Showing posts with label victoria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label victoria. Show all posts

Monday, January 15, 2018

Official visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Sweden - Program

Photo: Kungahuset.se
On 30 and 31 January 2018, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will make an official visit to Sweden on behalf of the British government.

On the visit's first day the King and the Queen will welcome the Duke and Duchess to Sweden by providing a lunch at the Royal Palace. During the visit the visit, the Duke and Duchess will visit several different institutions and organizations. The Crown Princess Couple will be the hosts of the couple and also receive the Duke and Duchess at Haga Palace.

 January 30.

  • Lunch at the Royal Palace in Stockholm with the Royal Family. 
  • Walk to Stortorget. The Duke and Duchess will walk with the Crown Princess Couple from the Royal Palace to Stortorget, during which they will be able to greet people.
  • The Crown Princess Couple accompany the Duke and Duchess to the Nobel Museum. Their Royal Highnesses will visit The Nobel museum to get information about the Nobel prize and its history as well as to meet former Nobel Laureates.
  • Reception at the British Embassy in Stockholm. with the participation of Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

 January 31: 

  • Visit to Karolinska Institute and Matthew School. The Crown Princess Couple and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit the Karolinska Institute and Matthew School with the aim to learn about work in the fight against mental illness among children and youth; 
  • Visit to "NK" (Nordiska Kompaniet). Their Royal Highnesses visit the department store NK in order to take part in an interactive exhibition on British design. They also meet representatives of British design and fashion companies that operate in Sweden to learn more about the corporate work, in particular in sustainability issues.
  • Reception in Haga Palace. The Crown Princess Couple receives the Duke and Duchess at Haga Palace.
  • Reception for Fotografiska. Their Royal Highnesses attend a reception for the Swedish cultural scene with invited guests from the music-, movie-, tv-, art - and the world of sports.
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Thursday, June 22, 2017

Interview: "My whole life is for Sweden" - Crown Princess Victoria talks about her personal life.

Photo: Jonas Ekströmer
The interview was done on a glassed-in veranda facing the private part of the garden behind the palace. From here you can see the gravel path and into the sandbox on the playground, where the aunts of the Crown Princess - the Haga Princesses - played in childhood.

What did you feel after returning to Haga?
It was something very special for me, I did not have the opportunity to meet my grandparents, so when I moved to Haga, I learned a lot about what was important to them, what was important for their children - it's incredible. It seems that I'm getting closer to them, trying to find out.

How do you combine your activities with the role of the mother of a 5-year-old girl and a one-year-old baby?
I have many responsibilities, but I want to be a really good mother, real, I also want to be a mother who is a role model, and I admit that it's not easy to do. Unfortunately, I miss many important moments of my children's life. To those people who want to carefully monitor them to take care of them and educate them themselves. I watch them, and often record their small victories and undertakings.

The king once expressed the hope that you would be "a mother and care for your family" as long as possible, before it's time to take on his responsibilities.
"It's a different time now, not the same as before, I'm often at home, they're still young, and I still need them very much. With age, when they grow up, it can change." Oscar is very calm. "Quietly calm. He is calm and respectful of people and loves his older sister. Estelle is very cheerful, loves people, she's self-confident and has a great sense of humor and she is very caring"

Photo: Jonas Esktrömer
Tell us about the day after the terrorist attack, when you came to Drottinggatan to pay tribute to the victims.
"I felt great sorrow, all of Stockholm, all of our society, plunged into it, it was an attempt to hit us, but we showed that we can be a united backgammon, take part in the universal sorrow."

How did you cope with anorexia?
"It was a hard period, I was lost for a long time, nothing unusual at that age, I'm grateful that I got help because it's not so easy to get out of that situation when you feel very bad."

How do you find harmony within yourself?
"I'm not a closed person, I feel much better when I'm on the street. So for me it means a lot - to get out, enjoy a walk or run, walk with the kids. "

One day you will have to sit on the throne.
"My whole life is for Sweden It may seem pretentious, but I feel it, it's true, I see my parents and their tireless work, and I notice with joy how they do it, with never-ending interest. I hope that I can experience the same joy at their age."

