Victoria Bernadotte
 Victoria Bernadotte    | |
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| Born | 14 July 1977 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of the West, Yale University, Uppsala University. |
| Parents | • Carl XVI Gustaf • Silvia Sommerlath |
| Spouse | Daniel Westling |
| Member of | WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/2001, WEF/Young Global Leaders/2005 |
Heir to the Swedish throne | |
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland (Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée) is the heir to the Swedish throne, as the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she would be Sweden's fourth queen regnant (after Margaret, Christina and Ulrika Eleonora) and the first since 1720.
Education
Victoria studied for a year (1996–97) at the Catholic University of the West at Angers in France, and in the fall term of 1997 participated in a special program following the work of the Riksdag. From 1998 to 2000, Victoria resided in the United States, where she studied various subjects at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.[1]
In May 1999, she was an intern at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C. Victoria completed a study program at the Government Offices in 2001.[2] In 2003, Victoria's education continued with visits to Swedish businesses, a study and intern program in agriculture and forestry, as well as completion of the basic soldier training at SWEDINT (the Swedish Armed Forces International Centre).[3]
In 2006, Victoria enrolled in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs' Diplomat Program, running from September 2006 to June 2007. The program is a training program for young future diplomats and gives an insight to the ministry's work, Swedish foreign and security policies and Sweden's relations with the rest of the world.[2] In June 2009, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Uppsala University.
She speaks Swedish, English, French and German.[4]
Activities
In January 2016, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appointed The Crown Princess as a member of Sustainable Development Goals Advocates for Agenda 2030.[5] The Crown Princess is therefore one of 16 ambassadors in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocacy Group.[5] The group's task is to promote the UN's Sustainable Development Goals – Agenda 2030 – in various ways. The Crown Princess primarily works with issues concerning water and health.[5]
She was apart both of the World Economic Forum's Global Leaders for Tomorrow program from 2001 and the continuation, the Young Global Leaders program from 2005.
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2004 | 21 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 | Switzerland World Economic Forum | 2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres. |
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20121114042055/http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/02_03/special_students.html
- ↑ a b http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/specialevents/specialevents/thecrownprincesss30thbirthday/biography.4.396160511584257f2180002957.html
- ↑ https://www.svd.se/victorias-lumparliv-krontes-av-faltovning
- ↑ https://sweden.se/society/the-swedish-monarch
- ↑ a b c https://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hrhcrownprincessvictoria/royalengagements.4.396160511584257f2180002525.html
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