Opinion

King Carl XVI Gustaf - stop whining and get on board - Crown Princess Victoria is the future

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5th January 2023
Royal Central’s Assistant Editor, Moniek Bloks, says King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden needs to get over a change in the law 43 years ago which saw Crown Princess Victoria become heir to the throne in favour of Prince Carl Philip. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden celebrates 50 years on the throne in 2023. In an interview to mark the occasion, the King repeated that he believed it to be unfair…
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Swedish royals host important event for government

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1st December 2022
It is a tradition in Sweden that after each parliamentary election, the King invites the new members of parliament to a grand dinner at Stockholm Palace. On November 29th 2022, such a dinner was held after the Swedish people voted in their new members of parliament…
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Business as usual as King Carl XVI Gustaf welcomes Sweden’s new PM

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21st October 2022
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden have attended a change of government council was held at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The King ceremoniously declared the change of government complete at the special meeting at the Royal Palace on October 18th 2022. During the historic meeting with the new government, the Parliament President introduced to the royals the new Swedish…
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King Charles welcomes world leaders to Buckingham Palace on the eve of The Queen’s State Funeral

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18th September 2022
King Charles III and Queen Camilla, accompanied by members of the Royal Family, have hosted a gathering of world leaders at Buckingham Palace in preparation for tomorrow’s State Funeral.  All the leaders that had arrived in London gathered in the Picture Gallery and the King’s Apartment rooms of Buckingham Palace for a cocktail and some canapés.  For security reasons, Buckingham…
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King Carl Gustaf watches military defence exercises

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24th May 2022
The political situation in Europe is tense after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. One of the significant consequences is that the neutral nations of Sweden and Finland have applied for NATO membership. In the recent years, Sweden has invested heavily in upgrading its military, and King Carl XVI Gustaf visited the Swedish Air Force to watch military defence exercises. The Swedish King…
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