What are your plans after the 40th anniversary?
"Aaa ... It flows fast enough, I do not feel like a 40-year-old, but Princess Lillian always said that you are who you feel, in that case she's right, because I do not feel that I'm 40. Right now I'm ready to begin my summer vacation!"

Photo: Jonas Ekströmer

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Crown Princess Victoria in Japan - Day 2.

Photo:  Jessica Gow/TT
The Crown Princess's second day in Tokyo began with a visit to an Aeon supermarket. Aeon is Japan's leading retail group, which operates malls, department stores, supermarkets and pharmacies. 
The company is one of Japan's key actors in sustainable fishing, and they are actively working to integrate sustainability aspects into their purchasing policies for fish and shellfish.
Photo: Jessica Gow/TT
During the afternoon, the Crown Princess participated in a seminar on the UN Global Sustainability Goal, organised by UN University in Tokyo. The theme of the seminar was the promotion of the UN's global sustainability goals with a particular focus on sustainable seas.
Photo: Jessica Gow/TT
The Crown Princess gave the following speech:

Your Imperial Highness,Rector, Ladies and Gentlemen. Just over 60 years ago, Japan joined the United Nations as its 80th member: Secretary-General at the time was Dag Hammarskjöld, a Swedish diplomat with a great interest in Japanese poetry. His diary notes, published after his death, contained 110 haiku inspired poems. At the time of Dag Hammarskjöld’s secretary-generalship, the environment was barely on the UN agenda. It was an age of ecological innocence. Today, we know better. Today, we know that environmental crime – like poaching, wildlife trafficking and illicit fishing – is a global security issue. We know that the effects of climate change affect poor countries to a greater extent than richer parts of the world. And we need only to open a newspaper to read about drought-related violence killing men, women and children. The facts are there, in plain sight. The question is: how do we act upon them? I would like to quote something that the UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld said at the University of Chicago in 1960. In a speech that he would later refer to as his “confession of faith”, he stated:“Working at the edge of the development of human society is to work on the brink of the unknown”.  He added that much of what is done will one day prove to have been of little avail. But, he said, there is no excuse for the failure to act in accordance with our best understanding. Our best understanding. The facts on the table. A year and a half ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and its 17 global goals. This was a major achievement by the member states. I am convinced that Japan, with its long history of great contributions to the work in the UN, will be a force to reckon with in the years to come. All my life, I have had the privilege to live near the water. My most precious childhood memories are connected to the sea. So when I had the honour to be appointed as Advocate for the global sustainable development goals, it was an obvious choice for me to focus on issues related to water and health. It is this commitment that has brought me to Japan - and to this seminar here at the UN University. Today, we are going to talk about sustainable oceans. But what we are really talking about is our ability to feed a growing global population. Fish is the largest source of animal protein in the world. But almost 60 percent of all stocks are already fully fished. 30 percent are even overfished. Let there be no doubt: the situation is urgent! The figures can be overwhelming. But let us remember: together, we have a superpower. The power of consumer demand. The choices we make in our everyday lives have enormous impact on the future of our planet. As consumers, we have a right to know and an obligation to ask. We need to let producers know that we want the right choice to be the easy choice. So please, let us make use of that superpower! Today and every day. Dag Hammarskjöld spoke about working on the brink of the unknown. Today, just like then, we have more questions than we have answers about the future.  Will we be able to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius? Will we succeed in our efforts to end poverty and hunger?And will future generations thank us for what we did, or blame us for not doing more?  The truth is, we don’t know. But we do know that Dag Hammarskjöld was right: We all have a moral obligation to act in accordance with our best understanding. And right now, that means doing everything we can to achieve the Sustainable Development Agenda. This is not only our obligation; it is our only option. Thank you.
During the seminar discussions about the global goals were held, how young people can be inspired to contribute to the achievement of the goals and the state of the world.


