Sweden

Why does Sweden's history making monarch have a French surname?

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6th September 2023
The King of Sweden is about to make history. Carl XVI Gustaf will celebrate the first Golden Jubilee the country has ever seen. It’s a moment that will shape modern Sweden but at its heart is a monarch with a French name. Sweden was a monarchy long before its current ruling house arrived on the throne. However, it was the last dynasty to accede to the throne that made it…
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Royal attendees confirm attendance at Jubilee celebrations of Sweden's King

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4th September 2023
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden’s Golden Jubilee celebrations will take place later this month, and we know which royals will join in the festivities. The King will be joined by his wife, Queen Silvia, and their children and spouses: Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia and Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill. His sisters, Princess Margaretha…
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The godparents of Europe’s heirs

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3rd September 2023
We take a look at the godparents of each of Europe’s heirs. The Prince of Wales Embed from Getty Images Prince William was born on 21 June 1982 and christened on 4 August of that year. His godparents were the late King Constantine of Greece (a cousin), Princess Alexandra of Kent (cousin), the Duchess of Westminster, then Lord Romsey (cousin), Lady Susan Hussey and Sir Laurens van…
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Sweden

The sparkling sapphires that link a modern queen to a fallen empire

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2nd September 2023
It’s the tiara everyone is expecting to see this September. The month’s birthstone is sapphire and that just happens to be the star gem of a diadem favoured by a queen who is about to host a right royal celebration for a truly historic event. Silvia of Sweden is at the heart of her country’s festivities for the Golden Jubilee of her husband, King Carl XVI Gustaf, and when that…
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