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Queen Silvia of Sweden (1943) is the Queen consort of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Styled Her Majesty The Queen , Silvia is the mother of the heir apparent to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria. Before her marriage to the King of Sweden, Silvia Sommerlath worked at the Argentine Consulate in Munich, was an educational host during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and served as the Deputy Head of Protocol for the Winter Games in Innsbruck in Austria. She also was briefly a flight attendant. She is a trained interpreter and speaks six languages: Swedish, her native languages German and Portuguese, as well as French, Spanish, and English. She has some fluency in Swedish Sign Language, a national sign language used by the deaf community in Sweden. ( source ) Thank you Richard!

The flag of Sweden is a Scandinavian cross that extends to the edges of the flag. This Scandinavian cross represents Christianity. According to Ancient and Heraldic traditions much symbolism is associated with colors. The colors on the Swedish flag represent the following: Yellow - a symbol of generosity; Blue - vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice. ( source ) Thank you Johanna!

Swedish Royal Family Thank you Anna!

Sweden is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. At 450,295 sq km (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the third largest country in the European Union by area, with a total population of about 9.4 million. Sweden's capital is Stockholm, which is also the largest city in the country. Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy of government and a highly developed economy. It ranks first in the world in The Economist' s Democracy Index and ninth in the United Nations' Human Development Index. Sweden has been a member of the European Union since 1 January 1995 and is a member of the OECD. ( source ) Thank you Eda!

Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling. The wedding took place on 19 June 2010. More than 1200 guests including royalty and statesmen from various countries were invited to the wedding ceremony which took place at Stockholm Cathedral. After the wedding the newlyweds were driven through Stockholm in a coach and then rowed in the antique royal barge Vasaorden to the royal castle where the wedding banquet was held. On the evening before the wedding, there was a gala concert dedicated to the couple in the Stockholm Concert Hall. More than half a million Swedes waved with Swedish flags and cheered the couple from in their cortege, from the church to the castle. The popularity of the monarchy exploded after the wedding, and a SIFO showed that more than 70% of the Swedes supported the monarchy and only 16% wanted to abandon it. Following their wedding the Duchess and Duke of Västergötland moved to Haga Palace. ( source ) Aitäh Tiina!

This card was sent on 19th of June – the day when the royal wedding between Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling took place in Stockholm Cathedral. Thank you Tiina!

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