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Swedish Crown Princess Family visits police to wish them a happy Christmas

The Swedish Crown Princess Family visited the Norrmalm police station in Stockholm on Christmas Eve to wish the policemen and women a happy Christmas. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel thanked the police officers, who would be working on Christmas Eve, for their work and service on behalf of the Royal Family for their work on Christmas and all days of the year. Sara Friberg, The…
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Who is Queen Silvia of Sweden?

Silvia Renate Sommerlath was born on 23 December 1943 in Heidelberg, Germany, to Walther and Alice Sommerlath. Silvia is half German, through her father, and half Brazilian, through her mother. Silvia grew up with older three brothers (Ralph, Walther, and Jörg), and from…
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Prince Oscar accompanies his parents to receive Christmas trees for the Royal Palace

Prince Oscar of Sweden accompanied his parents, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, to receive the Christmas trees for the Royal Palace. Students from the hunting master’s program at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences visited the Royal Palace to hand over the Christmas trees in an annual tradition, which has been going on since the 1960s. According to the Swedish Royal…
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Swedish Royal Family hosts dinner for Nobel Laureates

On Wednesday night, the Swedish Royal Family held their traditional dinner for the Nobel Laureates at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The dinner takes place the evening after the awarding of the Nobel prizes in Stockholm and the accompanying gala dinner. In attendance were King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia and Princess…
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Swedish Royals mourn singer Marie Fredriksson

In what should be a week of celebrations, devastating news has reached the Swedish Royal Family. Marie Fredriksson, one of Sweden’s greatest singers both solo and as part of the group “Roxette” has passed away at the age of 61. Ms. Fredriksson had long been suffering from brain cancer. A few hours before the Nobel Prize Ceremony was due to begin in Stockholm, the management of…
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