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Prince Carl Philip claims first racing win

Two years after realizing a boyhood dream to become a racing car driver, Sweden's Prince Carl Philip has something to cheer after claiming his first career win at the Kinnekulle track in western Sweden.

Prince Carl Philip claims first racing win

Prince Carl Philip, who is the second child of King Carl XVI Gustaf, managed to squeeze past Niclas Olsson with only a couple of laps remaining to win the GT Endurance event, according to a team newsletter.

“If feels great! Everything clicked today, I made a really good start and I am happy with my tempo in the race,” the prince said.

Carl Philip started the race in fourth and immediately entered the race for the lead, alongside Sveinung Tinnes-Mork who was passed by Olsson in the early stages of the race.

After a tricky pit stop the prince was left trailing Olsson by 15 seconds but managed to claw his way back into the race and take advantage of an error to claim the lead and hold on for victory with a four second margin.

“I passed easily, his tyres seemed done for. After that I could pull away and the feeling when I drove over the finishing line in the lead was fantastic,” the prince gushed.

The prince praised him team at Flash Engineering who he said had worked hard all weekend to prepare for the win.

Prince Carl Philip turned his hand to racing with a debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup in Knutstorp in southern Sweden in April 2008. He claimed his first points in the competition in June 2008.

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Swedish Royal Guards scrap ceremonial helmets over safety concerns

The King’s mounted Royal Guards will no longer be able to wear their iconic ceremonial helmets on parades, after the Swedish Work Environment Authority warned of serious safety concerns.

Swedish Royal Guards scrap ceremonial helmets over safety concerns

“We take the safety of our employees extremely seriously and we are going to address this immediately,” colonel Stefan Nacksten, head of the Royal Guards, wrote in a statement. 

Employed by the Armed Forces, the Royal Guards are the King’s cavalry and infantry units and are a well-known sight at ceremonies in Sweden, including at the changing of the guard at the Royal Palace of Stockholm every day in summer – a popular spectacle for Stockholmers and tourists alike.

The helmets will no longer be used by Royal Guards on horseback from July 7th, as they do not conform to safety standards for riding helmets, although guards parading on foot will still be permitted to wear them.

They are part of the 1895 parade uniforms and were last modified in 2000. The Armed Forces will now create an entirely new helmet which looks the part, but is also safe for riding.

“We’re working on finding an alternative solution as quickly as possible which meets safety requirements and can also be used during parades,” Nacksten said.

“We’ve been working long-term with this issue but now that it has been assessed [by the Swedish Work Environment Authority] we need to take measures immediately,” he added.

“This is good, and now we’re working to make sure something good comes out of this and we can get a safe riding helmet for parades in place as soon as possible.”

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