The Swedish Royals and The World Childhood Foundation, Part 1 (May 2003-May 2018)


If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.
See posts with no answers
Status
Not open for further replies.
Director-General, Irina Bokova, participated in an event hosted by HM Queen Silvia of Sweden, founder of the World Childhood Foundation and the Global Child Forum, with Columbia University’s Earth Institute and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). The event was entitled “Children in the Age of Sustainable Development”.
Queen Silvia made a powerful appeal to place children at the heart of the sustainable development agenda -- "We have gathered to ensure all children have access to their human rights, to nutrition, to safety, to love. This is the role of the Global Child Forum, to raise awareness, to mobilise the private sector, to act together for children's rights."
Children at the Heart of Sustainable Development” Education United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Queen Silvia and Madeleine today
http://imageupper.com/i/?S0400010060011R14117571141552715
http://imageupper.com/i/?S0400010060021R14117571141552715
http://imageupper.com/i/?S0400010060031R14117571141552715
http://imageupper.com/i/?S0400010060041R14117571141552715
http://imageupper.com/i/?S0400010060051R14117571141552715
http://imageupper.com/i/?S0400010060061R14117571141552715
 
Last edited:
Baron Brockdorf said:
Video of the queen and Princess madeleine addressing the crowd
Queen Silvia on the protection of children | MSNBC
A nice photo of the queen and madeleine taken yesterday
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tg8NQQLZw...1600/Queen-Silvia+and-Princess-Madleine-1.jpg
Click to expand...

I found it very interesting that Silvia kept catching herself slipping into Swedish. I guess living there for 38 years or so has really converted her to the language- there is no guessing to which language she now thinks in.
 
Sarahbellar said:
I found it very interesting that Silvia kept catching herself slipping into Swedish. I guess living there for 38 years or so has really converted her to the language- there is no guessing to which language she now thinks in.
Click to expand...

It may have also been the nerves.....speaking in front of 60 000 people is quite daunting even if one has given hundreds of speeches....but as u say, living in a country for 38 years learning a foreign language well, will result in the person thinking in that language
 
I am very surprised that queen Silvia was so insecure in her speech.
 
Baron Brockdorf said:
Video of the queen and Princess madeleine addressing the crowd
Queen Silvia on the protection of children | MSNBC
A nice photo of the queen and madeleine taken yesterday
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tg8NQQLZw...1600/Queen-Silvia+and-Princess-Madleine-1.jpg
Click to expand...

Sarahbellar said:
I found it very interesting that Silvia kept catching herself slipping into Swedish. I guess living there for 38 years or so has really converted her to the language- there is no guessing to which language she now thinks in.
Click to expand...
:previous:
when you notice that?

Must say they do wonderful job :) :flowers:

edit

http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/har-ar-madeleine-och-silvia-med-stjarnorna/ *** translation

http://svenskdam.se/2014/09/fler-uppdrag-i-new-york-for-madeleine-och-silvia/
http://svenskdam.se/2014/09/madeleine-och-silvia-pa-scen-i-central-park/
 
Last edited:
Queen Silvia will receive the Martin Buber -Plakette on 25th November
"In addition to her many charity activities the initiator and President of the 'World Childhood Foundation' strongly and selflessly commits herself to the protection of children living in the streets, to sexually abused girls and boys and to young mothers. Her foundation gives money to places of job-related training and supports the fight against child trafficking and child pornography"
Martin Buber-Plakette: Awarding Ceremony
 
Queen Silvia should have got the Scandinavian Human Dignity Award on 15th October.
"Queen Silvia's work to protect children from all forms of abuse and exploitation, to strengthen their human dignity, hope and faith in the future and promote their rights and freedoms, makes her a worthy winner."

