Stefan Löfven is THE Prime Minister, hence King Felipe meeting him.
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The Royal Barge Vasaorden hasn't been used after Victoria and Daniel's wedding.
The Armed Forces announced in August that the Royal Barge Vasaorden is in for a thorough renovation
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I don´t want to offend any fans of these two Royal Families, but from what I have seen so far I really miss the usual warmth and relaxed atmosphere when european Royals normally meet. Everything looked stiff and a bit cold - no comparision to the happy and humorous energy at the state visit of the dutch royal couple to Norway 3 weeks ago!
The Queen of Spain looked as if she doesn´t really wanted to be there. The King of Sweden was his usual strained looking self. Queen Silvias smile looked tormented.
I do hope this won´t go on throughout this visit. But perhaps I´m just wrong with my impressions and everybody was happy inside...
Well, my point was not to put "blame" on somebody - it was just an observation as I was expecting something else. Queen Letizia is not always like that and usually I know the Queen of Sweden also as a very warm and embracing person. King Felipe on the other hand was smilingly charming as he always is.The fact that there is a pandemic still going on might be part of it. Many people who are now required by their employers to go back to in-person work, even with reduced hours, would rather stay safe working at home. Maybe Letizia feels the same with respect to state visits and, if she does, I wouldn't blame her. I also think it is too soon to bring back events like that, as I said in another thread (as much as I like to see them though).
Having said that, Letizia and Felipe are a very business-like royal couple and they normally don't come across to me as "warm and relaxed". Certainly, I don't expect to see Letizia ever acting like Maxima for example. They are more like the British royals in the sense of being "stiff".
Well, my point was not to put "blame" on somebody - it was just an observation as I was expecting something else. Queen Letizia is not always like that and usually I know the Queen of Sweden also as a very warm and embracing person. King Felipe on the other hand was smilingly charming as he always is.
The "stiffness" of the british Royals...? Oh well, isn´t that a cliché? The british Queen always welcomed her royal relatives and counterparts at their state visits to the UK with grace and affection - and very warm smiles!
I`m now watching the live broadcast of the state banquet - as far as I can see so far that atmosphere has not improved since midday...
Sweden follows rules of social distance, and Spain the mandatory use of masks in many circumstances ... so all of them must keep their distance, which does not favor closeness gestures. And even though both countries are doing better than other European countries at the moment, they try to follow the rules.
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I don´t want to offend any fans of these two Royal Families, but from what I have seen so far I really miss the usual warmth and relaxed atmosphere when european Royals normally meet. Everything looked stiff and a bit cold - no comparision to the happy and humorous energy at the state visit of the dutch royal couple to Norway 3 weeks ago!
The Queen of Spain looked as if she doesn´t really wanted to be there. The King of Sweden was his usual strained looking self. Queen Silvias smile looked tormented.
I do hope this won´t go on throughout this visit. But perhaps I´m just wrong with my impressions and everybody was happy inside...
It is indeed the Order of the Polar Star.Great to see that both kings are wearing their collars properly: King Felipe with the collar of the Seraphim and the badge of the Golden Fleece on a necklet, King Carl Gustaf with the collar of the Golden Fleece and the badge of the Polar Star (?) on a necklet.
And Queen Letizia, as expected, also became a member of the order of the Seraphim. The other members of the Swedish Royal Family are wearing the pre-announced Spanish orders they received: Charles III for Queen Silvia, Isabella the Catholic for CP Victoria, and the order of Civil Merit for Daniel, Carl Philip and Sophia.
I like the Aquamarine tiara, but I don't think it matches the yellow sash of Isabella the Catholic very well. It would have looked great with the order of Charles III.
It is indeed the Order of the Polar Star.
I agree with you, not the best match for the Crown Princess. Perhaps the Baden Fringe would have been a better option?
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May be - but I was referring to atmosphere and relaxed manners in the company of each other, not physical contact. And the dutch-norwegian st. visit was just one example of the rule.Well they are different persons.... I would never expect King Carl Gustaf to behave as King Harald, simply because he is not King Harald. We can like it or dislike it but he simply has not that personality and has never had.
Likewise i would for obvious reasons never expect Queen Letizia to grin from earlobe to earlobe like Queen Maxima.
Though i must say in Letizia’s defense that she seems to like the compaionship of Queen Silvia (who is a fluent spanish speaker).. She looks more relaxed when they are together...
Many here in Scandinavia reacted negatively that there was no social diatancing rules at all during the Dutch-Norwegian visit, as Norway has much more problems with the current wave of Covid-infections, than Sweden for example...
sigh As usual, I look and see no rudeness from Letizia. She appears, as always, to be a reserved person.
If anyone is guilty of off-nominal royal facial expressions, it's usually the King of Sweden! Which at this point, I kind of find endearing.
Who said that?! I was also referring to both Kings who have two very different approaches when it comes to relaxing vs cooling down an atmosphere, which is not nothing for somebody acting as "country´s no. 1 diplomat" and head of state. So, read my posts more carefully before you spread any clichès of how women are being seen in public or what was prejudimental expected of them.Well, women must always appear pleasant and "smile" and men are excepted from that, dontcha know.
How do you know she was cold? I have seen no indications about that. I guess they will have taken care of the Palace was warm enough - and other ladies, as usual, also didn´t choose any "warm" evening gowns, too.Perhaps Letizia is just cold. Literally.
She and her wardrobe staff seem not to have quite anticipated that it is freezing in Stockholm at the moment, and capes are not the best way of staying warm.
That being said, I've seen perfectly normal smiles from her. She's interested in everything like she always is, just cautious like she always is. Also, cold. (Should have taken Sofia's puffer jacket.)
I think what we see is a combination of different things: Queen Letizia is reserved and often a bit tense, King Carl Gustav always clams up in front of cameras, Letizia has a tendency for what it's called a resting bitch face, Carl Gustav often looks grumpy as can Daniel do... now when watching the livestream and other film clips I see all of them smiling, talking and I see none of the coldness or aloofness that some of you write about.
Who said that?! I was also referring to both Kings who have two very different approaches when it comes to relaxing vs cooling down an atmosphere, which is not nothing for somebody acting as "country´s no. 1 diplomat" and head of state. So, read my posts more carefully before you spread any clichès of how women are being seen in public or what was prejudimental expected of them.
To respond to the rest of your querying, I don't know Letizia is cold, obviously, but she had a cape she had to clutch closed all day. If a stylist had had a bit more foresight she should have had something she could have hooked shut. For another thing, she's huddled into Felipe even with "fur" on - which if it is fake, will not provide very much warmth.
Every other woman there is local and quite used to how cold it is. Letizia is not.
I think what we see is a combination of different things: Queen Letizia is reserved and often a bit tense, King Carl Gustav always clams up in front of cameras, Letizia has a tendency for what it's called a resting bitch face, Carl Gustav often looks grumpy as can Daniel do... now when watching the livestream and other film clips I see all of them smiling, talking and I see none of the coldness or aloofness that some of you write about.
More likely people see what they want to see.Perhaps we are referring to two different state visits...?!
Sorry but before such a trip one makes sure that ones know's the likely temperatures and brings the right gowns/dresses for it. And it is not that she has to do it herself.