King Carl XVI Gustaf's Enthronement: September 15, 1973

[Hans-Rickard]

Originally Posted by Josefine

a later respond, yes you are right 2013

at what date did the cermony take place
didhe bacome king 15 september or after the cermony i think he took a oath infront of Olof Palme september 15th

He became King 15 September immediately when his grandfather died. The oath in front of the government and the enthronement ceremony in the state hall took place 19 September

[An Ard Ri]

I found this interesting footage of the King & his uncle Prince Bertil.

Kung Carl XVI Gustaf avlägger konungaförsäkran - YouTube

[Baron Brockdorf]

the kings enthronement speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-vH2efSx6A

[LadyFinn]

The king's sisters on that day
http://res.cloudinary.com/tt-newsage...ca446e5c86.jpg

[princess maggie]

IS Princess Brigitta the second from the left?

[Sarahbellar]

Originally Posted by princess maggie

IS Princess Brigitta the second from the left?

From L-R it is: Christina, Margaretha, Birgitta, Desiree.

[Hans-Rickard]

Originally Posted by IloveCP

^Josefine,you mean 2013.He became king in 1973.

Anyway,did Silvia go to the event?She was dating him for a year.

There is no evidence that Silvia was attending the enthronement. She was probably not present. We would likely have known that by now if she was.
The only royals that we know for sure were present was The King, his 4 sisters and their uncle Prince Bertil.

[Hans-Rickard]

It will be interesting to see how the enthronement of Queen Victoria I will be done when the day comes. The current constitution doesn't say much about it to be honest. It says that a new head of state can deliver an "office declaration" in front of the chamber where he or she formally accepts the office and declares that he or she will fulfill the duties. That replaces the earlier "Konungaförsäkran" that The King and most of our former Kings had to deliver.

That doesn't say much to be honest. It means that Victoria will likely travel to the parliament and deliver some kind of office declaration. That leaves room for her to introduce something new. As she has stated many times that she belives in God and is interested in the Church, she may introduce some kind of church blessing, similar to the ceremony in Norway. That would make almost the whole enthronement very similar to the norwegian wich i like very much.

[Mbruno]

Originally Posted by Hans-Rickard

It will be interesting to see how the enthronement of Queen Victoria I will be done when the day comes. The current constitution doesn't say much about it to be honest. It says that a new head of state can deliver an "office declaration" in front of the chamber where he or she formally accepts the office and declares that he or she will fulfill the duties. That replaces the earlier "Konungaförsäkran" that The King and most of our former Kings had to deliver.

That doesn't say much to be honest. It means that Victoria will likely travel to the parliament and deliver some kind of office declaration. That leaves room for her to introduce something new. As she has stated many times that she belives in God and is interested in the Church, she may introduce some kind of church blessing, similar to the ceremony in Norway. That would make almost the whole enthronement very similar to the norwegian wich i like very much.

My guess is that Victoria's accession under the terms of new Instrument of Government will be similar to the Belgian enthronement, i.e. Victoria will travel to parliament and make a declaration of office followed by an accession speech. The ceremony in the parliament may be preceded by a Te Deum at the palace's chapel, but I doubt there will be anything similiar to the Norwegian ceremony.

It remains to be seen if the crown and other regalia will be displayed next to the queen when she makes her declaration of office. I assume so, but that is not a given. In any case, I don't expect long gowns, tiaras or orders as in a Dutch enthronment. Overall, it will be a much less "grand" event than her father's accession.

[LadyFinn]

Svenska Dagbladet's issue on 16th September
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2dkFTJixwn/

[Kingen]

Originally Posted by LadyFinn

Svenska Dagbladet's issue on 16th September
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2dkFTJixwn/

The ceremony in the Hall of State took place on 19th September, so the issue should be from the following day.

[JR76]

Originally Posted by LadyFinn

Svenska Dagbladet's issue on 16th September
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2dkFTJixwn/

Originally Posted by Kingen

The ceremony in the Hall of State took place on 19th September, so the issue should be from the following day.

The Instagram post says that the placard is from the 20th of September.

