Margareta Thorgren, the director of the press department of the swedish royal court said in the end of March
To Aftonbladet
- It is not planned that anyone in the royal family will be there officially. As far as politics is concerned, we can not comment because the royal family is non-political.
To SVT
Nor the royal house will have any official representative in Russia.
- There are no plans for it, says Margaretha Thorgren, adding that it does not have to do with the neurotoxin attack.
- No, that's no such thing.
However, she says that it is possible that someone of the royals goes to Russia privately, because of their sport interests.
Varken Stefan Löfven eller kung Carl Gustaf kommer till fotbolls-VM i Ryssland _ Aftonbladet
Stefan Löfven stannar hemma från fotbolls-VM – och inte heller Kungen ser ut att åka - Radiosporten _ Sveriges Radio