The prize is awarded by the organization Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers, which has links to abortion opposition.
Now the court tells that the Queen will not accept it.
The Queen would not only receive the prize but also to attend a seminar on human trafficking.
Behind the event and the awards ceremony is legal organization Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers. Two of the three times the price has gone to abortion opponents.
The conference has been sharply criticized, and the Queen's participation has been challenged, for instance by Aftonbladet's Eva Franchell.
On Sunday evening, the court announced via their website that the queen cancells her participation in the seminar and refrains from receiving the prize Scandinavian Human Dignity Award in 2014.
- The Queen will say no to the price, says Margareta Thorgren.
She explains the background to the Queen's decision to refrain from participating in the seminar and receiving the prize are the trafficking issue has been overlooked.
- The Queen has also decided not to participate in the conference.
Even Uppsala University and Uppsala UN association have decided not to participate.
The University will arrange for a new conference in the spring and the queen is positive for it. The Queen endorses Uppsala University decision, says Margareta Thorgren.
Drottningen avstår priset efter kritiken Nyheter Aftonbladet

Uppsala universitet ställer in medverkan i seminariet om trafficking* - Sveriges Kungahus
Translation
 
Queen Silvia attends this evening at a fundraising gala dinner for WCF, organised by The International Philanthropic Society of Sweden. The dinner is held at the Grand Hôtel Vinterträdgården.
The invitation
https://www.ips-sweden.com/images/16-october-2014.pdf
The program of the evening
https://www.ips-sweden.com/images/October_Gala_Program.pdf
The auction list
https://www.ips-sweden.com/images/Galla_Auction_List.pdf

HQ photos
https://cawamedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/dsc_01451.jpg
https://cawamedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/dsc_01471.jpg
https://cawamedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/dsc_01501.jpg
https://cawamedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/dsc_01581.jpg
https://cawamedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/dsc_01651.jpg
https://cawamedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/dsc_01681.jpg
https://cawamedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/dsc_01801.jpg
https://cawamedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/dsc_01941.jpg
https://cawamedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/dsc_01841.jpg

Countess Marianne Bernadotte
https://cawamedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/dsc_01011.jpg
https://cawamedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/dsc_0128.jpg
https://cawamedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/dsc_01362.jpg

Queen Silvia with Alexandra Charles, the Master of Ceremonies last night.
https://www.1.6miljonerklubben.eu/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Silvia.jpg
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Lady Nimue said:
I do like the Queen's dress. :flowers: It looks to best advantage in low lighting imo.
Click to expand...

I agree on the low light.... but I am not a fan of it, it lacks elegance and reminds me a bit of a Disco ball (and a Disco Queen :cool:).....

Not what I am used from the always elegant Queen. But: Bonus Point for the Courage of wearing something "different"....
BYe Bine
 
Queen Silvia attends today at the first child rights Summit C10, which is organized by Reach for Change, the World Childhood Foundation and Sophie Stenbeck Family Foundation. Participants include a number of international leaders of grassroots organizations against human trafficking. The Summit also rewards 10 individuals who have made ​​outstanding efforts to combat human trafficking with 10,000 dollars each. Queen Silvia will attend the award ceremony.
The aim is to bring together leaders and activists of child rights field from all over the world, and stakeholders from the public and private sector to find practical solutions to social problems affecting children.
Drottningen och internationella barnrättshjältar på nytt toppmöte i Stockholm - Reach for Change
Child10 Stockholm 2014 « Reach for Change

Photo
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1hr7jNIQAERSq1.jpg

Drottningen vid utdelningen av Child 10-priset - Sveriges Kungahus
Translation

The certificate of the Award
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1iUETJIMAI4JJQ.jpg
 
Last edited:
Charlotte Brandin, the executive director of World Childhood Foundation has worked for WCF for 12 years and is one of the closest associates to queen Silvia and Madeleine. She resigns from her work on 30th November.
- It's exciting but obviously nervous to take on something new. But I felt it was the right time in life to dare to try and get into a new adventure, she said to Svensk Damtidning.
 
Queen Silvia was interviewed yesterday evening at Al Jazeera America in "Consider This" by Antonio Mora: Queen Silvia of Sweden discusses her World Childhood Foundation, which helps prevent the exploitation of children through more than 100 projects globally.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/arts/television/whats-on-tv-thursday.html?_r=0
https://twitter.com/AJConsiderThis/status/535563508096958464

It seems that Madeleine was watching when the queen was interviewed.
https://www.facebook.com/PrincessMa...6508567153255/517338485070260/?type=1&theater

I hope that we will see the video of the interview soon.
 
