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The Swedish royal family boycotted Chuck Berry

a controversial judicial conviction more than half a century ago has led to the royal family of Sweden to boycott the granting of an award to the legend of rock Chuck Berry.

The us, 88 years old, received this Tuesday the Polar Prize, a Swedish award which rewards the exceptional contributions to the history of music, although for reasons of health Chuck Berry has not traveled to Stockholm.

Queen Silvia of Sweden has announced the newspaper Expressen that she and her daughter Magdalena declined to attend the ceremony, by its commitment to children. The queen has created the association World Childhood Foundation, which also works her daughter Magdalena.

The reasons for his boycott date back to 1961. Then, Chuck Berry was sentenced to prison for having transported across several us states to a teenager of 14 years with which he would have been relationships.