the royal court annual report

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T H E Roya l Cou rt
A n n ua l re p ort
2007
The year in brief
INTENSIVE PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES
THE YEAR IN BRIEF................................................................... 2
CARL XVI GUSTAF – Sweden’s Head of State............ 3
REPORT FROM THE MARSHAL OF THE REALM................ 4
THE ROYAL COURT
Duties...................................................................................... 5
Financial reporting.................................................................. 5
The Court Administration’s use of funds................................ 6
Staff......................................................................................... 6
Organisation............................................................................ 7
THE COURT ADMINISTRATION
Office of the Marshal of the Realm......................................... 8
The Royal Court’s environmental work................................... 9
Office of the Marshal of the Court ....................................... 10
H.M. The Queen’s Household............................................... 14
H.R.H. The Crown Princess’s Household............................. 16
H.R.H. The Duchess of Halland’s Household....................... 19
The Royal Mews................................................................... 20
n Six state visits took place. The King opened the
Parliamentary Session and took part in the Swedish
Parliament’s Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs and
Cabinet meetings. Thirty two ambassadors were received
at formal audiences
n Three official dinners, ministerial lunches and the
traditional dinner for the Nobel Laureates
n The King and Queen in Halmstad and Stockholm, and
Crown Princess Victoria in Lundsbrunn and Stockholm
on National Day. Considerable royal involvement during
the Linnaeus 2007 celebrations
CLIMATE, ENERGY AND INTEGRATION
THE YEAR’S THEME
n The King made speeches at UNESCO in Paris and at a
climate conference in Washington
n The King and Queen were informed about integration
projects in Västra Götaland
THE PALACE ADMINISTRATION
The Royal Collections with the Bernadotte Library.............. 22
Office of the Governor of the Royal Palaces.......................... 25
Stockholm Palace Administration.......................................... 26
Drottningholm Palace Administration
with the Crown Lands........................................................... 27
Gripsholm Castle Administration.......................................... 29
Notes to the financial statements........................................... 30
Financial statements.........................................................31-34
Auditor’s report..................................................................... 35
n The Queen is strongly committed to initiatives to help
children and young people
THE ROYAL DJURGÅRDEN ADMINISTRATION
Operations............................................................................. 36
Notes to the financial statements........................................... 39
Financial statements.............................................................. 40
Auditor’s report..................................................................... 41
n A high-tech lock system was installed and considerable
IT investments were made
MEDAL PRESENTATIONS...................................................... 42
STATE VISITS............................................................................ 44
DIARY – Excerpts from the Royal Family’s
programme of activities................................................................ 48
ROYAL GLOSSARY................................................................... 59
n The Royal Palaces attracted around 750,000 visitors
Published by:
The Royal Court
Royal Palace of Stockholm
111 30 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8-402 60 00
www.kungahuset.se
Edited by:
Nina Eldh
Ingemar Eliasson
Åsa Gunnarsson
Gösta Kylsberg
Per Törnblom
Org. Reg. No.
The Office of the Treasurer of the Court 9020000-7374
The Royal Palace Administration 202100-3484
The Royal Djurgården Administration 802000-6808
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Design: Seforma AB
Printed by: Stockholms Läns
Grafiska AB
Paper: Scandia 2000, map
Photo:
The Royal Collections
Scanpix
Clas Göran Carlsson
Rickard Eriksson
INVESTMENTS AND RESTORATION WORK
AT THE PALACES
n Karl XI’s gallery was restored
n Extensive renovations were carried out in Princess
Sibylla’s apartments
THE ROYAL PALACES: POPULAR TOURIST
DESTINATIONS
n Two popular exhibitions about Crown Princess Victoria’s
life during the past 30 years. Exhibition of Prince Carl
Philip’s own photographs in Uppsala and Espoo, Finland
n A programme of measures boosted the number of
visitors to Gripsholm Castle
CONTINUED FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL WORK
n Biofuel is replacing fossil fuels at Drottningholm Palace
n More environmentally friendly vehicles in the Royal
Mews’ fleet
n Geothermal heat pumps are increasingly replacing oil at
the Djurgården Administration’s properties
The Royal Court 2007
Photo: Leif R Jansson/Scanpix
colour
King Carl XVI Gustaf
– Sweden’s Head of State
The King’s duties as Head of State
Sweden is one of the oldest monarchies in the
world. A castle has stood on the site of the Royal
Palace for over a thousand years. There has been
a reigning monarch at the castle for several centuries, right up to the present day.
The Swedish monarchy has performed its duties in various different forms throughout history.
As with our Nordic neighbours, Denmark and
Norway, Sweden is now a constitutional monarchy, which means that the monarchy’s authority is
regulated by the constitution.
The Constitution Act of 1974 rules that the
holder of Sweden’s throne is the nation’s Head
of State. The duties of the Swedish monarchy are
mainly ceremonial and representative, as a “collec-
tive representative and symbol of the country”.
The Act also states that The King shall chair
information and change of government Cabinet
meetings, and meetings of the Advisory Council
on Foreign Affairs.
The King shall also open the Parliamentary
Session. In all other respects, the monarch is to
represent Sweden in the event of incoming and
outgoing state visits, and receive foreign ambassadors for accreditation.
If The King is prevented from carrying out
his duties as Head of State, for example due to
foreign visits to distant or inaccessible regions,
Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip or
Princess Madeleine (in order of succession) step
in as temporary representatives.
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Report from
the Marshal of the Realm
Members of the Royal Family remained in high
demand in 2007 as participants in various events
in Sweden and abroad. Almost 1,400 written requests and invitations were registered. H.M. The
King took part in an externally organised function
every third day throughout the whole year (123
events), in addition to meetings and audiences at
the palace. H.M. The Queen took part in most of
these functions. In addition, The Queen participated in 31 different official programmes on her
own. The King and Queen thus put a considerable amount of work into representing Sweden in
various settings, both at home and abroad.
Six state visits have been prepared and carried
out during the year. Sweden received visits from
the Heads of State of China, Brazil and Bulgaria,
while the King and Queen made state visits to Japan, Denmark and Austria. The Japanese Imperial
Couple visited our country to attend events commemorating the 300th anniversary of the birth of
Carl Linnaeus. The King also met the Presidents
of both Russia and the United States of America,
in connection with official visits to Moscow and
Washington. All in all, the Swedish Head of State
had the opportunity, during official visits and
audiences, to meet the heads of state of several
countries of great significance to Sweden. This
has contributed to facilitating the work of politicians and the business community in effectively
promoting Swedish interests. Both preparations
for, and the actual implementation of, state visits and other official visits traditionally happen in
close cooperation with the Ministry for Foreign
Affairs. The form and content of state visits are
subject to continual evaluation.
It is incumbent upon the Royal Court to exhibit the palaces and their interiors, which are associated with the history of the Swedish monarchy, to
the general public. These visitor activities are financed via entry fees and gift shop sales. In 2007,
the number of visitors equalled the record figures
of 2006, totalling around 750,000 paid entry fees
at the royal palaces, of which around 460,000
were for the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
The special series of lectures, which was
launched in celebration of the Royal Palace of
Stockholm’s 250th anniversary in 2004, has continued during the years following. The lectures
have become extremely popular, and form a valuable aspect of our communication work with the
general public concerning our cultural heritage.
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Paying heed to the environmental impact
of operations is an important part of the Royal
Court’s work. During the year, biofuel has been
increasingly used as a replacement for fossil fuels
at Drottningholm Palace. The most environmentally-friendly alternative is always selected whenever cars or gardening machinery need replacing.
The King’s strong commitment to these issues
impacts on both our external and internal work.
A considerable number of the King’s visits, functions and speeches touch on environmental and
climate issues. The Court is in the process of reviewing its environmental policy.
The financial administration exercises considerable restraint in its work. The distribution of
the Riksdag’s allocation to the Court and Palace
Administrations has been carried out in accordance with the agreement with the government.
The Palace Administration is reporting a surplus
of SEK 4.8 million thanks to a positive result from
visitor activities, and due to financial savings. The
distribution of the state allocation to the various
organisational units within the Court Administration is detailed in the reporting on page 6.
The Riksdag has decided to raise the allocation
to the Court for 2008. This is an extremely welcome decision. The increase will be used in part to
fund the extended activities of The Crown Princess, and for certain measures to improve security,
as well as to fund the decorating and equipping of
the guest apartment, which the National Property
Board has begun renovating.
When allocating the funds within the Court
Administration, priority is given to those duties
carried out by the King and Queen in representing
Sweden. The activities of the Court Administration, which comprise all programmes of activity,
representation, ceremonial and other transportation, communications and overall management,
are carried out at a cost corresponding to less
than six kronor per Swedish inhabitant. The cost
of running and maintaining the royal palaces and
their effects amounts to the same. This should be
seen as evidence of efficient administration and a
good return on tax revenue.
Stockholm, March 2008
Ingemar Eliasson
The management council, from left: First Marshal of the Court Mr. Lars-Hjalmar Wide, Crown Equerry Lieutenant-General Mertil Melin, First Lady of the Court Baroness Kirstine von Blixen-Finecke,
Marshal of the Realm Mr. Ingemar Eliasson (chairman), Marshal of the Court Mrs. Elisabeth Tarras-Wahlberg, Director of the Secretariat Mr. Christer Lignell, Director of the Information and Press Department Mrs. Nina Eldh, Governor of the Royal Palaces Dr. Lennart Ahlgren, Director of the Royal Collections Mrs. Agneta Lundström, Keeper of the Privy Purse Mr. Bengt Telland, Director of the Personnel
Department Mrs. Gun-Britt Flingdal, Chief Military Staff of H.M. The King Major General Håkan Pettersson (co-opted). Photo: Rickard Eriksson.
The Royal Court
The Royal Court’s principle duty is to assist the Head of State and other members of the Royal
Household in their official obligations according to the Constitution Act of 1974. This duty also
includes preserving and protecting the royal cultural heritage, and exhibiting this cultural heritage to the wider public. The King’s motto, “For Sweden – With the Times”, serves as a guide for
everything we do at the Royal Court.
The duties of the Royal Court can be broken
down into four areas of activity:
n Programme of activities and representation
n Preservation and maintenance of cultural heritage
n Visitor activities
n Management of several overall functions
Finances
The Court’s activities are divided into three areas:
The Court Administration is organised as follows: The Office of the Marshal of the
Realm, The Office of the Marshal of the Court,
H.M. The Queen’s Household, H.R.H. The
Crown Princess’s Household, H.R.H. The Duchess of Halland’s Household, and the Royal Mews.
The Court Administration is financed by an allocation from the state, called the Appanage. According to an agreement with the government, the
Court Administration must provide clear reporting on how this allocation is used.
The Palace Administration consists
of the Royal Collections with the Bernadotte Library, and the Office of the Governor of the Royal
Palaces with the palace administrations. Operations are financed in part by the state allocation,
and partly by income from exhibitions in the royal
palaces and sales from the royal gift shops.
The Royal Djurgården Administration (KDF) comes under the Office of the Governor. Operations are self-financing through rents
and leases. Revenue and expenses should balance
in the long-term, and any possible surplus be used
solely for the long-term and sustainable development of Royal Djurgården.
Last year, the Royal Court received SEK 98.5 million (97.5) from the state, an increase of 1.0 percent compared to the previous year. According to
an agreement with the government, 51 percent of
the state allocation, or SEK 50.4 million (49.6),
is apportioned to the Court Administration, and
49 percent, or SEK 48.1 million (47.9) to the
Palace Administration. Revenue from visitor and
retailing activities amounted to SEK 47.0 million
(47.2), and has been used solely to finance Palace
Administration operations. The financial result for
the Royal Djurgården Administration amounted
to SEK 1.5 million (0.6). For further details, see
the Palace Administration’s and Royal Djurgården
Administration’s financial statements.
