King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia, Current Events Part 10: Feb 2016 - July 2018


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Svensk Damtidning tells, that king Carl Gustaf and queen Silvia were before Easter on their annual holiday in Klosters in Switzerland. Their good friends Tore and Marianne Bergengren live there. With the king and queen at the trip were also their friends Per and Åsa Taube, and Johan and Eliane Beckman, who came from Paris. The king was skiing, but the queen didn't want to take any risks before the king's birthday, remembering the accident last year in Klosters, so the queen wasn't skiing.
 
I read avout this appointment yesterday. Thank you LadyFinn for your usual update!
 
The King's Young Leadership Foundation has today various events. The king delivered in the morning diplomas to all that had attended at the Värdebaserat ledarskap course, which is organized in collaboration with the Scouts and The Young Leadership Foundation.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BELU7JNO4hb/?taken-by=pelletnilsson
https://www.instagram.com/p/BELU_QDu4hh/?taken-by=pelletnilsson

Queen Silvia attends with the king at the seminar on value-based leadership, held at Vita Havet (the White Sea Hall).
ROYAL: König Carl Gustaf bei der Diplomvergabe der Ausbildung "Wertebasierende Führungskräfte"
https://www.instagram.com/p/BELkOU9O4rc/?taken-by=pelletnilsson
https://www.instagram.com/p/BELkUNGO4ro/?taken-by=pelletnilsson

Gallery from the seminar
http://scouterna.photoshelter.com/g...-2016-04-14/G0000SHEPi1uyfUA/C0000WGve3acgSdo

The king presented Compass Rose Scholarship to three young leaders who had demonstrated extraordinary courage, consideration and energy, and who are good role models for others.
ROYAL: König Carl Gustaf bei der Diplomvergabe der Ausbildung "Wertebasierende Führungskräfte"

The king and queen attend in the evening at a dinner with the Young Leadership Foundation.
 
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Queen Silvia speaks at the UN, attends at an event with Mentor USA and a lunch meeting with World Childhood Foundation USA.
The Queen visits New York on 19-20 April to participate in two events with a focus on drug prevention and to attend the reception for the UN High Level Meeting on Agenda by 2030.
Tuesday, April 19
The Queen speaks at the UNGASS (UN General Assembly Special Session) Special Side Event on Drug Prevention "Listen First", organized by UNDOC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime).
Time: 13:30
Location: United Nations, in Conference Room 4, 405 E 42nd Street

Wednesday, April 20
The Queen visits the High School of Economics and Finance in order to get information on "Shattering the Myths", a program developed by Mentor USA in collaboration with NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse).
Time: 9:00
Location: High School of Economics and Finance, 100 Trinity Place,
The queen then participates in a lunch meeting with the World Childhood Foundation, USA.
In the evening, at 18.00 the Queen attends at a reception for visiting heads of state and government gathered in New York for the UN High Level Meeting on Agenda 2030 21 April and the signing of the Paris Agreement on 22 April.
Drottning Silvia talar i FN - Sveriges Kungahus
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LadyFinn said:
Queen Silvia speaks at the UN, attends at an event with Mentor USA and a lunch meeting with World Childhood Foundation USA.
The Queen visits New York on 19-20 April to participate in two events with a focus on drug prevention and to attend the reception for the UN High Level Meeting on Agenda by 2030.
Tuesday, April 19
The Queen speaks at the UNGASS (UN General Assembly Special Session) Special Side Event on Drug Prevention "Listen First", organized by UNDOC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime).
Time: 13:30
Location: United Nations, in Conference Room 4, 405 E 42nd Street

Wednesday, April 20
The Queen visits the High School of Economics and Finance in order to get information on "Shattering the Myths", a program developed by Mentor USA in collaboration with NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse).
Time: 9:00
Location: High School of Economics and Finance, 100 Trinity Place,
The queen then participates in a lunch meeting with the World Childhood Foundation, USA.
In the evening, at 18.00 the Queen attends at a reception for visiting heads of state and government gathered in New York for the UN High Level Meeting on Agenda 2030 21 April and the signing of the Paris Agreement on 22 April.
Drottning Silvia talar i FN - Sveriges Kungahus
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So the Queen is out of town till Friday 22nd, meaning that it is highly unlikely that her grandchild will be born this week.
No Te Deum without the Queen
 
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sjetajiem said:
So the Queen is out of town till Friday 22nd, meaning that it is highly unlikely that her grandchild will be born this week.
No Te Deum without the Queen
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No, it means that the reception is for those Head of State who will be there on 21st and 22nd. I think that the queen will leave back to Sweden after the reception or latest on Thursday morning. And the Te Deum could be held without the Queen. It is only the King who is needed for the Council meeting.

