Royal Guests and Relatives have joined the Swedish Royal Family to celebrate the 80th Birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in Stockholm on April 30th, following a Dinner at the Royal Palace of Stockholm the previous evening, and ahead of a magnificent Banquet at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
Royal Guests and Relatives joined the Swedish Royal Family for a magnificent Banquet at the Royal Palace of Stockholm to celebrate the 80th Birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
In the morning, King Carl XVI Gustaf and the Swedish Royal Family were joined by the Royal Guests and Heads of State for a Te Deum in the Chapel of the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
Following the Te Deum, the King viewed the Changing of the Guard in the Courtyard of the Royal Palace.
The Armed Forces traditionally attend the King’s birthday at the Outer Courtyard. During the ceremony, the Armed Forces standard will be paraded.
The current high guard comes from the Life Guard. The outgoing high guard is from the Jämtland Field Ranger Corps. Bands from the Swedish Armed Forces perform during the ceremony.
Royal Guests joined the Swedish Royal Family on the Lejonbacken Terrace of the Royal Palace of Stockholm for an Armed Forces Salute and Air Force Flyover, followed by a Singer’s Tribute.
Later, the Swedish Royal Family and the Royal Guests attended a Lunch at the Stockholm City Hall.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden (wearing the Pearl and Diamond Ivy Brooch and King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Portrait Brooch)
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden
Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O’Neill
Princess Christina and Tord Magnuson
King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway
King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark
Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg (in her Diamond Earrings)
King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida of Thailand
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (wearing her Diamond Daisy Brooch)
Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein and Prince Joseph Wenzel
Princess Benedikte of Denmark (in her Diamond Stars)
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia
Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania and Prince Radu of Romania
Franz, Duke of Bavaria and Thomas Greinwald
The Prince and Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Hereditary Prince Filip and Hereditary Princess Danica of Serbia
Prince Leopold and Princess Ursula of Bavaria
Te Deum in the Chapel of the Royal Palace, the Changing of the Guard, an Armed Forces Salute, and Lunch at the Stockholm City Hall, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are holding a Banquet to celebrate the King’s 80th Birthday at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
King Carl XVI Gustaf (in the Order of the Seraphim) and Queen Silvia of Sweden (wearing the Braganza Tiara)
King Frederik X (in the Order of the Seraphim) and Queen Mary of Denmark (wearing Queen Louise of Sweden’s Floral Bracelet as a Tiara with the Antique Diamond Earrings and one of Queen Josefina’s Diamond Brooches)
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium (wearing her Laurel Wreath Tiara)
Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg (in the Aquamarine Tiara)
Crown Princess Victoria (in the Connaught Diamond Tiara and Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure) and Prince Daniel of Sweden with Princess Estelle
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden (in her Wedding Tiara and the Napoleonic Amethyst Parure)
Princess Madeleine of Sweden (wearing the Modern Fringe Tiara and Pink Topaz Parure) and Christopher O’Neill with Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia
Hereditary Prince Filip and Hereditary Princess Danica of Serbia
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 70th Birthday Gala
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 60th Birthday Gala
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 50th Birthday Celebrations
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 40th Birthday Gala
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Portrait Brooch
Swedish Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara
Princess Lilian’s Laurel Wreath Tiara
Princess Sofia’s Wedding Tiara
