Topic: King Gustaf Of Sweden

Swedish royal couple turned away from German restaurant

AFP Global Edition - 181 days ago
A red-faced restaurant owner in southern Germany admitted Sunday she had turned away Sweden's king and queen when they asked for a table after failing to recognise them.Nadine Schellenberger of Zum Gueldenen Stern, a half-timbered inn and pub founded in ...

King's denial of improprieties met with skepticism in Sweden

AFP Global Edition - 263 days ago
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's attempt to quash a scandal by rejecting reports he had visited strip clubs and had indirect contact with organised crime was met with skepticism by Swedish media Tuesday.In a rare, long interview with Swedish news ...

Swedish king flatly denies improprieties, scandal grows

AFP Global Edition - 263 days ago
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf gave a rare interview in an attempt to quash a swelling scandal, flatly rejecting media reports he had visited strip clubs and even had indirect contact with organised crime.In a long interview with the TT news ...

Most Swedes want king to step down: poll

AFP Global Edition - 420 days ago
Nearly two-thirds of Swedes would like to see King Carl XVI Gustaf abdicate and hand the throne over to his daughter Princess Victoria, according to a new poll published on Saturday.Sixty-three percent of those surveyed by the Aftonbladet newspaper said they ...

Swedish Royal Family

Mahalo - 460 days ago
The Swedish royal family includes King Carl XVI Gustaf , his wife Queen Silvia, their three children: King Carl XVI Gustaf is the official head of state in the constitutional democracy Sweden . Wife of the late Prince Bertil, the present King's uncle ...

Swedish king pleads for peace after scandal book

AP News - 471 days ago
Swedish king pleads for peace and quiet after book digs into his private lifeSweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has appealed for peace and quiet after a new book shattered a long-held tradition among Swedish media not to print intimate details about ...

Sweden Year In Review 2009

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 593 days ago
As a small, open, and export-oriented economy, Sweden suffered greatly from the global economic downturn in 2009. Many economists believed that Sweden would be in a favourable position to resume growth once the international economy started to pick up. The European Commission ...