February 15, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Royal_court":
Society: 2 Feb 12
A post on Facebook as well as a 42 cannon salute are among the ways the next heir to the Swedish throne will be welcomed into the world, as the Royal Court readies for Crown Princess Victoria to give birth in early March.
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Society: 20 Jan 12
Sweden's Queen Silvia was reportedly "shattered" following an investigative journalism report criticizing the findings of a probe meant to clear the air regarding her father's Nazi connections.
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Analysis & Opinion: 29 Dec 11
As 2011 draws to a close, The Local looks back at some of the stories that dominated headlines in Sweden in the past year.
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Society: 16 Dec 11
The “compromising” photographs that ex-strip club owner and reputed gangster Mille Markovic plans to publish of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf could be faked, according to expert examiners.
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Science & Technology: 9 Dec 11
Scientists who exhumed bodies from a tomb believed to contain Magnus Ladulås, who reigned as Swedish king from 1275 until 1290, were surprised to learn that the bodies are at least 200 years too young to be those of the fabled king and his family.
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Society: 8 Dec 11
Anders Lettström, the beleaguered friend of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, on Thursday rejected claims that he had acted on behalf of the King, admitting that he sometimes told his criminal contacts untruths out of fear.
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Politics: 8 Dec 11
The Riksdag voted to increase control of the Royal Court’s finances on Wednesday, against the wishes of the government parties.
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Analysis & Opinion: 5 Dec 11
The Swedish media's obsession with investigating the ties Queen Silvia's father had to the Nazis during the Third Reich is misplaced, argues former Royal Court information secretary Juan Navas.
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Society: 24 Nov 11
Princess Madeleine is skipping this year's Nobel festivities in Stockholm for another event in New York, the Royal Court confirmed on Thursday.
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National: 28 Oct 11
A court in London will rule on Wednesday next week on whether or not WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be extradited from Britain to face sex crimes allegations in Sweden.
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Lifestyle: 20 Oct 11
With a massive garden complete with play areas, woods and other parkland, Haga Palace isn’t a bad playground for the upcoming addition to the Swedish royal family, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explains.
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Lifestyle: 25 Aug 11
In the midst of Stockholm's Fringe Festival, British poet Nick Field talks to The Local's Caroline Bursell about theatre, lipstick, and how Swedes are secretly Brits.
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National: 19 Aug 11
After Wednesday's news of Crown princess Victoria’s pregnancy, congratulations from King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were published on the Royal Court website on Thursday.
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Society: 18 Aug 11
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria on Thursday expressed her gratitude to those who wished her well following news of her pregnancy, while newspapers across Sweden pondered the significance of the impending royal birth.
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National: 17 Aug 11
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel Westling are expecting their first child, the Swedish Royal Court announced on Wednesday.
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Society: 2 Aug 11
Swedish Crown Princess Victoria is the most beautiful royal bride all time, outclassing other high-profile royals like Princess Diana, Kate Middleton, and Grace Kelly, a new survey has shown.
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Analysis & Opinion: 31 May 11
Following King Carl XVI Gustaf's denials that he visited strip clubs or had contacts with the criminal underworld, The Local takes a look at some of the events that marked the Swedish monarch's tumultuous last twelve months.
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National: 24 May 11
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has issued a statement welcoming the explanation from his close friend, Anders Lettström, assuming responsibility for contacts with criminals with the purpose of burying sensitive material.
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National: 22 May 11
As more reports of womanising and shady connections continue to emerge, most Swedes think King Carl XVI Gustaf should relinquish the throne to Crown Princess Victoria in the next decade, a poll showed Saturday.
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National: 21 May 11
The royal court confirmed Friday that it was King Carl XVI Gustaf's friend that can be heard on a tape negotiating with reputed criminals. But a press secretary for the royal court says the king was unaware that the contact took place.
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Society: 19 May 11
A close friend of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has been caught on tape asking a reputed gangster to broker a deal to hush up reports of the King’s philandering in a recent tell-all book, according to Swedish media reports.
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Society: 29 Apr 11
Crown Princess Victoria and husband Daniel Westling made quite a splash when they arrived in London on Thursday, but the couple are not among the few who will attend all of Friday's wedding festivities.
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National: 16 Apr 11
For the first time in its 160-year-old history, Swedish coffee brand Gevalia will be sold in US supermarkets all over the country.
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Society: 8 Apr 11
The photographer accused by the Swedish Royal Court of stalking Queen Silvia during a recent visit to New York denies causing her to fall and hurt her foot.
