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Sweden prepares for the birth of Crown Princess Victoria's second child

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14th February 2016
Sweden is preparing for the birth of Crown Princess Victoria’s second child, expected in March. The Swedish court has already sent out invitations for the Te Deum service after the birth of the child. The church service will take place at 12.15 the day after the birth or if the birth takes place on a Saturday, the following Monday. The Crown Princess has remained active these last few days…
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Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden Accept Christmas Trees

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16th December 2015
Since the late 1960s, the Forestry Programme at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has donated Christmas trees to the Swedish royal family. The trees are brought to the castle in Stockholm by voluntary students of the university and accepted by members of the royal family. The tradition has been going on for so long that Nordmann firs are known more commonly as “the…
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A new royal baby for Sweden

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15th October 2015
Just days after celebrating a royal christening, Sweden has more royal baby news to enjoy. Prince Carl Philip and his new wife, Princess Sofia, have just announced they are expecting their first child. The baby is due in April 2016 and will be part of a mini royal baby boom in Sweden. On Sunday, Carl Philip stood as sponsor to his new nephew, three month old Prince Nicolas, as he was christened at…
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A Royal Christening in Sweden this Sunday

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8th October 2015
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Sweden’s Princess Sofia weeps at the warm public welcome on her return to her homeland as a royal

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7th October 2015
Princess Sofia married her Prince in a lavish ceremony on 13 June 2015 in the Royal Chapel at Stockholm. Before she was known as Sofia Hellqvist and had a questionable career as a glamour model, which earned her the title Miss Slitz in 2004. For the first time since marrying 30-year-old Princess Sofia returned to the mythical Älvdalen in the Dalarna region, where she grew up. During the…
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