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Police probe boarding school 'nipple burning'

Education: 24 Nov 11
Prestigious Swedish boarding school Lundsberg, alma mater of Prince Carl Philip and many other high society members, has been reported to the police after a bullying scandal which involved the burning of a pupil's nipples. READ »

Student's nipples burned with electric fly swatter

National: 10 Nov 11
A bullying scandal has rocked prestigious Swedish boarding school Lundsberg, alma mater of Sweden's Prince Carl Philip and many others among the upper echelons of Swedish society. READ »

Dating site singles out Swedish prince as 'most beautiful' royal

Society: 19 Apr 11
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip has been named at the head of list of "the top ten most beautiful royal men", while his sister Madeleine had to settle for seventh on the female equivalent. READ »

Most Swedes want king to step down: poll

National: 25 Dec 10
Nearly two-thirds of Swedes would like to see King Carl XVI Gustaf abdicate and hand the throne over to his daughter, Princess Victoria, according to a new poll published on Saturday. READ »

Helsingborg celebrates 'the art of becoming king'

Society: 20 Oct 10
It is exactly 200 years since Jean Baptiste Bernadotte set foot on Swedish soil in Helsingborg to found the royal dynasty that bears his name, and the southern city plans to celebrate his remarkable journey to the throne. READ »

Swedish prince accepts foreign duty ultimatum

Society: 1 Oct 10
Prince Carl Philip, second in line to the Swedish throne, has accepted the offer of a new employment contract from the Armed Forces, where he is a reserve officer, including a controversial obligation to serve overseas. READ »

Prince Carl Philip claims first racing win

National: 3 Aug 10
Two years after realizing a boyhood dream and take the wheel for his racing debut, Sweden's Prince Carl Philip has claimed the first win of his career at the Kinnekulle track in western Sweden. READ »

Crowds greet Victoria day despite royal absence

Society: 15 Jul 10
While Crown Princess Victoria remained away on honeymoon, the crowds turned up as normal to celebrate her 33rd birthday in Borgholm on Öland with Prince Carl Philip on hand to present the Victoria Award to skier Charlotte Kalla. READ »

Carl Philip steps in to hand out Victoria Award

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. READ »

The Royal Wedding: Live Blog

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. READ »

Swedes falling out of love with monarchy

Society: 19 Jun 10
Support for Sweden's monarchy has dipped below 50 percent while a quarter if the population is opposed to the institution, according to a poll published a day before Crown Princess Victoria's wedding. READ »

Sweden pulls out the stops for royal wedding

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. READ »

Big royal turnout expected for wedding

National: 16 Jun 10
Sweden’s royal wedding is set to attract one of largest gathering of kings and queens seen in Europe for years, a guest list for Friday’s pre-wedding concert has revealed. READ »

Sweden's popular Crown Princess

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. READ »

Fake Twitter page prompts royal rebuttal

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. READ »

New titles for future Prince of Sweden

Society: 30 May 10
The families of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling gathered in the Royal Chapel on Sunday morning for the publishing of the banns of marriage. The palace also announced that Daniel is to receive the title His Royal Highness. READ »

Daniel could be made HRH: report

National: 27 May 10
Crown Princess Victoria’s fiancé Daniel Westling could be granted the title His Royal Highness, according to reports. READ »

Who's who in the extended royal family

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. READ »

Victoria 'kidnapped' for her hen party

National: 14 May 10
With her wedding only a month away, friends of Crown Princess Victoria have been gathering to help her bid farewell to her days as a spinster, 'kidnapping' her from her brother's birthday dinner. READ »

Princess feels 'panic' as wedding nears

National: 13 May 10
Crown Princess Victoria has said she is eagerly awaiting her impending wedding but confessed to feeling a sense of panic as her big day draws near. READ »

Bergström and Prince Charles invited to royal wedding pre-party

Society: 30 Apr 10
Two unexpected names have cropped up on the invitation list to the official pre-party for Crown Princess Victoria's wedding: Jonas Bergström, Princess Madeleine's former fiancé, and Emma Pernald, who dated Prince Carl Philip until a year ago. READ »

Sweden no longer immune from royal gossip

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. READ »

Royal court releases wedding details

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. READ »

