Sweden

King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia see premiere of new royal ballet

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19th October 2024
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden finished a busy week of engagements with a trip to the ballet on Friday evening. The Swedish King and Queen attended the world premiere of the Royal Swedish Ballet’s new production, Gustavia. The new ballet is a retelling of Gustav Badin Couschi’s life. Badin was born in the mid-eighteenth century in the West Indies and was brought…
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Prince Daniel gets helping hand for big race

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10th September 2024
Prince Daniel’s Race Day took place this weekend and Prince Oscar joined his dad for a fun day in Solna.  Prince Daniel and Prince Oscar looked to have a great Sunday at Hagaparken for Prince Daniel’s Race Day, also known as GenPep. Prince Daniel founded the event to…
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King Carl Gustaf given first hand tour of the controversial Olympic development

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10th August 2024
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden is making the most of his time in Paris at the 2024 Olympics and has visited the Olympic Village. The Swedish King visited Sweden Arena, the home of Team Sweden in the Olympic Village and was able to try the much-talked about Olympic beds. Following on from the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Paris chose to give Olympians beds made of cardboard with…
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Crown Princess Victoria celebrates 47th birthday

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15th July 2024
Crown Princess Victoria was surrounded by family as she celebrated her 47th birthday on Sunday. Sweden’s future queen traditionally celebrates her birthday at Solliden Castle on Öland, which is the summer residence of the Swedish Royal Family. There, she was joined by…
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Sweden's royals start summer at Solliden with prizes

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12th July 2024
King Carl XVI Gustaf awarded the 2024 Solliden Prize on Thursday and was joined by Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria.  The Solliden Prize is awarded each year to “a person who has made a recognised effort or achievement in any area or has taken measures or taken initiatives that promote the island’s interests and development or which have made contributions to Öland’s pious for a…
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