Queen Silvia held just the opening speech at the UNGASS (UN General Assembly Special Session) Special Side Event on Drug Prevention "Listen First", organized by UNDOC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime).
The program
http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160419pm-unodc.pdf

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgbAurNWQAEZE9a.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgbDNdcW8AAuJw5.jpg:large
https://twitter.com/srconnor/status/722477180182269952
https://twitter.com/YuryFedotov/status/722480433536057344
 
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LadyFinn said:
No, it means that the reception is for those Head of State who will be there on 21st and 22nd. I think that the queen will leave back to Sweden after the reception or latest on Thursday morning. And the Te Deum could be held without the Queen. It is only the King who is needed for the Council meeting.

Queen Silvia held just the opening speech at the UNGASS (UN General Assembly Special Session) Special Side Event on Drug Prevention "Listen First", organized by UNDOC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime).
The program
http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/160419pm-unodc.pdf

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cga_HzXWIAAqSxB.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgbAurNWQAEZE9a.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgbDNdcW8AAuJw5.jpg:large
https://twitter.com/srconnor/status/722477180182269952
https://twitter.com/YuryFedotov/status/722480433536057344
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PPE :previous:

PPE Agency
 
Video from UN Web TV
Queen Silvia's speech at Listen FIRST - Side Event at the General Assembly 30th Special Session on World Drug Problem
19 Apr 2016 - How evidence-based drug prevention can be an effective investment in the wellbeing of children and youth.
Event organized by UNODC Prevention, Treatment & Rehabilitation Section.
The queen's speech starts at 5.25:
UN Live United Nations Web TV - Listen FIRST - Side Event at the General Assembly 30th Special Session on World Drug Problem

Photos from UN photo gallery
http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?id=672/672074&key=0&query=queen silvia&lang=en&sf=date
http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?id=672/672078&key=1&query=queen silvia&sf=date

Drottningen i New York - Sveriges Kungahus
 
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King Carl Gustaf delivered the Vega Medal to Professor Didier Fassin at a ceremony at the Royal Palace.
Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (SSAG) distributes the Vega Medal 2016 to Professor Didier Fassin from The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, USA. Fassin is a versatile anthropologist with extensive and broad qualifications, and with a strong commitment to social issues.
The Vega Medal was instituted in 1880 by the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (SSAG) and shall according to its Charter, go to “individuals who in an excellent manner have furthered geographical research.”
The award is presented in connection with the anniversary of the ship Vega’s arrival at Stockholm, on the 24th of April 1880. The Vega was the steamship that was used by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld on the 1878-1880 Vega Expedition. The expeditionary purpose was to sail through the Northeast Passage, which in fact succeeded. King Oscar II was involved in the project and financed the expedition.
The King is SSAG’s principal patron.
Kungen delade ut Vegamedaljen - Sveriges Kungahus
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ROYAL: König Carl Gustaf bei der Vergabe der Vega Medaille

The king attended earlier today also at the board meeting of the King's Jubilee Fund Foundation.
 
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Queen Silvia on Wednesday:
Dep.ED Lakshmi Puri met Queen Silvia of Sweden in the context of #TheAfricaWeWant conference organized by @SwedenUN.
https://twitter.com/UN_Women/status/722935295763591169

Lakshmi Puri is a member of UN Women Directorate:
Deputy Executive Director, Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships Bureau Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations
 
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Kungliga patriotiska sällskapets årsmöte och 250-årsjubileum _ Kungligt

