King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, Current Events Part 7: Sept 2008 - May 2010

[iceflower]

Pics 22.9.2009

Spain's development Minister Jose Blanco and King Carl Gustaf
pose upon their arrival at Zaragoza's train station on September
22, 2009. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf got a firsthand glimpse
of Spain's high-speed rail network which is set to become the
world's largest next year.


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[lillas]

Spain's development Minister Jose Blanco and King Carl Gustaf
pose upon their arrival at Zaragoza's train station on September
22, 2009. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf got a firsthand glimpse
of Spain's high-speed rail network which is set to become the
world's largest next year.


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That's great news!! it looks amazing, Spain is working really hard lately in changing their airports and train stations!!

 

[Odette]

Does anyone have a photo of the Queen inaugurating the ship "Oasis of the Seas"
of Royal Carribean Lines? I do not read Swedish so I may have mixed things up. Thank you.

 

[ursulajohanna]

What is the queen doing this week? Royalcourt don't mentioned official events of her!

Why don't she travel with the king to Espana, too?

 

[rop81]

Does anyone have a photo of the Queen inaugurating the ship "Oasis of the Seas"
of Royal Carribean Lines? I do not read Swedish so I may have mixed things up. Thank you.

That sounds strange - why would the Queen of Sweden inaugurate one of Royal Carribean Lines ships? They are not connected to Sweden as far as i know...

 

[Boris]

Queen Silvia doesn’t have anything to do with the baptism of the ‘Oasis of the seas”, but she and the King went on board of this cruiser when they visited a shipyard in Turku during their official visit to Finland in August.
Picture:

Detail snímku - fotobanka profimedia.cz

 

[ursulajohanna]

Yesterday evening the king celebrated "Marcus-Wallenberg-Awards":

The Marcus Wallenberg Prize

 

[principessa]

Queen Silvia will receive a little cultural delegation of Greifswald on 2009-10-01:

Google Übersetzer

 

[LadyFinn]

King Carl Gustaf received United Nations´ Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at the Stockholm castle. Ban Ki-Moon is in Sweden for a one-day visit.
Daylife

 

[ursulajohanna]

Yesterday afternoon the royal couple opened the "Caspar David Friedrich" exhibition Nationalmuseum/Stockholm

http://www.royalcourt.se/kungafamil...tstallning.5.4d76dc2912397f3eb8380003595.html

http://www.royalcourt.se/kungafamil...ktober2009.5.4d76dc2912397f3eb8380003613.html

 

[Boris]

Accompanied by The King, Queen Silvia opened the exhibition of paintings by 19th century romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich with quite an interesting, long speech in German and Swedish, which royalcourt published on the website:
http://www.royalcourt.se/kungafamil...ktober2009.5.4d76dc2912397f3eb8380003613.html
She wore an elegant outfit of amethyst colored velvet jacket with interesting lapel detailing (a repeat) and dark grey-purple dress:

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[Emeralds and Opals]

Courtesy of ANP(SCANPIX).

"2nd October 2009-King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia had opened the the exhibition "Pictures from Finland - Land and People" at Waldemarsudde art museum in Stockholm."

ANP Beeldbank

ANP Beeldbank

 

[iceflower]

Pics 5.10.2009

Queen Silvia and King Carl Gustaf of Sweden at the
inauguration of a new nature reserve at Stenhammars
gods close to Flen in Sweden, October 5, 2009:


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[iceflower]

Pics 6.10.2009

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva poses with King Carl
Gustaf and Queen Silvia prior to a gala dinner for the president
at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, October 6 2009.


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[JessRulz]

Swedish royalty to visit Vancouver for Games

"VANCOUVER — The King and Queen of Sweden will visit Vancouver during the 2010 Olympic Games next year, a Swedish embassy official in Ottawa confirmed Tuesday."

The Games will be held from February 12 to February 28 next year. The article also states that it is estimated approximately 25 heads of state will travel to Canada for the Games, and approximately 10 royals.

