Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria cancels all her plans and travels to Norway

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29th December 2019
According to various Swedish media sources, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has cancelled all her private Christmas and New Year’s events and travelled to Oslo. The message about Ari Behns suicide was extremely sadfor Victoria, who knew him closely. She has now put her own life on hold to support her good friend Princess Martha Louise and her children. Crown Princess Victoria is close…
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Sweden

Who is Queen Silvia of Sweden?

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23rd December 2019
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 1947 through 1957, they lived in São Paulo, Brazil, which was their mother’s hometown. During this time, her father…
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Sweden

Princess Christina’s protest towards the Nobel Prize

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12th December 2019
Tuesday of this week was busy. Both the Swedish and the Norwegian royal families attended events related to the Nobel Prize. In Sweden, many prominent members of the Royal Family were present both at the award ceremony and the following grand gala dinner. During the ceremony, King Carl XVI Gustaf handed out 14 Nobel Prizes in five categories. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were joined by…
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NorwaySweden

Glamour reigns at annual Nobel Prize Ceremonies

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11th December 2019
December 10th is always a date royal watchers have circled on their calendars. It is the date of Alfred Nobel’s death and therefore the date the Nobel Prize ceremonies take place every year. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in a ceremony held in Norway while the Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Economics prizes are awarded in Sweden. The Norwegian events are a less…
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