Allocation from
the Swedish Riksdag
The Court
Administration
The Palace
Administration
51% 49%
The Head of
State’s representative duties
in Sweden and
internationally
SEK 50.4 million
Preservation
and maintenance of
cultural
heritage
SEK 48.1 million
State allocation over the past five years excluding non-recurring items
Amounts in SEK millions
2003
The Court Administration
46.7
The Palace Administration
44.9
Change compared to previous year (%) 9.7
2004
48.2
46.3
3.3
2005
48.6
47.0
1.1
2006
49.6
47.9
2.0
2007
50.4
48.1
1.0
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The chairs must be placed in a completely straight line at official dinners. Royal Collection
technicians Sven Erik Jansson and Håkan Lundblad taking measurements. Photo: Alexis
Daflos, the Royal Collections
Number of permanent employees
converted into
Full-time posts
200
150
100
50
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Court Administration
Palace Administration
Royal Djurgården Administration
USE OF FUNDS WITHIN THE COURT
ADMINISTRATION
The part of the allocation that finances the Court
Administration has been distributed among the
various organisational units. The majority of the
expenditure is comprised of salaries, including social security contributions. Total expenditure for
the activities of the Court Administration is distributed as follows:
- 28 (28) percent for such overall management as
comes under the organisation of the Office of the
Marshal of the Realm. The personnel and functions that are included in the Office serve all the
various activities of the Court.
- 26 (26) percent for such activity as comes under
the organisation of the Office of the Marshal of
the Court, chiefly for official representation and
travel.
- 21 (21) percent for such activity as comes under the organisation of The Queen’s Household,
Staff
2007
Number of permanent employees
210
Proportion of female employees, percent
50
Proportion of male employees, percent
50
Average age
50.5
Absence due to sickness as a percentage
of working hours
2.6
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During 2007, Karl XV’s gallery at the Royal Palace was renovated. You can view the final result on the
back of this annual report. Photo: Alexis Daflos, the Royal Collections
2006
209
50
50
51
2005
200
50
50
50.3
2004
203
53
47
49.6
2003
203
53
47
49.2
3.0
3.3
3.9
-
chiefly costs relating to kitchen and waiting staff
at official functions at the Royal Palace and Drottningholm Palace.
- 6 (6) percent for such activity as comes under
the organisation of The Crown Princess’s Household, chiefly staff salaries.
- 19 (19) percent for such activity as comes under the organisation of the Royal Mews, of which
around half of expenditure is comprised of costs
relating to ceremonial transportation. Revenue
and costs relating to the Palace Administration’s
activities can be found on pages 30-34.
STAFF
The Royal Court had a total of 210 (209) permanent employees during the year, equivalent to 197
(194) full-time posts. In addition to these employees, a considerable number of people are taken on
each year on temporary assignments, for example
in connection with official and gala dinners, and
during the summer season in the parks and for
visitor activities. These temporary assignments
correspond to around 59 (60) full-time posts
on an annual basis, and provide employment for
around 500 individuals every year.
Seminars and lectures are organised regularly,
particularly on subjects of a historical and cultural
nature, as part of the Court’s skills development
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programme. Several training courses have been
conducted on subjects relating to organisation,
leadership and working environment. Several
employees have undergone training in the use of
defibrillators as part of the Royal Court’s active
health and safety work, partly in preparation for
the growing number of visitors.
The Court is proactive in its efforts to minimise the risk of ill health. A new working environment programme has also been developed during
the year. Furthermore, all staff are covered by an
agreement that the Royal Court has entered into
with a healthcare company. The company has
been engaged mainly with the aim of preventing
illness by carrying out an ergonomic review of
workplaces and conducting risk assessments, but
also for individual health promotion measures. A
contribution is also offered every year to support
employees’ own fitness activities. Absence due to
sickness was 2.6 (3.3) percent, which is below the
national average. One possible explanation behind
the low sickness figures is that the Court’s employees have a strong commitment to and interest
in their work, as well as a stimulating working environment, with a valuable royal cultural heritage
to protect.
The King’s Council
for the Royal Court
Military Staff of H.M. The King
The Chancery of the Royal
Swedish Orders
The Marshal of the Realm
The Office of the Marshal of the Realm
The Mistress of the Robes
Secretariat
The Principal Secretary to
the Marshal of the Realm
The Solicitors to
H.M The King
Personnel Department
The Ecclesiastical
Household
Finance Department
with the Office of the
Treasurer of the Court
The Medical Household
Information Department
Office of the Governor of the
Royal Palaces
Ulriksdal
Palace
Administration
The Royal Collections
Gripsholm
Castle
Administration
The Royal Mews
Drottningholm Palace
Administration
H.M. The Queen’s Household
Stockholm
Palace
Administration
H.R.H. The Duchess
of Halland’s Household
H.R.H. The Crown Princess’s
Household and the Household of
the Duke of Värmland and
Duchess of Hälsingland and
Gästrikland
H.M. The King
The Office of the Marshal of
the Court with Office of the
Ceremonies
UNIQUE PROFESSIONS AND
SPECIALIST SKILLS
The task of the Royal Court in representing, preserving and exhibiting a living cultural heritage
places high demands on our employees. With their
special knowledge, all employees make a professional contribution towards ensuring that The
King and the Royal Family are able to carry out
their representative duties successfully and with
a high level of quality. Considerable professional
skill and commitment are also required in order
to preserve and exhibit the royal cultural heritage both now and in the future. The Royal Court
employs a significant number of qualified specialists representing unique professions and specialist
crafts. We have a huge responsibility here to retain
and develop these special skills. Royal representation also makes great demands in relation to
integrity, precision and an appreciation of high
quality.
Several of the administrative tasks have been
rationalised and streamlined, but the majority of
the work must be done by hand and cannot be
replaced by modern technology. The transfer of
skills over time requires continuity, planning and
a long-term approach. In many cases, the transfer
of skills is done via work experience or “on-thejob” training. Thus a considerable proportion of
the specific knowledge that exists in relation to
how a court performs its official duties, is managed and developed is traditionally passed down
from older employees to younger ones.
Organisation
The Royal
Djurgården
Administration
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Chief Military Staff of H.M The King
The Mistress of the Robes
Mrs. Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister Major General Håkan Pettersson
Principal Secretary to the Marshal of the
Realm Mr. Johan Fischerström
Solicitor to H.M The King
Mr. Bengt Ljungqvist
Chaplain to the King
Bishop Lars Göran Lönnermark
Keeper of the Privy Purse
Mr. Bengt Telland
Director of the Personnel Department
Mrs. Gun-Britt Flingdal
Director of the Information and Press
Department Mrs. Nina Eldh
Royal organist
Ms. Mary Ljungquist Hén
Director of the Secretariat
Mr. Christer Lignell
The Office of the Marshal of the Realm
The Office of the Marshal of the Realm is the Marshal of the Realm’s staff office,
which is responsible for leading and coordinating activities within the Royal
Court on behalf of the Head of State. The Marshal of the Realm is head of the
Royal Court, and is responsible for contacts with the Riksdag and the government. The office presents an annual report on how the money allocated to the
Royal Court from the state budget has been used.
Marshal of the Realm Mr Ingemar Eliasson
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The Marshal of the Realm chairs a management
council, which comprises the directors of the various offices and staff departments. The Office of
the Marshal of the Realm includes the Secretariat,
and the Personnel, Finance and Information departments. The office also has responsibility for
ceremonial music. Furthermore, the office has a
number of functions at the The King’s disposal.
These include the Mistress of the Robes, who has
an advisory function and takes part in state visits
in Sweden, as well as in other ceremonies as requested by The King; the Principal Secretary, who
deals with issues of a general administrative and
legal nature, and the Solicitors to H.M The King,
who act as legal advisers. The office also includes
the Ecclesiastical Household, which comprises a
chaplain to the King, pastor of the Court parish,
court priests and a court organist. The Royal Court
Parish is a non-territorial parish within the Church
of Sweden. There is also the Medical Household,
with the physician to the King and court dentist.
The secretariat has dealt with a considerable
number of legal and administrative matters during
the year. These include requests for permission to
use pictures of the Royal Family and the royal symbols. The secretariat also handles inquiries from researchers requesting access to material in the Bernadotte archives. The secretariat is also responsible
for developing the Court Directory each year, and
for preparing and participating in medal presentations, which are reported on pages 42-43.
During the year, the Information Department
has dealt with a large number of matters and inquiries from both the mass media and the general public. Around 250 requests for interviews
were received during 2007, mainly for interviews
with The King and Queen. A press conference is
arranged ahead of every outgoing state visit. In
2007, press conferences were held with Danish
and Austrian journalists ahead of state visits to
these countries. The department receives a vast
number of inquiries from the general public, both
via telephone and via e-mail.
The Information Department is responsible
for the development of the website, www.kungahuset.se or www.royalcourt.se. A new birthday
site was created to mark the 30th birthday of The
Crown Princess.
The Finance Department is responsible for
finances and financial reporting for the Court
Administration, Palace Administration, Royal
Djurgården Administration, and for the Royal
Family’s private finances. The department also
deals with issues relating to Solliden and Stenhammar, as well as several foundations that have
come into being over the years through fundraising in connection with special royal occasions.
The foundations distribute their proceeds to various causes for the benefit of the public. The foundations produce their own financial reports.
The Personnel Department is responsible for
staff and salary administration, internal communication and the intranet, as well as training and
recruitment issues within the Court, Palace and
Royal Djurgården Administrations.
The Royal Court’s environmental work
The Royal Court has for some time now been
pursuing purposeful and active environmental work, something that has been encouraged by The King’s strong commitment to
both environmental and climate issues. Environmental work is guided by the Royal Court’s
environmental policy.
The royal right of disposal
The royal palaces and accompanying areas of land
are owned by the state via the National Property
Board (SFV). The royal right of disposal, which
is managed by the Office of the Governor, was
instituted in 1809. The Office of the Governor is
also responsible for the running of the Royal Palace of Stockholm, while SFV handles the running
and maintenance of the other palaces and accompanying buildings. Thanks to the right of disposal
to Djurgården and the royal palaces, The King is
able to set a clear framework for a sustainable development of the unique countryside and cultural
areas for the future as well.
Reduced fossil fuel consumption
The Royal Court has set the goal of reducing energy consumption in general, and in particular
of energy derived from fossil fuels. Six of the ten
royal palaces have so far moved over to heating
produced from environmentally friendly alternatives. Two years ago, SFV installed a district heating plant for biofuel at Drottningholm Palace.
This has meant that oil dependency has fallen
from 260 cubic metres a year to 15 cubic metres
of rapeseed oil. District heating has been installed
at the Royal Palace of Stockholm, and Strömsholm Palace is now being heated using rapeseed
oil. The Djurgården Administration is working
continually to replace oil boilers with geothermal
heat pumps.
Sorting and waste management
The Royal Court has established the goal of reducing waste. The Royal Palace of Stockholm has
extensive systems in place for waste management
and sorting for recycling purposes. All waste collection is carried out using a vehicle powered by
electricity. In 2009, the Djurgården Administration intends to establish a composting facility for
manure. The environmental gains include reduced
transportation and a good final product, as well as
less buying in of soil-improving products, which
will release financial resources for the ongoing sustainable development of the area. The Djurgården
Administration also has a well-established refuse
and residual waste sorting system in place.
Photo: Prince Carl Philip, from the
exhibition/book “A glimpse of paradise”,
which is presented on page 19.
Palace park management
The Office of the Governor is responsible for the
management of all the royal palace parks and gardens, including Royal Djurgården. No chemical
pesticides are used in the parks, and 95 percent
of just over a hundred different hand-held tools
and lawnmowers that are used are environmentally certified, or run on environmentally approved
fuel. Some fifteen vehicles are gradually being replaced with environmentally certified alternatives
as new models become available.
Court cars and vehicles
As the technical usefulness of the Court’s cars
comes to an end, they are gradually replaced with
low-emissions cars. Around 40 percent of all vehicles are environmental, and all vehicles acquired in
2007 are environmentally certified. The following
environmentally adapted fuels are represented: biogas, ethanol, electricity and electric hybrid.
Those vehicles that have not yet been replaced
with environmental models include limousines,
which are only used during state ceremonies. It
is difficult to find environmental alternatives for
these at the moment, but the Royal Mews is expecting the range of environmental alternatives on
offer to gradually increase.
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The King and Queen together with the Japanese Imperial Couple in Uppsala. The Imperial Couple visited Sweden in connection with celebrations surrounding the 300th anniversary of the birth of
Carl Linnaeus. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/Scanpix
The Office of the Marshal of the Court
The Office of the Marshal of the Court is responsible for the planning,
preparation and fulfilment of the Royal Family’s public engagements and
official representation in the form of state ceremonies, audiences, visits
abroad, dinners, lunches, receptions, official gifts, letters of thanks, letters of
congratulations, condolences etc.
