Queen Silvia, Queen Beatrix, Queen Paola, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Princess Mary, Princess Victoria, Princess Madeleine, and Princess Mette-Marit were joined at the concert by King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Sofia of Spain.

Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine were accompanied by their fiances, Daniel Westling and Jonas Bergstrom. The princesses and their beaus announced their respective engagements in February and August this year. The concert is one of the first royal engagements that Daniel and Jonas have attended, and an excellent chance for them to meet the members of other monarchies as well.

Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling:

Princess Madeleine and Jonas Bergstrom:

Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Mary chat with Daniel Westling and Princess Victoria:

At the concert:

Two Crown Princesses, Princess Mary and Princess Mette-Marit:

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Last week, ladies from several European royal families attended a conference for the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The convention, which aims to protect the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children, was signed on November 20, 1989.

In attendance at the conference in Stockholm, were Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Paola of Belgium, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Princess Madeleine of Sweden, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway.

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Queen Beatrix, and Queen Silvia:

Queen Paola:

Princess Victoria:

Princess Mary:

Princess Madeleine:

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King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia attended the formal affair which celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Swedish board of trade in Hamburg. King Carl was dashing enough, but he had nothing on his wife. The queen in the sequin-covered number was sure to have been a head-turner that night.

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For the official opening day, September 15, 2009, the outfits were rather somber, with Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria in black. Princess Victoria’s ensemble was given variety only by white with black polka-dot accents, and the Queen’s by pearls and white flowers in her hat. Princess Madeleine went slightly lighter, in charcoal grey; King Carl Gustav and Prince Carl Philip wore coat-and-tie.

Nothing especially noteworthy, but I do like Princess Victoria’s dress and hat!

Good thing that the evening of September 16 brought a refreshing burst of color as the royals went to the Royal Opera to celebrate the previous day’s opening. Queen Silvia’s floor-length green and white gown was lovely, but it was Princess Victoria’s very royal purple dress and accessories that really catch the eye. Princess Madeline kept to neutral colors, with interest provided by the contrast between her dress and coat.

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Princess Maxima and Queen Silvia enjoy the tulips in Lisse.

On the second day of their state visit to the Netherlands, April 22, 2009, Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia had both joint and separate engagements.

In the morning, King Carl Gustaf had meetings with various people from the business industry and the Dutch government. Among them was Prime Minister J.P. Balkende. Meanwhile, Queen Silvia visited the International Flower Exhibition Keukenhof in Lisse, accompanied by Dutch Crown Princess Maxima. It was a lovely day for a visit to the gardens, as the famous tulips of the Netherlands are in full bloom.

From left: Prince Willem-Alexander, Princess Maxima, Queen Silvia and King Carl Gustaf in Leiden on April 22, 2009.

In the afternoon, King Carl and Queen Silvia visited the Linnaeus Garden and the University of Leiden, accompanied by Princess Maxima and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. While in Leiden, the royals split the meetings between them. King Carl Gustaf and Prince Willem-Alexander attended a sustainability seminar while Queen Silvia and Princess Maxima participated in a discussion about children’s rights.

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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and King Carl Gustaf of Sweden during the welcome ceremony at the Hague

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands welcomed Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia yesterday, April 21, 2009.

The official welcome ceremony was conducted at the Hague. Queen Beatrix then hosted a state banquet at Palace Noodeinde in the evening. The banquet was a glittering affair, with tiaras all around for the royal ladies (photo below).

The Swedish royals are on a three-day state visit, at the invitation of the Dutch monarch. The trip includes stops at Den Haag, Amsterdam, Leiden and Groningen, with the aim of fostering continued business and diplomatic ties with Sweden.

King Carl Gustaf and Queen Beatrix on April 21, 2009 (click for larger image)

Sweden’s Queen Silvia during the welcome ceremony

Official portrait during the state banquet on April 21, 2009. Left to right, back row: Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, Crown Princess Maxima and Pieter van Vollenhoven; Front row: Swedish Queen Silvia, Swedish King Carl Gustaf XVI and Dutch Queen Beatrix (click for larger image)

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From left: Queen Silvia, Princess Madeleine, King Carl Gustaf, Prince Carl Philip and Crown Princess Victoria at the Nobel Prize Awards of 2008. [image credit: Newscom]

King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Madeleine, and Prince Carl Philip welcomed the new laureates on December 10, 2008 at the Stockholm Concert Hall. King Carl Gustaf traditionally presents the award to each honoree.

Nobel Prizes are awarded for outstanding achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. An additional Prize for Economics is awarded in the same ceremony, which is held every year on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death. The Nobel Peace Prize alone is awarded in Oslo, Norway in the presence of the King of Norway. The ceremony in Norway is held on the same day.

The winners of this year’s Nobel Prizes are:

• For Physiology or Medicine: Francoise Barre-Sinoussi,  Luc Montagnier  and Harald zur Hausen
• For Physics: Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihide Maskawa and Yoichiro Nambu
• For Chemistry: Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien
• For Literature: Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio
• For Peace: Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari
• For Economics: Paul Krugman

Here are some more photos of the Swedish royals at the awarding ceremony:

After the Awards Ceremony, the Nobel Banquet was held at the Stockholm City Hall. A long table of honor is laid out for the laureates, the royals, Nobel Committee members and various dignitaries.

You can read about the winners of the 2008 Nobel Prizes at NobelPrize.org. You might also be interested in the following tidbits:

• The gowns that Queen Silvia wore to the Nobel Ceremonies from 1976 to 2007
• The seating plan of the Table of Honor of the Nobel Banquet

source: NobelPrize.org

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King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine graced the occasion on September 16, 2008. Though not quite as full of pageantry and pomp as the opening of the British Parliament, the presence of the Swedish royals at this national event is nonetheless as important.

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