Dressed in evening dresses for ladies, tuxedos for the gentlemen, they are aligned in the main staircase. Each in his place, according to the protocol. All smiled at the goal time for a historical snapshot. One of the official photo of the gala dinner of the 70 years of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

At the bottom, was the hero of the day, Carl XVI Gustaf and his wife Queen Silvia. On the walk from the top, between them, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and to her right, the President of the Republic of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson and his wife Dorrit Moussaieff. Next row, the Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde alongside the Sovereign Prince Albert II of Monaco and the former Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, followed by the Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and his wife Jenni Haukio between which slides Queen Margarita of Bulgaria the wife of former king Simeon II. Then just behind her, on the same level as Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and his wife Crown Princess Mary, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her husband Prince Consort Daniel, and finally the Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and wife Princess Sophie.

Fifth, were placed the two children of the Swedish royal couple Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine. Beside her husband Christopher O'Neill, while her older brother was solo, Princess Sofia stayed with their baby Prince Alexander born on 19 April. Carl Philip on his right the Crown Princess Margareta of Romania. The latter's husband, Prince Radu, is positioned right behind her. It is on the same course as the Princess Christina -one of Carl XVI Gustaf sisters, Crown Prince Alexander, pretender to the Serbia throne and his wife Crown Katherina, Princess Benedikte of Denmark -the sister of Queen Margrethe II, the Princess Hisako Takamado -the widow of a cousin of Emperor Akihito- and  Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

The penultimate row is occupied by family members of the King and Queen of Sweden. Either from left to right: Thomas and Ralf de Toledo Sommerlath -the nephew and the elder brother of the Queen Silvia-the Consul General Tord Magnuson -l'époux Christina- of the princess, the other three sisters princesses Birgitta and Desiree, and the husband of the latter Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld. The group photo is dominated by the parents of spouses of Victoria princesses and Madeleine and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden Ewa and Olle Westling, the parents of Prince Consort Daniel, Mary and Erik Hellqvist, those of Sofia Princess and Eva Maria O'Neill, Christopher's mother.

King Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja were to participate in this birthday dinner as well as their son Crown Prince Haakon and his wife Mette-Marit Princess. They canceled their visit to their Swedish neighbors to visit with families of victims of a helicopter crash connecting oil platforms in the North Sea, which occurred on 29 April in western Norway that killed 13 occupants of the aircraft.
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After Croatia, Prince Charles and Camilla left for Serbia, to continue their six days official visit to the Balkan territories. The opportunity for the Duchess of Cornwall to support the foundation of the tennis player Novak Djokovic.
 The couple landed in Belgrade this Wednesday, March 16th for two days in the former Yugoslavia.

This first day was marked by official appointments such the interview with the President of the Republic of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic at the presidential palace and the dinner hosted by the Serbian Prime Minister. And the laying of a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in honor of the Serbian soldiers, British and Commonwealth who fought side by side in the First World War.


The couple had both separate as well as engagements together, while Charles was accompanied by Serbian Patriarch Irinej, at a meeting of religious leaders of the Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Muslim and Jewish in Belgrade, Camilla has attended to her own engagement, in connection with the causes she defends and was seen in a store where bagels are sold to benefit a charity that fights against trafficking in humans and sexual violence. She also visited the house of Zvecanska children. There, she met with representatives of UNICEF and the Novak Djokovic Foundation. Created by the famous Serbian tennis champion, it develops in the country of early childhood education projects and provides grants to educational initiatives to help children.


The Prince of Wales also took advantage of his visit to Belgrade to see his Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia, aged 70, and his wife Crown Princess Katherine, son Hereditary Prince Peter at the Blue Salon of the Royal Palace. Pretender to the throne of Serbia, Prince Alexander is the son of the last King of Yugoslavia Peter II and the godson of Charles's mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
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The journey of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall to the Balkans, from 14 to 19 March 2016, focuses on peace, reconciliation, youth empowerment and restoration after the war that tore the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s if this is the eighth official visit of Prince Charles, heir to the British crown, in this geographical area, this is the first time that Camilla accompanies it. Apart from Croatia and Serbia, the royal couple will travel to Montenegro and Kosovo.

His Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander accompanied by his spouse Crown Princess Katherine visited on March 7th Novi Sad and delivered aid to the Children’s Hospital, the couple was supported by TV personality Mr Ivan Ivanovic who supported Crown Prince and Crown Princess in this humanitarian endeavour and the Home for Mentally Handicapped Children and Youth “Veternik”.
First they visited the Children’s Hospital in Novi Sad where they delivered fiber-optic bronchoscope worth 14,000 Euros, which were raised thanks to the action “Aid for Babies” implemented by the Crown Princess Katherine Foundation in cooperation with the TV show “Evening with Ivan Ivanovic”. The donation was received by the hospital’s director Professor Dr. Slobodan Grebeldinger.
Photo Credit: Royal Family Serbia

Serbia Royal House's Crown Prince Couple Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander accompanied by his wife Crown Princess Katherine hosted the launch of “Anthology of The Most Beautiful Spiritual Music of Orthodox East” by Divna Ljubojevic today at the White Palace.
Photo Credits: Royal Family of Serbia