I don't think Madeleine was there. Each photo she posted Childhood had posted before her.
 
LadyFinn said:
Queen Silvia will receive the Martin Buber -Plakette on 25th November
"In addition to her many charity activities the initiator and President of the 'World Childhood Foundation' strongly and selflessly commits herself to the protection of children living in the streets, to sexually abused girls and boys and to young mothers. Her foundation gives money to places of job-related training and supports the fight against child trafficking and child pornography"
Martin Buber-Plakette: Awarding Ceremony
Click to expand...

Queen Silvia has arrived to Kerkrade.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3SVyJPCIAACXVs.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3SOjeiIIAABrbL.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3SpXdeCMAAOGsh.jpg

Queen Silvia was welcomed by Mayor Sum in Rolduc Abbey. Then they visited the Swedish market.
https://www.facebook.com/abdijrolduc/posts/713291302072970
https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net...=a07aa7f52140f502dbc8cd348eaa3168&oe=550F4921
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd...._=1427641051_8a9dcc7e412d79ffdb52884a840da85e

Queen Silvia went to Herzogenrath to talk to young people of the 'Jeugd in Dialoog' ('Youth in Dialogue').
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3TAHCmIAAA--cz.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3S_C3fIcAEI_rM.jpg

Gallery from Herzogenrath
APA-Picturedesk

Queen Silvia was interviewed to RTLBoulevard
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3S_ZEMCAAEYaqA.jpg

Royaler Besuch in Herzogenrath und Kerkrade - NRW-Studios WDR
 
Last edited:
Last edited:
The organisation praised the 'noble simplicity' of the queen and her 'quiet greatness' . They added that her voice is a gift for those children that are in need.

RTL uitzending gemist? Kijk programma's en series terug op RTL XL!

Previous winners were Michael Gorbatjov and former German president Richard von Weiszacker.

In the interview she says that she knows queen (!) Beatrix very well, and that she likes her dearly, Maxima is great, warm, fun, and WA is a wonderful man.

She joked that with Maxima she speaks 'Portanol', a mix of Spanish and Portuguese, though Silvia also speaks some Spanish.

She alsos aid that getting grandchildren made her even more aware that children need to be protected.

Apparently a reporter of a local tv station was late at the press conference, tried to squeze in his microphone while the queen was speaking, and as a result a glass of water fell over a book that was offered to the queen.
 
Marengo said:
The organisation praised the 'noble simplicity' of the queen and her 'quiet greatness' . They added that her voice is a gift for those children that are in need.

RTL uitzending gemist? Kijk programma's en series terug op RTL XL!

Previous winners were Michael Gorbatjov and former German president Richard von Weiszacker.

In the interview she says that she knows queen (!) Beatrix very well, and that she likes her dearly, Maxima is great, warm, fun, and WA is a wonderful man.

She joked that with Maxima she speaks 'Portanol', a mix of Spanish and Portuguese, though Silvia also speaks some Spanish.

She alsos aid that getting grandchildren made her even more aware that children need to be protected.

Apparently a reporter of a local tv station was late at the press conference, tried to squeze in his microphone while the queen was speaking, and as a result a glass of water fell over a book that was offered to the queen.
Click to expand...


Although the subtitles in the interview say "Portanol", I believe the correct word used mostly by native Portuguese speakers is "Portunhol". In Spanish, the same word is spelled "Portuñol".
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

0
Heraldry of the Swedish Royals since the 19th century
Replies
7
Views
1K
LadyFinn
LadyFinn
An Ard Ri
The Swedish Royals and The World Childhood Foundation, Part 2 (June 2018 Onwards)
5 6 7
Replies
203
Views
33K
LadyFinn
LadyFinn
A
  • Locked
Fashion of French, Germanic & Other Royals and Nobles Part 1: Oct. 2007 - June 2018
11 12 13
Replies
368
Views
93K
iceflower
iceflower
A
  • Locked
June 2005 Newsletter: The Princess Brides
2
Replies
57
Views
60K
Alexandria
A
Mandy
  • Locked
March 2005: HSH Prince Albert of Monaco
Replies
22
Views
28K
Mandy
Mandy

Latest posts

Back
Top Bottom