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Princesses Who Married Commoners: Crown Princess Victoria

Following the recent wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, we take a look at other princesses who have married commoners. Here is the story of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden who married personal trainer and gym owner Daniel Westling in 2010. The future prince was born Olof Daniel Westling on 15 September 1973 in Örebro, Sweden. He experienced a very middle-class upbringing: his…
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Princess Estelle competes in Prince Daniel's Race

On Sunday, it was time for the annual Prince Daniel’s Race and Pep-Day. This year, Princess Estelle participated in the race named after her father. Embed from Getty Images Today, the annual Prince Daniel’s Run and sport’s day took place at Haga Park, just…
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Sweden's Royal Family hosts the annual Swedish Dinner at Royal Palace

The Swedish Royal Family received representatives from all over the country on Friday at the annual Swedish Dinner held at the Royal Palace. The Swedish Dinner aims to pay tribute to people who have made significant contributions in Sweden. On Friday evening, the Royal Family hosted around 170 guests for dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The guests consisted of representatives from the…
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Prince Daniel sells gym chain

Prince Daniel of Sweden has sold his gym chain “Balance” to his competitor, Sats after years of declining profit. Last year, Sats reached record sales, according to Di.se. Sats has now, with the acquisition of Balance, 75 locations throughout Sweden and over…
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Prince Daniel visits Bäckahagens school

Yesterday, Prince Daniel of Sweden visited Bäckahagens school in Bandhagen, Sweden, for the purpose of getting children up and moving with his and Crown Princess Victoria’s Gen Pep organisation. The Prince chose to visit this school as it is part of the pilot programme of Gen Pep. The Royal Court explained that Bäckahagens school is “actively working to increase the movement and…
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Swedish Royal Family attends Global Child Forum - with a special royal guest

King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and Princess Sofia have attended the annual Global Child Forum at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. This year there was a special royal guest, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands. On Wednesday the 10th edition of the Global Child Forum was organised, this time at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. Over 300 participants from around…
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