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Meeting in Munich, Carl Gustaf and Silvia: Olympics and royal love stories

The 1972 Summer Olympic Games were held in Munich, Germany, where a young German-Brazilian Silvia Sommerlath was working as an interpreter and host. At the time, she was employed at the Argentinian Consulate in Munich. From 1971 to 1973, she worked for the Organising Committee for the Munich Olympic Games. A polyglot, Silvia’s work at the Olympic Games as an interpreter was a natural fit. She…
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Swedish royals attend Royal Opera

The Swedish Royal Opera has a long and close history with the Swedish Royal Family, and the King and Queen of Sweden, together with Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, visited the Royal Opera to see the opera performance “Löftet” directed by Stefan Larsson. It…
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Crown Princess Victoria begins military training program

Crown Princess Victoria has begun a new military training program with the Swedish Armed Forces. The Swedish Royal Court shared the news on its official website earlier this week, noting that the Crown Princess’s training began at the Armed Forces’ headquarters where…
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Crown Princess Victoria briefed on the security situation in the Baltics

Crown Princess Victoria has held a meeting with experts as Swedish authorities consider its security status. In recent weeks, drones have been seen flying above the royal palace as well as key buildings including nuclear plants. Sweden has mobilized large forces on the strategically important island of Gotland after Russian landing craft were deployed in the Baltic. On Friday 11 February…
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Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel shed light on Business Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden have granted an audience to representatives from Business Sweden at the Royal Palace. About the meeting, the Royal Court said: “At the audience, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel received information about the situation for Swedish export companies, the work of promoting investments in Swedish companies and the plans for future…
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Crown Princess Victoria attends climate crisis meeting

Crown Princess Victoria attended a digital meeting with Professor Johan Rockström on a busy Thursday for the heir to the Swedish throne. During the meeting, Johan Rockström, head of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, spoke about the work on climate issues after the United Nations climate conference COP26, held in Glasgow in November 2021. The report “10 New Insights in…
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