The Royal Family's Current Events - Part 4 (October 2006 - February 2008)

[Lena]

Originally Posted by jspate

I was wondering what is a sapo car because from the picture the king is getting in a bmw m3. Is that his car or is sapo his security?

Säpo= Säkerhetspolisen= security police. So a Säpo car can be of any brand and is driven by security staff.

Well, more money. The king surely isn´t really wealthy, as maybe other monarchs are it and he has some fortune, that isn´t "reachable" (real estate)
Things are also getting more expensive.

But for me there is some kind of discrepancy. I can´t say really, if they need more security, but to me the security seemed quite top in the past years.
What I definitely can´t see is, how the Royal youngsters work more! Esp. Madeleine and Carl Philip are such a lousy support for the RF, that it´s a shame.
So I think they could need more money, if all 3 would really work. But then I´d say, that they should get their own little apanage, so that things seem more clear...and besides maybe they (I mean the two younger ones) would feel more responsibility and wouldn´t behave so much like teenagers.
Well, maybe Monsieur Carl Philip would next year finally know, what he wants...being graphic designer or a working prince, or both (but then really both) and maybe Madame Madeleine would see, that one can´t do ones Master with doing 5p courses at the university and that it can´t be, that she is just doing a little for her mothers organisation.
And maybe there really finally would be a wedding...which makes me wondering, how things were held in other countries? Have the Monarchs gotten extra money for the weddings of the heirs, have they gotten money back the year after it??

[iceflower]

"Crown Princess Victoria, Queen Silvia, King Carl Gustaf and Prince Carl Philip at the opening of the Prince photo exhibition 'A glimpse of paradise' at the museum Gustavianum in Uppsala, Sweden, May 29, 2007. Prince Carl Philip's photos have been photographed in the Botanical Garden in Uppsala is displayed at the Museum Gustavianum as part of the 300 years anniversary of the birth of Swedish botanist Carl von Linne" from anp where you can see many more pics:

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[LadyFinn]

More photos from the church:
Victoria
ANP Beeldbank

[LadyFinn]

Now you can send a card (for Christmas ?) with a picture of the Swedish royal family to your friends. At the website of Svensk Damtidning there are many cards to choose
Cards/Damtidning
Se alla vykort = look at the cards
Välj = Choose
Se fler motiv = more cards next page
tillbaka = back
förhandsgranska = check before you send the card
din väns nam = your friend´s name
din väns e-post = your friend´s e-mail
din e-post = your e-mail
skriv en hälsning = write your wishes/text here

[LadyFinn]

Expressen had an inquiry about the most known celebrities/persons in Sweden:
Här är Sveriges mest kända kändisar
The results:
Men:
1. King Carl Gustaf 27 %
2. Footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic 15%
3. Former tennis player Björn Borg 13%
Prince Carl Philip got just 8 votes

Women:
1. Queen Silvia 29 %
2. Crown princess Victoria 16%
3. Singer Carola Häggqvist 9 %
6. Princess Madeleine 4 %

[LadyFinn]

The royal family is again suing some German magazines:
Swedish royals take on tabloids/The Record