STOCKHOLM, Sept 15 — Sweden celebrates the 50th anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s reign with pomp and circumstance today and tomorrow, with a gala banquet, street parties and a procession through central Stockholm. The 77-year-old king was the world’s youngest monarch when he came to the throne aged 27 …
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The Swedish royal family put on a glittering display as they arrived for King Carl Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee celebration in Stockholm today. Crown Princess Victoria, 46, wowed in a voluminous orange gown while her sister Princess Madeleine, 41, donned a stunning strapless outfit in lilac. Sister-in-law Princess Sofia, 39, chose …
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KYIV, Aug 19 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Sweden today to meet with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, the royal family and other officials as a Kyiv counteroffensive against Russian forces grinds into its third month. Zelensky said he would thank them for supporting Ukraine amid the Kremlin’s full-scale …
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It’s increasingly normal for commoners to have had a career before marrying into one of Europe’s royal families. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands was a Wall Street banker. Queen Letizia of Spain was a broadcast journalist at ABC and CNN. None of them, however, quite matches the colourful past of Princess …
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‘It’s a real rags to riches story – a fairy tale, just like Cinderella’, as one observer put it. And who could doubt the truth of that in the case of Princess Lilian, who went from the slums of Swansea to membership of the Swedish royal family? But if it’s a …
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Royal blue! Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden stuns in jewel tones as she attends a concert by the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra in Stockholm By Jessica Taylor For Mailonline Published: 15:07 EDT, 9 May 2023 | Updated: 17:37 EDT, 9 May 2023 Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden donned royal blue …
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Around 24,000 workers in the transportation, energy, construction, and the food and drink industries have been on strike across Norway since Sunday. The action was called by the main trade union association Landesorganisasjonen (LO) and the smaller Federation of Vocational Unions (YS) after talks broke down over the employer’s organisation’s …
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The Swedish royal family have gathered on the balcony at Stockholm’s Royal Palace today to mark the king’s 76th birthday, for the first time since 2019, after the pandemic put the annual tradition on hold for two years. King Carl XVI Gustaf’s wife, Queen Silvia, 78, along with his children and …
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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her daughter Estelle looked radiant in new ultra-glamorous official portraits shared online this week. The Swedish royal family launched a new website which features newly-shot portraits of the entire family in ball-gowns and glittering tiaras. The photographs, which include snaps of Victoria, 44, Estelle, 11, and …
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European monarchs have confirmed their attendance at Prince Philip’s memorial at the end of the month – but Queen Elizabeth’s attendance is now ‘in the balance’, a royal expert has claimed. The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral was held last April at Windsor Castle when pandemic rules stipulated that only 30 people …
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