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 …
Read More »Swedish Crown Princess Victoria joins royal family to celebrate King Carl Gustaf’s 76th birthday
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 …
Read More »Swedish royal family look incomparable in their new glitzy official portraits
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 …
Read More »Foreign royals will attend Prince Philip’s memorial, but Queen’s attendance is ‘in the balance’
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 …
Read More »UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Dec 22
ROYAL MAIL: Royal Mail has halted deliveries to several countries as a result of their port closures and travel tie cuts with Britain following a new … Source link
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ROYAL MAIL: Royal Mail Plc said on Friday it has reached an in-principle agreement with its largest labour union, the Communication Workers Union … Source link
Read More »Coronavirus Sweden: Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia test positive
Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and his wife Princess Sofia have tested positive for coronavirus. The pair, aged 41 and 35, are suffering ‘light flu symptoms’ and are isolating at their home in Stockholm with sons Prince Alexander, four, and Prince Gabriel, three. King Carl XVI Gustaf, 74, and Queen Silvia, …
Read More »Covid-19: Sweden now has a higher infection rate than France or UK
Sweden now has a higher Covid-19 infection rate than both France and Britain after shunning lockdowns in favour of a ‘herd immunity’ approach to the pandemic. Hospital admissions for coronavirus patients have almost doubled each week in Sweden, with the country recording 208,295 cases and 6,406 deaths since the outbreak began. Though this is …
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ROYAL MAIL: Royal Mail reported a slump in first-half pre-tax profit as losses in its traditional letters business and coronavirus-related costs ate into a … Source link
Read More »Princess Sofia of Sweden says she’d never want to have her own ‘Megxit’ from the royal family
Princess Sofia of Sweden has said she would never want a version of ‘Megxit’ from to happen within her royal family – stating she has ‘found such a fantastic balance’. The 35-year-old royal, who is married to Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, 41, shared her thoughts in a documentary titled Princess …
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