The Royal Court at its Instagram
"Tonight, the Jubilee year 2023 begins with a dinner for guests from all of Sweden's 21 counties. Invited are representatives from cultural life, business, healthcare, education, sports and associations, as well as the country's governors."
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cno6_q_Be-a/
The Royal Palaces at its Facebook
"Tonight, the Swedish dinner is held at the Royal Palace and thus begins the Jubilee year. During the dinner, representatives from all of Sweden's counties are invited. The festivities begin with a concert in the Rikssalen.
In honor of the day, the Hall of State is launched in a 360° version. A digital experience where you can wander around and closely study the hall that was Sweden's center of power for a hundred years. You can also watch a sequence of the film 'Carl XII', from 1925 with Gösta Ekman d.ä. in the leading role. In connection with the premieres, Gustaf V and Queen Viktoria invited all of Stockholm's officers to a film screening in the Hall of State."
At the website of the Royal Palaces:
The Hall of State in 360° - Kungliga slotten
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The Sweden Dinner, started with a divertissement
The dress code in the evening is black tie/dark suit and the women and wear long or short dresses.
Profimedia gallery
ANP gallery
Svensk Damtidning:
Kungafamiljen har jättefest på slottet – se nya bilderna! _*Svensk Dam
The King seemed to be on a brilliant mood
Nya festbilder – så var kungafamiljens party i natt! _*Svensk Dam
Photos by SPA:
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The Royal Court at its Instagram:
"The royal family and guests from Sweden's 21 counties can tonight enjoy flower wreaths created from tulips, viburnum and anemones."
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnpjlNqhVKM
The Royal Court at its website:
King and Queen gave a Swedish dinner to pay attention to people who have made significant contributions to Sweden locally, regionally or nationally. The dinner also began the jubilee year 2023, which marks HM the King's 50 years on the throne as well as the 500th anniversary of the election of Gustav Vasa as King of Sweden.
The dinner began with a divertissement in the Hall of State where singers and musicians offered a musical journey with music from the 16th century to the present day. Among others, court singer Elin Rombo and opera singer Joachim Bäckström sang at the evening's divertissement. The speaker was Professor Mattias Lundberg.
The concert ended with the Royal Swedish Army Band performing a newly written commemorative march. The march, composed by Erik Berndalen, was the Headquarters Military Music Department's gift to the King.
After the divertissement, the approximately 200 guests were greeted by the King and Queen, the Crown Princess Couple and the Prince Couple in Lovisa Ulrika's dining room in the Bernadotte apartments.
Kungaparet gav Sverigemiddag för att uppmärk_samma svenska insatser _ Kungahuset
Translation
The program of the Divertissement. The Marshal of the Realm Fredrik Wersäll gave the welcoming speech.
Program_Divertissement_Sverigemiddag_230120
The guest list
Gästlista _ Kungahuset
The King's speech, he said among other things:
"Even for me personally, it is a special year.
Yes, it is hard to believe, but in September I have had the privilege of being Sweden's head of state for a full 50 years.
For me, this Swedish dinner marks the beginning of the anniversary year. And my family and I are very happy that we get to spend the evening with you.
Now I hope that you are not too shy but take the opportunity to make new contacts and exchange experiences with each other. I know who you are and where you come from and I promise there are a lot of exciting guests here tonight!"
H.M. Konungens välkomstord vid Sverigemiddag _ Kungahuset
Translation
The Royal Court at its Instagram
"The roughly 200 guests at tonight's Swedish dinner were treated to a menu created by @jessiesommarstrom, Chef of the Year 2022. The food consisted of Swedish ingredients, inspired by winter and the forest."
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnp32qkBYZl/
Kungen bjuder in till Sverigemiddag - 50 år på tronen
Video by SPA
The Sweden Dinner offered its guests an unforgettable evening at the Palace.
One of the guests was Helena Timbäck Tranquist, spinning instructor and former operations manager for Friskis and Svettis in Örebro.
- It felt honorable to be noticed in this way and to participate in this context, she says today.
There were no handshakes with the royals for the guests. Since the pandemic, the royals and especially the royal couple have been restrictive with handshakes. But Helena could exchange a few words with Sofia after dinner.
- We ran into Sofia and took the opportunity to say thank you so much on the way out. The royal family are very nice and accessible. They mingled among us invited in a very relaxed way, they really have a nice attitude. It was great fun and a very pleasant and easygoing atmosphere that you managed to achieve. It was relaxed but still very festive and solemn.
Helena was very impressed by the dishes, it was tasty, well composed and a light fresh meal for a context like this. The artichoke ice cream and dessert was a favorite, it was fantastically good, she liked it and it was very exciting and innovative.
Farmer Carl Gudmundsson was with his fiancee Beatrice Björklund one of the guests. He says that the evening exceeded his expectations.
- It was really super sumptuous, just as you expect a Sweden Dinner to be. We had high expectations, but they were met with flying colors. We were very impressed by how interested, not only the royal family was, but everyone at court. You feel proud as a Swede to be represented by the royal family and the work they do.
Detaljerna från Sverigemiddagen på slottet
Victoria's dramatically romantic dress is by Italian fashion designer Giambattista Valli, from the collaborative collection he created with H&M in 2019.
Victoria thinks a lot about the environment and often reuses her fantastic clothes in different contexts. For example, this dress she wore at the Sweden dinner she has had twice before.
Victorias look på festen – sanningen om klänningen _*Svensk Dam
Victoria von Schweden_ Look beim Gala-Dinner_ Neben ihr verblassen die Royals _ BUNTE.de
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