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Sweden

King Carl Gustaf discharged from hospital after surgery

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24th February 2023

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has been discharged from hospital after his heart surgery.

The King’s doctor, Viveka Frykman Kull, told Swedish news Expressen, “He has been allowed to come home; he is doing well.”

His Majesty will take it easy and recover for 14 days, but his doctor stressed that everything had “gone very well.”

The Royal Court’s Head of Information, Margareta Thorgren, confirmed that King Carl Gustaf is resting at Drottningholm Palace and was discharged on the evening of 22 February.

The 76-year-old King underwent a planned heart operation on 20 February that was described as a “surgical procedure with catheter technology in the heart area” by the Royal Court.

The surgery went as planned, and the King recovered in hospital for a few days before being allowed to return home.

His Majesty’s scheduled engagements from 20 February to 3 March have been postponed.

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Brittani is from Tennessee, USA. She is a political scientist and historian after graduating with a degree in the topics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in December 2014. She also holds a master's degree from Northeastern University. She enjoys reading and researching all things regarding the royals of the world. She's been researching, reading, and writing on royalty for over a decade. She became Europe Editor in October 2016, and then Deputy Editor in January 2019, and has been featured on several podcasts, radio shows, news broadcasts and websites including Global News Canada, ABC News Australia, WION India and BBC World News.