Swedish Royal Orders & Medals

Somebody · May 28, 2024

Just when I thought I started to understand, it is getting even more complicated.

Are only Members/Knights of the Order of the Seraphim considered Members and Commander of the Orders of His Majesty - or does this apply to everyone who is a member/knight of any of the orders?

Kingen · May 28, 2024

Somebody said:
Just when I thought I started to understand, it is getting even more complicated.

Are only Members/Knights of the Order of the Seraphim considered Members and Commander of the Orders of His Majesty - or does this apply to everyone who is a member/knight of any of the orders?

As far as I have understood, yes only Members/Knights of the Order of the Seraphim.

Mbruno · May 28, 2024

Somebody said:
Just when I thought I started to understand, it is getting even more complicated.

Are only Members/Knights of the Order of the Seraphim considered Members and Commander of the Orders of His Majesty - or does this apply to everyone who is a member/knight of any of the orders?

The Swedish members of the forum can probably provide a better explanation, but what I read on the internet is that originally a person had to be appointed a commander of one of the lower orders before being eligible to become a Knight of Seraphim and that is where the designation "Knight and Commander of the Orders of His Majesty" came from. I don't know if that is correct though.

It is also a bit confusing because nowadays the adult male Knights of the Seraphim in the Royal Family such as Prince Carl Philip and Prince Daniel are also Commanders of the Order of the Polar Star (you can notice how they always wear the black necklace insignia of the Polar Star at state dinners), but the female Members like Queen Silvia, CP Victoria, and Princess Madeleine are not (or so I think). Yet, they are also cited as "Member and Commander", which I don't understand.

LadyFinn · May 29, 2024

ABBA's manager Görel Hanser has confirmed to Svensk Damtidning that Benny, Björn, Agnetha and Anni-Frida will attend when the quartet will receive the Order of Vasa on May 31.
- Yes, most probably, says Görel.
Margareta Thorgren says the same to Svensk Damtidning.

ABBA-medlemmarnas stora glädjebesked – bekräftar underbara nyheten

ABBA-medlemmarna har underbara besked till alla fans!

www.svenskdam.se

An Ard Ri · May 29, 2024

What a long overdue honour for ABBA.
And Frida is now HSH Princess Anni-Frid, Dowager Countess of Plauen!

Hans-Rickard · May 29, 2024

Somebody said:
Thanks for the clarification! I went by LadyFinn's description/translation but if I understand it correctly now, it is the name of an organization that 'manages' the various royal orders instead of an order itself.

Yes. ”Kungliga Majestäts Orden” (Orders of His Majesty The King) is the name of the Central Chancery that administrates the 4 Swedish Royal Orders of Knighthood and the medals that the King awards.

Kingen · May 29, 2024

Mbruno said:
The Swedish members of the forum can probably provide a better explanation, but what I read on the internet is that originally a person had to be appointed a commander of one of the lower orders before being eligible to become a Knight of Seraphim and that is where the designation "Knight and Commander of the Orders of His Majesty" came from. I don't know if that is correct though.

It is also a bit confusing because nowadays the adult male Knights of the Seraphim in the Royal Family such as Prince Carl Philip and Prince Daniel are also Commanders of the Order of the Polar Star (you can notice how they always wear the black necklace insignia of the Polar Star at state dinners), but the female Members like Queen Silvia, CP Victoria, and Princess Madeleine are not (or so I think). Yet, they are also cited as "Member and Commander", which I don't understand.

Good that you have read it somewhere as well, confirming what I remembered.

I have no idea, and sometimes it is just not logical. Maybe it is a rest from the old days when Swedish Princes were Knights and Commanders of the Orders of His Majesty from birth, and awarded all four Orders (and the Order of Charles XIIi). Given that the Orders was dormant for fifty years this might have affected the logic in how things are named.

Stefan · May 29, 2024

An Ard Ri said:
What a long overdue honour for ABBA.
And Frida is now HSH Princess Anni-Frid, Dowager Countess of Plauen!

Princess Anni-Frid Reuss

doro · May 29, 2024

Glad to see ABBA being decorated!

LadyFinn · May 30, 2024

The Royal Court at its Instagram:
Tomorrow, H.M. The King delivers Orders of Knighthood to 13 exceptional Swedes.

Kungahuset 🇸🇪 on Instagram: "🇸🇪 I morgon delar H.M. Konungen ut ordnar till 13 exceptionella svenskar. De kungliga riddarordnarna är Sveriges främsta utmärkelser. Senast svenska medborgare utanför Kungahuset tog emot svenska ordnar var 1974. Ordens

10K likes, 64 comments - kungahuset on May 30, 2024: "🇸🇪 I morgon delar H.M. Konungen ut ordnar till 13 exceptionella svenskar. De kungliga riddarordnarna är Sveriges främsta utmärkelser. Senast svenska medborgare utanför Kungahuset tog emot svenska ordnar var 1974. Ordensförläningsceremonin...

www.instagram.com

JR76 · May 31, 2024

The investiture ceremony will be transmitted live internationally on Svtplay at 14.00 o'clock today.

