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Crown Princess Victoria celebrates 44th birthday with traditional celebration

Crown Princess Victoria marked her 44th birthday this year with the traditional Victoriadagen concert from Borgholm Castle alongside members of her family. The Crown Princess was joined by her husband, Prince Daniel, and their two children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar. King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill were also in attendance.
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King of Sweden sends condolences to Haiti after assassination of country's president

The King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, has sent a condolence letter to Haiti’s Prime Minister, Claude Joseph, after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and attack on his wife, First Lady Martine Moïse at their home on 7 July. The King said: “The Queen and I were shocked and saddened to learn of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and the attack on First Lady…
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How is Victoriadagen celebrated?

Victoriadagen (Victoria Day in Swedish) is the traditional festivity celebrating Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden’s birthday. It falls every year on the 14th of July, the day the Crown Princess was born, and has been celebrated since 1979.  It is usually celebrated on…
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Queen Silvia opens German orphanage for abused children

On Thursday, Queen Silvia of Sweden took part in the digital inauguration of Children-Haus in Ortenau, Germany.  The facility is an orphanage to house children suspected of having been victims of physical violence or sexual abuse.  This is the fifth building of this kind to be inaugurated with the aim of preventing the multiplication of traumas for children that come from being moved from…
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King of Sweden sends condolences to US President over Miami building collapse

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has sent a condolence message to US President Joe Biden after a bundling collapse in Miami, Florida, killed 12. The beachfront condo building collapsed in the early morning of 24 June. The King of Sweden said in his telegram to Washington: “The Queen and I wish to express our sincere condolences on the tragic loss of life following the building collapse in…
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