Queen Beatrix Welcomes Swedish Royals on State Visit
April 22, 2009 by Maricar Macalincag
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).
Swedish Royals at Nobel Prize Awards 2008
December 10, 2008 by Maricar Macalincag
Sweden’s royal family graced the prestigious affair that was the 2008 Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.
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 …read more