Swedish Monarchy: Articles from 2013

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Prince Carl Philip handed out the Radiosporten's Jerring Award
QuoteOn Monday 14 January, Prince Carl Philip handed out the Radiosporten's Jerring Award at the Swedish Sports Gala at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. He arrived to the Gala with Karin Mattsson Weijber, chairman of the Swedish Sports Confederation.
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QuoteOn Friday 11 January, Prince Carl Philip attended the ELLE Gala 2013 at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm.

The Prince presented the Designer of the Year award, which was won this year by fashion designer Ann-Sofie Back.

Prince Carl Philip presents the Designer of the Year award at the ELLE Gala - Sveriges Kungahus 

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QuoteOn Tuesday 15 January, Prince Daniel and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) launched Prince Daniel's Fellowship and an entrepreneurial programme.

The aim of the project is to inspire young people to become entrepreneurs, and to support a number of companies through mentoring. Prince Daniel's Fellowship has brought together a group of successful entrepreneurs and managers to form a council of experts who will visit upper secondary schools, universities and university colleges in Sweden to inspire young people and to talk about their experiences as entrepreneurs.

Prince Daniel launches Prince Daniel's Fellowship - Sveriges Kungahus 

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QuoteOn Thursday 17 January, The King and Queen visited the Swedish Public Employment Service's head office in Stockholm.

During their visit, The King and Queen learnt about the Swedish Public Employment Service's assessment of the labour market situation and the initiatives and programmes aimed at job seekers and employers. They also found out about the opportunities available to encourage more people into the labour market.
 
After the visit, The King said:
"This has been an interesting visit, providing valuable information about how the Swedish Public Employment Service is working to get more people into employment. Today's visit was also an excellent complement to my visit yesterday to the Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy in Uppsala."

The King and Queen visit the head office of the Swedish Public Employment Service - Sveriges Kungahus 

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Swedes, Finns plan royal visit to Delaware
QuoteThe Swedish and Finnish embassies in Washington, D.C., along with the Delaware-based New Sweden Alliance, jointly announced today that King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden will visit Delaware in May for the 375th anniversary of the New Sweden Colony.

The Speaker of the Parliament of Finland Eero Heinälouma will attend to represent his country, which was part of Sweden at the time of the colony's settlement.
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QuoteOn Wednesday 23 January, The Crown Princess Couple listened to the Young Music at the Palace concert in the Hall of State.

Adolf Fredrik's Music Classes and the Conservatoire National à Rayonnement Régional de Nice performed a tone adventure for choir and clarinets.
 
You can listen to extracts from the music performed at the concert via Spotify, here.

The Crown Princess Couple listen to Young Music at the Palace - Sveriges Kungahus 

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QuoteOn Tuesday 22 January, Prince Carl Philip presented scholarships from the Prince Bertil and Princess Lilian Sports Foundation at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.

This year's scholarship winners were:

Prince Carl Philip presents scholarships - Sveriges Kungahus 

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QuoteOn Sunday 27 January, The Crown Princess Couple attended a memorial ceremony for the victims of the Holocaust at the Great Synagogue of Stockholm.

The ceremony was arranged to commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp on 27 January 1945. Since 1999, this has been Sweden's official Holocaust Memorial Day. In 2005, the UN also declared the day an international memorial day.

The Crown Princess Couple attend a memorial ceremony for the victims of the Holocaust - Sveriges Kungahus 

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QuoteOn Monday 28 January, The King and Queen attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry's 200th formal gathering at Stockholm City Hall.

Exactly 200 years previously, on 28 January 1812, King Karl XIV Johan led what was then the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture's first gathering.
 
The formal gathering began with President Kerstin Niblaeus welcoming all those present and declaring the gathering open.

The King and Queen attend the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry's formal gathering - Sveriges Kungahus 

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QuotePrincess Madeleine is seen interviewed by newspaper Expressen  in New York,23 January

MYROYALS &HOLLYWOOD FASH?ON: PR?NCESS MADELE?NE ?N NEW YORK

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QuoteOn Tuesday, The Prince began his visit to Lyon by cheering on Sweden's competitor Adam Dahlberg from the gallery. Adam qualified for the Bocuse d'Or in March 2012 at the world championship in Brussels, where he came second to Norway.
 
During the afternoon, The Prince visited Sweden's Bocuse d'Or Europe 2014 stand.
 
On Wednesday morning, The Prince — together with Minister for Trade Ewa Björling, Minister for Agriculture Eskil Erlandsson, Sweden's ambassador in Paris Gunnar Lund and members of the Bocuse d'Or academy and Gastronomi Sverige — was given a tour of Les Halles de Lyon, a market hall in the city. Etienne Boissy, who runs a cheese shop at the market hall, gave the tour.

Prince Carl Philip attends the Bocuse d'Or - Sveriges Kungahus 

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QuoteOn Friday 25 January, The King and Queen and The Crown Princess Couple attended a seminar entitled "King Karl XIV Johan — a builder of society".

26 January marked the 250th anniversary of Jean Bernadotte's birth in Pau, France. The seminar was hosted by the Friends of the Bernadotte Museum, the French Embassy, the Swedish Academy, the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

The King and Queen and The Crown Princess Couple attend a seminar about King Karl XIV Johan - Sveriges Kungahus 

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QuoteOn Wednesday 30 January, The King presented the Swedish Quality Award to Karlskoga General Hospital. The King presented the award, consisting of a diploma and a statuette, at a ceremony in the lecture room at Karlskoga General Hospital.

The hospital won the award for the following reason: "Working with determination to make improvements brings results! Karlskoga General Hospital is a shining example of this, and is the first hospital to receive the Swedish Quality Award. The hospital focuses on the customer, with personal management and extremely committed employees. This has resulted in highly effective healthcare and satisfied patients. Karlskoga General Hospital is a role model for Sweden."

The King presents the Swedish Quality Award to Karlskoga General Hospital - Sveriges Kungahus 

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QuoteCrown Princess Victoria of Sweden earned a standing ovation as she made a surprise appearance to hand out the country's "Gay of the Year" award to an author whose writings about the 1980s AIDS crisis gripped the nation.

"It's a true delight for me to be here tonight. To feel your power, your happiness and your sense of community," the princess said in a speech hailed as historic by media and gay rights activists.

The princess, 35, entered the stage to the tones of disco group ABBA's "Dancing Queen" at an awards ceremony organised by a gay magazine.

Swedish crown princess presents 'Gay of the Year' award - Telegraph 

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