The Swedish Royals and The World Childhood Foundation, Part 2 (June 2018 Onwards)


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Please save the date! The World Childhood Foundation, founded by Queen Silvia of Sweden and one of the country’s pioneering nonprofits in the fight against child sexual abuse and exploitation, will hold their 25th Anniversary Gala on Thursday, November 14 at 583 Park Avenue in New York City.
H.R.H. Princess Madeleine will deliver remarks, as well as Exec. Dir. Dr. Mary Pulido. CNN International’s Julia Chatterley will emcee. All proceeds support Childhood’s mission to inspire, promote, and develop solutions to end child sexual abuse and exploitation.
 
Madeleine attended yesterday at World Childhood Foundation's Stella Polaris Summit at the Conference Center of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. There were also her friends Louise Thott, Katarina von Horn and Lovisa de Geer. Madeleine and her friends were also seen at been at Restaurant Riche.


Madeleine posted to her Instagram about the Summit, at the first photo with Lena Kaplan, the royal family's friend and a member of the board of World Childhood Foundation USA.
 
Queen Silvia at the Royal Palace on 12 March 1999, at the launch of the World Childhood Foundation with the Chairman of the board of WCF Antonia Ax:son Johnson.
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Giva Sverige (the Swedish Fundraising Association) is the professional membership body for fundraising organisations in Sweden. Giva Sverige tells at its website, that the World Childhood Foundation got collected funds from fundraising in various events and sold products in 2023 SEK 42 051 000 (in 2022 the sum was SEK 53 548 000).
 
Madeleine wrote yesterday at her Instagram post among other things:
"At Childhood, we work on harnessing AI in the fight against child sexual abuse, focusing on collaboration across sectors to enhance detection, prevention, and response."
 
Princess Madeleine attended the World Childhood Foundation Executive Committee Meeting in Stockholm today, September 11.
Due to a cold Queen Silvia attended via video link only.




Madeleine on her instagram account:


 
Margareta Thorgren to Expressen about Madeleine participating in the meeting:
- As the court has told before, the princess will continue to work with Childhood from Sweden, and will participate in the activities and in various Childhood programs. This is something that the princess has done for a long time, and she feels very strongly about these issues.
In recent years, Princess Madeleine has done very few official royal missions, and does not receive appanage.
 
Queen Silvia visits Berlin for two days. The visit marks the 25th anniversary of the World Childhood Foundation and is an important step in the fight against sexual violence against children and young people.
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and First Lady Elke Büdenbender received queen Silvia at Schloss Bellevue.
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Queen Silvia participates in a round table discussion on sexual violence against children and young people. This issue is of central importance to the World Childhood Foundation, which has been working to protect the most vulnerable in our society for a quarter of a century.
The Queen and Mrs. Büdenbender speak with Nancy Faeser, Federal Minister of the Interior and Home Affairs, and Lisa Paus, Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and other high-ranking guests on the subject of child protection.
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Photos from the President's Facebook

 
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Queen Silvia attended today the ground-breaking ceremony for Charité's Childhood- Haus on the Virchow-Klinikum campus in Berlin.
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The Royal House about the days in Germany
 
Queen Silvia and Madeleine met at the United Nations' General Assembly Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska. At the meeting were also Swedish Deputy Permanent Representative in UN Andreas von Uexküll and Zelenska's personal assistant Victoria Romanova.

The World Childhood Foundation has worked in Ukraine for a long time.

Queen Silvia and Madeleine attended yesterday evening a dinner on the occasion of the World Childhood Foundation USA's 25th anniversary at the Sweden's Consul General's residence in New York.
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World Childhood Foundation USA about the dinner
It was a beautiful night in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Silvia and Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine of Sweden to celebrate the 25th anniversary of World Childhood Foundation! A heartfelt thank you to Consul General of Sweden to New York City Erik Ullenhag for hosting an inspiring and intimate dinner at the Swedish Residence...

