Icelandic State Visit to Sweden

President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and First Lady Eliza Jean Reid of Iceland are on their first State Visit to Sweden from January 17th to 19th, where they are guests of the Swedish Royal Family. The Presidential Couple have already been on State Visits to their fellow Nordic neighbors of Denmark and Norway.

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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia greeted President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and First Lady Eliza Jean Reid at the Royal Stables before the processed to the Royal Palace of Stockholm for the Welcome Ceremony. Afterwards, the King and President gave a Press Conference.

The King and Queen hosted a Luncheon for the Presidential Couple at the Royal Palace, which was also attended by Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Phillip, and Princess Sofia. Later, Queen Silvia and the First Lady visited the Royal Treasury and the Bernadotte Library before attending a seminar on literature at the Stockholm City Library.

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In the evening, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia hosted a State Banquet for the Presidential Couple in the Karl XI’s Gallery of the Royal Palace of Stockholm. Both the King and President gave speeches.

King Carl Gustaf wore White Tie with the Sash and Star of the Order of the Falcon and the Insignia of his other Orders. Queen Silvia repeated her raspberry red ‘figure skater’ gown with the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Tiara and Parure, the Sash and Star of the Order of the Falcon, the Star of the Order of the Seraphim, and King Carl Gustaf’s Portrait Brooch.

Prince Daniel and Prince Carl Phillip wore White Tie with the Sash and Star of the Order of the Falcon and the Insignia of their other Orders. Princess Sofia wore a black lace Ida Sjöstedt gown with the Pearl Version of her Wedding Tiara Tiara, Pearl Earrings, the Sash and Star of the Order of the Falcon, the Star of the Order of the Seraphim, and King Carl Gustaf’s Portrait Brooch.

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  1. Everybody looked very nice, including the First Lady of Iceland. Queen Silvia wore the Leuchtenberg parure and Princess Sofia wore her wedding tiara in the pearl configuration (which is quite an improvement over the original), but I’m wondering about CP Victoria. She must be really sick to miss work like this. I hope she recovers soon! BTW, the gentlemen looked very dapper!

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