First Marshal of the Court
Mr. Lars-Hjalmar Wide
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The ceremonial work is based on The King’s role
as the collective symbol and representative of
Sweden. This role involves representing Sweden
during state visits and on other occasions. There
are also annual recurring official duties that fall to
The King, including opening the Parliamentary
Session, receiving foreign ambassadors at formal
audiences, and participating in the celebrations of
Sweden’s National Day, together with the other
members of the Royal Family.
The King and the Royal Family received on
average around 115 (110) inquiries every month
regarding their participation in various events. A
total of 1,384 (1,334) inquiries were registered
during the year. The considerable number of inquiries should be seen as evidence that the Swedish people genuinely appreciate the work carried
out by The King and the Royal Family on behalf
of the country.
The King participated in 110 (124) different
programme items during the year on his own,
and in 48 (67) together with The Queen. A state
visit includes several programme items, and when
these are all taken into account, the number of
functions carried out rises to 123 (137) for The
King, and 84 (103) together with The Queen. In
addition, there have been a number of audiences
and meetings at the Royal Palace.
This considerable number of official engagements places great demands on the organisation
of the Royal Court and its employees. All inquiries and invitations are presented at planning meetings and dealt with individually. A computerised
activity planning system will be put into operation during 2008 in order to make the planning
and follow-up work for the Royal Family’s combined programme activities more efficient. The
Royal Family’s desire to visit all parts of Sweden
in their official programmes is taken into consideration during the planning process. International
representation is planned in consultation with the
government. Each state visit has a clear description of objectives from the government, and is organised in accordance with guidelines that have
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been developed jointly by the Office of the Marshal of the Realm and the Government Offices.
The heightened international awareness of global
climate issues has, in general, made its mark on
several of the programme items during the year’s
state visits.
STATE CEREMONIAL DUTIES
The King and Queen together performed six state
visits during 2007: three incoming visits from
China, Brazil and Bulgaria, and three outgoing
state visits to Japan, Denmark and Austria. Each
state visit requires considerable preparation work,
involving close cooperation with ambassadors, the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and representatives
from the host country, as well as with commercial
organisations and cultural institutions. The work
involves detailed planning, checking of the programme and preliminary visits. The active participation of ministers emphasises the importance
of state visits in relation to maintaining Sweden’s
international contacts.
Incoming state visits often take place over
three days and include a welcome ceremony, a
cortège with horse drawn state coaches, a reception together with government representatives
in the Inner courtyard, an exchange of gifts and
official dinners. During state visits to Sweden, a
programme of activities is devised that is appropriate for the visiting heads of state. Incoming
state visits serve to create and strengthen important contacts between Sweden and the visiting country at various levels in society. During
outgoing state visits, The King often brings his
own staff and team in order to create a Swedish setting and to represent Sweden and Swedish
traditions in a stately manner during receptions
and reciprocal dinners.
During the year, The King received 32 foreign
ambassadors, who delivered their credentials during formal audiences on a total of eight occasions.
During these audiences, the foreign ambassadors
are driven by horse drawn state coaches from the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the Royal Palace.
Twenty ambassadors were received during farewell audiences to mark the end of their term of
office in Sweden.
The King opened the 2007/2008 Parliamentary Session at the request of the Speaker. On Sweden’s National Day, the King and Queen made
their traditional visit to another area of Sweden, on
this occasion to Halmstad, in connection with the
town’s 700th anniversary. Later on in the evening,
the King and Queen took part in the National Day
celebrations at Skansen. The evening ended with
a reception for representatives of official Sweden
and the diplomatic corps at the Royal Palace.
The King and the King and Queen have also
received a considerable number of foreign guests
in connection with official visits, including the
Presidents of Tanzania, the Palestinian Authority
and Latvia, the Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic and South Korea, and Finland’s and the
Romanian senate’s Speakers.
OFFICIAL DINNERS AND
OTHER DINNERS
Three major official dinners have taken place.
Guests include central, regional and local representatives from the Riksdag and government,
authorities, municipalities, county councils and
the business community, culture and sport. Representatives from the diplomatic corps are also
invited. During incoming state visits and other official visits, guests are invited to gala dinners and
official lunches. There are also Cabinet lunches,
ministerial lunches and the Nobel dinner. The
King also traditionally performs his official duties
for invited Swedish and foreign guests in the form
of hunts followed by lunches or dinners. A total of
around 2,900 (1,600) people enjoyed the hospitality of the Royal Family at the Royal Palace and
during state visits abroad.
THEME DAYS
In 2004, The King decided to expand the official
programme of activities to include “theme days”,
with the aim of creating further opportunities for
getting involved in social issues of a topical nature. The themes for this year were integration
and climate, in line with The King’s strong commitment to these issues. One of the theme days
included a seminar on integration in Gothenburg. In Örnsköldsvik, a theme day was arranged
on alternative fuels, and in Stockholm the King
and Queen took part in theme days on the Swedish wage negotiation movement, including visits to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation
(LO), where they met representatives from three
Swedish unions, and a visit to the Confederation
of Swedish Enterprise.
number of requests
for Royal participation
2003-2007
1500
1200
900
600
300
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Number of engagements performed
The King
123
The King and Queen
84
The Office of
Ceremonies
The Office of Ceremonies comes under the Office of the Marshal of the Court, and is responsible for ceremonies during state visits, official
dinners, formal audiences, diplomatic receptions and other official representation, as well
as during royal christenings, weddings and funerals. The Office of Ceremonies is served by
the Grand Master of Ceremonies, the Master
of Ceremonies, the Deputy Master of Ceremonies, Lords in Waiting and Chamberlains. They
represent various sections of society and are
in attendance as required.
The “Chamberlain’s key” is now a part of the uniform. Photo: Alexis Daflos, the Royal Court
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King Carl XVI Gustaf during The King and
Queen’s visit to the Introduction school
at Bergsjön. Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall/
Scanpix
The King visited voluntary organisations in
Boden one year following a forest fire in the
area, the largest one to have taken place
in the Nordic region. During the visit, The
King was informed about how the major
fire fighting operation was organised. Kaj
Nyström from Boden’s fire brigade also
spoke about how the forest fire developed.
Photo: Alf Lindbergh/Scanpix
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OTHER PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES
Three information Cabinet meetings and two
meetings with the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs took place during the year under
the chairmanship of The King. The King and
Queen also invited individual ministers to discussions over lunch, in order to inform themselves and get to know the members of the government. The King and Queen paid a visit to
the Government Offices at Rosenbad at the invitation of the Prime Minister. The year’s municipality visit was to the municipality of Täby.
The King’s interest in climate change and integration has also impacted on many of the other
programme items during the year.
Environment Minister Carlgren was invited to
an international environment minister meeting on
climate change in Riksgränsen, in which The King
and Crown Princess also participated. The King
and Queen held a dinner at the Royal Palace in
connection with this meeting. The King was also
the first Head of State to speak at UNESCO’s
General Conference in Paris. The speech was
about climate change and UNESCO’s responsibility to try and encourage member countries to
develop education programmes for sustainable
development. The King also participated in an
international energy seminar in Washington entitled “3C - Combat Climate Change”, as well
as in the Royal Colloquium in Greenland, “Past
Climate Change, Human Survival Strategies”.
Furthermore, The King’s 60th birthday present
from Sweden’s governors was a sea environment
seminar on conditions in the Baltic Sea, which
took place in Kalmar. Energy and environment issues have also been highlighted during several visits to Swedish and foreign companies, including
Volvo and Preem. The King took part in the Royal
Technology Mission in Russia, organised by the
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.
The King was received by President Putin in the
Kremlin in connection with this visit.
The Royal Family participated in many ways
in the celebrations surrounding the 300th anniversary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus, an anniversary that was observed in several places around
the world. The King opened Linnaeus 2007 in
Växjö. The King and Queen marked the conclusion of the anniversary year by attending a
ceremony in Jukkasjärvi. In May, The King and
Queen welcomed the Japanese Imperial Couple
to Sweden in connection with the Linnaeus 2007
celebrations in Uppsala. The King and Queen also
opened a floral exhibition in honour of Linnaeus
at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. Other
special events that The King and Queen took part
in included celebrations to mark the 70th birthdays of King Harald and Queen Sonja.
In February, The King opened the Alpine
World Ski Championships in Åre, and attended
the competitions together with The Queen and
Crown Princess. In Stockholm The King opened
the World Cup ski race around the Royal Palace,
“Royal Palace Sprint”, and handed out prizes.
The King visited Västerbotten to find out about
the difficult situation concerning reindeer pasture,
and spoke with representatives from the General
Assembly of the Swedish Sami People and the
National Association of Swedish Sami People.
Several visits were also made by The King to the
Swedish Armed Forces, including to the Swedish
Navy in Karlskrona and the Home Guard in Skaraborg. The King also observed the Nordic Battle
Group’s closing practice in Luleå, Boden and the
Jokkmokk region.
During the year, The King awarded the “Settler of the Year” prize. The King also participated
in an activity organised by the youth organisation
Fryshuset and “Lugna gatan” (Peaceful Street) in
Stockholm, together with a large number of young
people with an immigrant background. For many
years now, The King has been heavily involved in
the World Scout Foundation, and has participated
in meetings in Denmark, England, France, Japan, Malaysia and in this year’s “Jiingijamboree”
in Kristianstad, in which around 18,500 scouts
took part. The King has also, as in previous years,
taken an active role in the work of the Worldwide
Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Royal Swedish
Academy of Sciences.
In November, The King and Queen carried
out a theme day on integration issues in
Västra Götaland. Part of the programme
included a visit by The King and Queen
to the “Introduction school” at Bergsjön,
and the recreation centre Mixgården at
Hammarkullen. The King and Queen met
representatives from the group “Sharafs
hjältar” (Honour’s Heroes). Photo: Björn
Larsson Rosvall/Scanpix
The King spoke at the climate conference
3C (Combat Climate Change) in Washington D.C., where 46 leading companies from
all around the world urged governments
to work together to develop a global
framework to tackle climate change.
Photo: Joel Lawson
The Military Staff of H.M. The King is attached to
the Swedish Armed Forces and is subject to The
King’s orders. The Military Staff is led by the Chief
of Staff and its duty is to support The King and the
Royal Court in defence-related activity.
Aides also serve in the Military Staff. The word
“aide” has its roots in the Latin word “adiuto”, which
means to help or support. An aide at the Court is
thus an officer who assists a royal personage in
service. There are currently 12 aides (from Majors
to Colonels) in service to The King, and they serve
for a month at a time. Crown Princess Victoria’s five
aides and Prince Carl Philip’s two aides form a pool
from which an aide serves on a weekly basis, pro-
viding support to all the Royal young people.
The aides have an important function as the first
point of contact for organisers and various court
officials when programme items are to be carried
out. They are constantly at hand, ensuring that the
royal personages are well-informed about the various programmes and events. The aides also make
sure that transport and security requirements are
taken care of. At times the job involves a degree
of communication with the media, in cooperation
with the Information Department. During foreign
trips, the aide has a greater role in assisting the
royal personages, both in relation to scheduled
and unscheduled activities.
Photo: Alf Ove Hansen
Military Staff of H.M.The King and the aides
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H.M. The Queen’s Household
H.M. The Queen’s Household is tasked with preparing, carrying out and following up The Queen’s many commitments. The Household is also responsible for
organising a considerable amount of The King and Queen’s correspondence,
gifts etc. The Household also includes the Royal Household at the Royal Palace of Stockholm and Drottningholm Palace. Prince Carl Philip’s and Princess
Madeleine’s joint tutor is linked to the Court Administration.
