Sweden

The princess whose wedding dress was still being sewn as the church bells rang for her marriage

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21st February 2025
Written for Royal Central by Laura Dekkers Princess Madeleine’s wedding dress is one of the most celebrated of recent royal weddings. The bride herself talked openly about how her wedding dress was designed. The Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani had asked her if he could create her dress. And the princess said the meetings with the designer were “rather funny”. Princess…
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The king who just announced his new granddaughter's name - and got it wrong

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10th February 2025
He had one job and it didn’t go according to plan. The King of Sweden called a special council to his royal palace to announce the name of his brand new granddaughter and promptly got things wrong. King Carl Gustaf was beaming with pride as he officially declared the safe arrival of a daughter for his son, Prince Carl Philip, and daughter in law, Princess Sofia. He couldn’t stop smiling as…
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King of Sweden speaks of dismay after many killed at shooting at college

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5th February 2025
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has spoken of his dismay and sadness following a shooting at a school in Örebro. On February 4 2025, 11 people were killed and several more were injured in what is now the worst mass shooting in Swedish history.  Sweden’s king said his thoughts were with all those affected. Carl XVI Gustaf said he had learned of the shooting with ”dismay and sadness”…
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King Carl Gustaf visits Sweden's highest church

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14th January 2025
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden began his week at great heights with a visit to the highest church in the country.  The Swedish King visited the church at Sälen, the highest church in Sweden standing at over 700 metres above sea level.  Archbishop Martin Modéus and…
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A future queen taking small steps towards the spotlight

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30th December 2024
Princess Estelle of Sweden is only twelve years old and has been second in line to her country’s throne from birth. She has taken part in big family and state events, like her grandfather’s Golden Jubilee, but as she gets older, the spotlight gets stronger. And as she gets older, she has started to develop her own sense of fashion as a young royal.  Zara Coat and Levi’s Flared Trousers…
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