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Royally shaken. Queen Margrethe of Denmark shocked her family after announcing her plans to take away the titles of Prince Joachim‘s children.

Princess Sofia and her husband have made their first appearance since sharing with the world their baby news.The mother-of-three was a vision as she visited a Volvo site with Prince Carl Philip this morning in Varmland.The appearance comes just two days after the Swedish Royal Family announced the couple were expecting their fourth child. During the visit, 39-year-old Sofia looked effortlessly chic in black flared pants and a white sweater.To complete the look, wore black angle boots and wrapped a grey and white pashmina around her shoulders and her baby bump was very subtle under her multi-layered outfit.

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden have announced that they are expecting their fourth child.The Swedish royal couple married in June 2015 after dating for five years and share three sons - Prince Alexander, eight, Prince Gabriel, seven, and Prince Julian, three. In a statement, Prince Carl and Princess Sofia said: "Their Royal Highnesses Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia are delighted to announce that The Princess is expecting their fourth child.

ABBA reunited for an appearance at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, where they were given the Royal Vasa Order, a Swedish knighthood.All four members – Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Benny Andersson – were in attendance last Friday (May 31) at the country’s Royal Palace, accepting the honour from King Carl XVI Gustaf for their “very distinguished contributions within Swedish and international music life.”Per The Associated Press, the Royal Vasa Order is one of the most prestigious knighthoods in the country, and it was handed out for the first time in almost 50 years.The knighthoods were awarded during a solemn ceremony at the Royal Palace’s Vita Havet Assembly Rooms. The monarch handed them the order in a red box while a diploma was given to them by Queen Silvia.”The order you get today is Sweden’s thanks for your exceptional efforts,” the monarch said, as reported by The Associated Press.ABBA have not performed live together since 1982, although they have made sporadic public appearances together – including the unveiling of their ABBA Voyage show in 2022.Last Monday (May 27), Ulvaeus and Andersson participated in a Q&A session on a night that celebrated the second anniversary of ABBA Voyage.The two ABBA members entertained the idea of the Voyage live band performing at Glastonbury.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic ABBA fans had not necessarily expected to see the group together again after previous statements that they had no further plans to reunite after recording a 2021 comeback album. But the prospect of being knighted brought all four members back together again Friday in their native Sweden, as they showed up at the royal palace in Stockholm to be honored by the king and queen.

Princess Madeleine of Sweden and her family plan to stay in Florida until next year after postponing their move back to their home country. The 41-year-old daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, her husband Christopher O’Neill, 49, and their three children were set to permanently relocate to the Swedish capital city of Stockholm in August. However, the Royal Court of Sweden’s information manager Margareta Thorgren announced that the move had been delayed.

Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi undertook their first joint royal engagement today, April 27, as they flew to Sweden to meet with the Swedish royal family. The couple, who welcomed their first child Sienna Elizabeth in September, appeared to enjoy rubbing shoulders with their foreign counterparts as they posed in various snaps with Prince Carl Philip and his wife Princess Sofia.