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Swedish royals rally virtual support around Swedish athletes before Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics

The Beijing Winter Olympics are almost underway, and delegations from the 90 participating countries are starting to make their way into the Chinese capital.  King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and Prince Carl Philip all jumped on a virtual meeting to wish good luck to both the Olympic and the Paralympic athletes competing.  The royals had initially…
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Prince Carl Philip attends annual Sports Gala

Prince Carl Philip of Sweden has attended the annual Swedish Sports Gala, where Sweden’s most prominent athletes are honoured when the previous year’s sports achievements are rewarded. Prince Carl Philip, just like previous years, gave a speech at the Sports Gala, which aired on SVT. Among other things, the Prince addressed the important bond between athletes and the…
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Queen Sonja and Queen Silvia praise Queen Margrethe for her help in revealing interviews

This week marks 50 years since Queen Margrethe became Queen of Denmark. And as she prepares for her Jubilee, the Danish Monarch has won high praise from two of Europe’s longest serving consorts. Danish TV channels have been showing a number of TV programmes about the Queen’s life and work. Denmark’s largest TV channel recently broadcast a new documentary about Margrethe II. In it, the…
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Prince Daniel tests positive for Covid

The Swedish Royal Household has announced that Prince Daniel has tested positive for Covid, just 24 hours after confirming that his wife, Crown Princess Victoria, had also contracted the virus. Like the Crown Princess, Prince Daniel is also fully vaccinated and is experiencing mild symptoms.  Because of this double positive diagnosis, the entire family is quarantining at home, at Haga…
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