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King and Queen of Sweden greeted by Emperor and Empress of Japan in official welcome to country

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24th April 2018
As their visit officially kicked off yesterday, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden were formally welcomed by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan at the Museum Intermediate Theater in Tokyo in the morning. They were then taken on a guided tour of the exhibition “The Art of Natural Science.” The Swedish Royal Court explained that the four royals were able to experience “a…
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King and Queen of Sweden begin visit to Japan

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23rd April 2018
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden unofficially began their official visit to Japan on Sunday. The tour officially starts today when Their Majesties are received by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. The King and Queen were invited by the Japanese government…
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Solar panels installed on Stockholm Palace – and the King helps!

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21st April 2018
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

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14th April 2018
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…
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Queen Silvia buys annual Mayflower

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13th April 2018
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 of…
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King Carl XVI Gustaf releases statement on the crisis in the Swedish Academy

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12th April 2018
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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