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Society: 6 Apr 11
Sweden's Royal Court has accused a photographer of "stalking" Queen Silvia after she was injured trying to avoid the "obstinate" shutterbug during her current visit to New York.
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Society: 22 Mar 11
Sweden's Queen Silvia has been struck down with the flu and has been forced to cancel her participation in the royal couple's state visit to Botswana which begins on Tuesday.
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Society: 2 Feb 11
The publisher of the Left Party's official newspaper has apologised to King Carl XVI Gustaf for publishing a book review that alleged he visited prostitutes with tax money, a claim not made in a recent biography about him.
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Society: 1 Feb 11
Sweden's Royal Court has allowed its lawyers to scrutinise a book review of the biography on King Carl XVI Gustaf published in the Left Party's newspaper to see if there are grounds to pursue legal action.
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Society: 27 Jan 11
Sweden's Princess Madeleine will receive damages in excess of 3.5 million kronor ($540,000) from a slew of German newspapers for libel and intrusion in her private life, a German court confirmed on Wednesday.
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Society: 7 Dec 10
A state visit to Brazil by Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf earlier this year may have constituted a conflict of interests, according to a Swedish bribery scholar.
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Society: 23 Nov 10
The recent publication of a controversial biography on Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf does not appear to have affected the level of support the monarchy receives among Swedes.
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Society: 15 Nov 10
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel have officially moved into their new home, Haga Palace in Solna north of Stockholm, on Monday.
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National: 5 Nov 10
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and the Royal Court have decided not to sue Lind & Co, the publisher of the book filled filled with previously unpublished details about the King's private life.
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National: 3 Nov 10
Sweden is bracing for the release on Thursday of a controversial book detailing the private life of King Carl XVI Gustaf, including an alleged affair with a member of the band Army of Lovers.
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National: 20 Aug 10
Crown Princess Victoria’s decision to accept free use of a billionaire’s private jet for her honeymoon will not lead to a bribery investigation, a prosecutor has ruled.
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National: 6 Aug 10
Thieves broke into the Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm Palace - the home of Sweden's king - in western Stockholm on Thursday night. Police have not yet established what has been taken but believe that it was a contract job.
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Society: 7 Jul 10
Prince Carl Philip is set to fill his big sister's shoes and hand out this year's Victoria Award (Victoriastipendiet) as the Crown Princess is away on her honeymoon, organisers announced on Wednesday.
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Society: 30 Jun 10
Princess Madeleine has returned to work after taking a time out following her breakup from ex-fiancé Jonas Bergström.
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Lifestyle: 22 Jun 10
Norrköping hopes to raise its profile and become recognized as a European music capital after its recent success hosting the Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition (WSIMC), writes Angela Hur.
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National: 21 Jun 10
Prince Daniel's emotional speech at Saturday's wedding banquet has left Sweden’s media and large swathes of the population delighted with the latest addition to the royal family.
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National: 21 Jun 10
Sveriges Television is to send a strongly-worded letter to news agencies AFP, AP and Reuters who boycotted the royal wedding after an argument over rights, seriously affected global exposure of the event.
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Society: 20 Jun 10
Police, politicians and church leaders all remained caught up in the moment on Sunday after an emotional royal wedding day went off without a hitch.
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Society: 20 Jun 10
The world's top news agencies declined to cover Sweden's royal wedding on Saturday after public broadcaster SVT refused to drop its price for video images of the event.
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National: 19 Jun 10
Today's the day that Crown Princess Victoria will get her man of the people. We'll be following the whole thing live - with reporters around Stockholm providing the latest news, reactions and (hopefully) informed speculation from the Royal Wedding.
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Business & Money: 18 Jun 10
The official royal wedding chocolate were made with the help of child labour, according to a Sveriges Radio (SR) report.
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National: 18 Jun 10
The Swedish foreign ministry has defended the invitation of representatives for several of the world's most severe dictatorships to Saturday's royal wedding, arguing that it is accepted to protocol to invite the entire diplomatic corps.
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Lifestyle: 17 Jun 10
Saturday's Royal Wedding will represent the culmination of more than a year of hard work and planning by the Royal Court - and months of preparation will come to a head, writes The Local's royal correspondent Juan Navas.
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Society: 17 Jun 10
Ingemar Eliasson, who was Marshal of the Realm - the most senior official at the Swedish Royal Court - until this year, talks to The Local about how Crown Princess Victoria's wedding shows how the monarchy has modernized.
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Society: 17 Jun 10
Wedding fever has gripped Sweden this week amid frenzied last-minute preparations for Crown Princess Victoria's nuptials on Saturday with her former personal trainer Daniel Westling after more than eight years of courtship.
