Tuesday evening, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden was in the spotlight ahead of his 70th anniversary of 70 years. Besides his wife Queen Silvia, he could count on the presence at his side of the Princes Carl Philip and Daniel came solo.

This Saturday April 30th, 2016, the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf turns 70. But the Swedes did not wait for the big day to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their sovereign. The festivities have already begun. Thus, this Monday, April 25, an event was organized in his honor at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. Entitled "Baltic Sea - hope and threats", she saw various specialists intervene to evoke the Baltic in terms of commerce and politics, science and art, people and the environment. Dressed in a pink suit fuchsia, Queen Silvia was with her husband.

The royal couple had not come alone. The King and Queen of Sweden were escorted by their son Prince Carl Philip and their son in law Prince Consort Daniel. The two young dads were single, their wives, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Sofia, being one as the other on maternity leave. The first gave birth to Prince Oscar -the little brother of the princess Estelle- on March 2, the second to Prince Alexander, her first child, April 12.


However, this Tuesday, April 26, for the anniversary concert given in the chapel of the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Silvia was only to accompany her royal husband. She had chosen to wear a jacket for the occasion in gray and white tweed dress on the same gray.

Monday, April 11th Prince Daniel inaugurated the children's book exhibition "Frech, wild & wunderbar - schwedische Kinderbuchwelten" at the Swedish embassies in Berlin, Germany.
The exhibition was aiming to inspire children and adults to discover the world of books. The exhibition allows visitors the opportunity to form an interactive part, visiting various children's worlds away from modern Swedish children's literature. In another part of the exhibition is the Swedish library concept "Room for Children" where children and adults can learn together.

In his speech, Prince said, "We are fortunate to have so many talented children's authors and illustrators in Sweden. I am happy to see many of you here today. Thanks to you, we have parents received keys to new worlds, to call and to Community. By your words, colors and shapes brought large and small issues. "
Photo Credit: Swedish Embassy Berlin

Monday, February 22nd Crown Prince Daniel attended the Swedish Ski Association and the Swedish ski Council project All the snow at Gärdet in Stockholm.
During the morning Gärdet got fourth graders from Snösätraskolan, Hökarängsskolan and Rågsveds school try in various ways to glide on snow, for example, by cross-country skiing, in a play area on sloping terrain and training on an oval track.

Alla på snö på Gärdet! Det är Svenska skidförbundet och Svenska skidrådet som genom projektet Alla på snö ordnar snöaktiviteter för barn runt om i Sverige. // "All on snow" on Gärdet! The Swedish Ski Association and Snowsport Sweden, via the project "All on snow", arrange snow activities for children throughout Sweden. #kungahuset #prinsdaniel #allapåsnö

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 Another royal family to have attended a sporting event this weekend were the Swedish Crown Princess Family. Crown Princess Victoria, Crown Prince Daniel and Princess Estelle watch the Euro Hockey Tour game between Sweden and Finland at the Hovet Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on February 13, 2016.
This may be the last family outing before the arrival of the new Crown Princess baby.
photos:expressen

Wednesday February 9th Crown Prince Daniel attended the Royal Engineering Sciences (IVA) awards ceremony. At the gathering Prince Daniel received IVA's badge of honor on the occasion of his honorary munity. This was followed by a seminar on entrepreneurship.
During the afternoon's academy negotiations  in Stockholm  Grev Turegatan awarded the honorary badge to Prince Daniel.

Kungl. Engineering Sciences, has appointed Prince Daniel an honorary member of the Academy as "Prince Daniel have a genuine and broad engagement in entrepreneurial issues. The prince is the initiator and, since 2013, actively involved in the IVA project Prince Daniel's Fellowship and Entrepreneurship Program that works to promote entrepreneurship among young people. "
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