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Swedish royal palace is haunted, Queen Silvia says
Few buildings are better suited to a ghost story than castles and palaces, and it seems the queen of Sweden has experienced that first hand, as she admitted in a new documentary that she believes Stockholm's centuries old Drottningholm Palace is haunted.
Princess Victoria: 2011 a 'very rough year'
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Queen Silvia have finally broken their silence about the past year's royal scandals in an open-hearted interview set for broadcast on Thursday.
German eatery refused King and Silvia
Sweden’s King and Queen did not receive the royal treatment last week when they were turned away from a busy German restaurant. The owner admits she failed to recognize the noble duo, but said she still wouldn't have let them in.
Silvia's dad in deal with Jewish businessman
Queen Silvia has revealed that her father conducted a business deal with a prominent Jewish businessman whereby he took over his company in Berlin in 1939 and thereby facilitated the man's emigration from Nazi Germany.
Sweden's Queen Silvia to probe family Nazi links
Queen Silvia and her relatives are set to investigate reports of her father's alleged links with Nazism.
Swedish royals make historic visit in Poland
King Carl XVI Gustaf on Friday became the first Swedish monarch to visit the Lutheran Church of Peace in Swidnica, southern Poland, a UNESCO world heritage site his ancestors built in the mid-17th century.
Rescuer of Congolese child sex slaves honoured in Sweden
Murhabazi Namegabe of the Democratic Republic of Congo Tuesday was awarded a children's rights prize for his "long perilous struggle" to free child soldiers and sex slaves in his homeland.
Palace fuming at photographer following Queen Silvia injury
Sweden's Royal Court has accused a photographer of "stalking" Queen Silvia after she was injured trying to avoid "obstinate" shutterbug during her current visit to New York.
Queen Silvia: 'No plans to retire'
Sweden's Queen Silvia has confirmed that she has no plans to retire despite reaching the retirement age of 65.
Queen Silvia demands child porn ban
Queen Silvia wants to see current legislation to combat child pornography expanded. The queen has called for Sweden to follow the example set by neighbouring Denmark and Norway and make it illegal to look at child pornography.