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Part of Queen Silvia’s dementia project declared illegal by Swedish Court

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25th September 2020
Queen Silvia of Sweden has placed herself in the middle of a major housing dispute that revolves around one of the Queen’s most important projects. Last weekend, Queen Silvia was a guest in a podcast with the Alzheimer Life Foundation, on the occasion of World Alzheimer’s Day. One of the topics brought up in the podcast was the Queen’s project “SilviaBo”, a project she had…
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Princess Madeleine's children book translated to Danish

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19th August 2020
Last year, in the summer of 2019, Princess Madeleine of Sweden launched her children’s book “Stella and the Secret”. Since then, there has been speculation as to whether Princess Madeleine’s children’s book would be translated into other languages. Princess Madeleine surprised many when she released a children’s book last year, which she wrote together with…
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Prince Carl Philip opens photo exhibition

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12th August 2020
The summer is in full swing but the Swedish Royal Family is getting back to work. This week, Prince Carl Philip of Sweden attended the digital opening of the nature photo exhibition “Royal National City Park – 25 Years”. The exhibition, with 28 curated…
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Sweden’s Royal Court having financial difficulty

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2nd August 2020
Sweden’s Royal Court is having financial problems, the Royal Court has said. The royal palaces have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The visitors are absent, and a loss of approximately 75 per cent of the revenue is expected this year. According to the Head of Finance at the Royal Court in Sweden, it risks affecting cultural heritage. During the spring, the royal palaces have…
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Killed in battle: King Karl XII of Sweden

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24th July 2020
King Karl XII of Sweden was born 17 June 1682 as the son of King Karl XI and the Danish-born Ulrika Eleonora. Karl continued his father’s war politics against other Nordic nations, which led to Denmark joining forces with Poland and Russia. They then went to war with…
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King of Sweden criticised for mocking President Trump in now deleted Instagram post

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2nd June 2020
It perhaps now common knowledge that the Swedish monarch is not the biggest fan of the incumbent President of the United States, Donald Trump. Now King Carl XVI Gustaf has attracted further criticism after appearing to take another stab against President Trump – this time in the form of some birdhouses on display at His Majesty’s summer palace. The King is currently displaying an…
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