King Carl Gustaf & Queen Silvia - Current Events Part 6 (April - July 2005)

Lena · #1 04-06-2005, 12:19 PM

Here is the sixth thread on Sweden´s great Royal couple. Feel free to discuss and post new pictures and news.
Here is the link to the old (part 5) thread:
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...979#post194979

GrandDuchess · #2 04-08-2005, 07:47 AM

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia at the funeral of Pope John Paul II in the Vatican on Friday 8 April:

HMQueenElizabethII · #3 04-08-2005, 08:26 AM

Thanks for pics GrandDuches.

HMQueenElizabethII · #4 04-08-2005, 09:34 AM

From AAP IMage:

Cerasma · #5 04-11-2005, 03:21 PM

Does anybody of you know, if Queen Silvia returns to Heidelberg, Germany, after travelling over half the earth :) .

I´m very interested in this because, one of my relative knows some Sommerlaths.
And i think i remember that someone of my family told me something about Silvia.

It would be nice, when someone has an answer for me!

Other question, were there any other of the swedish royality at the funeral of the pope?

loving silvia and carl gustaf · #6 04-12-2005, 10:23 AM

The royal couple will attend the funeral of prince Rainier

GrandDuchess · #7 04-12-2005, 10:36 AM

Yesterday the Queen attended a research seminar arranged by The Parkinson Fund in Stockholm in connection with the World Parkinson Day - a day that was also used to launch the new world symbol for this disease, the "red tulip".

The Queen is the protector of The Parkinson Fund, and here is a beautiful picture from the fund where the Queen holds the new symbol in her hands:

GrandDuchess · #8 04-12-2005, 10:41 AM

Today the Queen purchased the first Majblomma (mayflower) pin of the year from pupils from a Stockholm school at the Royal Palace. The money from this, which will be sold around the country for a few weeks now (as it is every spring) will go to children in need. Last year was a record year in the sales of this pin.

The Queen with the pupils at the Royal Palce, the first photo is from the Royal Court and the two others from Fotomarktplatz:

GrandDuchess · #9 04-12-2005, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by loving silvia and carl gustaf

The royal couple will attend the funeral of prince Rainier

What source do you have for this info?

As far as I know, the information (by the media) is that King Carl XVI Gustaf will represent Sweden without his wife at the funeral on Friday 15 April. It's not clear wheter there will be any additional representative/s (from the government for ex) yet.

Queen Silvia will be in Mariefred on Friday for the celebrations around “The World’s Children’s Prize for The Rights of The Child", and I don't think she will have time to go.

GrandDuchess · #10 04-12-2005, 01:50 PM

Today, Tuesday 12 April, His Majesty The King founded a new leadership award, “The Young Leader of the Year”! Starting in 2006, two young leaders will get this award every year – one from the business life and one from the scouting movement. The recipients will be awarded their prizes in a yearly ceremony attended by the King.

The presentation of the award was made during a leadership seminar hosted by The Swedish Guide and Scout Council, “Leadership for Sweden” at the Royal Palace this afternoon. The seminar was held on the King’s initiative, and at the same time a project to create a certified leadership education in 2007 in the King’s name was presented - a gift from The Swedish Guide and Scout Council on the occasion of the King celebrating 50 years as a scout.

The seminar and presentations was attended by people from (of what I can tell) The Swedish Guide and Scout Council, the Swedish Olympic Committee, The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, the business life and the Baden Powell Fellows Sweden Chapter.

Pictures from the Royal Court:

Lunar · #11 04-12-2005, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by GrandDuchess

What source do you have for this info?

As far as I know, the information (by the media) is that King Carl XVI Gustaf will represent Sweden without his wife at the funeral on Friday 15 April. It's not clear wheter there will be any additional representative/s (from the government for ex) yet.

Queen Silvia will be in Mariefred on Friday for the celebrations around “The World’s Children’s Prize for The Rights of The Child", and I don't think she will have time to go.

According the the Court website both the King and Queen will attend the funeral.

Yennie · #12 04-12-2005, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by GrandDuchess

Today, Tuesday 12 April, the first strawberries have been picked in Sweden! They were grown north of Helsingborg in the north of Sweden .

ah, such luxery! Wouldn´t it be nice to have strawberrys delivered in the middle of april?!
btw, In northern Sweden they probably still have some snow. Helsingborg is in sothern Sweden, very close to Denmark

GrandDuchess · #13 04-13-2005, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Lunar

According the the Court website both the King and Queen will attend the funeral.

Thank you, now I can see it too - and I'm very surprised, almost shocked - Princess Christina will award ”The World's Childrens' Prize For The Rights Of The Child” instead of the Queen!

I really didn't think she would pass on this prize which is so close to her heart, but of course it's a very important funeral, even though sending only the King would be okay too I think.

Lunar · #14 04-13-2005, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by GrandDuchess

Thank you, now I can see it too - and I'm very surprised, almost shocked - Princess Christina will award ”The World's Childrens' Prize For The Rights Of The Child” instead of the Queen!

I really didn't think she would pass on this prize which is so close to her heart, but of course it's a very important funeral, even though sending only the King would be okay too I think.

I was surprised as well, but I guess HSH funeral was more important this year. I'm sure we will see her attend again next year.

Lunar · #15 04-13-2005, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Yennie

ah, such luxery! Wouldn´t it be nice to have strawberrys delivered in the middle of april?!
btw, In northern Sweden they probably still have some snow. Helsingborg is in sothern Sweden, very close to Denmark

LOL...Yennie, you should come to Florida. The strawberries are picked in late February/early March. You could have some delivered long before the King and the Queen. Strawberries are a winter fruit in my mind. Now oranges, there is a great spring fruit and we have those all over the place right now.

GrandDuchess · #16 04-13-2005, 12:29 PM

It has been announced that The King and Queen will be Sweden's representatives at the funeral of H.S.H. Prince Rainier of Monaco on Friday 15 April.

On the day of the funeral there will be the traditional "serafimerringning" (bells toll of the Seraphim) in the Riddarholmen Church in Stockholm, and in connection with this his orden coat of arms will be mounted in the church alongside the other decead knights or members of the Order of the Seraphim. Prince Rainier was made a Knight of the Order of the Seraphim in 1949.