Prince hooks up with bikini model: reports

Society: 15 Jan 10
Prince Carl Philip, second in line to the Swedish throne, is refusing to comment on rumours that he is dating reality TV show star and glamour model Sofia Hellqvist. READ »

Princess Madeleine announces engagement

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. READ »

Daniel Westling takes Victoria Day bow

Society: 12 Mar 09
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria celebrated her name-day at the royal palace in Stockholm on Thursday. Her husband to be, Daniel Westling, was in attendance for the first time. READ »

Prince's relationship crumbles following royal engagement

Society: 4 Mar 09
After nearly a decade together, Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and his girlfriend Emma Pernald have decided to go their separate ways. READ »

One third of Swedes want King to abdicate

Society: 27 Feb 09
A new poll shows that one in three Swedes want King Carl XVI Gustaf to hand over the throne over to Crown Princess Victoria. READ »

Profile: Popular Crown Princess Victoria

Lifestyle: 24 Feb 09
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, whose engagement to her former gym teacher was announced on Tuesday, is a popular and respected royal known for her easy-going style, poise and intelligence, writes AFP's Pia Ohlin. READ »

'Farmer' Prince moves south for studies

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. READ »

Sweden decks the halls for Nobel festivities

Society: 10 Dec 08
Over a million Swedes are expected to stay glued to their television sets on Wednesday to watch monarchs, politicians and assorted clever clogs tuck in to the annual Nobel banquet. READ »

Swedish prince inherits derelict country estate

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. READ »

Sweden’s National 'Sunny' Day

National: 6 Jun 08
Sweden’s National Day is off to a hotter start than usual with temperatures set to rise up to 30 degrees across most parts of the country. READ »

Prince escapes unhurt from racing accident

National: 19 Apr 08
Prince Carl-Philip lost control of his Porsche during testing at Knutstorp racetrack in southern Sweden on Saturday morning. The prince was unhurt in the accident. READ »

Prince realizes boyhood racing dream

Sport: 13 Apr 08
Prince Carl Phillip test drove his Porsche at the Gelleråsen racetrack on Saturday in preparation for the upcoming Porsche Carrerra Cup. READ »

Princess completes Vasaloppet ski race

Society: 24 Feb 08
Princess Madeleine completed one of the Vasaloppet cross country ski races on Saturday. Madeleine came in around 900th and became the third member of the royal family to complete the race. READ »

Prince Carl Philip to launch motor racing career

National: 5 Feb 08
The only son of Sweden's king and queen has decided to try his hand at motor racing. READ »

Green king plans cottages in nature reserve

National: 4 Jan 08
King Carl Gustaf wants to build guest cottages for his children near his house in northern Sweden. READ »

Pomp and ceremony for Nobel winners

National: 11 Dec 07
Stockholm put on its glad rags and millions watched on TV as the Nobel Banquet celebrated the world's best brains. READ »

The lowdown on... Crown Princess Victoria

Lifestyle: 13 Jul 07
It's July 14th on Saturday. While the date may strike fear into the hearts of French royalists, for Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria the occasion is altogether more satisfying. Josefin Mårtensson takes a look at the popular princess on the eve her 30th birthday. READ »

Royals kick off National Day celebrations

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. READ »

Madeleine gets to be Queen for a week

National: 24 Mar 07
With her father and mother in Japan and elder siblings also out of the country, 24-year-old Princess Madeleine will be taking over as acting head of state in Sweden next week. READ »

Introducing...Princess Madeleine

Lifestyle: 12 Mar 07
She used to be known as the party princess, but tabloid favourite Princess Madeleine is settling down to serious royal business these days. READ »

Swedish prince "held for questioning" in USA

National: 17 Jan 07
When Prince Carl Philip arrived in the USA on his own last autumn, he is reported to have been held for questioning by passport police, who refused to believe the story that he was a Swedish royal. READ »

Genius meets royalty on Nobel Day

Science & Technology: 10 Dec 06
Sunday saw the Swedish party of the year: the Nobel banquet. And as usual, genius and royalty took centre stage at the Stockholm celebrations. READ »

Magazine job for Carl Philip

National: 28 Aug 06
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip is following his kid sister across the Atlantic to gain some work experience. He's landed a much sought-after internship at National Geographic. READ »

'Victoria's house' goes to royal chum

Society: 25 Jul 06
A royal house rumoured to have been earmarked as a marital home for Crown Princess Victoria has been rented to an advertising executive. Victoria was never going to live there, the palace says. READ »