First Lady of the Court Baroness
Kirstine von Blixen-Finecke
Queen Silvia opened an educational
exhibition designed for children and young
people with special needs at the Experience Museum for Universal Heritage, Höga
Kusten. The photo also shows Västernorrland’s County Governor, Gerhard Larsson,
and departmental head Eva Carron from
the County Administrative Board. Photo:
Örjan Leek
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Alongside The King and Queen’s joint programme,
The Queen has a busy programme of her own. The
Queen took part in 31 (42) functions on her own,
and 48 (67) together with The King. State visits
form the majority of The King and Queen’s joint
functions. During state visits, The Queen always
has several of her own programme items, study visits and seminars on issues relating to children, older
people and disability. If these state visit programme
items are included, the number of functions carried out rises to 49 (56), and 84 (103) together
with The King. In addition to the state ceremonial
programme items, The Queen has also participated
in several of the theme days initiated by The King,
ministerial and Cabinet lunches, medal ceremonies, scholarship awards etc. (see also the section
on the activities of the Office of the Marshal of the
Court on pages 10-13, and the Royal Engagements
Diary on pages 48-58).
The Queen’s strong commitment to social issues found expression early on during the year.
The Queen received several distinctions, includ-
ing children’s rights organisation BRIS’s badge
of honour, the state of Baden-Württemberg’s
medal of merit, and the prestigious German “die
Quadriga” award, which was presented by the
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and
Ukraine’s Presidest Viktor Yushchenko on Germany’s National Day. In addition to study visits and
participation in seminars, The Queen also opened
the “Better dementia care in the West” conference
in Gothenburg, and Mellannorrland’s Hospice.
The Queen attended an international meeting in
Paris, with President and Madame Chirac acting
as hosts, for organisations focusing on missing
children and children that have been subjected to
sexual abuse.The Queen also opened a research
conference in connection with the 20th anniversary of the Parkinson’s Disease Association’s research fund, and attended the 80th anniversary
of the Red Cross Hospital. Through her patronage of over 90 organisations and institutions, The
Queen has had several audiences and participated
in various events.
World Childhood Foundation
The World Childhood Foundation was founded in
1999 by The Queen in order to protect children’s
right to a safe childhood. The Foundation focuses
in particular on improving living conditions for
children in vulnerable situations all around the
world. The main aim of the Foundation is to help
street children and young mothers, as well as to
tackle sexual abuse and exploitation, including
child prostitution and trafficking. Some fourteen
companies, foundations and individuals have
joined The Queen as co-founders. Childhood has
also organised the work of major sponsors and
partners through the “major partner” agreements.
Childhood supports 100 projects in 15 different
countries. These projects reach around 300,000
children and young people, either directly or indirectly.
As Honorary Chair of the World Childhood
Foundation, The Queen has participated in board
meetings, various fundraising events and seminars
in Sweden, Brazil, Germany and the USA. The
Queen has also visited several projects in Brazil,
Germany and the USA. At the Royal Palace in
Stockholm, The Queen took part in a two-day
meeting organised by “Childhood Second Generation”. The meeting was also attended by Princess Madeleine, who was jointly responsible for
the programme. In addition to a visit to Fryshuset, a dinner was arranged at the Royal Palace for
Childhood Second Generation.
The World Childhood Foundation, Child Ombudsman, BRIS and Save the Children organised
a seminar together, entitled “Children and young
people show the way”. The purpose of the seminar was for young people to offer good examples
of ideas and approaches that can in various ways
help children and young people living in vulnerable situations. The seminar, which took place at
the Royal Palace, was attended by politicians and
officials from Sweden’s 50 largest municipalities.
Mentor Foundation
In 1994, the Mentor Foundation was set up on
the initiative of The Queen, who is an Honorary
Member of Mentor Sweden and Honorary Chair
of Mentor International. The Foundation focuses
on preventing drug abuse among young people.
Mentor is currently established in Sweden, Belgium, Lithuania, the UK, Germany, Colombia,
the USA and Mentor Arabia, which covers the 22
nations of the Arab League. Various working models that are adapted to the culture of each country have been developed. Mentor Sweden, which
celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, uses a
successful model, where employees at companies
act as mentors to young school pupils who are in
need of adult support for a period of one year.
Mentor Sweden also runs a popular programme
for parents. The Queen has participated in several
board meetings, both in Sweden and abroad. The
Queen also attended fundraising galas in aid of
Mentor at Mainau in Germany, in Bogotá and in
Kuwait.
The Silviahemmet Foundation
The Silviahemmet Foundation, which is chaired
by The Queen, promotes scientific research and
provides training courses and care within the area
of dementia. The ninth batch of Silvia Sisters began their 40-credit internet-based training during
the year. The Sophiahemmet University College
is responsible for providing the training, offering
expert knowledge, marketing and work experience. Silviahemmet trains nursing staff from all
over the country and arranges regular nursing
seminars. The Queen has taken part in the year’s
board meetings and seminars. The Silviahemmet
Foundation received official recognition through
a government decision in August, in which funds
were awarded to the Foundation and to Stockholm county’s Centre for the Elderly, in order to
establish a national centre of excellence on dementia issues.
THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD
The Royal Household’s function is to prepare and
carry out The King and Queen’s official representation in the form of receptions, lunches, dinners
and banquets at the Royal Palace and abroad, in
connection with state visits. The Household is responsible for the care and maintenance of glassware, silver and porcelain in connection with official functions. The employees of the Household
put a great deal of work into preserving and developing the royal representation traditions, not least
through table setting and floral arrangements.
The Court’s representation is also characterised
by high quality in relation to the preparation and
serving of meals. Menus, decorations and place
settings at these official functions are established
in consultation with The King and Queen. Around
2,900 (1,600) people enjoyed the hospitality of
the Royal Family at the Royal Palace and during
state visits abroad.
In October, The Queen received the
prestigious German “die Quadriga” award
in recognition of her humanitarian work
and efforts to highlight the situation of
vulnerable children.
Photo: Peer Grimm/EPA-Scanpix
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H.R.H. The Crown Princess’s Household
Together with the Household of The Duke of Värmland
and The Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
The Crown Princess’s Household, with the Household of The Duke of Värmland and The Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, is responsible for the
planning and execution of matters relating to the Royal young peoples’ official
engagements, and for providing other support in their daily duties.
Marshal of the Court
Mrs. Elisabeth Tarras-Wahlberg
ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSEHOLD
The Household is responsible for assisting
Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and
Princess Madeleine in their engagements. The
Household is led by a Marshal of the Court, and
in general includes a secretary and a part-time
tutor.
The year 2007 has seen a persistently high level
of activity, involving considerable planning work
in relation to study visits, audiences and travel.
The Crown Princess in particular has received requests from the Government Offices to participate
Crown Princess Victoria reading from the Christmas Gospel during a television broadcast of the Advent
service at the Royal Chapel. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/Scanpix
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in activities aimed at promoting Swedish interests
around the world. These are given priority, and
planned and carried out in close cooperation with
the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The Household
has also dealt with 391 separate requests for The
Crown Princess or the Royal young people to participate in various events. In accordance with the
high level of service and personal response that we
endeavour to offer at the Royal Court, each request
is handled individually following the customary discussions at planning meetings with The King and
Queen. Each request is often responded to in writing, regardless of whether or not members of the
extended Royal Family are able to take part. During the year, Crown Princess Victoria concluded
her one-year Ministry for Foreign Affairs diplomat
programme, and in the autumn she continued her
studies in political science at Stockholm University.
She also completed further studies in the French
language in France. Princess Madeleine has supplemented her BA with studies in children’s rights.
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine have
studied Swedish constitutional law under former
Speaker of the Riksdag and political science lecturer, Björn von Sydow.
CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA’S
PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES
Crown Princess Victoria’s 30th birthday was celebrated in Stockholm with a service at the Royal
Chapel, after which she received congratulations
at the Royal Palace from the government, Riksdag
and organisations of which she is patron. There
was also a ceremony in the Inner Courtyard, with
a short concert. The Crown Princess also had the
opportunity to receive tributes from the Swedish
people. Later on during the day, Victoria Day was
celebrated according to tradition, partly at Solliden
and partly at Borgholm. Alongside the celebrations,
The Crown Princess awarded the year’s Victoria
Scholarship to football player Henrik Larsson.
Alongside the state ceremonial duties in connection with the opening of the Parliamentary
Session and three incoming state visits, as well as
the state visit to Denmark, The Crown Princess
also took part in several official functions, both
in Sweden and abroad. She also participated in
Cabinet meetings and meetings of the Advisory
Council on Foreign Affairs. On Sweden’s National Day, The Crown Princess visited Götene
in Västergötland, of which she is the Duchess,
H . R . H . T HE C ROW N P R I NC ESS ’ S HOUSEHOL D
during the day, after which she joined the Royal
Family to take part in the traditional celebrations
at Skansen in Stockholm and subsequent reception at the Royal Palace. The Crown Princess’s
interest in crisis and conflict management led to
her participation in a conference on crisis management in Växjö. The Crown Princess spent two
weeks gaining work experience at Sweden’s EU
Representation in Brussels, and also took part in
the subsequent EU summit in December.
In connection with Linnaeus 2007, Crown
Princess Victoria took part in celebrations to mark
the 300th anniversary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus in Råshult in Småland, but also in Uppsala,
during the visit of the Japanese Imperial Couple,
and in Alnarp. In her role as Duchess of Västergötland, The Crown Princess visited Ulricehamn to
celebrate the town’s 700th anniversary during the
latter part of the summer.
Crown Princess Victoria displayed her commitment to integration issues by attending a modern
production of Wilhelm Moberg’s “The Emigrants”
by the National Touring Theatre in Skärholmen.
She was also present at the Swedish-Jordanian Association’s annual meeting at the Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities.
Both The Crown Princess and Crown Prince
Frederik of Denmark are patrons of “International Polar Year 2007-2008”. It is for this reason that
The Crown Princess participated in a seminar in
Stockholm, and joined the Danish Crown Prince
in seeing off the ice-breaker Oden’s Polar Expedition from Copenhagen. She also attended The
King’s dinner for foreign environment ministers,
and the Tällberg Forum at the end of June.
Crown Princess Victoria opened the exhibition
on Sami culture, “Sapmi”, at the Nordic Museum. She also took part in celebrations to mark the
100th anniversary of the museum. To mark the
100th anniversary of the birth of Astrid Lindgren,
The Crown Princess opened the new cultural
centre Näs in Vimmerby, and as patron of Astrid
Lindgren’s Children’s Hospital she paid a visit to
the hospital. In September, The Crown Princess
and The Queen attended a commemorative performance at the the Royal Dramatic Theatre in
Stockholm to mark the death of Swedish Director
Ingmar Bergman.
The Crown Princess and The King and Queen
celebrated the 70th birthdays of both King Harald
and Queen Sonja in Norway. The Crown Princess
represented Sweden at both the 40th birthday celebrations of Crown Prince Wilhelm Alexander in
The Netherlands, and at the christening of Princess Isabella in Copenhagen.
On the first Sunday in Advent, Crown Princess Victoria read a Bible reading in the Royal
Chapel during a service that was filmed for television broadcast. She also participated in the annual
conferences of the Royal Academy of Music and
Swedish Academy.
During the year, The Crown Princess distributed prizes at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre. She also opened the Wheelchair Tennis World Cup in Salkhallen in Alvik.
Crown Princess Victoria pays a visit to
Vimmerby for the opening of Astrid
Lindgren’s Näs, a new cultural centre
at Astrid Lindgren’s childhood home.
Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/Scanpix
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H . R . H . T HE C ROW N P R I NC ESS ’ S HOUSEHOL D
In October, Prince Carl Philip visited the
company Thermia in Arvika.
As patron of “My Big Day”, Princess
Madeleine visited Queen Silvia’s
children’s hospital in Gothenburg in
February.
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PRINCE CARL PHILIP’S OFFICIAL
PROGRAMME
During the year, Prince Carl Philip began his Senior Reserve Officer training programme at the
Swedish National Defence College. The training
programme ends in 2008. Ceremonial programme
items that The Prince took part in during the year
included the opening of the Parliamentary Session,
the gala dinners for all incoming state visits, Sweden’s National Day celebrations at Skansen and the
Nobel festivities.
Prince Carl Philip marked the 300th anniversary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus in part by travelling in Linnaeus’ footsteps with Mattias Klum, and
putting on a photographic exhibition. “A glimpse of
paradise” features The Prince’s own photographs
of Uppsala’s Botanical Gardens. The exhibition
premièred at Museum Gustavianum in Uppsala in
the presence of The Prince. The exhibition was then
opened to the public and attracted record numbers
of visitors at Hanaholmen, the Finnish-Swedish
cultural centre in Esbo, Finland. Prince Carl Philip
also attended the opening in Finland.
