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Royal Jewels in Focus: Swedish Laurel Wreath Tiara

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16th August 2017
The Swedish Laurel Wreath Tiara easily stands out among a collection of impressive Swedish pieces. Despite the classical laurel leaf motif being common among royal jewellery throughout Europe, this piece is uniquely elegant with its tall profile of double rows of diamond laurel leaves and hanging diamond centre pendant. Made by the eponymous French jewellery house, Boucheron, the Laurel Wreath…
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Happy Birthday, Crown Princess Victoria! - 41 Facts about the Swedish Royal on Her Birthday!

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14th July 2017
Today marks the 41st birthday of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden. To celebrate, 41 facts are below! Happy Birthday, Your Royal Highness!When she was born, she was only styled as Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria. After the birth of her younger brother, Prince Carl Philip, the law of succession was changed in Sweden to absolute primogeniture. This meant Carl Philip’s title of Crown…
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Who is Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden?

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14th July 2017
On 14 July 1977, Queen Silvia snuck into Karolinska University Hospital to give birth to her first child with her mother at her side. King Carl XVI Gustaf was not at home at the time and was unable to make it for the birth. The Queen would be able to enter and leave the…
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Zara Larsson declines to sing at Crown Princess Victoria's birthday celebrations

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6th July 2017
Swedish singer Zara Larsson has recently declined when she was asked to perform at the birthday celebrations of Crown Princess Victoria. The singer and the Crown Princess family recently had a meeting. Each year Crown Princess Victoria’s birthday ends with a big concert in her honour on Öland, Sweden. It is an opportunity for young artists to become more known in Sweden as the concert is…
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Tearful Crown Princess Victoria visits site of Stockholm terror attack

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9th April 2017
A tearful Crown Princess Victoria, accompanied by her husband Prince Daniel, visited the site of the terror attack in Stockholm yesterday morning saying, “There is a tremendous sadness.” She brought red roses that she laid down in tribute, and she briefly spoke to the assembled media after standing for a moment of silence at the memorial that has formed to the victims. An emotional…
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