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Crown Princess Victoria opens Baltic Sea Science Center

Yesterday Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden opened the Baltic Sea Science Centre in Stockholm’s Skansen Museum where she was welcomed by Anna Björn, Head of Unit at Skansen’s Zoological Department and the Baltic Sea Science Center. The day began with a tour starting in the brewery aquarium, the pike aquarium, the predatory aquarium, the cylinder aquarium and the habitat…
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Illness forces Prince Daniel to cancel events

The Royal Court confirmed to Swedish media late Wednesday evening that Prince Daniel is sick and has to cancel several events. On Tuesday, Prince Daniel attended his annual entrepreneurial day, and he seemed in good health. On Wednesday, Prince Daniel should have been…
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Europe’s lucky number sevens: baby Sussex’s counterparts in the line of succession

When Baby Sussex is born in a few weeks time, he or she will be seventh in line to the British throne. They are not the only royals to hold the lucky number seven position in a line of succession. Let’s take a look at Baby Sussex’s counterparts in their lines of succession. Belgium: Archduchess Anna Astrid, 2 – Anna Astrid is the only child of Prince Amedeo and Princess…
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Prince Carl Philip visits Hanover Fair

Prince Carl Philip was in Germany to attend the Hanover Fair earlier this week, as the event focused on Swedish partnership. On Monday, Prince Carl Philip attended a presentation and roundtable discussion about the digitisation of physical products with data and services…
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No official celebrations planned for Prince Carl Philip's 40th birthday

When Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria turned 40 in July 2017, it was marked with official festivities across Stockholm. But her brother, Prince Carl Philip, will be marking the occasion in a more low-key manner. “There will be no official celebration of Prince Carl’s 40th birthday,” said Head of Information of the Royal Court, Margareta Thorgren, to Expressen, adding that…
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Crown Princess Victoria takes part in seventeenth-century walk in Norrbotten

Continuing her landscape hikes through Sweden, Crown Princess Victoria was in snowy Norrbotten on Wednesday for the latest venture. Her day began at Filipborg’s Manor on Kalix River which is one of Sweden’s largest rivers (third in size by length). There, she started her cross country skiing alongside members of the public, the Kalix  Ski Club, and various associations. Their path…
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