King Carl XVI Gustaf, Current Events Part 2 Nov 2023

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King Carl Gustaf presented medals during the Royal Academy of Sciences' festive gathering in Stockholm yesterday, March 20:


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Kungen vid Kungl. Vitterhetsakademiens årshögtid

Den 20 mars närvarade Kungen vid Kungl. Vitterhetsakademiens årshögtid. Sammankomsten och efterföljande middag hölls i Blå hallen i Stockholms stadshus.

www.kungahuset.se

 

[LadyFinn]

According to the court's calendar Queen Silvia should have also attended yesterday evening the annual meeting of The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities (Kungliga Vitterhetsakademien), but it seems that the King attended alone. The Academy promotes and funds research in the humanities and social sciences and in cultural heritage management.

The King received three new ambassadors in formal audiences at the Royal Palace:
Republic of Albania, ambassador Albana Dautllari
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, ambassador Vishnu Dhanpaul
Sultanate of Oman, ambassador Maitha Saif Majid Al Mahrouqi

Kungen gav högtidliga audienser

Den 21 mars tog Kungen emot tre nya ambassadörer i högtidliga audienser på Kungl. Slottet.

www.kungahuset.se

 

[LadyFinn]

King Carl Gustaf met today at the Royal Palace H.E. Mr Søren Gade, the Speaker of the Folketing of Denmark.
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Kungen gav audiens för folketingets talman

Den 9 april gav Kungen audiens för danska folketingets talman Søren Gade på Kungl. Slottet. Talmannen är i Sverige på ett officiellt besök på inbjudan av riksdagens talman Andreas Norlén.

www.kungahuset.se

 

[LadyFinn]

The King gave preference to the commandant in Stockholm, commander Magnus Lüning.
The commandant in Stockholm is the head of the Central Military Region.
The symbol of the commandantship is a guard stick which is symbolically handed over by H.M. The King to the commander.

Kungen gav företräde för kommendör Magnus Lüning

Den 10 april gav Kungen företräde för kommendanten i Stockholm, kommendör Magnus Lüning.

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The King awarded the Bernadotte scholarships of the Royal Academies at the Royal Palace.
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The Royal Court about the award ceremony of the Bernadotte scholarships:
On the occasion of the King's 70th birthday, five of the royal academies established the so-called Bernadotte programme. The purpose of the program is to offer continuing education with the help of scholarships to researchers and younger artistic practitioners.
The King handed out twelve scholarships.

Kungen delade ut Bernadottestipendier

Den 10 april närvarade Kungen vid presentationen av årets stipendiater inom Bernadotteprogrammet.

www.kungahuset.se

 

[LadyFinn]

The King delivered the Vega Medal to Professor Steven Seegel, who works as Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas in Austin.
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The Vega Medal was instituted in 1880 by the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. The King is the Society's patron.