Sweden

Schedule for royal visits around Sweden released

Sweden’s Royal Court has released the schedule for the nine royal visits through the country that will take place this autumn. The family is touring Sweden to visit with those affected by COVID-19, promote tourism and draw attention to various sectors in different areas of society. The first part of the tour will take place from October through the beginning of December; each visit will…
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A Swedish royal mystery

The date of 7 October 2020 marked one year since the Royal Court of Sweden announced King Carl XVI Gustaf’s decision to remove the style of Royal Highness from five of his grandchildren. This decision affected the children from his two youngest children, Prince Carl…
Sweden

Part of Queen Silvia’s dementia project declared illegal by Swedish Court

Queen Silvia of Sweden has placed herself in the middle of a major housing dispute that revolves around one of the Queen’s most important projects. Last weekend, Queen Silvia was a guest in a podcast with the Alzheimer Life Foundation, on the occasion of World Alzheimer’s Day. One of the topics brought up in the podcast was the Queen’s project “SilviaBo”, a project she had…
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Prince Daniel attends namesake forum for entrepreneurship

On Monday, Prince Daniel attended and gave an introductory speech at Prince Daniel’s Entrepreneurship Day. The digital forum was organized by the Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences and Prince Daniel’s Fellowship. It brings together young entrepreneurs and mentors for a mentorship program and features speakers and roundtable discussions. In addition to Prince Daniel, one of the…
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Prince Carl Philip awards King's scholarship

On Wednesday 2 September Prince Carl Philip carried out an engagement at the Royal Palace. He handed out scholarship prizes to the winning artists from The Thinking Hand – The King’s Scholarship Contest for Young Artists. The fund was established in honour…
Sweden

Chris O'Neill's financial difficulties easing

Chris O’Neill, the husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, has struggled with complicated finances for many years. Now, however, papers in the Swedish media show that the debt of the British-American businessman has been reduced. Nevertheless, his business is not a good source of income for the family. On Sunday, the Swedish newspaper Expressen wrote that they had gained insight into the…
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