Sweden

The first royal wedding of a new reign that helped make history

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15th June 2023
It was the first royal wedding of a new reign but one filled with poignancy. Princess Christina, fourth sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married in June 1974, just eighteen months after the death of her mother, Princess Sybilla. Her wedding also began a hat trick of regal nuptials in Sweden within the space of a few years. Let’s rewind to June 15th 1974 and the Royal Wedding of Princess…
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Princess Madeleine's wedding guests - 10 years later

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8th June 2023
Princess Madeleine married Christopher O’Neill on the 8th of June 2013, whom she met in New York, where she moved after the breaking of her engagement to Jonas Bergström in 2010.This move became a precursor for the first ten years of her married life, during which she lived in New York, followed by London, then moved back to Sweden, then moved to Miami, and it has recently been…
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Sweden's Royal Family lead celebrations on a very special National Day

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7th June 2023
Sweden celebrated an extremely special National Day this year, not only because 2023 marks the Golden Jubilee of King Carl XVI Gustaf, but also because the county itself is celebrating the 500th anniversary of its foundation.For the royals, it was special for a family reason as well: it marked the return of Princess Madeleine, her husband and children to Sweden for the occasion. The…
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The royal reason that Sweden celebrates National Day

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6th June 2023
The flags have been raised, the palace doors have been thrown open and the royal family of Sweden have joined celebrations across the country to mark National Day.June 6th is filled with traditions that put the Swedish royals at the heart of national life but many of them are relatively modern creations. However, the focus of the 2023 National Day is a reminder that this celebration is all…
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