Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria urges more support to help get children into healthy living

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11th November 2021
Generation Pep works to spread knowledge and to inspire and support children, young people, parents and adults around youth issues across Sweden. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel have been participating in the annual Pep Forum. The event, on November 10th 2021, was organized by Generation Pep in order to promote children and young people’s opportunities to live a healthy and wholesome…
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State visits start in earnest in November

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28th October 2021
November promises a return to royal normalcy, with three state visits on the calendar for Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. State Visit of Denmark to Germany: 10-13 November From 10-13 November, Queen Margrethe and Crown Prince Frederik will undertake a state visit to Germany. The royals will undertake engagements in Berlin, and Queen Margrethe will then carry on solo to…
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Prince Daniel attends award ceremony for exports

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25th October 2021
The Swedish government is investing heavily in increasing Swedish exports, and the royals are part of the team to promote increased trade with other nations. Last Friday, Prince Daniel was present when Minister for Foreign Trade Anna Hallberg presented the Swedish…
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Royal Ghost Stories: Drottningholm and Stockholm Palaces

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23rd October 2021
Drottningholm Palace in Sweden is said to be haunted by friendly ghosts. Queen Silvia revealed a few years ago that the Swedish Royal Family’s residence was haunted by spirits. The Queen was talking in a documentary on Swedish public television “Drottningholm Palace: A Royal Home” and said that she and her husband live alongside “small friends … ghosts.” She added that they were…
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Sweden's royals follow Dutch and confirm same sex marriage is no bar to the throne

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20th October 2021
A future monarch or heir to the throne in Sweden wouldn’t have to give up their royal role if they were to contract a same sex marriage. The Marshall of the Realm confirmed that a same sex union would not be a bar to succession, just days after the Dutch Prime Minister issued a statement along similar lines. Aftonbladet newspaper reported that Marshal Fredrik Wersäll had looked at the…
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