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Queen Silvia Attends Benefit Concert for African School Project
Queen Silvia attended a Christmas benefit concert in Stockholm on December 18th for the Star School project, an African-Swedish school project. Many...
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Crown Princess Honors Prince Eugen´s Cultural Prize Winners
Crown Princess Victoria handed over the 2007 Prince Eugen´s Cultural Prize to the Swedish singer Sofia Jannok and the Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang...
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Linnaeus Celebration Concluded in Jukkasjärvi
Warm fires lit up the dark December evening in Jukkasjärvi (in the Swedish province of Norrbotten) where the Linnaeus Celebration was concluded in the...
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The Queen Receives Christmas Trees
On Friday December 14th Queen Silvia received four Christmas tress from students of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. There were some 20...
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Christmas Calendar at The Royal Palace
Some 400 people gathered on Thursday, December 13th, to watch Queen Silvia participate in the Mäster Olofsgården´s “Old Town´s Live Christmas...
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H.M. The King´s Dinner for the Nobel Laureates
On December 11th The King and The Queen hosted their traditional dinner for the 2007 Nobel laureates at The Royal Palace.The some 150 guests were...
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The Nobel Banquet at Stockholm´s City Hall
The Royal Family attended this year´s Nobel banquet at Stockholm´s City Hall together with some 1,300 other guests. King Carl XVI Gustaf´s dinner...
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The Royal Family Attend Nobel Festivities
On Monday December 10, the Royal Family participated in the 2007 Nobel Prize festivities.His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf handed out the Nobel...
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The Queen Opens Flower Exhibition at Drottningholm
Queen Silvia opened the flower exhibition "Jul, Jul, Blomstrande Jul" at Drottningholm Palace on Tuesday, December 4th.When The Queen cut the ribbon...
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King Opened Exhibition at Army Museum
On December 4th The King opened The Army Museum´s new exhibition “Sveriges sista stora krig" (Sweden´s Last Great War), about the war of 1808-1809 and...
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Crown Princess Read from Old Testament
On Sunday December 2nd, The King and The Queen, as well as The Crown Princess attended a church service at the Royal Chapel celebrating the first...
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The King and The Queen Participate in Theme Day Focusing on Wage Negotiations
On the 28th and 29th of November The King and The Queen took part in a theme day focusing on wage negotiations. The theme day, which took place over...
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Crown Princess Attends Royal Music Academy´s Formal Gathering
On November 26th Crown Princess Victoria attended The Royal Music Academy´s Formal Gathering.In addition to the usual scholarships that were...
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Audience for Liberia´s President
On Monday, October 26th, H.M. The King gave an audience for Liberia´s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.The audience took place at the Royal Palace in...
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State Visit to Austria
On Thursday, The King and Queen ended their state visit to Austria.The day began with a visit to the state of Burgenland and Eisenstadt where The King...
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Second Day of State Visit to Austria
The second day of the state visit to Austria began with a Business Forum with The King in attendance, as well as Sweden´s and Austria´s Minister´s for...
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The King and The Queen on State Visit to Austria
On November 20th The King and The Queen began a three day state visit to Austria. Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud Olofsson, as well as a large...
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Crown Princess Presents Per Anger Prize
On Tuesday, November 20th, Crown Princess Victoria presented the winner of the Per Anger Prize.This year´s award went to Organización Femina Popular...
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Crown Princess Inaugurates New Police Office in Fittja
On Monday, November 20th Crown Princess Victoria inaugurated the new police office in Fittja.There was great interest from the general public when the...
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Crown Princess Inaugurates the Victoria School on Madeira
On Friday, November 6th, Crown Princess Victoria inaugurated Escola Princesa Victoria (The Victoria School) on Madeira.The school is part of Hospicio...
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The King and The Queen Participate in Integration Theme Day
For several years The King and The Queen have been participating in Theme Days where they study a special topic. On Thursday, November 15th, The King...
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Crown Princess Visits Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Astrid Lindgren´s birth, Crown Princess Victoria visited the Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital.At the...
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The King Opens Climate Conference in Washington
On Friday November 10th, The King opened a conference in Washington D.C. where 46 leading companies from around the world requested that governments...
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Queen Silvia Visits Colombia
Queen Silvia visited Colombia this week, visitng several projects run by The Mentor Foundation.Amongst the many projects visited was one run at the...
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The King Attends Nordic Battle Group´s FINEX
On Wednesday, November 7th, The King attended Nordic Battle Group´s final exercise (FINEX) in the areas of Luleå, Boden and Jokmokk.The exercise is...
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The Crown Princess Presents Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize
On Monday, November 5th, Crown Princess Victoria presented the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize to the Norwegian designers Torbjørn Anderssen, Andreas...
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The King Awards Prince Eugen Medal
The Prince Eugen Medal, for outstanding artistic achievement, was awarded November 5th to sculptor Leif Bolter, artist Professor Marie-Louise Ekman...
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Prince Carl Philip Opens “A Glimpse of Paradise"
On Thursday, November 1st, H.R.H. Prince Carl Philip opened the exhibition “A Glimpse of Paradise" at Hanaholmen in Esbo, Finland.The photographs,...
