The Russian Imperial Family and members of the Russian Nobility attended a spectacular Ball at the Assembly Hall of the Nobility in St Petersburg on this day in 1913, to mark the tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty, which ended being last grand Imperial Ball of Tsarist Russia.
King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark hosted his uncle, King Haakon VII of Norway, on his third and last State Visit to Denmark on this day in 1948. Born Prince Carl of Denmark, King Haakon previously visited his parents on a State Visit in 1906 and then his brother and sister-in-law on a State Visit in 1913, while the State Visit in 1948 was the first of the King Frederik’s Reign.
Following an Official Welcome Ceremony and State Banquet at Windsor Castle and a Luncheon at the Guildhall, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark hosted a Return Banquet for the British Royal Family at the Natural History Museum in London on this day in 2000, to end her State Visit to Britain.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit of Thailand hosted King Paul, Queen Frederica and Princess Irene of Greece on their State Visit to Thailand on this day in 1963, which followed the Greek State Visit to India. While there were no other State Visits between the two Royal Families, since Greece was not included during King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit’s Tour of Europe in 1960, the Thai King and Queen went to Greece the following year for the Wedding of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne Marie of Denmark.
Less than month after their first State Visit to Sweden, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Henrik were hosted by their cousins in the Norwegian Royal Family on their first State Visit to Norway on this day in 1973, which came exactly thirteen years after her parent’s State Visit to Norway in 1960.
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden are embarking on an Official Visit to Australia today, so this gives us the perfect opportunity to feature King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s State Visit to Australia in 2005.
