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Crown Princess Victoria gives virtual tours of the Royal Palace in Stockholm

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6th June 2020
With National Day in Sweden looking slightly different than normal, Crown Princess Victoria has instead been giving virtual tours of the Royal Palace in Stockholm. Normally, the Royal Palace opens to the public on this day and is free to visit. National Day is held annually on 6 June with the royals attending numerous events throughout Stockholm. A member of the family usually opens the…
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Protests turn violent outside Stockholm Palace

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5th June 2020
Throughout this week, there have been several days with protests just outside the Royal Palace in Stockholm which have turned violent. Protesters have clashed with the police outside the palace in connection with the demonstration against racism and police violence following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The Stockholm Police Department had allowed the organisers to gather with a…
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GALLERY: A look at Sweden's previous National Day celebrations

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1st June 2020
With a slimmed-down 2020 National Day ahead, we are taking a look at previous National Day celebrations in Sweden with the Royal Family. The females in the family always dress in the traditional Swedish dress and the family rides in carriages to Skansen for a concert. They later host a reception at the Royal Palace, which is officially opened for the summer by a member of the family earlier in…
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Prince Carl Philip re-joins the army to help fight the coronavirus

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26th May 2020
Princess Sofia of Sweden recently got a lot of attention when she signed up to serve as a caregiver in Sweden during the coronavirus pandemic. Now her husband is following her lead. The only son of the Swedish king, Prince Carl Philip has joined the army and will serve as a Major during the ongoing pandemic that has hit Sweden hard. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Swedish Prince…
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