Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and his wife, Princess Sofia, spent two days dedicated to dyslexia in New York. The son of the King of Sweden attaches great importance to this learning disability and participates in many events related to this theme throughout the year.
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Carl Philip and Sofia from Sweden reunite with Beatrice from York at the World Dyslexia Assembly in New York
Prince Carl Philip, 43, and Princess Sofia, 38, flew to New York. The princess knows perfectly well the city where she lived for several years. Before marrying the son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, Sofia Hellqvist was a model, a reality TV candidate, then a yoga teacher in New York.
The couple attended this Monday, April 3 at the World Assembly on Dyslexia; at Lincoln Center. On site, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia participated in several conferences and round tables on dyslexia. Less than a week earlier, Carl Philip and Sofia had already participated in an event on the same theme, organized by their foundation at the Royal Palace in Stockholm.
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In 2022, this same World Dyslexia Assembly took place in Stockholm. Prince Carl Philip was the guest of honor at this meeting. He had notably welcomed Princess Beatrice, daughter of the Duke of York, who also closely follows everything related to dyslexia. In New York, Carl Philip and Sofia ran into Beatrice again. The niece of King Charles III and Prince Carl Philip are both dyslexic.
On the sidelines of the meeting, the couple paid a visit to a New York school. The prince and princess met with students. They discussed with the teaching staff and focused their visit on the methods put in place to deal with dyslexic children.
Tuesday, always within the framework of the assembly, the couple took part in a round table. The Princely Couple’s Foundation was co-organizer of the event. The theme of the roundtable was ” What potential is there in letting differences become the norm? »
