King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, Current Events Part 3: April - October 2005

[Mette2]

I think Carl Gustaf looks really good in these vacation pictures - very relaxed, happy, and seems to enjoy himself, and I like what he's wearing. He's on vacation afterall, so he can hardly be expected to wear a suit and a tie. Silvia is just beautiful no matter what, and the cap suits her - very sporty.

Thanks for these wonderful vacation pictures.

 

[ursulajohanna]

Hallo Larzen,
many thanks for the nice holiday pictures from St.Maxime. Who is Mr. and Mrs. Medel Svensson? Are there friends of the king and queen from Sweden?

 

[Yennie]

Who is Mr. and Mrs. Medel Svensson? Are there friends of the king and queen from Sweden?

In Sweden we use the name "medelSvensson" when we talk about very avarege, normal people doing normal things that everyone does.
Perhaps it could be translated as "Mr Nelson" or "Mr Smith" or something like that in english. Svensson is a very common name in Sweden so thats the reason why its called "medel (=avarage")Svensson

 

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[Lena]

The king and queen arriving at an Swedish airport (probably on Öland) after spending a few days in South France. Facetoface

 

[Yennie]

t4p Lena!
Yes that must be Öland. In the first pic, the landscape looks very Öland

 

[ursulajohanna]

The Royalcourt of Sweden mention that today (11th July,2005) is the celebration "Arets Ölänning" at Solliden castle of Öland. I hope we can see tomorrow nice pictures from this event!

Link to royalcourt - www.royalcourt.se

 

[ursulajohanna]

Hallo Lena,
thanks for the nice pics from Kalmar airport at landing the king and queen. I hope they have more fun holiday in Solliden in the next weeks.

 

[Lena]

The Royalcourt of Sweden mention that today (11th July,2005) is the celebration "Arets Ölänning" at Solliden castle of Öland. I hope we can see tomorrow nice pictures from this event!

Link to royalcourt - www.royalcourt.se

Royalcourt.se has two pics. This year the prize was given to Boris Bravin, who leads a a zoo and an entertainment park on Öland.

 

[mtbcm]

Gunilla Von Bismark invites to her house the Kings of Sweden.
It's been sometime that Gunilla did not celebrate any party. But after this one it's sure that Gunilla will repeat. The German invited all her friends, among them the Kings of Sweden, to the inauguration of her new house in Marbella. There they must had a good time, because some of them were disguised.
(from Qué me Dices)

 

[GrandDuchess]

Oh my god, how can the Queen wear that costume in this weather!? Sweden is experiencing one of the warmest summers in a long time, it's like Mediterranean weather here - and I would think no one could even imagine putting on such a costume at this time...

This year was the 26th year that the prize "Öland inhabitant of the Year" was awarded. The prize was a glass bowl designed by Professor Erika Lagerbielke for Orrefors. Popular artist Lill Lindfors sang during the ceremony.

And I just have to quite was this one guy said the newspaper Barometern:
- It's a mere accident that we're here. We didn't even know the King would be here when we came to Solliden. When we saw it, I thought we had to see this. I have always dreamt about seeing the King, says Glenn Larsson from Bjärnum.

Ölandsbladet:


Barometern:

 

[GrandDuchess]

This coming Sunday, 17 July, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will be guests at the 60th birthday banquet of HRH Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia in the capital city Belgrade.

 

[mixer2002de]

PS. Mixer, this is a really interesting matter! Maybe I should ask the protocol department at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to clear up what the official protocol really says...

Well maybe the speaker of the parliament could turn back the crown in the name of the king

 

[loving silvia and carl gustaf]

Is it just me...or does it say Carl Gustaf and Silvia on that cap that the king is wearing n the boat...the ones where he is also wearing a shirt with stripes on it??!

 

[GrandDuchess]

I've just posted some pictures of King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia at the 60th birthday celebrations of Crown Prince Alexander II of Yugoslavia in their family's thread. The celebrations took place at the Royal Palace in Belgrade yesterday, 17 July 2005.

You can find the pictures here: http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=244846&postcount=130

 

[Yennie]

Photos from St Tropez, taken in October 2004 when the King went sailing.
And in the evening the royal couple went to dinner with King Constantine and Queen Anne-Mari

from Starface

 

[GrandDuchess]

Summary of an Aftonbladet article:

http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,675469,00.html

Today Aftonbladet reports that the King has added another car to his stable of cars. It is a BMW M3 CSL, a model only made in 1 500 copies. The silver grey coupé is a two-dor and has a six cylinder motor. It has a collector's value, so the price remains high, about $100 000. Apparently the King likes to drive (fast) around on the Solliden estate ("He has been driving like mad at the Palace", as an "eyewitness" said to Aftonbladet).

Last year the King was close to buying the world's fastest sports car, the Swedish made Koenigsegg (too bad he didn't, that would've been a sight!), apparently he will settle for his new BMW for now.

