Audience with recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize

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The King and Queen and Crown Princess with the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize – Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee from Liberia and Tawakkol Karman from Yemen. Photo: David Sica/Stella Pictures.

On Monday 12 December, The King and Queen and Crown Princess gave an audience at the Royal Palace of Stockholm for the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize — Tawakkol Karman from Yemen, Leymah Gbowee and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf from Liberia.
Ellen Johnson Sirleafexternal link, opens in new window, Leymah Gboweeexternal link, opens in new window and Tawakkol Karmanexternal link, opens in new window received the Nobel Peace Prize for "their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work".

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