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Society: 15 Jun 10
Princess Madeleine, who has been on a time out after breaking off her engagement in April, has expressed her thanks for the support of the Swedish people after returning to Sweden in time for her sister's wedding.
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Analysis & Opinion: 10 Jun 10
She was not born to be queen, but Crown Princess Victoria has become a popular heir to the throne. Juan Navas, who has worked closely with her, explains what she is really like.
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Society: 7 Jun 10
King Carl XVI Gustaf will award 40 His Majesty the King's medals (H.M. Konungens medalj) to a number of prominent Swedes on Tuesday afternoon.
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Society: 7 Jun 10
A feed on the popular microblog website Twitter has caused consternation at the Swedish Royal Court which has been unable to shut off the stream of often erroneous information about members of the royal family.
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Society: 3 Jun 10
Princess Lilian, the 95-year-old widow of Prince Bertil, an uncle of King Carl XVI Gustaf, has Alzheimer's and will thus not be able to attend the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling in June, the Royal Court has confirmed.
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National: 27 May 10
Crown Princess Victoria’s fiancé Daniel Westling could be granted the title His Royal Highness, according to reports.
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National: 25 May 10
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf will lead his daughter, Crown Princess Victoria, to the altar at her wedding to Daniel Westling on June 19th, the Royal Court has confirmed.
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Lifestyle: 21 May 10
The King, Queen and their children might be the best-known members of the Swedish royal family, but there are numerous other Swedish princes and princesses - including the last surviving great-grandchild of Britain's Queen Victoria, writes Juan Navas.
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National: 20 May 10
A decision by Crown Princess Victoria to be given away by her father at her wedding next month has caused dismay among Swedish church leaders, who view the practice as foreign and sexist.
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Society: 17 May 10
The June wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling is set to cost at least 20 million kronor ($2.63 million), half of which will be met by the the bride's father, King Carl XVI Gustaf, with the remainder funded by the Swedish taxpayer.
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Lifestyle: 14 May 10
Queen Silvia's wedding dress was created by Dior, but Crown Princess Victoria is widely expected to find her gown closer to home. And the choice of dress will be dripping in symbolism, writes The Local's royal correspondent Juan Navas.
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Society: 11 May 10
The Royal Court has sought the help of the Armed Forces to lend suitable attire for the guards at the new Haga Palace home of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling, as their trousers have not yet arrived.
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National: 10 May 10
Interest in Sweden’s royal palaces increased markedly last year, with the number of visitors rising by 25 percent.
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National: 7 May 10
Princess Madeleine has decided to take a time out from official engagements in order to give her time to deal with her aborted engagement to lawyer Jonas Bergström, the Royal Court in Stockholm has announced.
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Lifestyle: 6 May 10
Traditionalists in Sweden might have preferred Crown Princess Victoria to marry a fellow royal, but her choice of Daniel Westling is very much in line with her European royal contemporaries, writes The Local's royal correspondent, Juan Navas.
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Society: 3 May 10
Håkan Kjellgren, a tabloid journalist living in Stockholm, has found himself invited to a pre-wedding dinner hosted by the Crown Princess Victoria and her fiancé Daniel Westling after a Royal Court mix up.
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Analysis & Opinion: 29 Apr 10
With the Royal Wedding coming up, Juan Navas, an American former information secretary at the Royal Court, has joined The Local's team to give readers the inside track on events.
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Lifestyle: 27 Apr 10
Sweden's tabloids have until recently had a fairly respectful attitude to the royal family, but are times changing, asks The Local's Royal Correspondent, Juan Navas.
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National: 24 Apr 10
Sweden's Princess Madeleine has broken up with her fiancé Jonas Bergström, Stockholm's royal court has announced.
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Lifestyle: 23 Apr 10
The French Revolution was bad news for France's royal family, but Sweden's 200-year-old Bernadotte dynasty would not have existed without it, explains The Local's royal correspondent Juan Navas.
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Society: 21 Apr 10
A 21-year-old Norwegian handball star has sparked fresh concerns over Princess Madeleine's impending marriage by claiming she had an affair last year with prince-in-waiting Jonas Bergström.
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National: 15 Apr 10
The launch of a new web page with details of the royal marriage of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling on June 19th has caused a stir of interest in Sweden.
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National: 7 Mar 10
Royal events can be expensive. A case in point is the wedding this summer of Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling. So far, costs of 80 million kronor ($11.4 million) have been made known.
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National: 22 Feb 10
A routine inspection of the Royal Palace of Stockholm in early February uncovered two decorative grenades. The explosive devices could have been lying gathering dust for over four decades, according to a military report.