SVT Nyheter Direkt – Ordensförläning

Kung Carl XVI Gustaf delar medaljer till framstående svenskar. Bland andra Eva Rydberg, Bettan Byvald och ABBA. Programledare: Karin Fagerlund

www.svtplay.se

LadyFinn · May 31, 2024

Arriving to the Royal Palace, will be updated:
TT gallery

JR76 · May 31, 2024

LadyFinn said:
Arriving to the Royal Palace, will be updated:
TT gallery

I had a hunch that Agnetha and Frida would wear all white and so far at least Agnetha does.

LadyFinn · May 31, 2024

JR76 said:
I had a hunch that Agnetha and Frida would wear all white and so far at least Agnetha does.

And Frida wears also white

Här återförenas ABBA på Slottet – för kungens och Silvias skull

Hela ABBA har samlats på Slottet för att träffa kungen och drottning Silvia.

www.svenskdam.se

I would have liked to hear Chancellor Svante Lindqvist's speech - not these "experts" talking.

JUST NU: Hela Abba återförenas på Slottet

Vilken återförening! Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Björn och Benny prisades av kungen på Stockholms slott på fredagen. Med sig hade Ulvaeus kärleken Christina Sas och Anni-Frid kom med sin greve Henry Smith. Under utdelningen hyllades Abba med stor glädje och applåder.

www.expressen.se

Profimedia gallery

Abba-jäsenet yhdessä tuoreissa kuvissa – tältä he näyttävät nyt

Abba-nelikko teki harvinaisen yhteisesiintymisen tilaisuudessa, jossa Ruotsin kuningas myönsi heille kunniamerkit.

www.is.fi

Här blir Abba riddare på Slottet – hyllas av kungen

Eva Rydberg blir kommendör. Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad och Björn Ulvaeus får ordnar.

www.aftonbladet.se

Hans-Rickard · May 31, 2024

LadyFinn said:
And Frida wears also white

Här återförenas ABBA på Slottet – för kungens och Silvias skull

Hela ABBA har samlats på Slottet för att träffa kungen och drottning Silvia.

www.svenskdam.se

I would have liked to hear Chancellor Svante Lindqvist's speech - not these "experts" talking.

I agree… I would have loved to hear the ceremony from start to finish instead of hearing 3 journalists who didn’t even know the names of the people who were there, pretending to be ”experts”…

They should at least have brought in Roger Lundgren, or someone who knew what they was talking about…

The ceremony was very solemn and beautiful but the tv-broadcast was a disaster

LadyFinn · Jun 1, 2024

Hans-Rickard said:
I agree… I would have loved to hear the ceremony from start to finish instead of hearing 3 journalists who didn’t even know the names of the people who were there, pretending to be ”experts”…

They should at least have brought in Roger Lundgren, or someone who knew what they was talking about…

The ceremony was very solemn and beautiful but the tv-broadcast was a disaster

Yes, the TV-broadcast was a disaster.

But it's good to see that the Royal Court publishes photos of all recipients.
Among the guests were the recipients and their invited guests as well as representatives of official Sweden.

Ordensförläningsceremoni på Kungl. Slottet

Fredagen den 31 maj ägde den första ordensförläningsceremonin för svenska medborgare i modern tid rum på Kungl. Slottet. H.M. Konungen, som är de kungliga riddarordnarnas stormästare, delade ut ordnarna till tretton exceptionella svenskar.

www.kungahuset.se

Photos of all Orders

Bilder på ordensmottagarnas ordenstecken

Nedan finns högupplösta bilder på respektiva ordensmottagares ordenstecken att ladda ner. Foto: Jonas Borg/Kungl. Maj:ts Orden

kungligmajestatsorden.se

A good summary about the ceremony:

Ordensförläningsceremonin

Fredagen den 31 maj 2024 ägde den första ordensförläningsceremonin rum. Tretton förtjänta svenskar som utnämnts till riddare eller kommendörer inom de kungliga riddarordnarna fick ta emot sina orde…

phaleristica.com

Great - the Royal Court published a video from the whole ceremony!

LadyFinn · Jun 6, 2024

The King has decided on awarding HM the King's Medal and the Litteris et Artibus Medal.
HM The King's Medal, previously called the Court Medal, from the last half of the 19th century is awarded for special merit.
Litteris et Artibus was founded in 1853 by Crown Prince Carl (XV). Litteris et Artibus is Latin and means science and art. The medal is awarded for outstanding artistic contributions mainly in music, stage production and literature.

Medaljförläningar 6 juni 2024

Kungen har beslutat om medaljförläningar för H.M. Konungens medalj och medaljen Litteris et Artibus.

www.kungahuset.se

Victoria has worn many outfits by Christer Lindarw lately and the royal family has been attending The After Dark Group's shows during the years:
HM The King's Medal, 8th size in the ribbon of the Order of Seraphim
Artist and fashion designer Christer Lindarw
for outstanding efforts in Swedish entertainment

LadyFinn · Jun 13, 2024

The King delivered today HM the King's Medals and the Litteris et Artibus Medals. And as always, queen Silvia attended too.
At the photos we see among others
Artist and fashion designer Christer Lindarw
Chef, presenter and cookbook author Tina Nordström
Former head coach of the Swedish National Men's Football Team Janne Andersson
ANP gallery

Tina Nordström and Christer Lindarw show proudly their HM the King's Medals at their Instagrams