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European royals in Jerusalem to celebrate the liberation of Auschwitz

Several European royals attended a ceremony in Israel to commemorate that the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Thursday. The ceremony was held at the Holocaust Memorial Centre Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. The British Royal Family was represented by Prince Charles while King Felipe of Spain, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands, King…
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Sweden

Princess Christina of Sweden's son to divorce

The eldest son of Princess Christina of Sweden and the nephew and godson of King Carl XVI Gustaf, Gustaf Magnuson has separated from his model wife, Vicky Andrén, with whom he shares one child, a daughter, after six years of marriage. The couple announced to Swedish…
Norway

Ari Behn's funeral held in Oslo

On Friday, the funeral took place for Ari Behn, the former husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, at Oslo Cathedral. Ari Behn died last week after taking his own life on Christmas Day aged 47. Many royals and members of the Behn family attended the funeral which was broadcast live on Norway’s two largest television channels. Present from the Norwegian Royal Family were King…
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Features

The Royal 2010s: the Ruby King

The celebrations for the 40th anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s accession to the Swedish throne took place in September 2013 with royals from all over the globe flying in for the festivities and members of the Swedish government, Riksdag, and City of Stockholm…
Sweden

Swedish Crown Princess Family visits police to wish them a happy Christmas

The Swedish Crown Princess Family visited the Norrmalm police station in Stockholm on Christmas Eve to wish the policemen and women a happy Christmas. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel thanked the police officers, who would be working on Christmas Eve, for their work and service on behalf of the Royal Family for their work on Christmas and all days of the year. Sara Friberg, The…
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Sweden

The Royal Court comments on Crown Princess Victoria’s empty calendar

Earlier this year, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden suddenly made some huge changes in the Swedish royal family. By stripping many of his grandchildren of their titles, he made the working part of the royal family much smaller. This will mean that the rest of the family has to work more. After the King decided this fall that the children of Princess Madeleine and Prince Carl Philip should be…
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