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Queen Silvia taken to hospital after fall at Drottningholm Palace

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15th February 2021
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden has been treated in hospital after a fall at Drottningholm Palace. Queen Silvia, 77, injured her wrist in the fall. A statement was issued by the Royal Court shortly after the accident on Monday, February 15th 2021. The Queen was taken to hospital where it was determined that she had a fracture in her right wrist. After treatment, Silvia returned to…
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Queen Silvia’s Childhood Foundation declines a major donation after 'kill a peadophile' controversy

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10th February 2021
Queen Silvia and her Childhood Foundation are in the midst of a public conflict with a former Swedish top athlete. The former Swedish sports star Patrik Sjöberg is angry at Queen Silvia and her organisation, having posted his displeasure in a Facebook post which has since received widespread attention. The former athlete donated 10,000 Swedish Krona, (around 1,000 Euros) to support the work of…
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Swedish version of “The Crown” is underway

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5th February 2021
The life of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is to become a TV series, inspired by «The Crown». Sweden’s TV4 has shared the news that they are making a series about the Swedish Royal Family with the streaming service C More. Season One will go over six episodes but…
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King Felipe holds military audiences at Madrid's Royal Palace

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4th February 2021
King Felipe granted a series of military audiences on Tuesday at Madrid’s Royal Palace, meeting with the heads of various military units as they took up new command posts, or to be updated on their work with the coronavirus pandemic and other emergencies. First, King Felipe met with the Head of the Military Emergency Unit, Lieutenant General Luis Manuel Martínez Meijide. According to…
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Sweden's royals talk Brexit in digital meeting with politicians

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31st January 2021
Earlier this week, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel met with government officials to talk about Brexit. In a digital meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister, Anna Hallberg, and European Union Minister, Hans Dahlgren, the royals discussed Sweden’s relationship with the United Kingdom after it left the European Union last year. The Royal House notes…
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