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H.M. The King's Christmas speech
On 25 December, Christmas Day, The King gave his traditional Christmas speech on the radio station P1. As in 2007 and...
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H.M. The Queen's birthday
Her Majesty The Queen's birthday will be celebrated on 23 December with a national flag day and midday gun salute from...
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King presents 2009 Nobel Prizes
The Royal Family participated in the Nobel festivities on Thursday 10 December, beginning with the ceremony at Stockholm...
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Crown Princess in Copenhagen
On Sunday 13 December, the second day of her visit to Copenhagen, Crown Princess Victoria attended a seminar entitled...
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Crown Princess attends opening of Bright Green Expo in Copenhagen
On Saturday 12 December, The Crown Princess, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Prince Haakon attended the opening of Bright...
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King hosts traditional dinner for 2010 Nobel Laureates
On Friday 11 December, The King and Queen hosted their traditional dinner for this year's Nobel Laureates. The guests...
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Crown Princess cuts the first turf for Arenastaden in Solna
On Monday 7 December, The Crown Princess cut the first turf to mark the start of construction on the Arenastaden project...
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Presentation of Prince Carl medal
On Tuesday 1 December, The King awarded the Prince Carl medal to Rear Admiral Sten Swedlund in recognition of his...
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Crown Princess attends Sweden Days in Paris
On Monday 30 November, The Crown Princess was in Paris for a series of engagements in connection with Sweden Days.
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Audience for First Mayor of Hamburg Ole von Beust
On Tuesday 24 November, The King and Queen held an audience at the Royal Palace in Stockholm for the First Mayor of...
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Queen opens anniversary year
On Monday 23 November, The Queen attended the opening of the 150th anniversary year of The Queen Silvia Children's...
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King holds audience for Russia's President Medvedev
On Wednesday 18 November, The King held an audience for Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev. The audience was also...
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Queen's prayer book launched at Royal Chapel
On Monday 16 November, Queen Silvia's prayer book was launched at the Royal Chapel in the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
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Celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Queen visited Barncentrum in Stockholm with her Royal guests on the afternoon of 19 November, in order to mark the...
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Seminar at palace marks 20th anniversary of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
A seminar was arranged at the Royal Palace on Thursday 19 November to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on...
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Crown Princess' visit to Kenya
The Crown Princess is on a visit to Kenya from 11-14 November.
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King and Queen attend bishop ordination at Uppsala Cathedral
On Sunday 8 November, The King and Queen attended a bishop ordination at Uppsala Cathedral.
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Princess Madeleine attends horse show in Flyinge
On Wednesday 4 November, Princess Madeleine attended a horse show in Flyinge, 20 km outside Lund.
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Queen attends seminarium on trafficking
On Wednesday 11 November, The Queen attended a seminar on trafficking at the Swedish embassy in Berlin.
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King presents Prince Eugen medal
The King presented the Prince Eugen medal during a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Monday 9 November.
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King and Queen host lunch for Nordic Council
On Tuesday 27 October, The King and Queen hosted a lunch for the members of the Nordic Council at the Royal Palace in...
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Crown Princess presents Bertil Hult Prize
On Monday 26 October, The Crown Princess presented the Bertil Hult Prize to Bokenäs School in Uddevalla. The prize was...
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Queen accepts Courage Prize
On Friday 16 October, The Queen accepted the Courage Prize 2009 in Bad Iburg, Germany. The Queen was awarded the prize in...
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Queen meets First Lady of the United States, Mrs. Michelle Obama, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
During her visit to Washington D.C. on Friday 23 October, The Queen met Secretary of State Mrs. Hillary Clinton, and...
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Crown Princess reopens Rådhuset in Stockholm
On Friday 23 October, The Crown Princess reopened Rådhuset, the Stockholm Court House.
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Queen and Princess Madeleine attend New York conference
On Wednesday 21 October, The Queen and Princess Madeleine participated in the conference, “Sexual Abuse and Exploitation...
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Crown Princess presents Knowledge Awards 2009
On Monday 19 October, The Crown Princess presented the National Encyclopaedia's Knowledge Awards 2009 during the...
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Queen opens dementia ward
On Sunday 18 October, The Queen opened the dementia ward at the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Hospital, St....
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King presents Birgit Nilsson Prize
On Tuesday 13 October, The King presented the first Birgit Nilsson Prize to opera singer Plácido Domingo at the Royal...