[wartenberg7]

If he would have been crowned....
https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets...jpg?1540317680

[Blog Real]

When Gustaf VI Adolf died on 15 September 1973 at Helsingborg's hospital, Crown Prince Carl Gustaf, 27 years old, became King of Sweden.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5-m7M1MdqM

Song after the ascension of King Carl XVI Gustaf to the throne.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJZRllvz3e8

[Hans-Rickard]

Originally Posted by Mbruno

My guess is that Victoria's accession under the terms of new Instrument of Government will be similar to the Belgian enthronement, i.e. Victoria will travel to parliament and make a declaration of office followed by an accession speech. The ceremony in the parliament may be preceded by a Te Deum at the palace's chapel, but I doubt there will be anything similiar to the Norwegian ceremony.

It remains to be seen if the crown and other regalia will be displayed next to the queen when she makes her declaration of office. I assume so, but that is not a given. In any case, I don't expect long gowns, tiaras or orders as in a Dutch enthronment. Overall, it will be a much less "grand" event than her father's accession.

You are probably right that a memorial speech over her father and an office declaration speech will be held in the parliament ”Riksdagen” next time and not at the Royal Palace.
A memorial service over the then Queen Victoria’s father may preceed the ceremony but i expect nothing to happen in the Hall of State, perhaps except for official pictures of Victoria and Daniel with the Silver Throne visible in the background...

There has never been tiaras worn for the accession in Sweden since the coronation was abolished. I also don’t think Court Dress will be worn next time as the ceremony likely won’t be at the Palace... Victoria may wear the Order of Seraphim over her mourning dress (like Margrethe wore the Order of the Elephant in 1972) but the others i expect will wear civil mourning dress’.

Though the new monarch will likely greet the crowd from the palace balcony as usual... But there won’t be any galas or carriage rides before her father has been laid to rest.

[Prinsara]

Is it not possible or even likely he may just abdicate once Estelle is 18? I really do get the feeling he is possibly only there now to do Victoria, Estelle and Oscar the substantial kindness of letting them grow up without their mom on the throne.

So he may go to Victoria’s enthronement, who knows. (And if this belongs in “Future of the Swedish Monarchy”, sorry.)

[Hans-Rickard]

Originally Posted by Prinsara

Is it not possible or even likely he may just abdicate once Estelle is 18? I really do get the feeling he is possibly only there now to do Victoria, Estelle and Oscar the substantial kindness of letting them grow up without their mom on the throne.

So he may go to Victoria’s enthronement, who knows. (And if this belongs in “Future of the Swedish Monarchy”, sorry.)

Possible but not likely i would say... No swedish monarch has abdicated since Queen Ulrika Eleonora in 1720... He is as far as we know about in excellent health and has (much like his reigning cousin in Denmark) stated repeatedly that he views it as a job for life.

I think it’s more likely that we will see Victoria take over substantially more at some point and become a de facto regent but a full abdication is unlikely unless something happens to him.

[JR76]

The King would only ever abdicate to save the monarchy and it's currently not under threat of getting abolished today, tomorrow or the day after that.

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by Hans-Rickard

But there won’t be any galas or carriage rides before her father has been laid to rest.

If the Ceremony is held in the Parliament perpahs Queen Victoria and Prince Daniel could trive to the Riksdags building in a carriage like it was done in Denmark in 1972 where Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik at last drove back from Christiansborg to Amalienborg in an open carriage (don't remember if they also used on the way to Christiansborg.

[JR76]

Originally Posted by Stefan

If the Ceremony is held in the Parliament perpahs Queen Victoria and Prince Daniel could trive to the Riksdags building in a carriage like it was done in Denmark in 1972 where Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik at last drove back from Christiansborg to Amalienborg in an open carriage (don't remember if they also used on the way to Christiansborg.

I wouldn't rule out a carriage procession from the palace. At least not in the form we see at the Opening of Parliament every year.

To be honest I hadn't thought of anything than a sort of ceremony at the Royal Palace, but now it was brought up I can unfortunately see why a ceremony at the House of Parliament is more likely.