His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf marked 50 years on the Swedish throne on September 15, 2023. The event was celebrated with festivities, military parade, royal opera performances, and a gala reception.Â
The Swedish royals were joined by the Scandinavian royals on the palace balcony to greet the cheering crowd.Â
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| His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Official Jubilee Portrait |
Queen Margrethe II, who is a first cousin of King Carl XVI Gustaf, and King Harald V of Norway, their third cousin through Queen Victoria of Britain, are the only monarchs who were invited to the event.
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| King Carl XVI Gustaf, Princess Sofia, Prince Carl Philip, and Crown Princess Victoria |
Also in attendance were other Scandinavian heads of state, the presidents of Iceland and Finland, and also the government officials of Sweden.Â
The king, who was 27 years old when he inherited the throne from his grandfather in 1973, is now 77 years old and Sweden's longest serving monarch.
He is also the current second longest reigning monarch in Europe next to his first cousin, Queen Margrethe II, who celebrated her Golden Jubilee in January 2022.
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| His Majesty, accompanied by his only son, Prince Carl Philip, attended the Changing of the Guards |
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| The Swedish royals in the palace balcony |
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| Princess Madeleine, her husband Chris O'Neil, Queen Silvia, and King Carl XVI Gustaf |
King Harald V of Norway, his wife, King Sonja, and their son, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, her sister Queen Anne Marie of Greece, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark were the only foreign royals we spotted in the event. They also joined the Swedish royals in the palace balcony to greet the crowd.Â
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| Princess Madeleine and Chris O'Neil |
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| Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia |
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| Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar |
The King's children are in complete attendance, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip, and Princess Madeleine, who moved to Sweden from Florida with her family this year.Â
The Swedish royals attended the Te Deum religious mass in the Stockholm Cathedral and later joined by the Scandinavian royals and diplomats in Drottningholm Palace to watch the royal opera performances.Â
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| King Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja |
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| Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her sister Queen Anne Marie of Greece |
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| Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar |
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| Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel |
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| Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf |
Princess Estelle wore mom's dress
But the sight that caught everyone's attention was Princess Estelle's green tulle dress. It was a repurposed gown of her mother, Crown Princess Victoria, who donned the dress twice to public events, in 2021 and 2022.
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| Crown Princess Victoria wearing the H&M green tulle dress in 2021 |
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| Left: Crown Princess Victoria in 2021, and her daughter Princess Estelle in 2023 |
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| Crown Princess Victoria in 2021 and Princess Estelle in 2023 |
Te Deum Religious Service
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