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King presents Panda Book of the Year
On Wednesday 14 October, The King presented the Panda Book of the Year 2010 award to nature photographer and writer Claes...
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King presents Quality Prize to Tandvårdshuset in Älmhult
On Thursday 15 October, The King presented the Swedish Quality Award 2008 to Anders Elner, CEO of Tandvårdshuset in...
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King presents 'Settler of the Year' awards
On Tuesday 13 October, The King presented the 'Settler of the Year' award at a ceremony in the Bernadotte Library at the...
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King unveils bilateral works of art at Hanaholmen
On Thursday 8 October, The King and Finland's President Tarja Halonen together opened two new works of art at...
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King and Queen host dinner for Brazil's President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva
On Tuesday 6 October, The King and Queen hosted a dinner at the Royal Palace for the President of Brazil, who is in...
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Crown Princess attends Brain Day
On Thursday 8 October, The Crown Princess attended Brain Day at Uppsala Concert and Conference Hall.
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King opens Stenhammar Nature Reserve
On Monday 5 Octoberr, The King opened Stenhammar Nature Reserve.
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King gives audience for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
On Thursday 1 October, The King received UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the Royal Palace.
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Queen opens Caspar David Friedrich exhibition
On Thursday 1 October, The Queen opened the Caspar David Friedrich exhibition, 'Nature animated', at the National Museum...
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Crown Princess opens Märta Måås-Fjetterström 90 years exhibition
On Thursday 1 October, The Crown Princess opened the Märta Måås-Fjetterström 90 years exhibition at Liljevalchs in...
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Crown Princess reopens Dalheimers hus in Gothenburg
On Tuesday 29 September, The Crown Princess reopened Dalheimers hus in Gothenburg.
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Crown Princess attends informal meeting of defence ministers
On Monday 28 September, The Crown Princess attended the Informal Meeting of EU Ministers of Defence in Gothenburg as part...
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Crown Princess opens new women's clinic at UMAS in Malmö
On Thursday 24 September, The Crown Princess opened the new women's clinic at the University Hospital, UMAS, in Malmö.
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King opens Swedish solar cell factory in Soria, Spain
On Tuesday 22 September, The King opened Swedish company ClimateWell's factory in Soria in Spain. The factory, which is...
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Queen holds press briefing on 20th anniversary of UN Convention
On Friday 18 September, The Queen held a press briefing in the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace to mark the 20th...
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Crown Princess opens Carl Malmsten Centre for Wood Technology
On Friday 18 September, The Crown Princess opened the Carl Malmsten Centre for Wood Technology and Design in Larsberg on...
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Queen and Princess Madeleine took part in a seminar on children and internet
On Thursday 17 September, The Queen and Princess Madeleine took part in the World Childhood Foundation's anniversary...
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Queen participates in EU conference on healthy and dignified ageing
On Wednesday 16 September, The Queen took part in a conference on healthy and dignified ageing at Frösundavik, Solna.
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King opens Parliamentary Session
On Tuesday 15 September, The King opened the 2009/2010 Parliamentary Session.
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Crown Princess opens Design S exhibition in Athens
On Thursday 11 September, The Crown Princess opened the Design S exhibition in Athens.
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King opens Sweden's first marine national park
On Wednesday 9 September, The King visited Nordkoster to open Kosterhavet National Park.
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Queen presents diplomas to winners of Mayflower fundraising campaign
On Tuesday 8 September, The Queen presented diplomas to children from Sunderbyn Scout Group in Luleå, who had raised the...
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Queen hosts lunch for family members accompanying EU foreign ministers
The autumn informal meeting for EU foreign ministers was held in Stockholm on 4-5 September.On Saturday 5 September, The...
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Crown Princess joins Töreboda's 100th anniversary celebrations
The Crown Princess visited Töreboda municipality on Friday. The municipality of Töreboda, which was celebrating its 100th...
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Crown Princess attends opening of Sweden Green Tech Building
On Tuesday, The Crown Princess attended the opening of the Sweden Green Tech Building. A physical meeting place and...
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King presents Polar Music Prize 2009
The King presented the Polar Music Prize for the eighteenth year in a row on Monday 31 August. The ceremony this year...
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King meets scouts from all over the world outside Kristianstad
During the weekend, scouts from all over the world will be meeting outside Kristianstad. They will be visiting the site...
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King and Queen's last day in Finland
Wednesday 26 August was the second and final day of The King and Queen's official visit to Finland to mark the...
