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Swedish Royal Family celebrates Queen Silvia's birthday at Oscar Theatre

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19th December 2018
The Swedish Royal Family gathered at Oscar Theatre last night to celebrate Queen Silvia’s 75th birthday which is on 23 December. The event “A tribute show for HM the Queen” touched on the important work Queen Silvia has undertaken in her time as Queen. The Queen was able to spend time with all three of her children, as Princess Madeleine and her family have travelled to Sweden…
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King of Sweden unveils statue of Karl XIV Johan

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17th December 2018
Late afternoon yesterday, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden unveiled the rider statue of King Carl XIV Johan (the first Bernadotte King of Sweden) in its new location on the Slottsbacken “Castle Slope” (a road in central Stockholm that stretches from the Royal…
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Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar celebrate St Lucia Day

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14th December 2018
Princess Estelle, 6, and her younger brother, Prince Oscar, 2, celebrated St Lucia Day yesterday, and their proud mother, Crown Princess Victoria got behind the camera to document the day. The Royal Court of Sweden later released two images, taken by Victoria, of Estelle and Oscar at their home of Haga Palace dressed in festive wear for the feast day. Estelle is wearing traditional the Lucia crown…
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Swedish royals host dinner for Nobel winners

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12th December 2018
Last evening, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden hosted a dinner for the Nobel Laureates at the Royal Palace of Stockholm alongside Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia, and Princess Christina. The traditional black tie dinner…
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Princess Madeleine finishes children's book

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11th December 2018
It was announced last year that Princess Madeleine was authoring a children’s book. The Princess made the announcement in February 2017 in an interview with Sweden’s Expressen, but she stopped short of divulging any specific details about the book. Chief…
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Princess Leonore of Sweden dances in The Nutcracker

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8th December 2018
Known for her vibrant energy, it is not a surprise that Princess Leonore of Sweden is involved in an activity to allow her to move and get out some energy.  On Thursday, her proud mother, Princess Madeleine posted an image of four-year-old Leonore performing ballet in The Nutcracker. Leonore was dressed in a white leotard and tutu and dancing around other young ballerinas.  On her…
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Taking a look at the Royal Order of Karl XIII

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7th December 2018
The Royal Order of Karl XIII is one of the many Swedish royals order that still exists and is in use. The Order was founded by King Karl XIII of Sweden and Norway in 1811. Since 1811 and until this day, the Master of the Order is the regent of Sweden, so the current Order…
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Celebrations planned for Queen Silvia of Sweden's 75th birthday

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22nd November 2018
The Swedish Royal Court has announced plans to celebrate Queen Silvia’s 75th birthday next month. Two new photos were also released with the announcement, taken by Anna-Lena Ahlström. First, there will be a seminar for invited guests of the Queen at the Oscar Theatre in Stockholm on 18 December. They will discuss issues close to Queen Silvia’s heart like children’s rights…
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