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Queen Silvia taken to hospital after fall at Drottningholm Palace

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15th February 2021
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden has been treated in hospital after a fall at Drottningholm Palace. Queen Silvia, 77, injured her wrist in the fall. A statement was issued by the Royal Court shortly after the accident on Monday, February 15th 2021. The Queen was taken to hospital where it was determined that she had a fracture in her right wrist. After treatment, Silvia returned to…
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Swedish version of “The Crown” is underway

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5th February 2021
The life of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is to become a TV series, inspired by «The Crown». Sweden’s TV4 has shared the news that they are making a series about the Swedish Royal Family with the streaming service C More. Season One will go over six episodes but…
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Crown Princess Victoria puts focus on sustainable tourism

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27th January 2021
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has attended the EU project DUNC’s digital conference. From her home-office at Haga castle Her Royal Highness gave a speech and closely followed the final day of this conference. Development of UNESCO Natural and Cultural Assets, also known as DUNC, is an EU-funded collaborative project where the Swedish municipality of Karlskrona municipality has been…
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King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates Swedish forests

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22nd January 2021
From the Swedish monarch’s lockdown residence Stenhammar Palace just outside Stockholm, King Carl XVI Gustaf attended a digital event entitled The Forest Day on Wednesday. The King of Sweden has a deep commitment to issues concerning nature, the environment and…
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Prince Daniel opens new organisation to stamp out doping in sport

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12th January 2021
Prince Daniel has opened a brand new organisation “Anti-doping Sweden”. The body is a newly formed independent organization which from 2021 is Sweden’s national anti-doping organization. Previously, the responsibility lay with the Swedish Sports Confederation. Prince Daniel inaugurated the organization’s activities on January 11th 2021. For many years, Prince Daniel has been…
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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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