Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel to visit Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania

The Swedish Royal Court has announced that Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel will visit Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania in 2018. They will be visiting the countries to mark the 100th anniversary of the countries independence or renewed independence. The first country the Crown Princess Couple will visit is Latvia on the 27 April. The Swedish Royal Court has already released the…
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The Cambridges conclude day one of their Swedish visit alongside Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge kicked off their four-day Scandinavian tour this morning in Sweden with a visit to Vasaparken, in Stockholm’s city centre to learn about bandy hockey and its popularity in Sweden. Both the Duke and Duchess took penalty shots while braving the below freezing temperatures. Prince William beat his wife 2-1. Bandy hockey is like ice hockey except it is played…
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Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria cancels events due to illness

It was announced on Sunday that Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden had to cancel arrangements due to illness. The Crown Prince of Sweden should, for the first time, have been together with her father His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf on a very special…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria and her children accept Christmas trees

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her five-year-old daughter, Princess Estelle and one-year-old son, Prince Oscar accepted the several Christmas trees from the Royal College of Forestry’s student union yesterday morning at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. This is a ceremony that takes place each year. Prince Oscar was seen shaking hands with some of the students and posed later with his…
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Sweden

Swedish royal finances and taxes revealed

Recently, the Swedish Royal Family’s tax report was revealed. The Swedish newspaper Expressen was able to take a look at the financial situation of each member of the Swedish Royal Family. Swedes are, in general, very open about their income and financial situation. It is, for example, possible to know how much your neighbour earns each year. Therefore, much is known about the Royal…
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