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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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Prince Daniel on Princess Estelle: "I can hardly talk about missing a month or a year of her life"

Speaking at Generation Pep’s Pep Forum conference in Sweden last week, Prince Daniel spoke to a rapt audience about the importance of ensuring all children – regardless of social standing – have the same access and tools to live an active, knowledge-building life. Reflecting on the differences in opportunity faced by varying socio-economic classes, Daniel spoke pointedly about the fact that…
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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.
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Zara Larsson declines to sing at Crown Princess Victoria's birthday celebrations

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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