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Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia visit fire-stricken Dalarna to meet emergency services

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17th August 2018
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden privately visited the fire-stricken areas of Dalarna on Wednesday. The Prince Couple met with emergency services, county administrative board, the municipality, Armed Forces and the Fortifications Office in Trängslet to hear about their work battling fires in Älvdalen and Lima and to thank them for their work. The Prince and Princess posted…
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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prince Carl Philip attend Veteran’s Day ceremony

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30th May 2018
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden were in Stockholm yesterday to attend the National Veteran’s Memorial at Kungl Djurgården and mark the first time Veterans Day was also recognised as a general flag day. Veterans Day on 29 May was instituted as a nationally recognised day of remembrance by the Swedish government in 2010 and received official state status in 2012. Sweden has…
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Prince Carl Philip visits Värmland

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21st May 2018
Prince Carl Philip visited his duchy, Värmland in the west of Sweden, on Thursday. The day began at the Kummelöns Nature Reserve, which has “enclosed pasture land now filled with oak trees which are several hundreds of years old,” according to the Värmland tourism…
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Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia mourn Swedish DJ Avicii

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21st April 2018
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden have released a statement following the death of Tim Bergling, better known as Avicii. The couple had a special bound with the Swedish DJ. Yesterday the management of Avicii said in a statement: “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii. “The family is devastated and we ask everyone to…
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Everything you need to know about Prince Gabriel's christening

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26th November 2017
In a weeks time, Prince Gabriel of Sweden will become a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church when he is christened. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming christening – and more. The Ceremony On 1 December Prince Gabriel Carl Walther, second son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia will be baptised. Just like his brother Alexander and cousins Leonore and Nicolas…
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