria and her husband, Prince Daniel attended the SNS Tylösand Conference in Halmstad in Sweden. The conference was not open to the media and is kept under the Chatham House Rule. The Chatham House Rule is a system for holding debates and discussion panels on controversial issues, named after the headquarters of the UK Royal Institute of International Affairs, based…
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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…
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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…
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Prince Alexander to undertake first official visit to his duchy

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia will bring along their older son, Prince Alexander (2) on an official visit to Södermanland on 23 August. Prince Alexander is the Duke of Södermanland, and this will be his first official visit to his duchy. The Swedish Royal Court announced that the Prince Couple and their son Prince Alexander would undertake an official visit to Södermanland yesterday.
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Who was King Karl IX of Sweden?

A not so well known Swedish monarch got international attention last Tuesday when two crowns and one orb from the Swedish royal regalia was stolen from Strängnäs Cathedral. The crown and the orb were the funeral regalia to King Karl IX and his wife, Queen Kristina. So, who was King Karl IX? Karl IX was born on 4 October 1550 as the youngest son of King Gustav I and his second wife, Margaret…
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