Sweden

How the Swedish royals celebrate Christmas

December is one of the busiest months for the Swedish Royal Family. Nevertheless, they always make room in their agenda to celebrate Christmas together as a family. The Swedish Royal Family has a packed schedule during the month of December: the Nobel Prize Celebrations, the formal gathering of the Swedish Academy, St. Lucia, etc. At the end of the month, however, they clear their schedules to…
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King and Queen of Sweden to undertake state visit to Jordan

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will pay a state visit to Jordan later this year, visiting the Middle Eastern country at the invitation of King Abdullah II. The Swedish Royal Court announced that the King and Queen would visit Jordan between 15 and 17 November to strengthen the friendly ties between the nations. The state visit will focus on several multilateral and local issues, such as…
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King and Queen of Sweden visit Red Cross for important cause

The King and Queen of Sweden have visited the Swedish Red Cross headquarters for an important cause. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia travelled to the Södermalm headquarters to hear more about the organisation’s efforts to help Ukraine. The King and Queen spoke to Swedish Red Cross delegate Louise Ulveland, who had recently been stationed in Lviv, Ukraine. She is an expert in…
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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia visit UK ahead of Platinum Jubilee

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have made a two-day visit to the United Kingdom as both countries prepare to celebrate.  The visit, which took place between Thursday, 26 and Friday, 27 May, was centred around many topics, including education and culture, and the royal couple was accompanied on the occasion by Swedish Education Minister Anna Ekström.  The King and Queen…
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