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Crown Princess pregnant


Sweden’s Crown Princess and her husband have announced that they are expecting their first child. Read the full story

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Man denied ‘His Majesty’ name change


The Swedish tax agency has rejected the request of an ordinary citizen to have ‘His Majesty’ officially added to his name. Read the full story

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Greenlandic names for Danish princesses: children make polar bears


When news emerged that Denmark’s new princess twins are to be given Greenlandic middle names, the children at school in Kulusuk were even happier than most in Greenland. Read the full story

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Greek king visits Iceland


The king without a kingdom, Constantine II of Greece, is currently in Iceland. He arrived yesterday and will stay for the whole weekend. Read the full story

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Swedish royal wedding boycotted by news agencies


cablesGlobal exposure of the Swedish royal wedding was seriously affected by a row over rights, according to Sveriges Television (SVT). The Swedish broadcasting company is said to be sending a strongly-worded letter to Reuters, AFP and AP news agencies who boycotted the regal event. Read the full story

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Swedish princess marries in style


sweden2Crown Princess Viktoria of Sweden today married her former fitness trainer, the commoner Olav Daniel Westling in a lavish ceremony in Stockholm. Read the full story

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Princess Madeleine of Sweden engaged to long time boyfriend


090811+Prinsessan+Madeleine+och+Jonas+Bergström+Foto+Kungliga+HovstaternaThe royal court of Sweden today announced that Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine Therese Amelie Josephine has become engaged to Jonas Bergstrom, according to a press release issued by the royal court. The two have been a couple for almost eight years and it is believed that the reason that they have not been engaged before is that it would have been considered inappropriate for the princess to be engaged before her older sister, Crown Princess Victoria. Crown Princess Victoria confirmed her engagement to Daniel Westling in February. Read the full story

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Norway’s government caught spying on itself


bOAll of Norway’s government ministers, several thousand state employees, and even the royal family itself have been under illegal surveillance by the country’s Defence Security Services for quite some time. Although the defence agency is responsible for monitoring information security in Norway, they appear to have been doing it illegally. Read the full story

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Danes’ two polls: one for change one for none


denmarkLast weekend’s referendum concerning an amendment to the Danish constitution on royal succession resulted in a majority vote for adopting absolute primogeniture, while the European Parliament elections saw success for the last national election winners. Read the full story

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EU vote could distract from Danish royal referendum


margarethe-iiAlthough a majority of Danes appear to be in favour of changing the law of royal succession, a scheduling conflict could distract many citizens from casting their vote in this important referendum. The problem is the referendum is set for 7 June, the same day when European Parliamentary elections take place. Read the full story

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