A book with the same title has also been produced in Swedish and English, including photographs by Prince Carl Philip and texts by Karin
Martinsson and Magnus Lidén.
In his capacity as Duke of Värmland, Prince Carl
Philip opened a research facility at Thermia in Arvika. In November, The Prince presented the Volvo
Environment Prize at a ceremony at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm. Prince Carl Philip, who concluded
his course in graphic design in 2006, began working
with his own design assignments during 2007.
PRINCESS MADELEINE’S OFFICIAL
PROGRAMME
Princess Madeleine continued with her studies
and work experience assignments during the year,
which limits her scope for taking part in official
engagements. Programme items that Princess
Madeleine has participated in during the year include the opening of the Parliamentary Session,
the gala dinners for all incoming state visits, Sweden’s National Day celebrations at Skansen and
the Nobel festivities.
Alongside her part-time work for the World
Childhood
Foundation
(WCF), Princess
Madeleine has also completed her third M.A. in
child and adolescent psychology at Stockholm
University. During the year, she visited China and
Estonia on behalf of WCF. She also took part in
Childhood meetings in Washington and New York.
In her capacity as patron of Europa Nostra, Princess Madeleine attended a symposium on Swedish cultural heritage and the dinner that followed
at Stockholm City Hall, together with The King
and Queen. She also attended King Harald’s 70th
birthday celebrations in Oslo. During the autumn,
Princess Madeleine spent a day in Gävle in her
capacity as Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland. The Princess also attended the première performance of the ballet “Cinderella” at the Royal
Opera, together with The King and Queen.
Princess Madeleine’s 25th birthday was celebrated with a military display in the Royal Palace’s
Inner Courtyard. The rest of the Royal Family, including Princess Lilian, also attended.
H.R.H. The Duchess of
Halland’s Household
The Duchess of Halland’s Household is responsible for managing Princess
Lilian’s official and private programme, as well as her correspondence.
The head of the Household is a Marshal of the
Court, who is responsible for Princess Lilian’s official and private programme. The Princess has
reduced her official programme over the years
due to her age.
In June, Princess Lilian handed out prizes according to tradition at the motoring event Prince
Bertil’s Memorial, on Djurgården in Stockholm.
The Princess also participated in Sweden’s National Day celebrations at Skansen, and attended
the birthday celebrations of the various members
of the Royal Family during the year.
Princess Lilian is an Honorary Member of several
organisations, and is patron of the Swedish branch
of SOS Children’s Villages (SOS Barnbyar).
Marshal of the Court
Mrs. Elisabeth Palmstierna
Prince Carl Philip’s photographs
unveil a glimpse of paradise
Photo: Prince Carl Philip
Prince Carl Philip’s great interest in photography found expression during the year in the exhibition “A glimpse of paradise”,
which opened in May at Museum Gustavianum in Uppsala. The King and Queen and Crown Princess Victoria also attended the
exhibition. The exhibition includes Prince Carl Philip’s interpretation of the Botanical Gardens in Uppsala under the mentorship of photographer Mattias Klum, depicting the descendents of the plants that Linnaeus once categorised. The photographs
also form the basis of a book, which was presented in connection with the exhibition. During the autumn, the extremely wellattended exhibition was also shown at Hanaholmen’s cultural centre in Esbo, Finland. In 2008, “A glimpse of paradise” will be on
display in Liege, Belgium and at Solliden, Öland.
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The Royal Mews
The main task of the Royal Mews is to meet the transportation requirements
of the extended Royal Family, using both cars and, on ceremonial occasions, a
horse and carriage. The Royal Mews is also responsible for preserving and protecting the culture of the royal equipage, as well as for exhibiting the horses,
carriages, harnesses, uniforms and other equipment of cultural and historical
value to the general public.
Crown Equerry Lieutenant-General
Mertil Melin
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The Royal Mews manages all car transportation
for the Royal Family, as well as transport for visiting heads of state and accompanying visitors. The
operation is split up into a car and a stable department, as well as an office, which has charge of
transport management and planning. Just under
half of the funds available from the Royal Mews is
used for ceremonial horse drawn transportation,
including costs relating to the care and maintenance of uniforms, harnesses and coaches. The
remaining funds are distributed to the car department and management functions. The average
annual cost per horse amounted to around SEK
26,000 (27,000) as a result of economical and
well-established procedures. Since 2006, a certain
proportion of the horses’ fodder, silage, has been
purchased from Stenhammar.
Providing safe and elegant transportation
places great demands on chauffeurs, coachmen
and horses. This is why extensive training is offered and focused quality improvement work is
carried out. During the year, the Royal Mews’
employees have undergone a total of around 330
(400) hours of training.
Standard transportation by car is managed by the car department’s five chauffeurs.
During the year, 5,200 (5,100) driving assignments with cars were carried out, around
65 percent of which were in connection with
the Royal Family’s official programme. Other
driving assignments consist of administrative transportation within the Court. During
the execution of official programmes, such as
state visits, around 25 extra chauffeurs were
engaged, partly from Stockholm’s Women’s
Motor Transport Corps, a voluntary organisation within the Swedish Armed Forces. The
car department’s quality improvement work is
focused on safety, accessibility and flexibility.
The transport planning system that was put
into place in 2005 is currently being evaluated. The system aims to make more efficient
T h e Roya l M e w s
The carriage lamp on Karl XV’s parade
coupé, which is once again being used
during formal audiences, after careful
restoration. The parade carriage was made
in Germany in 1859 by carriage-maker
Lauenstein.
use of the transport organisation, and has resulted in a considerable reduction in the individual working hours used for the permanently
employed chauffeurs. Replacement with lowemissions cars is continuing as far as finances
allow and as the range of representative vehicles on offer increases. At the end of the year,
around 40 percent of the Court’s cars for official transportation were low-emissions cars.
The majority of the newly acquired cars have
been leased. New guidelines prioritising the
use of low-emissions cars at the Royal Court
are currently being drawn up.
Eight people are employed in the stables, including a riding master, a stud groom and six
coachmen. Ceremonial driving assignments
have been carried out using a horse and carriage
during three incoming state visits, the opening
of the Parliamentary Session, Sweden’s National
Day celebrations and 32 formal audiences. The
Royal Mews’ horse and carriage was also used
during a municipal visit to Täby, and during the
opening of the Apple Market in Kivik. There
were 16 horses at the end of 2007. The horses’
summer grazing season lasted for 65 days.
In the stables, the daily training sessions with
the horses on Djurgården are supplemented by
regular riding and driving practice under the
leadership of external instructors. The training prioritises quality and security, in part via
close cooperation and joint exercises with the
Swedish Armed Forces and Police Service. Restoration work has begun on a ceremonial landau
from the latter part of the 19th century as part
of efforts to preserve our cultural heritage. The
renovation programme relating to a total of 12
parade harnesses has continued. Two standard
harnesses and two horses have been acquired
during the year.
The Riding Master inspects the royal
four-horse carriage.
The Royal Mews, which dates back to 1535,
preserves the royal equipage traditions in
connection with formal audiences with
The King at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
In the background, a low-emissions car
bought personally by The King can be seen.
A manifestation of tradition and renewal
at the Swedish Court.
Photo: Rickard Eriksson.
EVENTS AND VISITOR ACTIVITIES
Some 3,200 (4,500) people have visited the Royal Mews in connection with guided tours. Ordinary visitor activities have been supplemented
with several special events. A stables “Open Day”
was held on Sweden’s National Day. There was
also a Christmas market over the first weekend in
Advent. These events together attracted a total of
around 14,800 (11,000) visitors.
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The large carpet in the Victoria Salon was
made back in 1867, and requires the assistance of several people when the palace
is being prepared for an official function.
Photo: Alexis Daflos, the Royal Court.
The Royal Collections with
The duties of the Royal Collections department are based around the objects
in the royal collections. Loose furnishings make up approximately 250,000 individual objects distributed across the ten royal palaces. The “Collection” is primarily comprised of loose furnishings such as furniture, carpets, curtains and
tapestries and handicraft items.
been received from researchers, institutions and
members of the public. A long-term project is
underway to catalogue these items and other associated details in digital format, with the purpose of improving access to information about
the collections.
The purpose of the Royal Collections department
is to protect and preserve the royal collections, so
that they can be both used during royal functions
and exhibited, today and far into the future. The
collections must be carefully itemised. The Royal
Collections are also responsible for keeping all
of the ten royal palaces furnished in a style that
is appropriate for the character and usage of the
building. The main duties include ensuring that
the Royal Palace is in order for The King and
Queen’s representation, which includes arranging
temporary furniture for dinners, receptions and
in the guest apartments. The Royal Collections
also have responsibility for visitor activities at the
Royal Palace, Rosendal Palace, Ulriksdal Palace,
Gustav III’s Pavilion at Haga Park, and The Riddarholm Church.
The significant position held by the royal collections in Swedish cultural heritage has meant
that, as in previous years, several inquiries have
CARE, PRESERVATION AND CULTURAL/
HISTORICAL RENOVATION
The renovations of the banqueting rooms at the
Royal Palace (Karl XI’s Gallery, Gustav III’s bedroom and the audience chamber), which were carried out by the National Property Board during
the year, involved a considerable amount of work
by the restoration department. Eight chandeliers
have been rewired, 24 bracket candlesticks have
been restored and partly reguilded, seven tapestries have been restored and remounted. New
protective curtains have been sewn and hung. In
the Bernadotte Apartment, the Pillared Hall has
been given new silk curtains. New curtains have
also been put up in 15 windows in the Cavalier
Building at Tullgarn Palace, and in 18 windows at
the Haga Pavilion. The furnishings in The King’s
audience chamber at Gripsholm Castle have been
restored in several stages with financial support
from the Gripsholm Association. The work has
Director of the Royal Collections
Mrs. Agneta Lundström
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the Bernadotte Library
now been completed. The silk wall covering in the
Chinese Pavilion’s Octagonal salon has been restored. The restoration teams put a great deal of
effort into restoring the furniture from the Drottningholm Theatre (including chairs, chests of
drawers, beds, benches etc.).
Uniforms and livery are used during the larger
ceremonies, according to ancient tradition. The
Karoliner uniforms were replaced during the
year.
The department of the Clerk to the First Surveyor to the Royal Household has carried out extensive furniture removal and refurnishing work
due to the renovations, not only at the Royal
Palace (banqueting rooms and Princess Sibylla’s
apartments), but also at the Chinese Pavilion,
Roserberg Palace, Drottningholm Palace and the
Drottningholm Theatre. Great efforts are made
on a regular basis in connection with The King
and Queen’s representation, for example official
dinners and state visits.
COOPERATION WITH OTHER
INSTITUTIONS
Some seventy items from the royal collections
are out on loan as part of temporary exhibitions
at the National Museum, the Royal Armoury,
Grafikens hus in Mariefred, Millesgården, Läckö
Castle, Kulturen, Haus der Kunst in Munich,
Stadtgeschichlichen Museum in Wolgast, The
Royal Danish Collections, Lillehammer Museum
of Art, Palacio Real and Patrimonio Nacional,
Madrid.
Since 1998, the Royal Collections have been
part of the EU-financed network, European
Royal Residences. A symposium entitled “Hosting Events” was hosted by the Royal Collections
in Stockholm, with participants from eight other
European countries.
VISITOR ACTIVITIES
The Royal Court endeavours to improve accessibility to the royal cultural heritage, and ensure that
as many people as possible have the opportunity
to visit the palaces. In the Royal Palace, the reception rooms, Bernadotte Library, Tre Kronor Museum, Treasury, Royal Chapel and Gustav III’s
Museum of Antiquities are all open to the public.
The Office of the Governor is responsible for the
majority of the other palaces, where the results of
visitor activities and other events are reported by
each palace administration.
Visitor activities are marketed with ongoing
advertising campaigns, distribution of leaflets and
The Bernadotte Library’s Great Hall was
first used in 1796 and was then the Swedish national library, the Royal Library’s
ceremonial hall. Today the hall is home
to the books of the Bernadotte Kings and
Queens. Each individual collection reflects
the personalities and interests of the various members of the Bernadotte dynasty.
