Sweden

Queen Silvia opens German orphanage for abused children

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4th July 2021
On Thursday, Queen Silvia of Sweden took part in the digital inauguration of Children-Haus in Ortenau, Germany. The facility is an orphanage to house children suspected of having been victims of physical violence or sexual abuse.This is the fifth building of this kind to be inaugurated with the aim of preventing the multiplication of traumas for children that come from being moved…
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Queen Silvia opens a congress on children's heart disease

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26th May 2021
On Tuesday this week, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden opened the AEPC 2021 Congress with a video greeting. During the congress, doctors from all over Europe gather digitally to discuss congenital heart disease in children.In her opening speech Her Majesty said: “Depending on where they are born, children grow up under very different circumstances. And yet, they all have the same basic…
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Queen Silvia makes surprise appearance after fracturing wrist

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26th February 2021
It has been almost two weeks since the news came from Sweden that Her Majesty Queen Silvia had been taken to the hospital after a fall. After treatment, Silvia returned to Drottningholm Palace. The queen was treated for a fracture in her wrist.Following the accident, the Queen’s assignments were put on hold. However, the Queen joined her husband at a digital event on Thursday. Together…
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Queen Silvia of Sweden opens up about her brother’s death and her grieving process in a moving interview

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14th December 2020
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden has opened up about the death of her brother in an interview with TV4. In late October, it was announced that the Swedish Queen’s brother, Walther Sommerlath, had died at the age of 86. Sommerlath had been ill for a long time, and now the Queen has spoken out about the incident, dispelling rumours that he had died of Covid..In a TV interview with…
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