So far the king has worn with his white tie four memorial medals of King Gustaf V, King Gustaf VI Adolf, King Haakon VII and King Olav V of Norway (miniature badges).
The king wore on Saturday for the first time a fifth memorial medal: King Harald Vs Jubilee Medal 1991-2016
http://blogozine.net/kungligt/wp-content/blogs.dir/215/files/kungl/ste_kungl__patri_5240969.jpg
Dag Trygsland Hoelseth: King Harald Vs Jubilee Medal 1991–2016

The king has the medal also at the new official photos:
http://www.kungahuset.se/images/200...staf+(3)+Foto+Peter+Knutson+Kungahuset.se.jpg
http://www.kungahuset.se/images/200...aret+(4)+Foto+Peter+Knutson+Kungahuset.se.jpg
 
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LadyFinn said:
Kungliga patriotiska sällskapets årsmöte och 250-årsjubileum _ Kungligt

So far the king has worn with his white tie four memorial medals of King Gustaf V, King Gustaf VI Adolf, King Haakon VII and King Olav V of Norway (miniature badges).
The king wore on Saturday for the first time a fifth memorial medal: King Harald Vs Jubilee Medal 1991-2016
http://blogozine.net/kungligt/wp-content/blogs.dir/215/files/kungl/ste_kungl__patri_5240969.jpg
Dag Trygsland Hoelseth: King Harald Vs Jubilee Medal 1991–2016

The king has the medal also at the new official photos:
http://www.kungahuset.se/images/200...staf+(3)+Foto+Peter+Knutson+Kungahuset.se.jpg
http://www.kungahuset.se/images/200...aret+(4)+Foto+Peter+Knutson+Kungahuset.se.jpg
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Is there a reason why the king only wears Norwegian commemorative medals and not for example Danish commerotive medals or even more recent Swedish ones?
 
Baron Brockdorf said:
Is there a reason why the king only wears Norwegian commemorative medals and not for example Danish commerotive medals or even more recent Swedish ones?
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I remember having read from somewhere that the danish commemorative medals are delivered only to Danes. I don't know if it is true or not.
As for recent Swedish ones, I think they are all his own commemorative medals (or the commemorative medal for Victoria's and Daniel's wedding), so he wears the latest commemorative medals of his predecessors.
 
Baron Brockdorf said:
Is there a reason why the king only wears Norwegian commemorative medals and not for example Danish commerotive medals or even more recent Swedish ones?
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He wears the medals he's been given. He was born when Gustaf V was King so he can't wear a medal from Oscar II.

Don't know why he doesn't wear any danish medals. Maybe it's an old tradition since when Bernadotte ruled Norway too.
 
According to this blog (in Swedish) the King only wears medals commemorating other monarchs, and would have worn danish ones if they were not exclusive to the danish Royal House and court.
 
The King and Queen met the playwright and actor Andreas T Olsson after tonight's performance of the theater cabaret The Prompter. The Prompter is played at the Royal Dramatic Theatre.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFJ5x7PP8iw/?tagged=dramaten
https://www.facebook.com/kungligadr...27792689843/10154145910584844/?type=3&theater

The 99th - and final - ordinary show of "Prompter" was played at the Royal Dramatic Theatre today. King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia were in the audience.
- The king and queen have got an interest in many fields and culture is one of the areas they think are important to show their appreciation for, says Margareta Thorgren.
The royal couple has long wanted to see "Prompter" - but has not found time in their busy program.
- It is the last regular show and they wanted to see it, but have not had time before. Therefore, they are very happy that they could watch the show today. Theatre is important for the royal couple, and something that they appreciate, Thorgren says
Kungaparet tog sista chansen på Dramaten _ Nyheter _ Expressen

Kungaparet på Sufflören - Sveriges Kungahus
 
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King Carl Gustaf and queen Silvia inaugurated this year's Solliden exhibition "Kungliga stolar genom 200 år" (Royal Chairs through 200 years). "It sounds a little strange, but there is no symbolism in this at all that you would be tired and need to sit down when you have celebrated a jubilee year", said the king.
Video
Kungen invigde utställning om kungliga stolar - Barometern
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Photo
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFbcmT0rhiC/?taken-at=641549962
Some of the chairs
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFbYgLHrhnI/?tagged=solliden

Gallery
ROYAL: Carl Gustaf und Silvia bei der Eröffnung der jährlichen Sollidenausstellung
 
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