The first photographs in Sweden were
shown in 1839 in what is today the Bernadotte Library. Queen Victoria and Crown
Princess Margareta were two of the more
significant pioneer photographers in our
country. Today the Bernadotte photograph
collection comprises close to 800,000 photographs of great personal and cultural
interest. The Bernadotte Library is now
largely a research library.
Helene Bladh in royal footman’s uniform
and Eva Ohlsson in court uniform.
Photo: Alexis Daflos/The Royal Court.
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holiday alone, the reception rooms and Tre Kronor Museum were shown on 23 different occasions for 831 children and adults.
The new payments and bookings system for
guided tours has now been installed at all the
royal palaces.
The exhibition to mark Crown Princess
Victoria’s 30th birthday was shown at both
the Royal Palace and at Solliden Palace.
Cont. from previous page
printed matter, assistance at tourist offices, posters and extra information on our own website,
www.kungahuset.se.
Over 2,500 (2,300) guided tours were carried
out at the Royal Palace during the year, of which
around 1,000 tours were conducted in English.
The number of visitors amounted to 455,539
(531,596). See pages 25-28 for the other palaces. During the year, the palaces were open to the
public for a total of around 7,500 (6,220) hours.
The programme of activities entitled “The Palace
as a historical stage” entered its fourth year, with
22 well-attended events. The visitor department
also took part in the Göteborg Book Fair this year,
together with the Bernadotte Library. Themed
tours have been arranged for children during the
school holidays. During the autumn half-term
EXHIBITION ACTIVITIES
The Royal Collections have put on two exhibitions during the year on the theme of Crown
Princess Victoria’s 30th birthday at the Royal Palace and at Solliden Palace.
On 6 June, Sweden’s National Day, the traditional “Open Palace” event was organised,
with tours, talks, exhibitions, concerts and other
events. The theme for the year was “The Bernadotte Library 100 years old”. The Royal Palace
welcomed 5,995 visitors during the day.
Seventeen much-appreciated musical events,
including lunchtime recitals and weekend concerts, have taken place at The Riddarholm Church
during the summer.
THE BERNADOTTE LIBRARY
100 YEARS OLD
The Bernadotte Library contains around 130,000
volumes. The library also runs a picture service with photographic material, partly from the
Royal Collections and partly from the Bernadotte
photo collection. This collection includes around
800,000 photographs from 1839 up until the
present day. The library celebrated its 100th anniversary this year with seminars, concerts, and
the publication “The Bernadotte Library - a royal
cultural treasure”.
From everyday to special occasion
The Royal Palace is an open palace and is
on show to the public for most of the year.
But sometimes the reception rooms are
temporarily closed for a few days during
state visits, official dinners and other official functions. A lot goes on behind the
scenes when the palace is being prepared
for a special occasion.
Staff from all offices within the Royal
Court take part and each have their own
special tasks. The department of the Clerk
to the First Surveyor within the Royal Collections looks after the extensive furnishing requirements in the apartments of the
Royal Palace that are used during The King
and Queen’s official functions. These mainly include Karl XI’s Gallery and the “Vita
Havet” assembly rooms in the banqueting
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rooms, the West-wing Guest apartments
and in some cases the Bernadotte Apartment and Prince Bertil’s apartments.
Some of the preparations that are made
include hanging valuable tapestries, and
replacing carpet runners with antique carpets from the royal collections. Five museum technicians spend a total of around 470
hours preparing the apartments for state
visits, and restoring them to their original
state afterwards. Official dinners require
around 100 hours of preparation work.
This painstaking work is done in order
to provide a stately setting for royal functions, and to display the royal cultural
heritage in national and international
contexts.
Office of the Governor of the
Royal Palaces
The Office of the Governor is responsible for preserving, maintaining and exhibiting the royal
palaces and accompanying parks, within the framework of the royal right of disposition. The
Royal Djurgården Administration reports to the Governor of the Royal Palaces. The Office of the
Governor is also responsible for security and IT issues at the Royal Court. Game preservation and
hunting also fall within the Office’s remit.
The Office of the Governor is managed by the
Governor of the Royal Palaces, who is also the
King’s palace bailiff at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. The Office is responsible for the management, care and tours of the royal palaces and the
buildings, parks and gardens that belong to them.
This responsibility includes actively improving
the value of the cultural and natural assets that the
palaces and Royal Djurgården constitute. This is
achieved within the framework of the royal right
of disposal, which rests on an agreement made in
1809/10 between the then regent Karl XIII and
the old Riksdag, Riksens Ständer.
There are five palace administrations under the
Governor of the Royal Palaces:
n Stockholm Palace Administration
n Drottningholm Palace Administration
n Gripsholm Castle Administration
n Ulriksdal Palace Administration
n Royal Djurgården Administration
The royal palaces and accompanying areas of land
are owned by the state. The Office of the Governor
is responsible for the running of Stockholm Palace,
while the National Property Board (SFV) is responsible for running and maintaining the other palaces
and accompanying buildings. Rosendal Palace is
not included as it is covered by Djurgården’s funds.
Furthermore, Haga Palace is at the disposal of the
government for representation purposes.
SECURITY AND PROTECTION
The Office of the Governor is responsible for security issues and for physical protection at the royal
palaces, in close cooperation with garrison departments and the police service. Efforts to improve security, with ongoing investments in security systems,
have continued during the year, particularly at the
Royal Palace of Stockholm and Drottningholm Palace. The level of security at the Royal Court needs
to be equivalent to that at the Government Offices.
One improvement has involved the installation of
a new advanced lock system. Furthermore, work
has continued on the risk inventory, with the purpose of improving protection both for employees as
well as buildings and equipment. Part of this work
Governor of the Royal Palaces
Dr. Lennart Ahlgren
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The Palace as a historical stage - Exhibitions and talks
In addition to the task of assisting the Head
of State and other members of the Royal
Family in their official duties, the Royal
Court is also charged with exhibiting the
royal cultural heritage. For example, during
the year a number of tours and talks were
arranged at the Royal Palace, both for children and adults.
Special children’s tours on the theme of
“The Old Tre Kronor Castle” were much appreciated. The Royal Palace’s cellar vault
creates an educational setting that really
fires the imagination, and the models that
have been constructed are an excellent
aid when illustrating the ancient history of
the building. During the school holidays,
many children attended the tour entitled
“Strange goings-on at the Palace”, which
included tales of ghosts, fires and dramatic
sieges. The tours included an ingenious
and instructive quiz trail around the Treas-
ury. ”The Palace is on fire” was another exciting theme, where the guides, in historical costume, described events surrounding
the palace fire of 1697. The guide took on
the character of a fireguard by the name of
Hansson, who actually existed, and spoke
with feeling about the progress of the fire.
The series of talks entitled “The Palace as
a historical stage” continued for the fourth
year in a row. The 22 lectures attracted a
huge audience. Herman Lindqvist gave a
lecture entitled “From Viking myths to the
Sweden of today". The head of the Bernadotte Library, Göran Alm, gave a talk
entitled "Show me your library and I’ll tell
you who you are”. Magdalena Ribbing and
Christian Bolin spoke about “Royal dos and
don’ts”. The Royal Palace also sees a vast
number of foreign visitors each year, and
during 2007 over 1,000 tours were conducted in English.
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Of f ic e of t h e G ov e r nor of t h e Roya l Pa l ac e s
includes the systematic fire protection improvements that have been implemented during the year,
which partly involved fire training for all staff.
INVESTMENTS IN MODERN
INFORMATION AND TELECOM
TECHNOLOGY
The extensive investments in data technology and
telecommunications have continued during 2007.
Several investments have been made, keeping the
Royal Court at the forefront of IT developments.
The new telephone system has been further expanded. The system improves efficiency and access, while enabling a considerable reduction in
THE ROYAL PALACE
The King's official residence and daily place
of work for The King and Queen. The palace also houses the various departments
that make up the Royal Court.
The Royal Palace is the setting for a significant proportion of the monarchy's official
receptions. The palace is constructed in
a baroque style by architect Nicodemus
Tessin the Younger. The reception rooms
and three museums featuring royal history
are among the palace's highlights.
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telephone costs. The system development has contributed to improving mobility and facilitates telecommuting. Improvements have also been made
to the computer network, which has been expanded
to include additional work spaces. Furthermore, a
“guest network” has been created, allowing internet
access for visitors during state visits and seminars.
An intranet has also been installed and will be up
and running at the beginning of 2008.
A computerised activity planning system was
purchased following the completion of an evaluation. The system is expected to be up and running
at the beginning of 2008.
Stockholm Palace Administration
THE ROYAL PALACE
The Royal Palace was visited by around 456,000
(530,000) paying visitors during 2007 (see under
Visitor activities, page 23).
The year was largely characterised by several
major building-related maintenance and renovation projects in relation to the Royal Palace. Following a thorough restoration of the parquet floor,
walls and ceiling, as well as the installation of a
new heating and ventilation system, Karl XI's Gallery was once again ready for use in connection
with the Nobel dinner in December. A considerable number of craftsmen and specialists have
been involved in this highly skilled and sensitive
work. The floors in Gustav III's bedroom and the
audience chamber have been carefully restored.
Essential and considerable renovation work has
also begun in Princess Sibylla's guest apartment
during the year. This work will continue throughout the whole of 2008.
At the Treasury, the first stage of improvements has been completed following extensive
digging work in the palace's cellar. Ventilation and
technical installations have been completed. The
Treasury was temporarily closed in December for
continued repair work, and will be reopened in
May 2008. The picture library in the Bernadotte
Library has been modernised and new rooms have
been furnished for research purposes. A project
that has been running for several years concerning
radon protection measures in offices and housing
within the Royal Palace has continued.
ONGOING PROJECTS
A major restoration project will begin in the Bernadotte Gallery with regard to the floor, walls and
ceiling. Furthermore, rebuilding work will begin
on the reception area and entrance hall at the Royal Palace. As regards the external environment, a
project will be initiated during 2008 to repair all
the stone façades at the Royal Palace.
Drottningholm Palace Administration
In addition to the palace itself, Drottningholm Palace Administration is also responsible for
the management of Tullgarn and Roserberg palaces and their parks.
with the Crown Lands
The number of visitors to Drottningholm Palace
increased considerably during the year, to around
126,000 (114,000) people. The Chinese Pavilion
also saw an increase in visitors, from 33,000 in
2006 to around 39,000 in 2007. The increase is
mainly attributable to foreign tourists, but it is
also due to improvements in boat connections
from Stockholm. Special events during the year
included a much-appreciated and popular Christmas floral exhibition, which was opened by The
Queen, and a Christmas market. These events
attracted around 5,300 and 10,000 visitors each.
During the year, Drottningholm Palace and Theatre were visited by a major international delegation from the cultural association Europa Nostra,
which is Europe’s leading organisation for the
preservation of our common cultural heritage.
A major survey of all leases within the area
of property management has been undertaken,
which will have considerable financial implications for the future. Measures have been taken
that are in keeping with The King’s high ambitions to increase environmental investments at
the Royal Court, including adapting the boilers at
Drottningholm Palace to take rapeseed oil, which
is an excellent source of energy for buildings of
architectural value. This means that all oil burning
at the palace has now been replaced with more
environmentally friendly alternatives. The burning of rapeseed oil now supplements the solid fuel
facility for pellets, which provides heat for the palace, but also for a large proportion of the state
properties in its vicinity. The change of fuel has
also led to considerable savings. In terms of the
environment, the move also benefits the palace’s
large copper roof, which has been damaged in the
past by sulphur emissions from oil burning.
In 1991, Drottningholm became Sweden’s first
World Heritage Site on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. During the year, a great deal of work
has gone into completing the world heritage plan,
which is common to Drottningholm Palace Administration, the National Property Board and
Drottningholm Palace Theatre. The plan will be
Drottningholm Palace is our most wellpreserved 17th century royal palace. With
French influences as a model, the palace was
built by architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder.
The palace has served as the extended Royal
Family's permanent residence since 1981.
Tullgarn Palace
Tullgarn near Trosa in Sörmland has been a
royal summer retreat since the 1770s, when
the state handed Tullgarn over to Duke Fredrik
Adolf. Kung Gustaf V and Queen Victoria spent
their summers here at the end of the 19th
century and beginning of the 20th century.
