This Friday evening, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel were out with their family. The heir couple had organized a sports evening, at the edge of the Basketball court, with Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar. The heir family witnessed Sweden's victory against the Germans, the reigning world champions.
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Sports outing for the heir family always behind the national basketball team
After putting away her classes and completing her officer training, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden began her family weekend on Friday evening. This November 22, 2024, the heir to the throne and her husband, Prince Daniel, took their children to see a national basketball team match at the Hovet arena. The tension was at its height because it was a qualifying match for the European Cup and the Swedes were not facing just any opponents.
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The Sweden-Germany match promised to be fierce. The Germans were crowned World Champions last year in the Philippines, after beating the Serbian team. Princess Estelle, 12, and Prince Oscar, 8, cheered at the side of the field this Friday to encourage their compatriots. The heiress family attended the match, accompanied by Sports Minister Jakob Forssmed, and Susanne Jidesten, director of the Swedish Basketball Federation.
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Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar bring luck to Sweden which narrowly beats Germany
This match had a particular interest for Victoria and her family who also maintain a link with Germany, the original homeland of Queen Silvia and therefore part of the maternal family of the heir to the throne. The encouragement bore fruit as the Swedes narrowly won 73 to 72. At the end of this high-tension match, Sweden ranked second in its qualifying group behind Montenegro. Germany are now last in the group behind Bulgaria.
Prince Daniel, a former sports coach, passed on his passion for sport to his children. Prince Oscar plays football, while Princess Estelle, tall for her age, is a member of a basketball club. This summer, Princess Estelle witnessed another great sporting moment as she supported Swedish athletes at the Paralympics with her mother and grandmother, Queen Silvia.
Nicolas Fontaine
Editor-in-chief
Nicolas Fontaine has been a designer-editor and author for numerous Belgian and French brands and media. A specialist in royal family news, Nicolas founded the site Histoires royales of which he is the editor-in-chief. [email protected]
