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Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Chris O'Neill

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8th June 2021
After a broken engagement a few years earlier, Princess Madeleine of Sweden finally found the love of her life after fleeing to New York City to heal her broken heart. There, through mutual friends, she met American-British financier Christopher “Chris” O’Neill.They appeared for the first time in public together in January 2011 and the relationship might have stayed quiet for…
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Taking a look at Villa Solbacken

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5th June 2021
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden’s home, Villa Solbacken, is a beautiful estate located along the outskirts of the KungligaDjurgården (“Royal Game Park”) in Stockholm.Djurgården has been owned the Swedish Royal Family since the…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Desiree of Sweden

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5th June 2021
It was a royal wedding with a recycled gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads back to June 1964 for the wedding of Desiree and Baron Niclas Silfvershiold.The princess was the second of the four sisters of Carl Gustaf of Sweden to marry…
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Crown Princess Victoria hands out the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

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2nd June 2021
On Monday, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden presented the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award to the South Korean picture book artist Baek Heena and the French author Jean-Claude Mourlevat at a digital awards ceremony. The ceremony was also attended by the Swedish Minister of Culture and Democracy, Amanda Lind.The award ceremony began with Minister Amanda Lind giving a speech before the Crown…
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