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ABBA get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The four members of the Swedish pop quartet ABBA, who triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song “Waterloo,” on Friday got one of the most prestigious ...
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ABBA Reunite To Receive Highest Royal Honors From Sweden
The members of ABBA had a rare reunion Friday to receive one of Sweden’s highest honors at the royal palace in Stockholm. Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad ...
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Stockholm Palace. Coordinates: 59°19′37″N 18°04′18″E. Stockholm Palace or the Royal Palace ( Swedish: Stockholms slott or Kungliga slottet) is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch (King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia use Drottningholm Palace as their usual residence).
Signature. Swedish royal family. Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, King Gustaf V. He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Charles XII of Sweden. Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII ( Swedish: Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S. [1] ), was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of the House of Wittelsbach.
Sep 14, 2023 · Carl Gustaf, 77, is the first king in the Swedish monarchy’s more than 1,000-year history to reach 50 years on the throne. And following the death of Queen Elizabeth II last year, he’s the second-longest reigning European monarch alive today.
Sep 15, 2023 · He is the longest-reigning king in the history of the Swedish monarchy, which stretches back more than 1,000 years. Here are five things to know about the 77-year-old king and the monarchy in Sweden.
Their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden. Many visitors are surprised to learn that the public can visit Drottningholm Palace, where The King and Queen have their home. However, The King has always been keen for the royal palaces to remain as open as possible.
Sep 15, 2023 · STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates his golden jubilee on Friday, marking 50 years since he ascended the throne on Sept. 15, 1973. He is the longest-reigning king in the…
