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Swedish royals take part in National Day celebrations

The Swedish Royal Family took part in the annual National Day celebrations today in Stockholm and Strömsholm. The royals making appearances today were King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia, Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill. The day began with the opening of the Royal Palace of…
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Prince Daniel visits Bäckahagens school

Yesterday, Prince Daniel of Sweden visited Bäckahagens school in Bandhagen, Sweden, for the purpose of getting children up and moving with his and Crown Princess Victoria’s Gen Pep organisation. The Prince chose to visit this school as it is part of the pilot…
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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prince Carl Philip attend Veteran’s Day ceremony

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden were in Stockholm yesterday to attend the National Veteran’s Memorial at Kungl Djurgården and mark the first time Veterans Day was also recognised as a general flag day. Veterans Day on 29 May was instituted as a nationally recognised day of remembrance by the Swedish government in 2010 and received official state status in 2012. Sweden has…
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Princess Madeleine takes Princess Leonore to celebrate Childhood Day

Princess Madeleine of Sweden took her four-year-old daughter, Princess Leonore to Childhood Day celebrations today at Gröna Lund – Sweden’s oldest amusement park. It was not confirmed but expected that she would bring either Princess Leonore, her two-year-old brother, Prince Nicolas or both as it is Mother’s day in Sweden. Childhood Day is an annual event that raises money for…
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King Carl XVI Gustaf reestablishes Gotland's regiment

On Monday, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden attended the ceremony marking the re-establishing of the Gotland regiment. This is the first time since World War II a new regiment is set up in Sweden. The re-establishment of the regiment occurs as a response to Russian aggression toward the important island of Gotland, located in the Baltic Sea. Sweden’s Prime Minister was also with the…
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