Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria celebrates her Name Day

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden celebrated her Name Day in Stockholm. The annual tradition took place in the Inner Courtyard of Stockholm Palace; the Crown Princess was joined by her husband, Prince Daniel and their two children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, on the snowy day. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kungahuset 🇸🇪…
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Spain

Queen Sofia’s art prize continues to honour excellence

The Queen Sofía Prize for Painting and Sculpture is one of the most prestigious awards in Spain and is endowed with 10,000 euros for a single work. Queen Sofia has presided over the 58th edition of the award, organized by the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors, in collaboration with Google. This year’s award went to the artist Cesar Orrico Mendez for his work titled…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria hears about growing resistance to key medicine

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel have participated in a high-level gathering focused on combating antibiotic resistance at the Scandinavian XPO in Arlandastad, held in connection with Sweden’s presidency of the Council of the European Union. According to all public health authorities, antibiotic resistance is a serious and growing public health problem. One thing working against…
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Denmark

Royal Court announces 'lengthy' recuperation for Queen Margrethe after operation

Queen Margrethe faces a long period of rehabilitation following back surgery, the Danish Royal Court has announced. Queen Margrethe, who underwent major back surgery at the end of February, may be in rehabilitation over the next few months, with Crown Prince Frederik stepping in as regent “for the time being.” The Danish Royal Court did not provide an estimated timeline for The Queen’s…
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