Photo: Jessica Gow/TT
The seminar is linked to the forthcoming UN conference The Ocean Conference, held in June in New York. Sweden and Fiji have jointly taken the initiative to support the work of saving the world's ocean and achieving the global sustainable development target for marine and marine resources, Objective 14 of the UN Agenda 2030.


Photo: Jessica Gow/TT
The Crown Princess's day ended with a dinner together with Princess Takamado of Japan.





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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Crown Princes Victoria in Japan - Day 1.

Photo: TT
From Tuesday 18 april to Friday 21 april, Crown Princess Victoria is on a visit to Japan. The trip aims to deepen the Crown Princess's work in sustainability, marine and fishing issues - issues that the Crown Princess as an ambassador for the UN global sustainability has chosen to focus in particular

The Crown Princess began her visit in Tokyo with a lunch with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan.
Photo: TT
Afterwards, the Crown Princes visited the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo where a meeting was held about Japan's efforts on sustainability issues.
Photo: Swedish embassy in Tokyo
The day ended with a reception at the Swedish Embassy for Japanese fishing companies and fishing experts. The meeting was a follow up of the Soneva Dialogue, held in the Maldives in November 2016, where multinational companies in the fishing and aquaculture took part along with leading scientists from both Europe and North America and Asia.

During the reception, the Crown Princess held a speech and said:

Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am honoured to be here tonight.
Some of you I have met before. Some of you are new acquaintances, who I am looking forward to getting to know.
I brought with me, here tonight, this small plant of pine. It can be seen as a symbol of my country.
This little plant will need to grow for about 80 to 90 years before it is ready to fell.
So planting it is not something you do for yourself, but for your children and grandchildren. It is an investment for future generations.
Now, you may wonder, why am I talking to you about forests?
It is because I believe that there is a common ground between Swedish forestry and Japanese fishery.
They are both national industries that have been around for many, many generations. They are foundations of national prosperity, closely linked to our respective histories and cultures. And thanks to ground-breaking innovation and research, they are globally competitive.
This little plant is small enough to fit in the palm of my hand, but it holds opportunities greater than we can imagine today.
The forest is a renewable resource with remarkable capacity. But like with all renewable resources, we need to manage it in a wise and sustainable way. Otherwise, we will no longer be able to make a living from it.
Fish is the largest source of animal protein in the world. Half of it comes from aquaculture, the other half is ocean harvested. There is a strong worldwide demand for good and affordable fish and seafood.
But to a growing extent, consumers are asking for more:
They want to know that their food is healthy, that it does not contain harmful substances, and that it has been produced in a way that does not threaten endangered species.
So there are strong reasons to act now to meet future global consumer demand. And, ultimately, to secure the conditions for a thriving seafood industry.
Sustainability is not a corporate buzz word. Sustainability is competitive.
In November, leaders of the global seafood industry held a dialogue meeting – the Soneva Dialogue – to discuss risks and opportunities connected to the state of our oceans. Some of you were there. And so was I.
The Dialogue resulted in a joint statement. The keystone actors have identified a number of areas that they will address together in order to contribute to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
This is a major step forward! Moving from words to action.
Like this plant, the unique partnership founded in November has all the potential to develop into something strong and solid; something to build on for the future. But this will demand your effort, your commitment and your hard work.
For decades and centuries, your companies have been pioneers of the sea. I urge you now to grasp the opportunity to maintain that leadership.
I welcome you to the next dialogue meeting in Stockholm in May. I hope to see many of you there.
Thank you.
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Monday, April 10, 2017

Service in memory of the victims of the Stockholm attack.


This Monday morning, the King and Queen, The Crown Princess Couple and Prince Couple attended Stockholm's official ceremony at the City Hall in honor of the victims of the attack of the 7th April.
The ceremony was also attended by representatives of the official Sweden.


