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Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel thank Swedish troops for their work battling coronavirus

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26th March 2020
The Crown Princess Couple visited the field hospital at the Stockholm Fair in Älvsjö Thursday to see the incredible work being done by the Swedish Armed Forces in their efforts to add more hospital beds to the city. The troops are working day and night to complete the hospital space, which was requested by the National Board of Health and Welfare, by this upcoming Monday. During their…
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#OTD 1720: a Swedish Queen abdicated in favour of her husband

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24th March 2020
On this day, March 24, exactly 300 years ago Sweden elected a new King. For many in today’s society, it may seem strange that a nation can choose a new monarch, but Sweden has elected new monarchs on several occasions. Frederick was born in Germany in 1676 and became the Count of Hessen-Kassel. In 1700, he married Louise of Brandenburg who died five years later. In 1710 he entered into…
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Zita, Last Empress of Austria

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24th March 2020
She became an empress in the most difficult of circumstances and her short reign ended in exile and a lifetime of supporting her royal heritage from afar. Zita, Empress of Austria found herself with an imperial crown as a result of an assassination which sent the world to…
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An interview with American Royals author Katharine McGee

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23rd March 2020
Two princesses vying for the ultimate crown.Two girls vying for the prince’s heart.This is the story of the American royals.What if America had its own royal family? New York Times bestselling author Katharine McGee took this question and ran with it in her latest young adult novel, American Royals. Telling the story of Princess Beatrice, heir to the American throne, her younger sister…
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Six beautiful buildings linked to Henry VIII's six wives

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21st March 2020
We’re all facing a very different way of life for the next while as measures are put in place to control and hopefully eradicate the spread of coronavirus. It means we’re all staying in more but that doesn’t mean we can’t travel from our sofas. Over the coming weeks, Royal Central will bring you virtual guides to royal locations around the world, a kind of pick and mix of…
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