https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The #MeToo movement is a 'huge force' that will make a significant difference to society, according to two of Sweden's royals. https://www.thelocal.se/20171227/swedish-royal-couple-hail-huge-power-of-metoo-movement Wed, 27 Dec 2017 08:29:48 +0100 swedish-royal-couple-hail-huge-power-of-metoo-movement King Carl XVI Gustaf turns 70 this Saturday. We mark the occasion with a look back at some of the monarch's best birthdays. Expect owls, horses, and very young firemen. https://www.thelocal.se/20160427/seven-brilliant-birthday-snaps-of-swedens-king-at-70 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 09:17:12 +0200 seven-brilliant-birthday-snaps-of-swedens-king-at-70 UPDATED: Sweden's royal family has a new member, after Princess Sofia gave birth to a baby boy in Stockholm on Tuesday night. https://www.thelocal.se/20160419/swedish-princess-sofia-gives-birth-to-baby Tue, 19 Apr 2016 21:54:54 +0200 swedish-princess-sofia-gives-birth-to-baby A US composer has slammed a musical performance at Saturday's wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, accusing the Swedish royals of plagiarizing his gospel theme from Hollywood cult hit Sister Act 2. https://www.thelocal.se/20150616/swedish-royal-couple-in-nun-movie-plagiarism-row Tue, 16 Jun 2015 14:43:34 +0200 swedish-royal-couple-in-nun-movie-plagiarism-row Flag-waving Swedes and royals celebrated in the blazing summer sun on Saturday as reality show starlet Sofia Hellqvist became a real-life princess as she married Prince Carl Philip. https://www.thelocal.se/20150613/swedish-prince-weds-former-glamour-model Sat, 13 Jun 2015 22:08:12 +0200 swedish-prince-weds-former-glamour-model With just two days to go until the wedding of the year in Sweden, we take a closer look at the former reality starlet, glamour model and yoga teacher set to become a real-life princess. https://www.thelocal.se/20150611/how-a-reality-tv-star-got-a-swedish-fairytale Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:00:42 +0200 how-a-reality-tv-star-got-a-swedish-fairytale Sweden's soon-to-be-wed royal couple Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist have spoke publicly of their love, the past and the future in an interview with Sweden's biggest newswire. https://www.thelocal.se/20150601/swedens-royal-couple-speak-of-wedding-nerves Mon, 01 Jun 2015 10:44:14 +0200 swedens-royal-couple-speak-of-wedding-nerves Sweden's most famous DJ has confirmed he is set to play at the wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist next month after befriending King Carl XVI Gustaf's son in Ibiza last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20150525/avicii-confirms-dj-set-at-swedens-royal-wedding Mon, 25 May 2015 14:20:38 +0200 avicii-confirms-dj-set-at-swedens-royal-wedding A kayak, a large stuffed lion and their very own nature reserve. Those were some of the gifts Sweden's royal couple Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist received this weekend at a traditional church service in Stockholm ahead of their impending wedding ceremony. https://www.thelocal.se/20150518/swedish-royals-showered-in-lavish-wedding-gifts Mon, 18 May 2015 10:26:23 +0200 swedish-royals-showered-in-lavish-wedding-gifts Prince Carl Philip and his bride-to-be, Sofia Hellqvist, announced their impending marriage at a traditional church service in Stockholm today. It was also confirmed that Sofia will receive the title of "princess". https://www.thelocal.se/20150517/royal-wedding-plans-proclaimed-in-church Sun, 17 May 2015 13:34:44 +0200 royal-wedding-plans-proclaimed-in-church Sweden’s Royal Court on Tuesday announced the officiants for the marriage ceremony for Prince Carl Philip and his bride-to-be Sofia Hellqvist, which will take place in June. https://www.thelocal.se/20150407/officiants-announced-for-swedish-royal-wedding Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:02:22 +0200 officiants-announced-for-swedish-royal-wedding Sweden's Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel's gender equal approach to parenting has been making a splash on the couple's official visit to South Korea. https://www.thelocal.se/20150325/praise-for-swedish-royals-gender-equal-parenting Wed, 25 Mar 2015 09:39:40 +0100 praise-for-swedish-royals-gender-equal-parenting Sweden's Prince Carl Philip was hit by a bus in Stockholm on Wednesday, but the prince's Porsche Cayenne suffered more damage than the royal himself. https://www.thelocal.se/20131127/swedens-prince-carl-hit-by-stockholm-bus Wed, 27 Nov 2013 11:02:00 +0100 swedens-prince-carl-hit-by-stockholm-bus Sweden's Prince Carl Philip's reputation as "the design prince" has been tarnished this week after it was revealed that a work bearing his name was actually designed by someone else. https://www.thelocal.se/20131016/50832 Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:35:00 +0200 50832 Sweden looks set to host yet another royal wedding with Prince Carl Philip reportedly scouting out locations for a church. https://www.thelocal.se/20130815/49672 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:02:00 +0200 49672 Sweden's Prince Carl Philip has spoken out after he was attacked on Saturday night outside a nightclub in France, explaining that the assailant was unknown to him and that the matter is being investigated internally. https://www.thelocal.se/20120813/42572 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:37:00 +0200 42572 Sweden's Prince Carl Philip was attacked on Saturday outside a nightclub in Cannes in southern France, according to a report in Aftonbladet. https://www.thelocal.se/20120812/42562 Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:42:00 +0200 42562 Despite a no from local authorities, Swedish prince Carl Philip is adamant he wants a waterside sauna and his appealing the decision that the project would be in violation of Sweden’s environmental laws. https://www.thelocal.se/20120628/41694 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:51:00 +0200 41694 Prince Carl Philip, second in line to the Swedish throne, has accepted the offer of a new employment contract from the Armed Forces, including an obligation serve overseas, reported the Expressen daily. https://www.thelocal.se/20101001/29366 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:53:00 +0200 29366 Two years after realizing a boyhood dream to become a racing car driver, Sweden's Prince Carl Philip has something to cheer after claiming his first career win at the Kinnekulle track in western Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20100803/28160 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:49:00 +0200 28160