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Swedish royals receive men's Swedish National Ice Hockey Team after World Championship win

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22nd May 2018
Yesterday afternoon, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle, Prince Oscar and Prince Carl Philip received the men’s Swedish National Ice Hockey Team (Tre Kronor or Three Crowns) in Lovisa Ulrika’s Dining Room at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The team just returned from Denmark earlier that day where they came out victorious in the World Championships for the second…
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Prince Carl Philip visits Värmland

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21st May 2018
Prince Carl Philip visited his duchy, Värmland in the west of Sweden, on Thursday. The day began at the Kummelöns Nature Reserve, which has “enclosed pasture land now filled with oak trees which are several hundreds of years old,” according to the Värmland tourism…
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Crown Princess Victoria attended the Sea and Water Forum

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18th May 2018
On Wednesday, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria attended the Sea and Water Forum in Gothenburg. The forum was started when Jakob Granit, Director General of the Sea and Water Authority, welcoming everyone and especially the Crown Princess. After that, Sweden’s maritime ambassador Helen Ågren spoke about the world’s ocean as a resource for global development; his speech had…
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King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates 72nd birthday to the tune of Swedish House Mafia

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1st May 2018
As is tradition, King Carl XVI Gustaf’s birthday was celebrated yesterday morning and afternoon in the Outer Courtyard of Stockholm Palace. The event began at 11:15 with many gathering to hear the Swedish Royal Navy and Army’s band performing a music programme highlighting the sounds of the band Swedish House Mafia – including the famous tune “Don’t You Worry…
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Crown Princess Victoria hikes in snowy Lapland

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28th April 2018
Crown Princess Victoria completed one of her latest hikes through the Swedish landscape, this time in snowy Lapland. It took place on Wednesday, 25 April in Tärnaby and Hemavan and was Her Royal Highness’s seventh hike through Sweden. Victoria’s day began at…
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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia conclude trip to Japan

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26th April 2018
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have concluded their official visit to Japan. Their Majesties spent their final day with a visit to Keidanren and a trip to the Business Sweden’s seminar Future of Healthcare. Their day began with separate programmes with His Majesty visiting Japan’s leading business organisation, Keidan’s headquarters. The King met…
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