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Diamonds for a queen and steel for a princess on sparkling night for Sweden's royals

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13th December 2024
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden hosted the annual King’s Dinner for Nobel laureates at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. Following a sparkling turn out of tiaras for the Nobel Prize ceremony the night before, the women of the Swedish Royal Family chose four different tiaras – including two debuts!  Dazzling diamonds Queen Silvia wore Queen Sofia’s Tiara, also known as the…
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Sofia, the cover star princess

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4th December 2024
Princess Sofia of Sweden has appeared in Vogue Scandinavia ahead of her 40th birthday and given a rare interview.  The princess, who will be celebrating her 40th birthday on 6 December, was photographed both at the Royal Palace in Stockholm with her husband and children…
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King Carl Gustaf offers message from Queen Silvia as he starts State Visit solo

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20th November 2024
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is in Singapore for a State Visit without Queen Silvia. However, he was still thinking of his wife as this important event began and shared her regrets at being unable to visit.  The Swedish king gave his customary speech at the State Banquet held in his honour as the State Visit got under way and explained Queen Silvia’s absence, saying ”Her Majesty…
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King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia see premiere of new royal ballet

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19th October 2024
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden finished a busy week of engagements with a trip to the ballet on Friday evening. The Swedish King and Queen attended the world premiere of the Royal Swedish Ballet’s new production, Gustavia. The new ballet is a retelling of Gustav Badin Couschi’s life. Badin was born in the mid-eighteenth century in the West Indies and was brought…
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A jubilee year for the King of Sweden

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31st December 2023
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden marked his Golden Jubilee in 2023. While the main celebration was in mid-September, Sweden marked their jubilee king all year long beginning with a new image of the King and jubilee logo released in January. Photo: Thron Ullberg/Kungl Hovstaterna The first official event for the jubilee year was the Sweden Dinner in January, followed by the beginning of King…
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