At 12.00, a national minute of silence was held for those affected by the attack. The Army Band played Segnale Solenne and the two flags fluttered at half-mast was hoisted on top.
During the ceremony, Finance Commissioner Karin Wanngård, Finance County Commissioner Irene Svenonius and Prime Minister Stefan Löfven spoke and praised Stockholm's residents and authorities that set up help and support in many ways and showed great humanity.


The ceremony ended with the band playing all the heavens.


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Sunday, May 1, 2016

King Carl XVI Gustaf's 70th Birthday.

Official Photograph: Kungahuset.
On 30 April, King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrated his 70th Birthday, the festivities started with a Te Deum at the Royal Chapel in Stockholm.
Among foreign royal guests were King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess Takamado of Japan, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Albert II.


All the Swedish Royal Family attended the ceremony, including Princess Estelle.


After the TeDeum, all the royal guests were joined by Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and Princess Märtha-Louise of Norway and husband Ari Behn for the Armed Forces celebration for the King at the Palace's Courtyard.


When the Armed Forces and changing of the guard ended, everyone headed to the Palace's balcony where a chorus sang to King Carl Gustaf. This time the family was joined by almost 2-month-old Prince Oscar, who was making his balcony debut.


To finish with the day celebrations, the city of Stockholm offered a lunch for everyone at the City Hall. The King and Queen arrived by carriage. Princess Sofia didn't attend the lunch as she returned home to be with Prince Alexander.


In the afternoon, a banquet was held for all the guests.

Photo: Expressen.


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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Crown Princess Victoria's meeting on UN's global goals.

Photo: Kungahuset.se
Crown Princess Victoria held a meeting with Cabinet Secretary Annika Söder, State Secretary Ulrika Modéer and Secretary Roswall Annelie Ljunggren at the Royal Palace in Stockholm this Thursday.
The meeting discussed the UN's global goals for sustainable development and the Crown Princess' ambassadorship for global goals.

Earlier this year UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed the Crown Princess as a member of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocacy Group. The Crown Princess is one of 16 ambassadors and the group's mission is to promote in different ways the UN's goal of sustainable development, Agenda by 2030.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Victoriadagen 2014.

Photo: AOP
14 July is the day Crown Princess Victoria celebrates her birthday, a day known in Sweden as 'Victoriadagen' (Victoria Day).
Per tradition, the celebrations are held in Solliden Palace, and they started when the King, Queen, Crown Princess, Prince Daniel and Princess Estelle greeted the well-wishers that gathered outside.
Photo: AOP
In the afternoon, the traditional concert took place in Öland. The entire Royal Family was in attendance, as well as Sofia Hellqvist, Prince Carl Philip's fiancée.
Photo: Luca Teuchmann/Getty Images Europe

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Monday, July 7, 2014

Three generations in Skansen.

Photo: Kungahuset.se
King Carl Gustaf, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Estelle visited Skansen in Stockholm in early summer.
Photo: Kungahuset.se
On Lill-Skansen Princess Estelle got to watch the goats and take a ride with the aid of the King and the Crown Princess. The visit also included a look at the Bears and the colorful parrots.
Photo: Kungahuset.se
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Friday, June 20, 2014

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel in Iceland - Day 2.

Photo: Mbl.is
On their last day in Iceland (and their 4th Wedding Anniversary) Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel made a series of visits including fikskebyn Husavik and the University of Akureyri with President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson and his wife Dorrit Moussaieff 
The Crown Princess Couple and the presidential couple's day began with a whale watching tour that emanated from the fishing village of Husavik in North Iceland.
Photo: Pontus Lundahl/TT
After the tour, the Crown Princess Couple and the presidential couple visited the fishing village where the Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson gave a lunch at the restaurant Gamli Baukur. 
Photo: Kungahuset.se
The Crown Princess Couple and the presidential couple then traveled to the town of Akureyri, through Námaskarð geothermal area and Godafoss waterfall.  
Photo: Kungahuset.se
In Námaskarð, they learned more about the geothermal activity that prevails there and boiling sulfur pits. 
Photo: Pontus Lundahl/TT
In Akureyri, the Crown Princess Couple and the presidential couple visit Akureyri University and heard about the university and the operations conducted there, including on the research on climate change in the Arctic.
Photo: Mbl.is
The visit to Island ended with a dinner at Hannesarholt in Reykjavik where the Swedish Ambassador Bosse Hedberg hosted.
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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel in Iceland - Day 1.

