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On Friday, Princess Sofia of Sweden spoke at the virtual graduation ceremony of new nurses from Sophiahemmet University. Similarly to what happened last year, the graduation ceremony was held virtually in 2021. Before the global health emergency exploded 16 months ago, all graduation ceremonies for Sophiahemmet University were traditionally held in the Blue Hall of…
Prince Carl Philip revealed his wife Princess Sofia’s nickname
King Carl XVI Gustaf and
Queen Silvia’s son married Sofia in 2015. The Swedish Prince and Princess are parents to
Prince Gabriel and Prince Alexander and are currently expecting their third child, who the Swedish Royal Court previously revealed is due “at the turn of the month March-April 2021.”
The
Year with the Royal Family broadcast also featured Princess Sofia’s volunteer work. SVT shared a clip of the 36-year-old royal cleaning and preparing meals at Sophiahemmet Hospital, where she has worked two days a week since April 2020. “When the COVID-19 pandemic struck and it became very tough for the entire healthcare system, Sophiahemmet had a contingency training. Then I did that training and jumped in to support the staff here,” Sofia said (translated to English).
During the fall, the 36-year-old Princess helped select the six everyday heroes who were honored at the gala on Dec. 17. Out of the 9,000 nominations, the jury, which included Sofia, picked six everyday heroes: Lifeguard of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Care Hero of the Year, Youth Hero of the Year, Fire of the Year and Environmental Hero of the Year.
Sofia participated in the gala with a greeting to Emma Schols, who was named Lifeguard of the Year, and with a greeting to all of Sweden’s healthcare employees. “I had the opportunity to express our thanks to everyone who fights in health and care during the pandemic. In addition, it was a great honor to pay tribute to Emma Schols who became Lifeguard of the Year. A very strong story,” Sofia said in a message shared on her and husband