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Prince Daniel tests negative for COVID-19

Prince Daniel of Sweden has tested negative for COVID-19 after falling ill this week. The Prince was due to accompany his wife, Crown Princess Victoria, on a visit to Västmanland County on Thursday, 15 October; however, when the day came, only Victoria travelled to Västmanland County as part of the Royal Family’s travel to each of Sweden’s counties to draw attention to the…
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Schedule for royal visits around Sweden released

Sweden’s Royal Court has released the schedule for the nine royal visits through the country that will take place this autumn. The family is touring Sweden to visit with those affected by COVID-19, promote tourism and draw attention to various sectors in different…
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A Swedish royal mystery

The date of 7 October 2020 marked one year since the Royal Court of Sweden announced King Carl XVI Gustaf’s decision to remove the style of Royal Highness from five of his grandchildren. This decision affected the children from his two youngest children, Prince Carl…
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Crown Princess Victoria pushes for transformation of global seafood industry

Crown Princess Victoria participated in a virtual keystone dialogue with the seafood industry and ocean experts to discuss sustainable fishing practices this week. In a speech where she advocated for sustainable fishing, Crown Princess Victoria said: “Transforming the global seafood industry is no small task. It is more like turning an ocean liner around: it is difficult, because of its size.
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Part of Queen Silvia’s dementia project declared illegal by Swedish Court

Queen Silvia of Sweden has placed herself in the middle of a major housing dispute that revolves around one of the Queen’s most important projects. Last weekend, Queen Silvia was a guest in a podcast with the Alzheimer Life Foundation, on the occasion of World Alzheimer’s Day. One of the topics brought up in the podcast was the Queen’s project “SilviaBo”, a project she had…
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Taking a look back at the christenings of Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar

Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary, Duchess ofÖstergötland, was born on23 February 2012 to Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden. Her christening into the Lutheran faith took place on22 May 2012 in the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace of Stockholm (also called Stockholm Palace). As a future Queen of Sweden, her godparents included family and other future monarchs.
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