Royal mother and daughter team, Queen Silvia and Princess Madeleine of Sweden, were at the United Nations today to mark the tenth anniversary of the World Childhood Foundation – a charity the Queen began to tackle issues facing many children
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worldwide.
The two attended a symposium on child abuse and exploitation at the UN, in which several projects that have worked with WCF were reviewed. The Foundation currently has 500 projects working in 16 countries.
Queen Silvia began WCF in 1999 after witnessing how children in other countries she has visited as Queen lived. She originally began WCF in Brazil, where Silvia spent part of her childhood since her mother was Brazilian. The Foundation eventually grew into a global charity, aiming to provide a normal childhood to those who are not living one.
Although WCF helps all sorts of children, girls in particular are its focus, since it is girls who are more likely to be victims of sexual exploitation than boys.
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Following the UN symposium, Queen Silvia spoke to the press. There, she displayed a bracelet that can be bought in support of WCF.
The Queen’s youngest daughter, Princess Madeleine, has been getting more involved in her mother’s work. She has spent the past month touring the United States on behalf of the Foundation.
Later in the evening, the royal duo attended a gala in New York to mark WCF’s 10th anniversary. Both women dressed glamorously, as they always do, and smiled proudly. They know quite well the work they do for the world’s needy children is being done.
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