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 Swedish artist Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin has said the royals are making a spectacle of themselves by not letting go of their critique of a satirical montage that portrayed Queen Silvia kneeling by a swastika. https://www.thelocal.se/20130222/46354 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:11:00 +0100 46354 Against the wish of the four parties of the centre-right Alliance government, the Riksdag decided on Wednesday to review agreements made with the Royal Court from 1996 and 2005. https://www.thelocal.se/20111208/37804 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:34:00 +0100 37804 The Swedish government has rejected calls for the establishment of a truth commission to investigate the King, his friends and their alleged contacts with the criminal underworld. https://www.thelocal.se/20110601/34128 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:42:00 +0200 34128 The denials offered by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in an interview on Monday night have much of the country talking about the future of the King and the monarchy. See and read the interview and form your own opinion. https://www.thelocal.se/20110601/34106 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:21:00 +0200 34106 Ex-porn club owner and reputed gangster Mille Markovic said on Tuesday he plans to publish compromising pictures of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf he claims to have in his possession. https://www.thelocal.se/20110601/34108 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:28:00 +0200 34108 Following King Carl XVI Gustaf's denials that he visited strip clubs or had contacts with the criminal underworld, The Local takes a look at some of the events that marked the Swedish monarch's tumultuous last twelve months. https://www.thelocal.se/20110531/34094 Tue, 31 May 2011 13:41:00 +0200 34094 The Swedish press has reacted critically to King Carl XVI Gustaf's denials of strip-club visits and had indirect contact with organised crime, arguing that he acted too late to quell the growing scandal. https://www.thelocal.se/20110531/34088 Tue, 31 May 2011 15:07:00 +0200 34088 Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has denied all reports of alleged visits to strip clubs and contact with the criminal underworld, in an interview with the TT news agency on Monday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20110530/34082 Mon, 30 May 2011 20:50:00 +0200 34082 Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has issued a statement welcoming the explanation from his close friend, Anders Lettström, assuming responsibility for contacts with criminals with the purpose of burying sensitive material. https://www.thelocal.se/20110524/33948 Tue, 24 May 2011 18:29:00 +0200 33948 The royal court confirmed Friday that it was King Carl XVI Gustaf's friend that can be heard on a tape negotiating with major criminals, reported news agency TT. But a press secretary for the royal court says the King was not informed that the contact took place. https://www.thelocal.se/20110521/33900 Sat, 21 May 2011 12:07:00 +0200 33900 Crown Princess Victoria’s recent visit to India ended on a sour note after she was booed by a plane full of frustrated passengers. https://www.thelocal.se/20081027/15246 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:50:00 +0100 15246 Sweden's Prince Carl-Philip has inherited a derelict country estate in Södermanland, south of Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20080830/14030 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:06:00 +0200 14030