Photo: Mbl.is
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are on a 2-day official visit to Iceland. Yesterday (18 June) they met Iceland’s President, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, and his wife, Dorrit Moussaieff. After the meeting, the couple was given a tour of Harpa Concert and Conference Centre.
Photo: Mbl.is
Later, the royal couple visited Hellisheidi geothermal power station located in the southern part of the country between Reykjavik and Selfoss, where they got an introduction to Iceland’s excellent use of its natural resources. The power station in Hellisheidi produces both heat and electricity generated from the heat of the Earth and Iceland is a pioneer within this field.
Photo: Mbl.is
Victoria and Daniel also visited the company Össur global leader in the production of artificial limbs. Here they met the 13-year-old Milmar Snaer Örvarsson, who lost his leg due to cancer and now wears a special prosthesis.
Photo: Mbl.is
Later that day, the Crown Princess Couple was invited to a dinner hosted by the President.
Photo: Mbl.is
Thanks to royalista for part of the text.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Swedish Royal Roundup.

On 11 June, King Carl Gustaf awarded medals at the Lovisa Ulrika room of the Royal Palace in Stockholm.
Photo: Kungahuset.se
On 12 June, the King held an audience with Israeli President Yuli Edelstein. During his visit to Sweden, President Edelstein also met the Speaker of Parliament Per Westerberg, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Labour Minister Elisabeth Svantesson.
Photo: Kungahuset,se
On Friday, June 13 and Saturday June 14, Crown Princess Victoria took part in the celebration of Nordic Ark's 25 years. Nordic Ark works to give endangered species a future and has its operational headquarters in Aby manor in Bohuslän. Crown Princess Victoria is patron of the Nordic Ark. 
Photo: Kungahuset.se
The celebration began on Friday with a seminar at the University of Gothenburg where, among others, Professor Johan Rockström and wildlife photographer Mattias Klum attended and spoke on the theme of Nature's beauty - the future of welfare. 
Photo: Kungahuset.se
Saturday morning began for the Crown Princess with a tour of Scandinavia Arklänk. The guides were Norden Ark CEO Lena M. Lindén, President Göran Bengtsson and operations manager Linnea Johansson.
Photo: Kungahuset.se
On Sunday, June 15, King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria attended the ordination of Sweden's first fimale Archbishop, Antje Jackeléns in Uppsala Cathedral. 
Archbishop Antje Jackelénlänk is the 70th Archbishop of the order and the first woman at the office. Antje Jackelén succeeds Anders Wejryd who has held the office for eight years. 
Photo: Magnus Aronson/Svenska Kyrkan
The first archbishop in length was Stefan of Alvastra 1164-1185. Uppsala has been the archbishopric since 1164th Archbishop data includes consecrate new bishops and to preside over the Church Council and General Synod doctrinal committee. Swedish Church has 14 bishops and the archbishop is "primus inter pares", that is first among equals and sits as Chairman of the Bishops' Conference.
Photo: Magnus Aronson/Svenska Kyrkan
Today (16 June) Prince Daniel gave the Heart-Lung Foundation major research grant to Professor Jan Nilsson and Associate Professor Isabel Gonçalves at Lund University. Prince Daniel is the honorary chairman of the Heart-Lung Foundation. 
Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT
Each year, the Heart-Lung Foundation gives a research grant of SEK 15 million spread over three years. The grant is given to the pioneering Swedish heart-lung research that is considered of great importance to patients. This year, the allocation to Professor Jan Nilsson and Associate Professor Isabel Gonçalves at Lund University. They receive grant for their work on developing a vaccine against atherosclerosis as reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. 
Since 2012, Major research grant awarded by Prince Daniel, who is Heart-Lung Foundation Honorary Chairman.




