Swedish State Banquet at the Royal Palace of Brussels, 1977

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King Baudoin (in the Order of the Seraphim) and Queen Fabiola of Belgium (wearing the Wolfers Necklace Tiara) hosted a State Banquet for King Carl XVI Gustaf (in the Order of Leopold) and Queen Silvia of Sweden (wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara) at the Royal Palace of Brussels on this day in 1977, on the first day of the Swedish State Visit to Belgium. Prince Albert (in the Order of the Seraphim) and Princess Paola were also present. The State Visit to Belgium was the second State Visit (after the Netherlands) of the newlywed King and Queen after their marriage the previous summer.

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