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The King Presents "Settler of the Year" Award
On October 30 The King presented "H.M. The King Carl XVI Gustaf Award for Settler of the Year."The distinction went to Besim Akdogan and the award...
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The King Participates in Environmental Seminar
On the occasion of The King´s 60th birthday in 2006, the County Governors of Sweden gave him a joint gift made up of a special seminar concentrating on...
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Speech by H.M. The King at the General Conference of UNESCO
H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf. Photo: SCANPIX/REUTERS Remy de la Mauviniere/Pool.
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Photos from the Bulgarian State Visit
On October 9th the Republic of Bulgaria´s President, H.E. Mr Georgi Parvanov, and his wife Zorka Parvanova, came to Sweden for a three day long state...
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Second Day of Bulgarian State Visit
On October 10th The King, The Crown Princess and President Parvanov participated in the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Industry´s seminar...
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Gala Dinner at The Royal Palace
On Tuesday evening H.M. The King and H.M. The Queen hosted a gala dinner at the Royal Palace for the Republic of Bulgaria´s President, H.E. Mr Georgi...
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State Visit from Bulgaria
The Republic of Bulgaria´s President, H.E. Mr Georgi Parvanova, and his wife Zorka Parvanova, arrived in Sweden Tuesday for a three day long state...
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The Queen Honored with “die Quadriga" Award
On Wednesday, October 3rd, Queen Silvia received "die Quadriga – Untied We Care" award, at the Komische Oper in Berlin.The award honors The Queen´s...
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Queen Opens Apple Market in Kivik
On Saturday, September 29th, The Queen officially opened the Apple Market in Kivik.The Apple Market celebrated its 20th Anniversary this year, and...
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The King Unveils Memorial in Malmö
A memorial for "The White Buses" was unveiled by H.M. The King on Saturday, September 29th, in Malmö.The memorial was created by Solveyg Schafferer and...
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Crown Princess Receives Pink Ribbon
The Pink Ribbon, the Swedish Cancer Society´s annual campaign to bring awareness to breast cancer, begins October 1st.At a special ceremony on...
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Queen Silvia Visited Västernorrland County
On Thursday, September 27, H.M. Queen Silvia visited Västernorrland County. The visit began with a visit to Rönnen´s Senior Citizen Home where The...
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Prince Carl Philip Opens Robert Capa Exhibition
Prince Carl Philip opened the new exhibition "Robert Capa – Images of War and Peace" at the Nobel Museum on Wednesday, September 26.The exhibition...
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The King Opens Roslin Exhibition
On Wednesday, September 26, H.M. The King opened Nationalmuseum´s new exhibition with works by Alexander Roslin (1718–1793). The exhibition shows over...
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Princess Madeleine Visits Gävle
On Tuesday September 25 H.R.H Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, visited the town of Gävle.The Princess began her visit at...
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The King Presents Winner of "Årets Pandabok"
H.M. The King presented this year´s winner of the Årets Pandabok (Panda Book of the Year) to Brutus Östling, author of “Örnarnas rike" (Norstedts...
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Crown Princess Visits Western Sweden
On Friday, September 21, Crown Princess Victoria visited Gothenburg. While there Crown Princess Victoria inaugurated a new handicapped accessible...
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Audience for South Korea´s Prime Minister
On Friday, the 21 September, H.M. The King received South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo at The Royal Palace.
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Audience for Latvia´s President
On Wednesday, September 19th, H.M. The King gave an audience for Latvia´s President Valdis Zatlers.
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H.M. The King Opens Riksdag Session
On October 18th H.M. The King opened The Riksdag (Parliament) Session for 2007/2008.
The Queen, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and...
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Audience for Finland´s Speaker
H.M. The King gave an audience for Finland´s Speaker of Parliament, Sauli Niinistö, at the Royal Palace in Stockholm Monday, September 17th. It is...
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Princess Madeleine Attends Solheim Cup
On Sunday, September 16, Princess Madeleine attended the Solheim Cup golf competition in Halmstad.While at the Solheim Cup The Princess visited the...
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Crown Princess Visits Uppsala
On Friday, September 14, Crown Princess Victoria officially opened Uppsala University´s new fungus forum, “Forum Fungorum."
The Crown Princess also...
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Second Day of the Brazilian State Visit
On September 12th H.M. The King and President Lula took part in the seminar “Brazil Day" arranged by the Swedish Trade Council.
After the seminar the...
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State Visit by President Lula from Brazil
By invitation from H.M. The King, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Mrs Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva of Brazil arrived in Sweden today for a two...
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Crown Princess Victoria Opens “The Middle Kingdom" Exhibition
On September 6 Crown Princess Victoria officially opened the new exhibition “The Middle Kingdom", as well as the newly renovated library, at the Museum...
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The Queen Inaugurates New Building at Sophiahemmet
On September 5 The Queen inaugurated a new building at Sophiahemmet (Queen Sophia Hospital). The new building houses operating rooms, rehabilitation...
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The Queen and Crown Princess Honour Bergman
On September 3 Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria attended a special tribute honouring the late director Ingmar Bergman at the Royal Dramatic...
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