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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Friday, June 6, 2014

Swedish National Day 2014.


Photo: Jonas Ekstromer/Expressen.se
Grattis på Nationaldagen, Sverige! Today National Day was celebrated all over Sweden with many events throughout the country.

National day began when Princess Madeleine, Mr. Christopher O'Neill and Princess Leonore opened the doors for Open Palace Day at the Royal Palace. Right up to 17.00, therewas free admission to the Royal Palace.
Photo: Sören Andersson/TT
The Swedish court also released two new photos of Princess Estelle
Photo: Kate Gabor, Kungahuset.se
Photo: Kate Gabor, Kungahuset.se
Meanwhile in Sundsvall, the King and Queen arrived at the airport and met governor couple Bo and Eva Källstrand, stated Mayor Sten-Ove Danielsson with wife Åsa Danielsson, the singer of the hard rock band Corroded Jens Westin, Gunnar Selling from Forestry Board and Elisabeth Blomberg, Communications and Project Manager for the visit. 
This year's National Day celebrations in Ånge municipality drew attention to the rich and vibrant association, cultural and music in the community. The good opportunities for a rich leisure is one of the municipality's most important competitive advantages. 
During the bus ride to the Steamers, the King and Queen were informed about Steamers which currently has 9500 inhabitants. The municipality is investing today in much of the creative industries and in education where consensus across party lines.
Photo: Mats Andersson/Expressen.se
At Steamers party place, the King and Queen and all the other guests got to see the pageant where all the compounds in the Steamers were invited to participate, all to the music of the fiddlers. The program began with the King's song and a welcome by the municipal commissioner Sten-Ove Danielsson before King held a speech:
"On this day - Swedish national day - I hope to contribute to our network even stronger bond between us as fellow human beings. Regardless of where we come from or where we are going., I hope everyone feels like a part of the whole that is our country. It's important that we open ourselves in thought and action, especially against those who may feel that they stand alongside. "


The speech was followed by a music program with Göran Månsson and Jens Engelbrecht on flute and guitar, backing vocals with Torp Choir, Will choir and opera singing of AnnLouice Lögdlund. The program ended with music by Klara Li Andersson, Torp youth choir, actors and musicians from Theatre Workshop and students from Ålsta Folkhögskolas music program before the national anthem was sung.  
Meanwhile, the Crown Princess Couple arrived at the Confidence in Ulrikedalsvägen Palace Park where the City of Solna organized this year's citizenship ceremony. The Crown Princess was greeted at the Confidence of City Council President Sven Kinnander, Signe Levin (1e Vice-Chairman), Helene Ekegren (2e Vice Chairman) and Per Gran Falk (Mayor). 
Photo: Anna-Karin Nilsson/Expressen.se
The ceremony began with the singing of opera singer Paulina Pfeiffer before City Council Chairman Sven Kinnander welcomed the attendats. Then framföde jewels from Kulturskolan Here it gudagott to be, Show in midsummer and Dearest brothers. The ceremony ended with the National Anthem.
Photo: Claudio Bresciani/Expressen.se
At Skansen, National Day is traditionally celebrated at the Sollidenvägen scene with a solemn celebration program. The host of the program was Mike Leijnegard and artistic tern occurring was Lill Lindfors, Johnel, Medina, Loreen, Ingá-Maret Gaup Juuso, Rickard Söderberg and Darin.
Photo: Jonas Ekstromer/Expressen.se
Photo: Jonas Ekstromer/Expressen.se
After the celebration at Skansen, the King and Queen hosted representatives of parliament, government, the public sector in Sweden and parts of the diplomatic corps at the reception at the Royal Palace.
Photo: Jonas Ekstromer/Expressen.se
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