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National: 6 Feb 10
The Royal Court has decried a media report that Daniel Westling, fiancé of the Swedish Crown Princess, was seriously ill a few days ago and in the care of a doctor.
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National: 31 Oct 09
Daniel Westling, fiancé of Crown Princess Victoria, has received the swine flu vaccine after being placed in a high-risk group following a kidney transplant earlier this year. The rest of the Swedish Royal Family, however, has to wait patiently for the jab.
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Society: 15 Oct 09
A mysterious package addressed to Sweden’s Princess Madeleine at the World Childhood Foundation in New York prompted a response from the police’s bomb squad on Tuesday.
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Society: 9 Sep 09
A Cypriot newspaper reported on Wednesday that the wedding of one of the daughters of the Swedish king is to take place on the Mediterranean island this Friday, a claim rejected by Princess Madeleine's secretary.
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Society: 23 Aug 09
Crown Princess Victoria and her fiancé Daniel Westling are to be wed by Sweden’s archbishop Anders Wejryd.
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Society: 11 Aug 09
Princess Madeleine and fiancé Jonas Bergström revealed on Tuesday that their decision to wed came in June when the future duke went down on one knee during a holiday on the Italian island of Capri.
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Society: 11 Aug 09
Princess Madeleine, Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's youngest child, is to wed her long-time boyfriend Jonas Bergström, the Royal Court has announced.
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National: 6 Aug 09
Bamboo-wielding guards at the royal palace in Stockholm have damaged a portrait of the first Bernadotte king while in hot pursuit of a renegade jackdaw.
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Science & Technology: 28 May 09
Crown Princess Victoria joined the two other heirs to Scandinavia's thrones on Wednesday for a visit to Greenland to raise awareness of how the Arctic region has been affected by climate change.
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National: 27 May 09
Daniel Westling, the fiancé of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, has received a new kidney from his father, royal officials have announced.
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Society: 15 May 09
Swedish royalists and antique enthusiasts are celebrating the discovery of a 300-year-old wooden desk which once belonged to Queen Hedvig Eleonora.
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Society: 23 Apr 09
The Swedish government announced on Thursday that it is to hand over the use of Haga Palace near Stockholm to Crown Princess Victoria prior to her marriage next year.
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Society: 13 Apr 09
Stockholm's hotel rooms are already in short supply for the weekend in June 2010 when Crown Princess Victoria weds Daniel Westling. Travel firms are betting on a summer tourism boom for the capital.
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National: 23 Mar 09
Crown Princess Victoria will marry fiancé Daniel Westling in Stockholm on 19th June 2010, the Royal Court has announced.
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National: 24 Feb 09
The engagement of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling is big news in Germany, where newspapers take a close interest in the activities of the Swedish royals.
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National: 24 Feb 09
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria has announced her engagement to Daniel Westling. The pair are to marry in the summer of 2010.
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Society: 9 Feb 09
Princess Lilian, 93, the British-born aunt of Sweden's King Carl Gustaf, is being treated at hospital on Monday after taking a tumble at her Stockholm home.
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Lifestyle: 23 Dec 08
As 2008 slowly goes the way of the dodo, it's time once again for The Local's annual Christmas quiz.
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Society: 22 Dec 08
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip is to move south next month to begin a two-year course at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, it has been revealed.
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Society: 27 Oct 08
Crown Princess Victoria’s recent visit to India ended on a sour note after she was booed by a plane full of frustrated passengers.
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Society: 30 Aug 08
Sweden's Prince Carl-Philip has inherited a derelict country estate in Södermanland, south of Stockholm, the Royal Court has confirmed.
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Society: 14 Jul 08
Crown princess Victoria celebrates her 31st birthday on Monday amid a whirl of rumours over an impending royal engagement.
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Lifestyle: 2 Jul 08
A new exhibition of 'queer' art provides a perfect prelude to this year's Europride festival, writes David Bartal.
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Society: 20 Jun 08
Crown Princess Victoria’s boyfriend Daniel Westling is moving to Drottningholm, the royal palace outside of Stockholm.
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National: 7 Dec 07
King Carl Gustaf's Welsh-born aunt, Princess Lilian, will miss the Nobel Festivities for the first time since 1976.
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Society: 19 Oct 07
Long-circulating rumours that Crown Princess Victoria is preparing to tie the knot have kicked into overdrive after the foreign ministry requested extra funds for a royal wedding.
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National: 6 Jun 07
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine threw open the doors to the Royal Palace's courtyard at 10am on the dot on Wednesday, welcoming the general public inside to celebrate Sweden's National Day.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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