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The guest list at King Carl Gustaf's jubilee

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden’s Golden Jubilee celebrations will begin tomorrow, and we know which royals will join in the festivities. The King will be joined by his wife, Queen Silvia, and their children and spouses: Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia and Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill. His sister, Princess Christina, is expected.
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The jubilee celebrations that were stopped by a tragic accident that changed a royal family forever

In December 1947, the King of Sweden sat down for an official portrait. Around him were close family members including the ageing heir to his throne and a young child who already had a life of royal duty laid out before him. The picture had been a long time in the planning but it had turned out very differently from expectations. The portrait was meant to be part of celebrations for King Gustaf…
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How Swedish monarchs are crowned

Earlier this year, we were treated to an ancient coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey when King Charles III was crowned, but what did King Carl XVI Gustaf’s crowing look like? In comparison, Carl XVI Gustaf was crowned King in a much more subdued atmosphere. Modern…
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Three special guests will be absent from King Carl Gustaf's Jubilee

Three special people will be missing from King Carl Gustaf of Sweden’s Golden Jubilee celebrations later this week. The King’s older sisters, Princess Margaretha (88), Princess Desiree (85), and Princess Birgitta (86), will not be in Sweden for the festivities. Birgitta revealed that her older sisters struggle with mobility issues and will be unable to make the trip. She…
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Prince Daniel not forgotten ahead of 50th birthday

Prince Daniel of Sweden may celebrate his 50th birthday on his father-in-law’s Golden Jubilee, but that doesn’t mean the Royal Family and Sweden have forgotten him during this time of celebration. The Royal Court released three new photos of the Prince before…
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The law that turned a Crown Prince into a Crown Princess

Before 1980, the Swedish line of succession was governed by agnatic primogeniture – meaning females were excluded from the line of succession. King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s first child was a girl – Victoria – who was born in July 1977; at birth, she was not Crown Princess of Sweden but instead titled Princess Victoria. When her younger brother, Carl Philip, was born in May 1979…
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