Sweden

Solar panels installed on Stockholm Palace – and the King helps!

Solar panels have been installed on the roof of Stockholm Palace. The installation took place on Thursday, 19 April with His Majesty looking on. King Carl XVI Gustaf even got his hands dirty and helped as the panels were brought up to the roof alongside the Palace Director at Stockholm Palace and Head of Stockholm Palace Administration, Erik Kampmann. There were 600 panels received that will cover…
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Crown Princess Victoria walks through Blekinge

Crown Princess Victoria has undertaken her first walk in her series of hikes through Sweden of this year. Her Royal Highness walked in Blekinge, the duchy of her niece Princess Adrienne, yesterday. In the morning, Crown Princess Victoria and her entourage arrived in Ronneby…
Sweden

Queen Silvia buys annual Mayflower

Queen Silvia of Sweden has purchased the first Mayflower pin of the year, as she traditionally does. The sale of this year’s pin began yesterday, 12 April. The 2018 pins are gold and black with a pearl in the middle. The Queen, who always looks forward to this event each year, bought the pin from two students, Yossef (10) and Alice (9), yesterday who had been invited to the Royal Palace…
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Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf releases statement on the crisis in the Swedish Academy

The King of Sweden, His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, is the highest patron of the Swedish Academy. As the institution is now experiencing one of its worst crisis in history, the King has involved himself in trying to help out. The crisis started in November of last year when the French-Swedish photographer and theatre director Jean-Claude Arnault was accused of sexual assault and harassment by several…
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Norwegian Royal Court upset over publication of information on Marius Borg Høiby’s girlfriend

The Norwegian Royal Court has criticised magazine Se og Hør after it published an elaborate story last week about the relationship between Marius Borg Høiby and his girlfriend and former Playboy model, Juliane Snekkstad. Marius Borg Høiby is Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son from a previous relationship. Marius Borg Høiby and Juliane Snekkstad have been dating for quite some time and…
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