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Cheers for the King of Sweden as he makes a Jubilee balcony appearance

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15th September 2023
King Carl XVI Gustaf has been cheered by big crowds as he made a balcony appearance in Stockholm to mark his Golden Jubilee. The Swedish monarch stood alongside his immediate family for the celebration which came as he inspected the guard at the Royal Palace. King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia were joined by their three children, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess…
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Who is King Carl XVI Gustaf?

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15th September 2023
On 30 April 1946, the last of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla’s five children was born in Haga Palace. That child was King Carl XVI Gustaf (then Prince Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus). Carl Gustaf has four older sisters: Princess Margaretha, Princess Birgitta…
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The accession of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

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15th September 2023
King Carl XVI Gustaf ascended to the Swedish throne on 15 September 1973 (coincidentally, the same day his future son-in-law, Daniel Westling, was born) at the age of 27. He became the King of Sweden after the death of his grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf. He was at his grandfather’s deathbed in Helsingborg and returned to Stockholm as the new monarch on 16 September. On 19 September…
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Queen Silvia, Sweden's consort and vital part in the success of the reign of the country's Jubilee king

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14th September 2023
Silvia Renate Sommerlath was born on 23 December 1943 in Heidelberg, Germany, to Walther and Alice Sommerlath. Silvia is half German, through her father, and half Brazilian, through her mother. Silvia grew up with older three brothers (Ralph, Walther, and Jörg), and from 1947 through 1957, they lived in São Paulo, Brazil, which was their mother’s hometown. During this time, her father…
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Who's who of the Swedish Royal Family

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14th September 2023
With the King of Sweden marking 50 years on the throne, we give you a breakdown of who’s who in the Swedish Royal Family. King Carl XVI Gustaf King Carl Gustaf was born on 30 April 1946 to Prince Gustaf Adolph and Princess Sibylla; he has four older sisters. His father died in a plane crash in Denmark when he was nine months old. Carl Gustaf became Crown Prince of Sweden at age four…
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