King Carl Gustaf & Queen Silvia: Current Events Part 11 (January - October 2007)

[magnik]

I agree with you Silvia❦CarlGustaf the Queen looks just great on this photo for the woman on her age!

[LadyFinn]

King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia were yesterday in Halikko, near Turku in Finland (50 km to the east from Turku). Mr Björn Wahlroos, the managing director and CEO of the Sampo Group, had invited them to a big party he arranged at his mansion. Mr Wahlroos is an old friend of king Carl Gustaf.
The party was big, there were 300 guests, among them also the foreign minister of Sweden, Mr. Carl Bildt.
The King and the Queen stayed at the Marina Palace -hotel in Turku and drove from there with their armoured Mercedes to Halikko. There were big security measures at the mansion.
A police motor cycle lead the car of the King and the Queen to the mansion,
the Queen waved elegantly to the press.
Iltasanomat tells that this party was even greater than the finnish Independence Day party at the Presidential Castle.
Story/Iltasanomat

[ursulajohanna]

Thanks LadyFinn for the information/picture about the royal couple in Finland yesterday.

The queen looks great in her blue dress! It's pitty for us to see only a small picture.

[Drottning]

Yes thank you for the pic. Queen Silvia looks just lovely

[ursulajohanna]

Many thanks to all, for the information about visit Royal couple in Finland last Friday/Saturday.

It's great work of you to find the articles and pictures! The queen looks beautifull and relaxed.

[LadyFinn]

There is a story of the Royal Couple´s private visit to Finland in today´s Iltasanomat, there´s also a better picture of the queen.
Gorgeous Queen Silvia!

Photo of Silvia

The paper tells that Queen Silvia was again very charming during the Royal Couple´s private visit to Finland last weekend.
The Royal Couple arrived in Saturday at noon to the Turku Castle, where the managing director and CEO of the Sampo Group, Mr Björn Wahlroos and his wife had invited about 300 VIP-guests to a lunch, that lasted about four hours. The same people were at the luxus party at the Wahlroos estate in Halikko in Friday.
The Royal Couple and the Wahlroos couple are old and good friends. Queen Silvia enjoyed her visit very much, it was easy to see.
- I´m so sad that we have to leave, it is so beautiful here, the Queen said to Iltasanomat when she left from the lunch and the visit ended.

It had been a unique evening at the Wahlroos estate. The estate had had a great lightning, there was played the music of Sibelius and the evening ended to great fireworks.

There were people gathered to the Turku Castle and they started to applaud, when the Queen waved to them for the first time. King Carl Gustaf let her wife charm the crowd and stayed a little behind. Queen Silvia looks even graceful live than at the photos.
- The Queen is almost girlish, people were saying.

[ShereKhan]

Another photo from Ilta-Sanomat:

King Carl Gustaf with "Nalle" Wahlroos

Wahlroos is wearing nice looking pink pants

According to the newspaper, also King's sisters Princess Desirée and Princess Christina attended the party with their husbands, but I haven't so far seen pictures of them.

[ursulajohanna]

Today the queen open the "Ulriksdal Flower Show". Here a link with information and picture from royalcourt:

Drottningen invigde Ulriksdal Flower Show - Kungahuset [NS4 version]

It's great, after there (long) holiday the royal couple begin the official events!

[Marengo]

Is Ulriksdal a city in Sweden? The Queens creme outfit looks very elegant btw.

[norwegianne]

Originally Posted by Marengo

Is Ulriksdal a city in Sweden? The Queens creme outfit looks very elegant btw.

It's a palace: http://www.royalcourt.se/theroyalpal...a80002446.html

[Corona de Rey]

Thanks LadyFinn for bringing us those pictures of Queen Silvia at the Ulriksdal flower show. The Queen looks beautiful. She seems so happy. Good to see.

[ursulajohanna]

Ulriksdal is a castle in city-part Solna north west of city Stockholm! Here a link with more information:
Solna Stad - Hem

Look to DAM magazine - there is a Video about opening the "Ulriksdal Flower Show" with the queen:

Välkommen till Svensk Damtidning - Svensk Damtidning

Originally Posted by Marengo

Is Ulriksdal a city in Sweden? The Queens creme outfit looks very elegant btw.

[Yennie]

At noon today September 2nd the King and Queen arrived to Solliden. Perhaps they needed some days rest after princess Madeleines birthday party :)

They arrived in their own car with the King behind the wheel and then took their bags and talked alittle with the staff and then entered Solliden through the side entrance



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[ursulajohanna]

Yennie, thanks for the information and pictures.

I wonder that the royal couple stay for one day in Solliden. Or was the pictures taken yesterday (saturday)?
The queen has tomorrow an official event in Stockholm (memorial Ingmar Bergman, Dramaten Theatre)!

[Yennie]

Originally Posted by ursulajohanna

Yennie, thanks for the information and pictures.

I wonder that the royal couple stay for one day in Solliden. Or was the pictures taken yesterday (saturday)?
The queen has tomorrow an official event in Stockholm (memorial Ingmar Bergman, Dramaten Theatre)!

I wondered about that to. Actually I checked the royal calendar before I went there to see if there was a chance to perhaps catch a glimpse of a royal. When I saw that they all had engagements in Stockholm both on saturday and monday I thought that I would not see them at Solliden. So imagine my surprise when I saw two black cars drive up to the entrance. At first I thought it was just some delivery or something... but I speeded up when I realized who it was :) The photos were taken on sunday september 2nd, so I guess it was a quick visit!

[SusanneSNS]

Thank you, Yennie, for sharing your pictures and the story about how you took them with us! It is really very much appreciated.

[ursulajohanna]

Thanks you Yennie, too for your informations about the pictures taken!

I think, the king had no official events last week, so he stay the week alone in Solliden. And the queen return at 6th September to him!

[Yennie]

Originally Posted by ursulajohanna

Thanks you Yennie, too for your informations about the pictures taken!

I think, the king had no official events last week, so he stay the week alone in Solliden. And the queen return at 6th September to him!

Yes that could be it. They had many bags with them in the back of the car so it makes sense that the Queen just arrived. The King drove his Volvo by himself so perhaps he just drove to pick her up in Kalmar.

[Marengo]

I was wondering, is Soliden so close to the read that these pioctures can be taken?

[norwegianne]

Originally Posted by Marengo

I was wondering, is Soliden so close to the read that these pioctures can be taken?

The park around it is actually open to the public, from what I can gather: http://www.sollidensslott.se/english/index.htm