Swedish prince injured in race smash

National: 26 May 06
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip was treated in an ambulance after hurtling into the crash barriers during a rainy go-kart race on Thursday. On the plus side, he now has a bend named after him. READ »

King reaches 60 secure on his throne

Lifestyle: 27 Apr 06
This weekend will see King Carl XVI Gustaf feted by foreign royalty, parliamentarians and thousands of his people. As he celebrates his 60th birthday, Sweden's king can satisfy himself with approval ratings that would make a politician green with envy. READ »

Back to college for Sweden's young royals

National: 6 Sep 05
The burdens of being Sweden's figureheads will fall mainly upon the king and queen this autumn as their children get back to their studies - although Victoria might just squeeze in a trip to China. READ »

Swedish royals call in the lawyers over preacher

National: 19 Aug 05
Sweden's royals send in the lawyers against American extremist Christian Fred Phelps, after he published a rant against them on his anti-gay website. It's defamation, says the palace. READ »

Carl Philip gets his wings clipped

National: 18 Aug 05
Prince Carl Philip has landed himself in hot water after taking part in a go-carting race sponsored by Red Bull. He shouldn't promote the controversial drink, say critics. READ »

Swedes look to create new National Day tradition

National: 7 Jun 05
See also: Swedes sceptical towards National Day
The polls may have you believe that Swedes can't see the point of the new National Day holiday. But Sweden's number one family had no problems finding something to celebrate. READ »

Royal squeezes kept out of the family

National: 1 Jun 05
The Swedish royals will be meeting their distant cousins on Thursday, in the biggest-ever gathering of the Bernadotte clan. But the young royals' partners are off the guest list. READ »

Madeleine in crash with taxi

National: 3 Feb 05

Princess Madeleine keeps up the Bernadotte tradition of making headlines from behind the wheel, as she crashes into a taxi in Stockholm, injuring an 85-year old woman. READ »

Silvia's kidnap worry

National: 26 Jan 05

Reports suggest that the kidnapping of businessman Fabian Bengtsson has shaken the royal family, and both the king and queen are concerned for the safety of their children. READ »

Sweden's royals reflect on year that ended in tragedy

National: 7 Jan 05
In the traditional Epiphany interview with Sweden’s royal family, the king talks about a turbulent year, and his wife and children defend him against criticism. READ »

Sweden brings home its dead

National: 5 Jan 05
In the small hours of Wednesday morning six bodies of Swedish victims of the Asian tsunami landed in Stockholm. The royal family, the prime minister and church leaders joined relatives at the airport to honour the dead. READ »

Swedish royal family sues German publisher

National: 26 Nov 04
According to the publisher, Klambt, Sweden's royal household is demanding 40 million crowns in compensation for fabricated stories. According to Sweden's royal household, that's not true either. READ »

Silvia: every man must take responsibility

National: 22 Nov 04
With the supposedly conservative queen starting to sound almost feminist, the Bernadottes are doing their best to look like a modern monarchy. Even Prince Carl Philip is showing that he’s a royal with talent – but those contacts still help. READ »

The Royal Family: biographies

National: 8 Nov 04
The Local takes a look at the first family of the Swedish press. READ »

Carl Philip in the doghouse

National: 27 Oct 04
While a new team of bodyguards are told to keep Sweden's prince on a tight leash, he lets his Rottweiler off hers in central Stockholm - and now faces a fine from the police. READ »

Carl Philip follows in Party King?s footsteps

National: 28 Sep 04
Expressen reveals the shocking news that the king is a member of a posh club for middle-aged men. And a newly made-over Prince Carl-Philip seems to have inherited his father's taste for fast cars. READ »

"False King" upsets palace

National: 7 Sep 04
A comedian makes a bad impression with the king, while the tabloids reflect on Princess Madeleine's glamour-laden summer. READ »

Queenology

National: 2 Sep 04
They say being a queen is in the blood - it's not something you can learn from books or from training. Oh yes it is - in Sweden. READ »

Treason under the sun?

National: 23 Jul 04
The royal family's holiday on Öland was disturbed by intruders, said Expressen. No it wasn't, said the palace spokeswoman. Either way, the family has upped the security this year. READ »


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