 

[LadyFinn]

On Thursday The King and President Halonen of Finland uncovered together a bilateral piece of art marking Märkesåret 1809 at Hanasaari in Espoo, Finland.
The King also attended a seminar on value based leadership, arranged by Finland´s Guides and Scouts and The Swedish Guide and Scout Council, at Hanasaari in Espoo.
Ruotsin kuningas juhlisti Hanasaaressa merkkivuotta 1809 - Helsingin Sanomat
Länsiväylä

Today King Carl Gustaf visited Turku and met the sea scouts, who introduced their new ship to him:
Kuningas tutustui partiotoimintaan | Turku | yle.fi
Photo gallery of the King´s visit to Turku:
Turun Sanomat

 

[LadyFinn]

According to a finnish newspaper Satakunnan Kansa, king Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia were in Finland on a private visit during the weekend. They were at an elk-hunting in Noormarkku, hosted by Robin Ahlström, Chairman of the board of Ahlstrom Oy.
Article (with old photo)
Satakunnan Kansa: Kaarle Kustaa metsästi viikonlopun Noormarkussa
http://www.satakunnankansa.fi/cs/Sa...kustaa+metsasti+viikonlopun+noormarkussa.html

 

[iceflower]

Pics 13.10.2009

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden today attended
the first-ever Birgit Nilsson Prize Award Ceremony, held at the Royal
Swedish Opera. The first winner of the prize, Spanish tenor Placido
Domingo, was chosen by the late Birgit Nilsson herself. October 13,
2009.


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[giov]

Gallery PPE
PPE Agency

Gallery Prisma
http://www.prismanews.com/spip.php?article6847

 

[Princess Alix]

Gallery PPE
PPE Agency

Gallery Prisma
http://www.prismanews.com/spip.php?article6847

I like very much Queen Silvia's red dress!!!!

 

[JessRulz]

I've moved some posts about Queen Silvia in Germany to the http://www.theroyalforums.com/forum...-of-the-silvia-home-and-foundation-22418.html thread. Please continue the discussion there

 

[queenofthelight]

Courtesy of Belga.

Queen Silvia from Sweden and Queen Paola from Belgium assist the European Conference against Human Trafficking at Palais d'Egmont in Brussels, Belgium (19/10/2009).

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[dazzling]

King Carl XVI Gustaf at the Bergslags hunt in Malingsbo-Kloten, Vastmanland, Sweden.
He told the press thta he shot an elk the day before.

Picture Gallery

 

[Florencia]

First Lady Michelle Obama and Queen Silvia of Sweden meet in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, Oct. 23, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)

P102309SA-0093 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[Boris]

Queen Silvia is currently on a two-day trip to Washington in her function as President of Mentor International.
Among other high profile appointments, she had the meeting with Michelle Obama “to discuss opportunities to collaborate in their shared concerns for the positive health and development of young people”, to quote the website of the Mentor Foundation.

Link:
The Mentor Foundation - Drug Prevention • Opportunity • Protection

 

[grevinnan]

King Carl XVI Gustaf at the Bergslags hunt in Malingsbo-Kloten, Vastmanland, Sweden.
He told the press thta he shot an elk the day before.

I believe he shot a moose (älg).

 

[Boris]

I am very sorry, but moving posts isn’t quite correct here:
Although Mentor International published details about Queen Silvia’s current trip to to Washington on their website, her high profile meetings in the capitol yesterday were held as Queen of Sweden and not only for ‘Mentor’.
Apart from meeting First Lady Michelle Obama yesterday, Silvia also met Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and members of US health organizations.
While her talks with Clinton focused on the ‘Mentor Columbia’ division and measures on drug prevention in this country, her talks with Obama were also about a possible collaboration of the First Lady with Queen Silvia’s own ‘World Childhood Foundation’.
Swedish newspaper Göteborgs-Posten has an article and interview about the whole US trip:
Silvia till Obama och Clinton: Billigare förebygga drogproblem - Världen - www.gp.se

 

[ursulajohanna]

Here information and pic from visit Hillary Clinton yesterday, too:

http://www.swedenabroad.com/News____7067.aspx?slaveid=98691

 

[Boris]

Thank you very much, ursulajohanna.
There are links to both official pictures - from Queen Silvia' meeting with Clinton and with The First Lady - on the right hand side of the article you posted.

 

[ursulajohanna]

Here information and pic from interview SR-radio yesterday morning in Washington:

Drottning Silvia mötte Obama och Clinton - sr.se