Swedish State Visit to The Netherlands, 1976

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The Dutch Royal Family hosted King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden on their first State Visit to The Netherlands on this day in 1976, which was followed by the Dutch State Visit to Sweden in 1987, a State Visit to The Netherlands in 2009, and most recently the Dutch State Visit to Sweden in 2022.

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden were received by Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands at the Central Station in Amsterdam before a series of Welcome ceremonies outside the Royal Palace of Amsterdam, exactly a year after the visit of his cousin, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

In the evening, Queen Juliana and the Dutch Royal Family held a State Banquet for King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam.

Queen Silvia wore the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure and the Order of the Netherlands Lion.

Queen Juliana was wearing the Mellerio Ruby Tiara with the Order of the Seraphim.

Princess Beatrix (wearing the Queen Emma’s Diamond Tiara) and Prince Claus

Princess Margriet (wearing the Diamond Laurel Wreath Tiara) and Pieter van Vollenhoven

There was also a Return Banquet held by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia in honour of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Queen Silvia was wearing Queen Sofia’s Nine-Prong Tiara and the Bernadotte Emerald Parure.

Queen Juliana was in the Dutch Emerald Tiara.

The Dutch Royal Family joined King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia for a visit to the European Space and Technology Center as well as a Paul van Vliet performance at the Royal Theater Carré in Amsterdam

Dutch State Visit to Sweden in 1946

Dutch State Visit to Sweden in 1957

Swedish State Visit to The Netherlands in 1976

Dutch State Visit to Sweden in 1987

Swedish State Visit to The Netherlands in 2009

Swedish Official Visit to The Netherlands in 2014

Dutch State Visit to Sweden in 2022

The Braganza Tiara

Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure

Queen Sofia’s 9-Prong Tiara

The Swedish Cameo Parure

The Connaught Diamond Tiara

The Baden Fringe Tiara

Napoleonic Amethyst Parure

King Edward VII Ruby Tiara

Swedish Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara

Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara

Princess Lilian’s Laurel Wreath Tiara

Princess Sofia’s Wedding Tiara

Modern Fringe Tiara

Swedish Pink Topaz Parure

Bernadotte Emerald Parure

Dutch Sapphire Tiara

Württemberg Ornate Pearl Tiara

Dutch Mellerio Ruby Tiara

Dutch Diamond Bandeau

Queen Emma’s Diamond Tiara

Dutch Emerald Parure

Antique Pearl Tiara

Princess Mabel’s Mellerio Diamond Tiara

Pearl Button Tiara

Diamond Star Tiara

Ruby Peacock Tiara

Aquamarine Tiara

Sapphire Necklace Tiara

Queen Emma’s Diamond Aigrette

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The Dutch Royal Family welcomed newlywed King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden on their State Visit to The Netherlands on this day in 1976 (exactly a year after the visit of his cousin, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark), the highlight of which was the State Banquet hosted by Queen Juliana (wearing the Mellerio Ruby Tiara and Parure with the Order of the Seraphim) and Prince Bernhard (in the Order of the Seraphim) in honour of the King (in the Order of the Netherlands Lion) and Queen Silvia (wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure and the Order of the Netherlands Lion) at the ROyal Palace of Amsterdam. Crown Princess Beatrix (wearing Queen Emma’s Diamond Tiara and the Order of the Seraphim) and Prince Claus (in the Order of the Polar Star), Princess Margriet (wearing the Dutch Laurel Wreath Tiara and the Order of the Polar Star) and Pieter van Vollenhoven,  were also present.

There was also a Paul van Vliet performance at the Royal Theater Carré in Amsterdam ahead of a Return Banquet hosted by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia (wearing Queen Sofia’s 9-Prong Tiara and the Bernadotte Emerald Parure) in honour of Queen Juliana (in the Dutch Emerald Tiara) and Prince Bernhard at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

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