 

[GrandDuchess]

King Carl Gustaf & Queen Silvia - Current Events Part 7 (July - October 2005)

Welcome to a new thread of news devoted to Their Majesties The King and Queen of Sweden! I wish you all a happy posting time!

The old thread can be found here.

 

[GrandDuchess]

Time to say goodbye to yet another news thread for the King and Queen!

Bye bye for this one, I hope you had fun.

Please join us in the new thread of news for Their Majesties, the new part 7 thread can be found here.

 

[robby86]

When do they all come back from being on holiday?

 

[Yennie]

When do they all come back from being on holiday?

probably sometime in mid-august.
The University doesn´t open until the beginning of September so Madeleine has a little longer holiday than the rest of them

 

[GrandDuchess]

The King and Queen will pause their summer holiday (at least I think it's a pause, since they normally holiday until sometimes next month) this coming week to perform some official duties in Dalarna and Skåne Counties. You can see the official engagements listed in the thread for them, go here.

 

[GrandDuchess]

Today over 400 people from all over the word, among them high politicians, royals, diplomats and celebrities, gathers in Sweden to celebrate the memory of Dag Hammaskjöld, the late Secretary General of the United Nations, who was born 100 years ago today.

The day started with a luncheon at Bergsjöholms Castle outside Ystad in Skåne County, after which the guests continued on to the late diplomat’s own summer home Backåkra, a big farm estate situated in beautiful surroundings on the countryside. There the festivities continued in different form, and a bust of the late Secretary General was inaugurated.


The first picture, from Helsingborgs Dagblad:

 

[GrandDuchess]

Here are some pictures of the events at both Bergsjöholms Castle and the late Secretary General's summer home Backåkra yesterday (29 July 2005), where. All pictures are from the municipality of Ystad.

1: The stage where a concert was performed. The large photos in the background are of Dag Hammarskjöld.
2: The King and Queen with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Laila Freivalds
3: The Queen with Lord Brian Unquhart (former Under Secretary General) who was the Secretary General’s personal representative yesterday, since Mr Annan himself is recovering from an operation. Lady Sidney Urquhart was also there; she’s a former assistant editor of TIME Magazine.
4: The King seated next to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Laila Freivalds (to the left)
5: Mingling in the garden. The woman in white, actress Lena Endre, was the host.
6: Dr. Hans Blix, diplomat
7: A foreign guest greeting the new bust of Dag Hammarskjöld
8: Prime Minister Göran Persson and wife Anitra
9: The King and Queen with the Prime Minister Göran Persson and wife Anitra
10: Lord Brian Unquhart delivering a speech on behalf of the United Nations

 

[Dennism]

Here are some pictures of the events at both Bergsjöholms Castle and the late Secretary General's summer home Backåkra yesterday (29 July 2005), where. All pictures are from the municipality of Ystad.

1: The stage where a concert was performed. The large photos in the background are of Dag Hammarskjöld.
2: The King and Queen with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Laila Freivalds
3: The Queen with Lord Brian Unquhart (former Under Secretary General) who was the Secretary General’s personal representative yesterday, since Mr Annan himself is recovering from an operation. Lady Sidney Urquhart was also there; she’s a former assistant editor of TIME Magazine.
4: The King seated next to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Laila Freivalds (to the left)
5: Mingling in the garden. The woman in white, actress Lena Endre, was the host.
6: Dr. Hans Blix, diplomat
7: A foreign guest greeting the new bust of Dag Hammarskjöld
8: Prime Minister Göran Persson and wife Anitra
9: The King and Queen with the Prime Minister Göran Persson and wife Anitra
10: Lord Brian Unquhart delivering a speech on behalf of the United Nations

Great photos. Good job finding them. Nice to see all of the diplomats there. A very convivial atmosphere it looks like.

 

[grevinnan]

Backåkra is a wonderful place to visit next time you are i Skåne.

grevinnan

 

[GrandDuchess]

King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia at Tällberg Forum in Dalarna County! The forum gathers 500 leaders from all over the world: royals, diplomats, politicians, business leaders, organisation leaders etc etc, and the theme this year is "How on Eath Can We Live Together?" The King inaugurated the forum yesterday, and the royal couple will stay when this day is over of the forum. The forum continues until Wednesday. From Isifa.

 

[GrandDuchess]

More from Tällberg Forum. Pictures one to three are from Isifa, picture four and five from Aftonbladet.

In picture nr 4 Queen Silvia is pictured with Princess Sarwath of Jordania.
And no, I don't know what the King is doing in picture nr 5....

Another picture from Tällberg Forum, this one from Pressens Bild/the Royal Court.

You can read the King's inaugural speech for the forum (in English) here.

 

[Dennism]

And no, I don't know what the King is doing in picture nr 5....

ha ha ha. Must be one of those "Had to be there" things. It boggles the mind. I like this photo of the Queen:

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=174753

 

[GrandDuchess]

The King and Queen at arriving for a session at the Tällberg Forum in Dalarna County, yesterday Sunday 31 July 2005. Pictures from Isifa, the last one is from Dalarnas Tidningar.