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Swedish Royal Family’s National Day schedule announced

The schedule for the Swedish Royal Family on National Day (6 June) has been announced by the Royal Court of Sweden. The Royal Family will celebrate in both Stockholm and Strömsholm. To begin the morning, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will open the Royal Palace in Stockholm at 10 am at the Western Gate from the Outer Courtyard. Entry into the Royal Palace on National Day is free. More…
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Foreign royals set to attend Crown Prince Frederik's 50th birthday celebration

Various royal houses have announced the attendance of their members at the 50th birthday celebrations for Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark this weekend. The Crown Prince will turn 50 on 26 May. Photo released for Crown Prince Frederik’s 50th. © Photographer Steen Evald Just last year the royals all travelled to The Netherlands to celebrate King Willem-Alexander’s 50th birthday and…
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King Carl XVI Gustaf reestablishes Gotland's regiment

On Monday, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden attended the ceremony marking the re-establishing of the Gotland regiment. This is the first time since World War II a new regiment is set up in Sweden. The re-establishment of the regiment occurs as a response to Russian…
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Prince Carl Philip visits Värmland

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 website. The reserve also has lime trees and plants that are not native to the area. While there, Prince Carl Philip met with…
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King Carl XVI Gustaf will not hand out the Nobel Prize in Literature this year

King Carl XVI Gustaf usually hands out all the Nobel Prizes except for the Peace Prize in December. However, this year, the Swedish Academy, who nominates the candidates for the Nobel Prize in Literature, has decided not to hand out the prize. This is due to a severe internal crisis in the Academy that has been going on for several weeks now. Yesterday morning the Swedish Academy published an…
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