Rosersberg Palace
The palace is for the most part used by the
Swedish Rescue Services Agency. However,
the two upper floors remain almost untouched from the 1795-1860 period, with
well-preserved interiors and collections. The
palace was erected during the 1630s by the
Oxenstierna family, and became a royal
palace in 1762.
Ulriksdal Palace
Parts of the palace have been let to the
Worldwide Fund for Nature. The palace was
built during the 17th century for Field Marshal
Jacob De la Gardie by architect Hans Jacob
Kristler. Queen Kristina's coronation procession started out from the palace in 1650, and
in 1652 she bought the palace.
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submitted to the National Heritage Board at the
beginning of 2008. Efforts to develop the world
heritage theme on a national scale (Drottningholm Palace Administration hosted the national
World Heritage Meeting, together with Ekerö
municipality and the Drottningholm Palace Theatre) and internationally via various activities, particularly for children and school children, have not
been fulfilled to the desired extent due to financial
restraints and lack of staff.
The Chinese Pavilion
The Chinese Pavilion is a remarkable retreat
in the majestic grounds of Drottningholm
Palace. It was a birthday present to Queen
Lovisa Ulrika from King Adolf Fredrik. The
wooden building was replaced by the
current building in the 1760s.
Haga Palace
with Gustav III's Pavilion
Haga Palace is used by the government
to accommodate prominent guests. The
palace was built in 1802-04 according
to drawings by C.C. Gjörwell, and was
commissioned by Gustaf IV Adolf. Gustav
III's Pavilion in Haga Park was constructed
in 1787-88 according to drawings by the
architect Olof Tempelman.
Rosendal Palace
Rosendal Palace is on Royal Djurgården,
and was built in the 1820s for King Karl XIV
Johan. Rosendal was a summertime retreat and has never been a residence in the
modern sense of the word. The architect
was Fredrik Blom.
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Tullgarn Palace
Tullgarn Palace is open every day from June to
August. However, the number of visitors to the
palace has continued to fall, from 7,500 in 2006
to 6,000 in 2007. Efforts to try and bring the palace alive through various activities are continuing.
The Friends of Tullgarn Palace have organised
several 18th century days at the palace. The palace has been affected by considerable water damage for some time now, which is why the National
Property Board has carried out essential ground
and drainage work during the year. This has to
some extent limited public access to the palace
and its park.
Rosersberg Palace
Rosersberg Palace is only open for pre-booked
tours. During the year, the number of visitors
amounted to around 800 (1,000) people. The
palace was used in September by The King and
Queen for an official leave-taking ceremony in
connection with the Brazilian state visit. There are
also several regular events arranged at the palace
in partnership with various organisations, with the
aim of keeping the royal cultural heritage accessible to a greater number of visitors. Such events
include Roserberg Day, organised by the palace
administration in cooperation with the Friends
of Roserberg Palace, and the Classic Cars motor
show, which takes place in the palace park. Studies were initiated in 2007 to investigate conditions
for reopening the palace for more regular tours.
Several other project ideas are being considered,
all aimed at encouraging more people to visit the
palace and surrounding area.
The palace parks
The unique palace surroundings with their parks
require year-round care and maintenance. This
maintenance work is mostly of an ongoing routine nature, but special contributions are also
required on occasions. Preventative pruning has
continued at Drottningholm, Tullgarn and Rosersberg. Since a considerable proportion of Drottningholm park’s elm trees has been affected by
Dutch elm disease, these have had to be taken
down and replaced mainly with lime trees. The
year 2007 saw the completion of stage IV of the
work surrounding the lime tree avenues in Drottningholm park. The old lime trees were removed
and new trees will be planted during the spring
of 2008. Formative pruning of the lime trees that
were planted during previous stages has continued at the same pace, carried out by our own staff
with the particular skills required for pruning the
growing lime tree avenues into a candelabra shape.
Our close cooperation with the National Property
Board in relation to the palace parks has continued
to work well.
Game preservation and hunting
Game preservation and hunting activities have
been pursued to the customary extent on Lovön
and at Tullgarn. Wild boar stocks at Tullgarn have
caused increased damage to tenants’ crops during
the year. This has led to the palace administration
having to take more cost-cutting measures than
before, partly due to the extent of the damage,
and partly because of rising grain prices. Ottenby
Kungsgård on Öland is home to one of Sweden’s
oldest herds of fallow deer, dating back to the time
of Johan III. A number of fallow deer have been
culled this year as well in order to maintain the
herd at the level that is stipulated in the nature
reserve’s regulations.
Gripsholm Castle Administration
Gripsholm Castle Administration has charge of Gripsholm Castle and Strömsholm Palace, with accompanying parks and
nature reserves.
GRIPSHOLM CASTLE
Gripsholm Castle, with the State’s Portrait Collection, saw an increase in the number of visitors,
to around 62,000 (60,000) during the year. Some
200,000 - 250,000 people visited the palace park
and Hjorthagen nature reserve.The new marketing
strategy and the measures that were taken during
2007 have thus succeeded in turning the negative
trend in visitor numbers of recent years. Investments in children's tours and children's activities
alone attracted around 500 children. Sales at the
palace gift shop also surpassed expectations.
The state portrait that was made in honour of
The King's 60th birthday by Olle Hamngren has
been hanging in the Swedish Gallery since 2007.
In June, the Gripsholm Association presented the
State's Portrait Collection with an “honour portrait”, according to tradition. This year it was a
photographic portrait of Antonia Ax:son Johnson,
taken by photographer Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin.
“Music at Gripsholm” organised four concerts at
the castle and in the surrounding area.
Several measures have been taken in cooperation with the National Property Board (SFV) in
order to improve the work environment. SFV has
also replaced roofing sheets on the roof of the
main building. SFV has also taken measures to
reduce/eliminate the number of false alarms going off, which has continued to cause unnecessary
expenses during 2007. Work on the third floor
has been completed and it has been possible to
rehang some of the portraits in the collection in
preparation for the tourist season. The Royal Collections department has continued with the restoration work on the audience chamber, which on
completion will look exactly as it did in the 1840s.
This work has been made possible as a result of
financial contributions from the Gripsholm Association. A new payments and booking system has
been installed at all the palaces.
STRÖMSHOLM PALACE
Strömsholm Palace had around 5,000 (6,200)
visitors during the year. Other events attracted
around 3,000 (2,800) visitors. An art exhibition
has been on display in the Stone Kitchen, which
also houses a popular, independently run café. An
“Open House” day was also organised. Eighteen
weddings and two christenings have taken place
in the royal chapel. Scheduled maintenance work
has been carried out, including whitewashing of
the ceiling and renovations to the windows on
the southern side of the palace. The traditional
Strömsholm equestrian competitions took place
during the spring, as did the horse races with the
Grand National in June. Special marketing efforts
for the palace are planned for 2008 following the
major investments that have been made in the riding school, aimed at attracting more visitors.
Gripsholm Castle
Gripsholm Castle was founded by Gustav
Vasa in 1537, and contains four hundred
years of history within its walls. The castle
is home to part of the Swedish State's
portrait collection, which is managed by
the National Museum.
Strömsholm Palace
Strömsholm's yellow baroque palace was
commissioned by Queen Dowager Hedvig.
Today Strömsholm is a hippological centre.
THE PALACE PARKS AND THE
GRIPSHOLM HJORTHAGE NATURE
RESERVE
The extensive areas of land around Gripsholm
require a considerable amount of maintenance in
order to create an attractive destination for visitors.
Over 10 km of roads and paths and a large parking
area all need to be annually maintained, cleared
of snow and gritted. In addition to this there are
around 70,000 square metres of green open space
that must be kept mown and/or cleared. Major
restoration work has been carried out on the embankment by the greenhouse, where the park has
also regained a 1930s look. Care of the trees in
Hjorthagen has continued as planned, in cooperation with the County Administrative Board and the
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. Thirty
new oak trees have been planted. The large park
at Strömsholm has required the usual amount of
maintenance in relation to the hedges, lawns, trees,
flowerbeds etc. The legendary “Queen's Oak”,
which is thought to date back to the 16th century,
fell during the year. The intention is to plant a new
oak in the same location during 2008.
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Notes to the financial statements, Royal Palace Administration
distribution of income
including state
allocation
5%
9%
4%
15%
67%
Rents and leases
Entrance fees and guided tours
Sales of books, etc.
Grant income
Other income
distribution of
expenditure
4%
The Palace Administration’s result improved by
SEK 1.5 million compared with the previous year.
The improvement is chiefly due to increased income from grants and a reduction in running
costs. The number of visitors to the palaces has
also remained high. The result meant that several
urgent investments were possible this year as well.
Total income amounted to SEK 105.9 million
(104.2), comprising the state allocation of SEK
47.6 million (47.6) and SEK 38.6 million (38.3)
in income from visitor activities. Total visitor numbers to the palaces remained roughly the same as
for the previous year, although the Royal Palace of
Stockholm saw a slight drop in figures, while the
other palaces saw an increase. Sales in the palace
gift shops fell by 6 % to SEK 8.4 million, largely
due to a particularly good year for sales in 2006.
On the expenditure side, labour costs increased
by 3.3%, which is slightly above the figure arrived
at in the wage agreement. This is attributable to
an increase in the number of annual working
units, which in turn is due to certain consultancy
services being replaced by our own staff. This
has contributed to a reduction in running costs
of around SEK 2.7 million compared with 2006,
Income statement
40%
56%
Staff costs
Other running costs
Depreciation
Amounts in SEK ‘000
Operational income
Income from state allocation
Income from fees and other remuneration
Income from grants
Financial income
Total income
Operational costs
Staff costs
Cost of premises
Other running costs
Financial costs
Depreciation
Total costs
Result from operations
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when production costs relating to several major
exhibitions raised the comparative figure. Depreciation increased by SEK 1.0 million in 2007, to
SEK 3.8 million.
Investments in machinery and other equipment amounted to SEK 3.8 million (7.4), which
was partly financed by the state allocation and
partly by income from the court’s own activities.
The part that was financed by the state allocation
only affects the result in the form of depreciation for the current and coming year. This state
of affairs, together with the fact that a considerable repayment was made on a loan for building
investments at Drottningholm Kungsgård, means
that the result attributable to the state funding
decreased during 2007 by SEK 1.1 million, from
SEK 40.1 million to SEK 39.0 million. On the
other hand, new loans totalling SEK 3.1 million
(3.9) have been raised for projects mentioned,
which have an estimated total cost of approximately SEK 20 million.
In the reconciliation against the state allocation, it has been possible to carry funds totalling
SEK 0.8 million forward to 2008, which is SEK
0.5 million more than at the end of 2006.
Note
2007
2006
1
2
3
4
47,641
55,127
2,373
744
105,885
47,611
55,092
1,024
479
104,206
5
-56,543
-14
-40,475
-213
-3,826
-101,071
-54,738
-14
-43,194
-41
-2,863
-100,850
4,814
3,356
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Balance sheet
Note
311207
311206
7
123
123
120
120
Assets
Intangible fixed assets
Rights and other intangible fixed assets
Total intangible fixed assets
Property, plant and equipment
Buildings, land and other fixed property
Machinery, equipment, installations etc.
Total property, plant and equipment
8
Financial assets
Other investments held as fixed assets
Long-term receivables from authorities
Total financial assets
9
10
Inventories etc.
Inventories and stock
Total inventories etc.
11
Government allocation carried
forward
Government allocation carried forward
Total government allocation carried forward
Cash and bank balances
Balance of interest account at the National Debt
Office
Total cash and bank balances
Total assets
4,739
8,090
12,829
5,070
7,271
12,341
1,021
6,860
7,881
4,917
4,917
4,765
4,765
1,607
2,59
-27
3,839
594
2,418
0
3,012
12
1,638
749
2,387
894
493
1,387
13
-769
-769
-317
-317
14
7,227
2,056
11,042
18,269
20,000
22,056
57,085
51,733
Receivables
Accounts receivable
Receivables from authorities
Other receivables
Total receivables
Accruals and deferrals
Prepaid expenses
Other accrued income
Total accruals and deferrals
7,691
8,287
15,978
Amounts in SEK '000
Capital and liabilities
Capital
Government capital
Change in capital brought forward
Change in capital according to income
statement
Total capital
Liabilities etc.
