{"id":2164679,"date":"2025-11-18T17:49:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2164679"},"modified":"2025-11-18T17:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:49:19","slug":"swedish-royal-family-arrives-in-ottawa-today-for-rare-canadian-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/swedish-royal-family-arrives-in-ottawa-today-for-rare-canadian-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish royal family arrives in Ottawa today for rare Canadian visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"detailContent\"><!--$--><span class=\"detail-link-label sclt-storySectionLink\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\"><span>Politics<\/span><\/a><\/span><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<p>The Swedish royal family arrives in Ottawa today to begin a three-day state visit alongside a delegation of top government ministers and representatives from dozens of Swedish companies.\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"deck\" lang=\"en\">Sweden&#8217;s longest-reigning monarch, King Carl XVI Gustaf, and Queen Silvia begin 3-day state visit <\/h2>\n<p><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline\">\n<p>The Canadian Press<!-- --> <span class=\"bullet\"> \u00b7 <\/span><time class=\"timeStamp\" datetime=\"2025-11-18T17:05:06.884Z\">Posted: Nov 18, 2025 9:41 AM EST | Last Updated: 43 minutes ago<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"storyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"textToSpeech-p16Ki\">\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 1 minute<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qnl:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qnl:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--$--><\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageMedia leadmedia-story full\">\n<div class=\"placeholder\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/aa2a9e66-5c05-49b9-8a85-2eefa75ed9a4,1763476019773\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4800%2C2700%29%3BResize%3D860\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"The King and Queen of Sweden stand side by side. The Queen is in red and is waving the king is standing with his arms by his side. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/aa2a9e66-5c05-49b9-8a85-2eefa75ed9a4,1763476019773\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4800%2C2700%29%3BResize%3D860 860w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/aa2a9e66-5c05-49b9-8a85-2eefa75ed9a4,1763476019773\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4800%2C2700%29%3BResize%3D1179 1179w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/aa2a9e66-5c05-49b9-8a85-2eefa75ed9a4,1763476019773\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4800%2C2700%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw,(max-width: 960px) 762px,730px\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/aa2a9e66-5c05-49b9-8a85-2eefa75ed9a4,1763476019773\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4800%2C2700%29%3B\" data-cy=\"leadmedia-story-img\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">Sweden&#8217;s King Carl XVI Gustaf, left, and Queen Silvia are kicking off a three-day state visit to Canada on Tuesday, marking their first trip to the country since 2006.<!-- --> <!-- -->(The Associated Press\/Michel Euler)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"story\">\n<p>The Swedish royal family arrived in Ottawa today to begin a three-day state visit alongside a delegation of top government ministers and representatives from dozens of Swedish companies.<\/p>\n<p>King Carl XVI Gustaf, Sweden&#8217;s longest-reigning monarch, and Queen Silvia are visiting Ottawa and Montreal for their first trip to Canada since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>A Canadian delegation that includes Chief Justice Richard Wagner officially welcomed the royal couple to Rideau Hall today.<\/p>\n<p>The royals laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and are set to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney and other Canadian officials on Parliament Hill in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>A Global Affairs Canada news release says Canada and Sweden will reaffirm their support for Ukraine at an afternoon event today.<\/p>\n<p>A state dinner in honour of the King and Queen will be held at the Governor General&#8217;s residence this evening. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"contentFeedback-oY0RI\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"reportIssue-MwDQL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/corrections-clarifications-1.5893564\">Corrections and clarifications<\/a><span class=\"separator-HlO0C\">\u00b7<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"reportIssue-MwDQL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/email-cbc-contact-phone-tips-news-story-1.6466536\">Submit a news tip<\/a><span class=\"separator-HlO0C\">\u00b7<\/span><button class=\"reportIssue-MwDQL\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-cy=\"reportIssue\">Report error<span class=\"icon\"><span class=\"icon\"><svg class=\"chevronIcon down expandIcon\" width=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 10 10\" height=\"10px\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><g><path d=\"M10,0v3L5,7L0,3V0l5,4L10,0z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<p><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cbc.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics The Swedish royal family arrives in Ottawa today to begin a three-day state visit alongside a delegation of top government ministers and representatives from dozens of Swedish companies. 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