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Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Desiree of Sweden

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

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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How the Scandinavian royals are related

The Scandinavian royals are not only excellent friends, but they are also relatively closely related to each other. During the Viking Age, the royals in these three kingdoms were bitter enemies; however, during the Middle Ages all nations were united under one kingdom under the Kalmar Union and had a common royal family under, among others, Queen Margrethe I. Today, all the Scandinavian nations…
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Crown Princess Victoria speaks to seafood industry leaders

Crown Princess Victoria gave the opening address at SEABOS’s three-day working meeting to discuss research and innovations related to sustainable seafood production and marine health. In her speech, the Swedish royal noted about the coronavirus pandemic that it has shown all of us “the power of cooperation and science.” SEABOS, or Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship, will meet this…
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