The Royal Family's Current Events - Part 4 (May - December 2005)

[GrandDuchess]

Originally Posted by Josefine

what is the date of the state visit from brazil
i do not remember

I've been in contact with a person at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and she said that there might be anohter incoming state visit to Sweden in the fall - so what I read must've been wrong. She told me that the state visits are not known to the public until they are announced via a press release or otherwise. So we have to wait and see.

[GrandDuchess]

More from Mainau yesterday Saturday 21 May 2005:
Yesterday the King and Queen attended a bust unveiling and a memorial concert for the late Count Lennart Bernadotte af Wisborg at the home of the Bernadotte of Wisborg family on the Island of Mainau. His whole family plus a lot of European dignitaries and celebrities were invited.

From Fotomarktplatz, part 4:
1 & 2: King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia, 3 & 4: King Carl XVI Gustaf, 5, 6 & 7: Count Lennart memorial bust, 8, 9 & 10: Queen Silvia, King Carl XVI Gustaf & Countess Sonja Bernadotte af Wisborg

[GrandDuchess]

More from Mainau yesterday Saturday 21 May 2005:
Yesterday the King and Queen attended a bust unveiling and a memorial concert for the late Count Lennart Bernadotte af Wisborg at the home of the Bernadotte of Wisborg family on the Island of Mainau. His whole family plus a lot of European dignitaries and celebrities were invited.

From Fotomarktplatz, part 5:
1 & 2: Queen Silvia, King Carl XVI Gustaf & Countess Sonja Bernadotte af Wisborg, 3&4: Queen Silvia, 5: Countess Sonja Bernadotte af Wisborg speaking at the concert, 6: walking around on Mainau

[Dennism]

Thank you, GrandDuchess, for all of the wonderful photos from Mainau in honor of this beloved royal.

[ursulajohanna]

Thanks for all the pictures from Mainau-celebration Count Lennart Bernadotte of Wisborg.

[Lena]

First pic from the polar music prize:
Brazilian composer and musician Gilberto Gil C receives the Polar Music Prize 2005 from Swedens King Carl Gustaf at the Stockholm concert hall 23 May 2005. The prize is an annual award presented to prominent musicians. EPA Fredrik Sandberg c dpa - Report (FOTOMARKTPLATZ)

[Lena]

From Getty images:
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil poses 23 May 2005 after receiving the 2005 Polar Music Prize at a Stockholm concert hall as King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden applauds.

[Lena]

Unfortunately so far the agencies with big pics haven´t photos of the Royal ladies at the polar music prize. But IBL has thumbnails. And what I can recognise is great. Victoria doesn´t wear a) a ponytail...b) pants....c) black.

Here are the thumbnails...and now I will go and will wipe the puddle of water (-> tears of joy) up

[Boris]

Dear Lena, thanks a lot for the pics & your funny words!
My deep sigh of relief must be echoing all over the continent as well... I can't believe it: Neither black, ponytail nor glasses on CP Vitoria?!
We're blessed. She looks DAMN good with her hair like this and WITHOUT glasses- her new square ones are absolutely hideous IMO, making her look like an ill-fitted middle-aged extra on the set of 'The Matrix'. So good to see her appear like this: Fresh, young, sexy, and at ease.
And wait a minute, new outfits both for her and Queen Silvia?! They FINALLY went shopping, and they didn't buy pants - Thank God.
In other words, both mother & daughter look great. Queen Silvia is a class act again. And even if CP Victoria isn't interested in fashion, as she has stated a few times too many, she still should enjoy herself at public engagements in the clothes she's wearing - and this time, it looks as if she finally does. Can't wait for bigger pics.
(It seems that Victoria has been hiding great legs under all those pantsuits and oversized skirts. Hope we'll see more of them - it doesn't hurt a 'regal' appearance, just take a look back at Princess Diana or at CP Mary nowadays.)
Again: What a relief. (I'll join you cleaning up that puddle of tears of joy, Lena.)

[GrandDuchess]

I agree with both Lena and Boris - how surprising and wonderful to see Victoria dressed in something that is not black or unflattering and made for someone quite a lot older, without those uggly big glasses and without a ponytail! Wow, God must have been on our side tonight!

I watched the Polar Music Prize gala on TV tonight, they showed bits of the gala with the music performances, when the recipients received their prizes and then they had interviews of the recipients of this year's prizes from their homes. The royals really seemed to enjoy themselves, and especially Queen Silvia (she and Gilberto Gil, one of the prize recipients this year, share the Brazilian heritage). The Queen was all smiles and even sang along with Gilberto at their seats (not in a microphone, just for themselves) as artists performed one of his songs on stage.

[Lena]

Originally Posted by Boris

Dear Lena, thanks a lot for the pics & your funny words!

You are welcome, Boris. After reading your post I must say, it´s not me (not that I´ve ever thought I´m), who is master of funny words, but you. Nice comparison of Victoria and "an ill-fitted middle-aged extra on the set of 'The Matrix'"
I agree, that she has great legs...and should show them more often...and just look, how much more beautiful, she looks with "open" hair. She simply isn´t a type for ponytails...

Wow, God must have been on our side tonight!

True! But as you say "tonight". After these ups and downs, I´m prepared for the next round of "black-in-black, honed with a little ponytail" Well I shouldn´t meet the trouble halfway...but after watching the time after Australia, one tries to be carefully...

[Yennie]

wow, Victoria looked fantastic! I hope there will be some larger photos soon!

[ursulajohanna]

Lena, many thanks for posting the little pictures from IBL from Polar-music-prize-award.
Do you see pictures from the queen by World Childhood Gala 25.04.2005 in New York and pictures from Meeting Mentor-Foundation 21./22.04.2005 in Genf? In newspapers I haven't find any pictures.
Many thanks for your help in advance.

[Larzen]

Seegerpress has many but for some reason my computer only wants to save them as bmp so I have to reduce the size to save them as jpeg .

Anyway here is one of Victoria, not in pants, not in black, not with glasess, not with severe ponytail and looking truly sensational...Silvia and Lillian also look wonderful but they usually does. I so wish Victoria will look at the pictures and see how much better she looks with the hair this way and continue to wear it like that:)

[marezdote]

Here are the rest from Seeger Press.