Thursday February 25th His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf and Her Majesty Queen Silvia hosted a diplomatic reception at the Royal Palace for newly appointed Foreign Ambassadors to the Kingdom.

On a few occasions per year the newly appointed ambassadors have the opportunity respectively to meet the King and Queen at the Royal Palace.

The first time the newly appointed ambassadors meets with the King is when they present their credentials at the formal audiences. At the diplomatic reception they may also be a chance to meet the Queen, as well as other representatives from the Swedish Foreign Ministry.

This time it was the ambassadors from Ukraine, South Africa and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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