Sweden

King Carl Gustaf reacts to the death of Professor Sara Danius - the first woman to head the Swedish Academy

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12th October 2019
King Carl XVI Gustaf has reacted to the news that Professor Sara Danius has died at the age of 57. Professor Danius was a well-known Swedish scientist, style icon, feminist and former Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy. On Saturday morning, the Professor’s family announced the news of her passing. Professor Danius died surrounded by her family from breast cancer. In a…
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Swedish King removes royal styles of five grandchildren: Why it makes sense

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8th October 2019
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has revoked the royal styles of Royal Highness from five of his grandchildren – the children of his younger two children, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine. So, why does this make sense to do? While there’s no doubt that the King loves all of his grandchildren, it makes sense that he has removed Princes Alexander and Gabriel (the sons of Prince…
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The loss of HRH: what Sweden's royal changes mean for five princes and princesses

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7th October 2019
The Swedish Royal Court has added further details to the announcement made on Monday that five of the grandchildren of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are to lose their royal status. The Deputy Marshal of the Realm, Fredrik Wersäll, gave a press conference soon after the news was made public. He confirmed that the two sons of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia and the three children…
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Queen Silvia on Childhood celebrating its 20th anniversary: "It feels nice"

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4th October 2019
Queen Silvia has given an exclusive interview to Expressen, a Swedish newspaper, about the World Childhood Foundation that she founded 20 years ago. “Then,” Queen Silvia says, “it was very difficult to talk about these issues… No one wanted to listen and no one wanted to see these children who were so vulnerable. And also not see what happens to the internet and the dangers of the…
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