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Princess opens Ronald McDonald in Linköping
On Wednesday 26 August, Princess Madeleine opened Ronald McDonald House in Linköping. It is the fourth Ronald McDonald...
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King, Queen and Crown Princess continue with visit to Västerbotten and Norrbotten
On Tuesday 20 August, The King and Queen and The Crown Princess continued with their trip to Västerbotten and...
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King, Queen and Crown Princess visit Ratan och Sävar
Two hundred years ago today, on 19 August 1809, the last conclusive battle took place on Swedish soil in Sävar, around 16...
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Crown Princess attends opening of the Sami Parliament
On Tuesday 25 August, The Crown Princess attended the ceremonial opening of the Sami Parliament at Kiruna Town Hall.
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King and Queen on official visit to Finland
The King and Queen are on an official visit to Finland , 25-26 August, at the invitation of President Tarja Halonen, to...
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Prince Carl Philip awards Stockholm Water Prize
On 20 August, Prince Carl Philip awarded the Stockholm Water Prize to Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh...
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Crown Princess presents Swedish Person of the Year award
On Tuesday 18 August, The Crown Princess presented the 2009 Swedish Person of the Year award to Dr Hans Blix....
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Princess Madeleine and Jonas Bergström LL.M. engaged
Today, 11 August 2009, the engagement of Princess Madeleine and Jonas Bergström LL.M. was announced.
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Visit the summer palace of Rosendal
Rosendal Palace was built on the island of Djurgården between 1823 and 1827 for King Karl XIV Johan. Rosendal was a...
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Discover Hagaparken with audio guide
Discover Haga Park with the audio guide - a simple and exciting guide around the park.
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Concerts at Riddarholm Church this weekend
Every summer, the Riddarholm Church hosts concerts featuring some of the country's top musicians within classical and...
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Experience the Royal Chapel's Friday organ recitals
Come and listen to this summer's series of organ recitals in the Royal Chapel, Fridays at 1.00 p.m.The recital this...
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Discover the Royal Mews this summer
The Royal Mews is open to the public for guided tours. Come and have a look at the harnesses and coaches that are used on...
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Visit Gripsholm on Bellman Day, 26 July
On Sunday 26 July, Bellman Day will be celebrated with a musical performance in Hjorthagen Nature Reserve at Gripsholm...
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Queen attends golf tournament and dragon boat event in Kiel
On 15-16 July, The Queen attended "Golf & Race for the benefit of Childhood" - a golf tournament and dragon boat racing...
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Crown Princess' birthday celebrations
On Tuesday 14 July, thousands of people gathered in the circular area in front of Solliden Palace on Öland to mark the...
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King and Queen host lunch at Solliden for South Korea's President
On Sunday 12 July, The King and Queen hosted a lunch at Solliden Palace on Öland for President Lee Myung-Bak of South...
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King and Queen attend Lithuania's millennial celebrations
On Monday 6 July, the King and Queen attended Lithuania's thousandth anniversary celebrations in Vilnius, together with...
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King gives audience for Brussels-based correspondents
On Thursday 2 July, the King gave an audience for the Brussels-based correspondents visiting Stockholm in connection with...
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King gives audiences in connection with Swedish EU presidency
On Wednesday 1 July, Sweden took over presidency of the EU from the Czech Republic. In connection with this, the King...
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King convenes 9th Royal Colloquium
On 14-17 June, The King convened the 9th Royal Colloquium.
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Crown Princess opens ISAPA symposium in Gävle
On Tuesday 23 June, The Crown Princess opened the 17th International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity (ISAPA) in...
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King invites Volvo Ocean Race yachtsmen to Logården
On Wednesday 17 June, yachtsmen competing in the Volvo Ocean Race arrived in Stockholm, and in the afternoon they paid a...
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Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine visit summer grazing areas in Gävleborg county
On Monday 15 June, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine paid a visit to the summer pasture forests in Gävleborg...
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King opens Volvo Ocean Race stop at Marstrand
On Wednesday 10 June, The King participated in the Swedish Economic Forum in Marstrand. The theme for the forum was...
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King opens Vattenfall Climate Week
On Thursday 11 June, The King opened the Vattenfall Climate Week. In his opening speech, The King said that "our impact...
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King opens Royal Armoury exhibition
On Friday 5 June, The King opened the Royal Armoury's exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of the Finnish War and the...
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Royal National Day celebrations in Eskilstuna, Skänninge and Stockholm
On National Day this year, The King and Queen visited Eskilstuna to join in celebrations of the municipality's 350th...