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The Royal Court about the queen and Madeleine in New York at WCF's events.
On Thursday, they participated in a Summit arranged by the World Childhood Foundation USA. The meeting brought together leading experts to discuss how sexual abuse of children online can be combated.
Today they attended the World Childhood Foundation USA board meeting.

The Queen's speech at the dinner:

The Queen's speech at the Summit:
 
A few more of the Queen and Princess Madeleine in NYC yesterday.
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Nominations for the Childhood Prize 2024 are now open until October 27. This year the prize goes to a person who works in preschool. Anyone who wants to is welcome to nominate. The winner will be presented at an award ceremony on December 12 with SEK 50 000.
The jury:
H.R.H. Princess Madeleine, Honorary Deputy Chair, Childhood
Paula Guillet de Monthoux, Secretary General, Childhood
Carin Götblad, Chief of Police National Operational Department
Jessica Span, CEO, Volvo Car Sweden
Anna Norlén, principal Erikafoundation
Vinh Phillips Ingvason Nguyên, support person Rise - National Association against incest or other sexual abuse in childhood
Carl Göran Svedin, affiliated professor of child and adolescent psychiatry, Marie Cederschiöld University
 
Princess Madeleine met with an Interpol DevOps team at the Swedish Police Authority in connection with an initiative supported by the World Childhood Foundation:


 
Madeleine attended Bukowski's and Galleri GKM's preview of a charity auction held to mark the World Childhood Foundation's 25th anniversary.

Madeleine's friends Louise "Lussan" Thott and Katarina von Horn were also there.
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World Childhood Foundation, Bukowskis, and Galleri GKM are delighted to present Childhood 25 Years, a charity auction using art as a tool in the fight for children's right to a safe upbringing.
For 25 years, the World Childhood Foundation has worked to ensure every child's right to a secure childhood, free from sexual abuse. To mark this anniversary, Galleri GKM is donating 25 artworks to be auctioned, with all proceeds going towards supporting Childhood's ongoing work.
Welcome to bid on your favourite works in this auction and support Childhood's efforts to prevent sexual abuse of children.

Madeleine attends alone World Childhood Foundation's gala dinner on November 14 in New York. Queen Silvia attends a medal ceremony of Prince Eugen Medal at the Royal Palace.

Does this mean that that Madeleine is now about to step forward to take over the Queen's role as honorary chairperson?
Childhood's communications manager Charles Mingo Bennström:
- Princess Madeleine attends the Childhood Gala in the USA this year without the Queen. This has been planned for a long time and it is natural that they divide missions and trips for Childhood between them. Childhood turns 25, many want to highlight the Queen's act and the impact it has had on children, both in Sweden and internationally. This has already meant some travel, not least to New York in September. The Princess and the Queen continue to work side by side to protect children from sexual abuse.
Clear message, then: No change of thrones in Childhood. At least not yet.

Madeleine in Gothenburg last Tuesday:
@stenafastigheter and @volvocarse celebrated Childhood 25 years on Tuesday, in the presence of R.H. Princess Madeleine, by gathering representatives of Gothenburg's business life at @worldofvolvo. The aim was to provide insight into Childhood's work and highlight how joint investments in innovations, methods and collaborations can lead to system changes that protect children against sexual abuse, both in Sweden and internationally.
 
Here are some additional photos of yesterday's event:



 
World Childhood Foundation has moved to a new office in Stockholm:
"Last week we finally had the opportunity to gather our partners in our new office. Together we work to protect children. Each meeting strengthens us in reaching our common goal of a world where no child is sexually abused."

The National Property Board leases a historic premises to the World Childhood Foundation. The rental applies to 213 square meters in a listed palace.
The property (Ladugårdsbron 14) known as the Foreign Minister's Hotel was built in the 17th century and between 1800 and 1960s was the official residence for Sweden's foreign ministers. In recent years, the premises have been Svenska Handelsbanken's representative floor and office. The block also houses the Royal Academy of Music. The property owner, the National Property Board, renovated the premises in preparation for occupancy in October 2024.

Madeleine has about 500 meters walk from her apartment to the new office.
 
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