Order of Amaranth Ball in Stockholm

Royalty from Britain, Norway, The Netherlands, Greece and Luxembourg joined the Swedish Royal Family for the Ball of the Order of Amaranth at the Stockholm City Hall on this day in 1956, 70 years ago, following a Gala at Drottningholm Palace during the Equestrian Olympics in Stockholm.

Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe joined the Swedish Royal Family for the Ball of the Order of Amaranth at the Stockholm City Hall

The dazzling evening featured British and Swedish royals participating in the traditions of the 17th-century chivalric order. New members of the Order of the Amaranth saluted King Gustaf VI Adolf, after which the King signaled the start of the dancing. Historic footage of the event showcases the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh dancing beneath the chandeliers of the golden ballroom alongside flashing jewels and gala decorations

Queen Elizabeth II (wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara) with King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise of Sweden (in the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure)

King Olav V of Norway

The Duke of Edinburgh and Countess Estelle Bernadotte (in her Diamond Tiara)

Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (in the Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara) and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands

Princess Sibylla (wearing the Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara)

Hereditary Grand Duke Jean and Hereditary Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte of Luxembourg (in the Belgian Scroll Tiara and Emerald Peacock Necklace)

Princess Margaret (wearing the Cartier Halo Tiara)

Prince Axel and Princess Margaretha of Sweden and Denmark (in the Boucheron Pearl Circle Tiara) with Princess Eugenie of Greece (wearing her Diamond Tiara in the Castel Duino Mellerio Sapphire Necklace)

Princess Astrid of Norway (wearing her Vasa Tiara), Princess Margaretha of Sweden (wearing Queen Louise’s Diamond Tiara), Princess Birgitta, and Princess Désirée.

Royalty from Britain, Norway, The Netherlands, Greece and Luxembourg joined the Swedish Royal Family for a Gala Performance at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre on this day 70 years ago, during the Equestrian Olympics in Stockholm!

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King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise of Sweden were joined by Royalty from Britain, Norway, The Netherlands, Greece and Luxembourg for a Gala Performance at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre.

Queen Elizabeth II (wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara and Brazilian Aquamarine Parure) and King Gustaf VI Adolf

Queen Louise of Sweden (in the Baden Fringe Tiara and the Processional Necklace) and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands

Hereditary Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte of Luxembourg (in the Belgian Scroll Tiara and Emerald Peacock Necklace) and King Olav V of Norway

Princess Margaret (wearing the Cartier Halo Tiara) and the Duke of Edinburgh

Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (in her Diamond Bandeau Tiara) and Prince William of Sweden with Princess Astrid of Norway (wearing her Gold Bandeau Tiara) and the Duchess of Beaufort (in her Diamond Tiara)

Princess Eugenie of Greece (wearing her Diamond Tiara)

Princess Margaretha of Sweden (wearing Queen Louise’s Diamond Tiara)

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The Swedish Royal Family hosted the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on their State Visit to Sweden 70 years ago, which coincided with the Equestrian Olympic Games. The Queen and Duke had hosted the Swedish King and Queen in 1954, and visited Sweden on another State Visit in 1983.

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were welcomed warmly by King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise of Sweden, not just as fellow monarchs, but as family- Queen Louise was the Duke’s maternal aunt.

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In the evening, King Gustaf Adolf and Queen Louise (wearing the Braganza Tiara) hosted a State Banquet in honour of the Queen (in the Vladimir Tiara with the Delhi Durbar Parure) and Duke at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. Also in attendance were Princess Sibylla (wearing the Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara), Princess Margretha (in the Aquamarine Bandeau), Prince Bertil, Princess Brigitta, Mary, Duchess of Devonshire (in the Devonshire Palmette Tiara), and Lord Mountbatten.

The following evening, the King and Queen Louise (wearing Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong Tiara and the Napoleonic Amethyst Parure) joined the Queen (in Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara and the Greville Ruby and Diamond Floral Bandeau Necklace) for a Gala Performance at the Theatre in Stockholm. Princess Sibylla (in the Connaught Diamond Tiara), Princess Margretha (wearing Queen Louise’s Diamond Tiara), Princess Brigitta, Princess Desiree, and Mary, Duchess of Devonshire (in the Devonshire Palmette Tiara) were also in attendance.

After the completion of the State Visit, the Queen and Duke accompanied King Gustaf Adolf and Queen Louise for the Opening Ceremony of the Equestrian Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm. Other Royals joined the party, and they attended many events together.

They also attended the Opening Ceremony of the Equestrian Olympic Games, for which King Gustaf Adolf and Queen Louise hosted the Queen (in the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara) and Duke alongside several foreign Royals a Gala Performance at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre, who later also joined them for the Order of Amaranth Ball.