The Swedish Royal Court has announced the schedule for King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee Celebrations throughout the year of 2023, alongside unveiling the anniversary logo designed by Elis Nyström. King Carl XVI Gustaf is the longest reigning King in Swedish History and the first Swedish Monarch to celebrate a Golden Jubilee, though his cousin, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark celebrated her Golden Jubilee last year. The Jubilee will also be marked with events in several places throughout the country, with a number of interviews, TV documentaries and book releases about the King’s life and reign.
January
- A Dinner at the Royal Palace of Stockholm with the Governors and representatives from all of Sweden’s Counties
February to September
- The King and Queen will visit Cities in all of Sweden’s Counties, from Malmö in the south to Luleå in the north.
June
June 6th
- On Nationaldagen, which also marks the 500th Anniversary of the election of Gustav Vasa as King of Sweden, the King and Queen will begin the day in Strängnäs and end in Stockholm, where the King will host a National Day Reception for official representatives of Sweden and the diplomatic corps at the Nordic Museum.
September
September 13th
- Reception at the the Royal Palace of Stockholm
- Reception got the Riksdag at the the Royal Palace of Stockholm
September 14th
- Reception at the the Royal Palace of Stockholm
- Gala Performance of the Swedish Royal Opera at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre
September 15th
- Te Deum in the Chapel of the Royal Palace of Stockholm
- Changing of the Guard and Singing Tribute
- Banquet in the Rikssalen of the Royal Palace of Stockholm (Foreign Royal Guests and Tiaras are expected)
September 16th
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- The King and Queen will go on a Procession though the streets of Stockholm
- Concert hosted by the City of Stockholm at Norrbro
Royal Guests
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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark with Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
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King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway with Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Enthronement in 1973 was a restrained affair and he did not celebrate his Silver nor Ruby Jubilees, so the only comprable celebrations would be the various grand Galas and Festivities held for major Birthdays over the past few decades.
