This April 30, 2025, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden publicly celebrated his 79th birthday with his traditional appearance in the Honor of the Royal Palace of Stockholm. Like every year, the sovereign was treated to a parade to the sound of the Marine fanfare. The royal family attended this ceremony from the balcony of the Royal Palace, with the return of Princess Madeleine and her children, as well as a surprise appearance of Princess Sofia with Princess Ines.
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King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates his 79th birthday with (almost) all his grandchildren
King Carl XVI Gustaf probably reserves for larger celebrations which will be organized next year for his 80th anniversary. This year again, this April 30, the King of Sweden was entitled to the same public demonstrations for his 79th anniversary. Several musical detachments of the armed forces have brightened this day with music.
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The music body of the Dragons de la Garde first presented a small concert of about twenty minutes, under the western vault of the Royal Palace. It was then the navy fanfare’s turn to make its entry. The celebrations continued in the royal courtyard of the Royal Palace, where the public had also raised to attend the event.
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-This year, the Princess Heiress Victoria participates in the celebrations in the navy uniform
Princess heiress Victoria, who recently obtained the rank of a navy brand, participated in the celebration in the navy uniform, next to her father, like her brother, Prince Carl Philip, while the other members of the royal family attended the parade from the balcony. King Carl XVI Gustaf and his eldest daughter then joined the other family members on the balcony once the parade ended in the courtyard.
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This appearance on the balcony made it possible to find grandchildren from King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia who had not appeared for a long time. Princess Madeleine and her husband, Christopher O’Neill, returned to live in Sweden in the previous school year and their three children, with whom they have lived in Miami since 2018, are therefore not used to appearing on the balcony. Princess Leonore, Prince Nicolas and Princess Adrienne were alongside their cousins, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, the two children of Victoria.
Prince Carl Philip also wore his navy uniform and appeared on the balcony with his wife, Princess Sofia. This is Princess Sofia’s first participation in an official event since the childbirth of Princess Ines on February 7. To everyone’s surprise, Ines also made his first appearance, alongside his brothers, Prince Alexander and Prince Gabriel. Only Prince Julian, the youngest of the three brothers, was absent because he fell ill.
Nicolas Fontaine
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