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 Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and their two children Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar have wished everyone a Merry Christmas in the Swedish Royals' traditional Christmas video. https://www.thelocal.se/20161219/swedish-royals-record-most-swedish-christmas-video-to-date Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:05:24 +0100 swedish-royals-record-most-swedish-christmas-video-to-date Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel’s new-born son, Prince Oscar, will be baptised on May 27th, the palace has announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20160404/swedish-royals-name-the-date-for-baby-oscars-baptism Mon, 04 Apr 2016 12:03:14 +0200 swedish-royals-name-the-date-for-baby-oscars-baptism UPDATED: Sweden's new prince has been named Oscar Carl Olof, his grandfather King Carl XVI Gustaf has announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20160303/swedes-cheer-birth-of-new-baby-royal Thu, 03 Mar 2016 07:56:08 +0100 swedes-cheer-birth-of-new-baby-royal It was a blast from the past for Prince Daniel when he returned to his rural home town of Ockelbo – a far cry from his palace life as part of Sweden's royal family – to open the village's new school. https://www.thelocal.se/20160217/back-to-school-and-roots-for-swedish-royal Wed, 17 Feb 2016 09:37:11 +0100 back-to-school-and-roots-for-swedish-royal Sweden's Daniel Alfredsson, who starred for 17 years with the NHL's Ottawa Senators, returned to his adopted Canadian home on Thursday to formally announce his retirement. https://www.thelocal.se/20141205/swedish-hockey-legend-alfredsson-calls-it-quits Fri, 05 Dec 2014 08:00:00 +0100 swedish-hockey-legend-alfredsson-calls-it-quits Sweden's youngest princess and heir to the throne celebrated her first birthday on Saturday, but the party will be a private affair. https://www.thelocal.se/20130223/46362 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:54:00 +0100 46362 Since the birth of Princess Estelle on Thursday, congratulations have been flooding in to the happy parents. https://www.thelocal.se/20120225/39330 Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:25:00 +0100 39330 Villagers in Ockelbo in northern Sweden are busy preparing for the homecoming of Prince Daniel who will make his first official visit with with Crown Princess Victoria in May. https://www.thelocal.se/20110224/32242 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:05:00 +0100 32242 Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel arrived in France on Monday to retrace the footsteps of the Bernadotte dynasty's French ancestor who became Sweden's king almost 200 years ago. https://www.thelocal.se/20100928/29284 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:40:00 +0200 29284 Volkswagen and Eon were hoping to raise the profile of biogas-fuelled cars during the ongoing election campaign by loaning them free of charge to politicians but the risk of being seen as a bribe put a stop to their plans. https://www.thelocal.se/20100811/28300 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:47:00 +0200 28300 Prosecutors are to consider whether Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel accepted bribes after a tycoon paid for the couple’s luxury honeymoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20100809/28274 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:16:00 +0200 28274 Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel have returned home after their six week long honeymoon, arriving at Stockholm's Bromma airport on Sunday evening. https://www.thelocal.se/20100802/28130 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:33:00 +0200 28130 Prince Daniel may have gotten the princess and the castle, but he would not receive a princely settlement if he and Crown Princess Victoria divorced, a premarital agreement submitted to Solna District Court has reveal. https://www.thelocal.se/20100705/27614 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:51:00 +0200 27614 Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are reported to have arrived in French Polynesia for their honeymoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20100622/27380 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:09:00 +0200 27380 The newest member of Sweden’s royal family, Prince Daniel, has made a roaring start to royal life. His confident yet emotional speech at the banquet following his wedding to Crown Princess Victoria has delighted Sweden’s media, royal experts and large swathes of the population. https://www.thelocal.se/20100621/27368 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:55:00 +0200 27368 Daniel Westling will make the journey from man of the people to prince of Sweden when he marries Crown Princess Victoria next week. But new research shows that the future prince has aristocratic blood - and possibly even Russian blood - coursing through his veins. https://www.thelocal.se/20100608/27108 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:25:00 +0200 27108 Crown Princess Victoria’s fiancé Daniel Westling could be granted the title His Royal Highness, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20100527/26884 Thu, 27 May 2010 12:06:00 +0200 26884 The June wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling is set to cost at least 20 million kronor ($2.63 million), half of which will be met by the the bride's father, King Carl XVI Gustaf, with the remainder funded by the Swedish taxpayer. https://www.thelocal.se/20100517/26678 Mon, 17 May 2010 10:25:00 +0200 26678 The Royal Court has sought the help of the Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten) to lend appropriate attire for the guards at the new Haga Palace home of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling, as their trousers have not yet arrived. https://www.thelocal.se/20100511/26582 Tue, 11 May 2010 13:39:00 +0200 26582 The Swedish government announced on Thursday that it is to hand over the use of Haga Palace near Stockholm to Crown Princess Victoria. https://www.thelocal.se/20090423/19036 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:15:00 +0200 19036