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Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Margaretha of Sweden and John Ambler

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30th June 2021
The Royal Family of Sweden does love a June wedding. The majority of their modern marriages have taken place in the month and June comes to an end with another Swedish royal wedding anniversary. Princess Margaretha, the eldest sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married businessman John Ambler on June 30th 1964 in a ceremony strikingly different from those of her sisters. Let’s rewind to the…
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Chris O'Neill: how Princess Madeleine's husband created his own role among Sweden's royals

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27th June 2021
On his birthday, Royal Central is taking a look at Christopher O’Neill – the American-British husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden.Early lifeOn 27 June 1974, Christopher Paul O’Neill was born in London as the son of Paul O’Neill and Eva Maria O’Neill (née Walter). His father was an American investment banker who moved to London for his work. His mother…
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Prince Daniel appears on children's television show to promote sports

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22nd June 2021
On Monday, Prince Daniel of Sweden took part in SVT’s ‘Movement Movement‘ programme.The show, broadcast by SVT (Swedish National Television), was created to welcome summer, and each years has a different theme. This year’s subject was movement, and the slogan was ‘any movement counts’. The program aims to encourage physical activity of any kind. Prince…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden

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19th June 2021
Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling chose to wed on the 34th anniversary of Victoria’s parents’ marriage at Stockholm Cathedral, and there was a bit of controversy before the wedding regarding the bride coming down the aisle.Swedish tradition states that the bride and groom enter the chapel together, but Crown Princess Victoria wanted to be escorted by her father. Many saw…
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