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King of Sweden attends ICC annual meeting and 100th anniversary

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden attended the annual meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Monday and celebrated its 100th anniversary at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm. The King is the patron of ICC Sweden. The organisation, which facilitates international business in more than 120 countries, has six million members from a wide variety of companies and industries. At the Swedish…
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Royal reactions to New Zealand tragedy

The British royals are not the only royals who have sent condolence messages and condemned the terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday. Denmark’s Queen, the King and Queen of the Netherlands, Sweden’s King and a Jordanian Queen as well as others have shared messages via press releases or on social media. On Friday, a white supremacist terrorist live streamed his attack…
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Crown Princess Victoria visits Stockholm's Google headquarters

On Thursday, 7 March, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden visited the Google headquarters in Stockholm. The Crown Princess was welcomed to the office by Google’s Sweden Chief Anna Wikland and the head of Social Policy Sara Övreby. While there she was given a tour of their offices and learned about their operations in Sweden. Her Royal Highness was also given a presentation which included how…
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Princess Estelle gets more "queen school" in preparation for her future role

The queen preparatory schooling for Princess Estelle of Sweden continues. On 20 February, Crown Princess Victoria took her two children, Princess Estelle (6) and Prince Oscar (2) to the Royal Collections to learn about their activities which include being responsible for the furnishings of 11 royal palaces and collections like furniture, carpet, curtains, ornaments, and woven wallpaper. Photo…
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