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King opens exhibition at Läckö Castle
On Wednesday 3 June, The King opened the summer exhibition, "Royal Gifts," at Läckö Castle.
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Queen attends Ågrenska Centre's 20th anniversary
On Wednesday 3 June, The Queen took part in the 20th anniversary celebrations of Ågrenska, a centre for children with...
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Crown Princess presents ALMA Prize
On Tuesday 2 June, The Crown Princess presented the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award to this year's winner, the Tamer...
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Nordic heirs to the throne in Greenland
On Friday 29 May, Crown Princess Victoria, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Prince Haakon arrived at Ilulissat,...
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Crown Princess in Greenland
On Wednesday 27 May, the Nordic heirs to the throne Crown Princess Victoria , Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark , and...
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King presents scholarships from 50th Birthday Fund
At a reception at the Royal Palace on Tuesday 26 May, The King presented 15 scholarships to 16 scholarship winners from...
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Queen receives pupils from Angered
On Tuesday 26 May, The Queen received Class 9 from Kristina School in Angered.
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King and Queen visit Salem municipality
On Tuesday 2 June, The King and Queen paid a visit to Salem municipality outside Stockholm.
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King opens exhibition at Grafikens Hus
On Wednesday 27 May, The King opened the exhibition “From The King's Graphic Arts Collection - maps in war, peace, dreams...
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Queen launches Manilla School's 200th anniversary week
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King and Crown Princess visit Tyresta National Park
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World Childhood Foundation celebrates 10th anniversary
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King and Queen open this year's exhibition at Solliden
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King and Queen visit Östergötland
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Celebrations at the Royal Palace to mark Prince Carl Philip's 30th birthday
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Queen and Prince Carl Philip attend opening of exhibition at Waldemarsudde
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Crown Princess opens exhibition, "Parallel You-Niverse"
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Queen speaks at Vienna conference on palliative care
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Princess Madeleine attends Italian opening at Hallwylska Museum
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King joins scouts on Djurgården clean-up day
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Crown Princess opens breeding centre
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King promotes Swedish music
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King's traditional birthday celebrations
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King awards scholarships to young leaders
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King and Queen spend final day of state visit in Groningen
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King and Queen give reciprocal dinner in the Netherlands
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The King and Queen's state visit to the Netherlands, day 2
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Official portrait together with members of the Dutch Royal Family
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King and Queen begin state visit to the Netherlands
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Queen buys the year's first Mayflower pin
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King presents Patriotic Society's medals
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Reception for Crown Princess and Mr Daniel Westling
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King attends Home Guard exercise in Gothenburg
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The Crown Princess in Rio de Janeiro, days 3 and 4
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Crown Princess in Rio de Janeiro
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King and Queen open Emigrant Register in Karlstad
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Queen opens sign language dictionary "Spread the sign"
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King and Queen's state visit to Italy, day 3
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King and Queen give reciprocal dinner in Italy
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CPB 2091 – Swedish silver cutlery with international character
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The King and Queen's state visit to Italy, day 2
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King and Queen begin state visit to Italy
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King and Queen visit Gävleborg County
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Queen opens Viola Flower Show
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King launches Royal Palace Sprint
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Princess Madeleine takes part in auction for My Big Day
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Official dinner at the Royal Palace of Stockholm
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Crown Princess Victoria's name day celebrated
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King attends World Cup Finals in Åre
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Queen in Vienna for UN meeting on drugs
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Queen participates in Silviahemmet's "Major Inspiration Day"
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King attends opening of Farming and Gardening Conference
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King meets Palestine´s President Mahmoud Abbas
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Engagement between Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling
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King attends scout meeting in Thailand
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King presents Swedish Dairy Association's Gold Medals
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Crown Princess opens fashion exhibition in London
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Queen attends seminar on child sex tourism
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Crown Princess awarded prize for commitment to dyslexia issues
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Crown Princess receives prize in Sicily
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Presentation of medals at the Royal Palace
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Queen presents scholarships from Queen Silvia's Jubilee Fund
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Princess Madeleine opens Fashion Week by Berns
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Official dinner at the Royal Palace of Stockholm
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Queen and Princess Madeleine attend Trafficking exhibition
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Crown Princess opens Lillesjö power plant
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King attends Society and Defence Conference
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Gala dinner at the Royal Palace
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King and Queen, Crown Princess and Princess Madeleine receive Finland's Presidential couple
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