Loans
Liabilities to authorities
Accounts payable
Other liabilities
Total liabilities etc.
Accruals and deferrals
Accrued expenses
Unused grants
Other deferred income
Total accruals and deferrals
Total capital and liabilities
Note
311207
311206
15
16
12,954
20,627
4,814
8,209
21,606
3,356
38,395
33,171
17
3,147
4,023
4,393
1,071
12,634
4,739
2,118
5,577
893
13,327
18
19
5,057
351
648
6,056
4,512
454
269
5,235
57,085
51,733
None
None
None
None
Pledged assets
Contingent liabilities
State allocation report
Reporting against state allocation Amounts in SEK ‘000
The Royal Court Opening
and Palace transfer amount
Administration 90:1
Allocation item 2
317
Allocation for the year
Total
acc. to letter of appro-
balance
priation
Expenses Income
48,093
48,410
-106,000
58,359
Closing
transfer amount
769
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Supplementary data and notes
Accounting principles
The annual accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Annual Reports and
Budget Information Ordinance, with the exception of the stipulation in Chapter 2, § 4 on
income statement. The Royal Court shall submit a report on the combined activities in
place of an income statement. The annual report shall focus on activities of the Office of
the Governor and the Royal Collections.
All acquisitions with an economic life of at least three years and a cost of at least SEK
10,000 are recorded as fixed assets. The straight-line depreciation method is applied to
the cost of the asset, based on its expected economic life. Depreciation is applied on a
half-yearly basis. In general, depreciation occurs over five years. However, computer and
telephone equipment, as well as software licenses, are depreciated over three years. Acquisitions of older quality carpets are depreciated over ten years. Cultural assets are not
subject to depreciation. Reconstruction work and improvements to buildings and land
are depreciated over 30 years.
Software licences for computer systems that were procured in 2004 with regard to
the years 2005-2007 have not been recorded as fixed assets, but are instead found in the
balance sheet's assets page under the heading prepaid expenses, see note 12.
Supplier’s invoices that have been received after the cut-off date of 10 January, 2008,
are provided for as accrued expenses and thus not attributable to state funding.
Valuation principles
Assets and liabilities have been valued at cost, unless otherwise stated below. Accounts
receivable have been stated in the amounts that, based on individual assessment, are
expected to be received. Income and expenses have been recognised on an accrual basis
in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards. The buildings and areas
of land in the Crown Lands that are included in the royal right of disposal, and which are
managed by the Office of the Marshal of the Realm via the Office of the Governor, are not
reported in the balance sheet, since they are owned by the Swedish state. The current
rateable values are recorded in the notes.
Allocation of own funds
The Court's own funds have not been allocated for the current year.
Absence due to sickness as a % of ordinary
working hours
2007
2006
Total
Proportion of staff on long-term sick leave
(60 days or more)
Women
Men
Employees aged 29 years or younger
Employees aged 30 - 49 years
Employees aged 50 years or more
2.0%
3.8%
38.0%
2.0%
2.0%
0.5%
2.6%
1.5%
68.6%
5.3%
2.3%
3.3%
4.9%
3.1%
Notes to the annual accounts
Note Amounts in SEK ‘000
2007
2006
1Income from state allocation
State allocation according to letter of appropriation
48,093
47,928
Unutilised state allocation
-769
-317
State allocation carried over from previous year
317
Total income from state allocation
47,641
47,611
2Income from fees and other remuneration
Entry and guided tour fees
Sales from royal gift shops
Rents and leases
Forestry, commissions, sales, other
Capital gains on sale of machinery
Other income
Total income from fees and other remuneration
38,588
8,422
3,123
3,520
129
1,345
55,127
38,265
8,959
2,923
3,059
596
1,290
55,092
3Income from grants
Single area payment, environmental support and support
for organic farming
264
92
Employment grant and unemployment allowance
694
206
Grant for research into furnishing history of Royal Palace
100
Grant for Haupt exhibition
480
Grant for restoration and renovation work
140
108
Grant for book on Bernadotte Library
200
Grant for purchase of grand piano
800
Other grants
175
138
Total income from grants
2,373
1,024
32
2007
2006
4Financial income
Interest from National Debt Office
362
192
Interest from bank and dividends from securities
330
270
Interest from accounts receivable
2
1
Capital gains on financial assets
49
Exchange rate gains
1
16
Total financial income
744
479
5Staff costs
Salaries
-39,744
-38,507
Social security contributions
-15,560
-15,339
Allocation of accrued overtime,
wage and holiday pay liability
-134
-11
Other staff costs
-1,105
-881
Total staff costs
-56,543
-54,738
6Other running costs
Explanatory items for significant changes
Costs relating to exhibitions
Repairs and maintenance to properties within the
Crown Lands
Purchase of goods for sale
-161
-1.642
-461
-4,268
-1.914
-5.372
7Intangible fixed assets
Opening cost
Additions during the year
Total accumulated costs
Accumulated depreciation
Depreciation for the year
Total accumulated depreciation
Book value
192
67
259
25
167
192
-72
-64
-136
-8
-64
-72
123
120
8Property, plant and equipment
Buildings, land and other fixed property
Opening cost
4,778
0
Acquisitions during the year
3,147
4,778
7,925
4,778
-38
0
-195
-38
-233
-38
Machinery, equipment, installations etc.
Opening cost
22,726
21,906
Costs reversed re. equipment sold during the year
-730
-6,456
Additions during the year
3,778
7,275
25,774
22,726
Depreciation reversed re.
equipment sold/discarded during the year
-15,106
-18,799
716
-3,567
-17,957
6,454
-2,761
-15,106
470
470
Total book value
15,978
12,829
Rateable value of Crown Lands
Agricultural property
Apartment building
Total rateable value
31,367
1,752
33,119
39,981
3,053
43,034
Cultural assets
Opening cost
Notes
2007
2006
9Other investments held as fixed assets
18Accrued expenses
The complete holding in SEB’s bond investment fund has been
sold during the year for SEK 1,070,000. SEK 5,070,000 has been
invested in the SEB Alpha short bond fund. Book value
SEB Alpha sh bond fund
507,694.3518 shares
5,070
Market value ditto
5,128
Accrued overtime liability
Accrued wage liability
Accrued holiday pay liability
Social security contributions for accrued overtime,
wage and holiday pay liability
Other accrued expenses,
(supplier's invoices not attributable to state funding)
Total accrued expenses
1,021
1,073
10Long-term receivables
Book value Grusmedelsfonden Market value ditto
7,271
12,708
6,860
12,717
11Inventory
The inventory is carried at the lower of the cost and fair
value, according to the first-in-first-out principle.
Obsolescence risks have thus been taken into consideration.
2007
2006
267
355
2,436
254
322
2,390
1,301
1,259
698
5,057
287
4,512
162
143
46
351
164
244
46
454
19Unused grants
Funds remaining from grant for furnishing
of warehouse building, government
Employment grant, government
Grant to Bernadotte Library, non government
Total unused grants
12Prepaid expenses
Park contract work
962
Security services
241
Telephone subscription
136
Software licences
Other
299
Total prepaid expenses
1,638
283
175
186
250
894
Stockholm, 22 February, 2008
Ingemar Eliasson,
Marshal of the Realm
13Government allocation carried forward
Opening balance
-317
0
Reconciled against state budget:
State allocation
47,641
47,611
Reconciled against government's current account:
State allocation supplied to interest account
48,093
-47,928
Closing balance
-769
-317
14Balance of interest account at the
National Debt Office
The reporting is not prepared in such a way that it is clear
whether the balance of the account is comprised of state
allocation funds or own income.
Balance of interest account
Short-term liquidity requirement
7,227
8,795
2,056
10,315
123
15,978
-3,147
12,954
120
12,829
-4,740
8,209
13,356
7,271
20,627
14,746
6,860
21,606
4,740
3,147
-4,740
3,147
0
4,778
-38
4,740
15Government capital
Intangible fixed assets, see note 7
Property, plant and equipment, see note 8
Borrowings, see note 17
Total government capital
16Change in capital brought forward
Accumulated profit and profit from previous year
Book value Grusmedelsfonden, see note 10 Total change in capital brought forward
17Loans
Opening borrowings
New loans raised
Repayments during the year
Borrowings
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Summary of key information
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
-
-
-
-
2,900
-
-
-
-
2,000
0
2,000
0
3,147
4,739
-
-
-
Interest earned
The National Debt Office
Bank, incl. dividends from securities
362
330
192
270
153
181
166
305
255
482
Interest expense
Other loans
208
39
-
-
-
1,447
0
1,438
0
-
-
679
0
145
669
74
71
144
680
68
76
147
599
69
78
150
624
78
72
157
573
73
84
4,814
3,356
2,815
-2,223
-2,161
20,627
7,270
21,606
6,860
23,069
6,522
24,278
6,234
30,056
6,001
Loan facility at National Debt Office1)
Granted but not utilised
Credit facility at National Debt Office2)
Granted
Maximum amount utilised during the year
Other loans
Borrowings
State allocation credit
Granted
Utilised state allocation credit
Workforce and employees
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
Running cost per FTE
Average number of female employees
Average number of male employees
Changes in capital during the year
Change in capital brought forward
of which Grusmedelsfonden
3)
1) the loan facility expired as of 1 July 2004.
2) the credit facility expired as of 1 January 2005.
3) government capital has been accounted for separately as of 1 January 2004. It was previously included in change in capital
brought forward.
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Auditor’s Report for the Royal Palace
Administration
The Swedish National Audit Office has audited the annual accounts of the Royal Palace Administration, agreed on 22 February, 2008, for the 2007 financial year.
The Royal Palace Administration shall follow the Annual Reports and Budget Information Ordinance
(2000:605), with the exception of the stipulation in Chapter 2, § 4 on profit and loss reporting.
It is the responsibility of the National Audit Office to examine the annual accounts of the Royal Palace
Administration in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, with the aim of establishing
whether the accounts and supporting figures are reliable and whether the financial statements are
true and fair. The Auditing of State Activities Act (2002:1022) states that the National Audit Office
is not required to conduct its examination with the purpose of assessing whether the management’s
administration follows applicable regulations and particular decisions.
The audit has been conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. This means
that the audit has been planned and implemented with the aim of obtaining reasonable grounds for
making a judgement on whether the annual accounts are true and fair. The examination thus relates to
a selection of significant transactions.
The audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion set out below.
The annual accounts have been prepared in accordance with the ordinance on annual reports and
budget information, the letter of appropriation, and other government decisions relating to the Royal
Palace Administration.
The National Audit Office considers that the annual accounts are in all essentials true and fair.
Auditor Irene Lindström is responsible for the decision in this case. Project manager Christina
Nordenstam is responsible for submitting the report.
Stockholm, 17 March 2008
The Swedish National Audit Office
Irene Lindström
Christina Nordenstam
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Royal Djurgården Administration
The Royal Djurgården Administration (RDA) comes under the Office of the
Governor and is responsible for managing the King’s individual right of disposal to Djurgården as well as, on a commission basis, the royal right of disposal to Haga and Ulriksdal. The job involves protecting the historical cultural
landscape, looking after the existing countryside on an ecological basis, and
adapting the area to people’s desire for a stimulating leisure and recreational
environment, as well as considering future needs.
Royal Djurgården covers almost a fifth of Stockholm’s inner city and is of great significance to the
townscape. In 1994, the area became the world’s
first National City Park. A great deal of care is
required in order to preserve the area’s unique
countryside, rich wildlife and cultural buildings.
The King’s commitment within the framework of
the royal right of disposal from 1809-10 contributes a sense of continuity towards preserving and
sustainably developing the National City Park.
Revenue and expenditure for Djurgården should
balance in the long term. Any possible surplus is
thus used solely to further protect the culture, preserve the countryside and adapt the royal lands on
Djurgården for recreational purposes.
Environmental investments
in focus
As part of the Royal Court’s active environmental work, all the motor-driven equipment used on
Lilla Sjötullsbron at the mouth of Djurgårdsbrunn channel
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Djurgården now runs on environmental fuels. The
fleet of machinery has been gradually replaced
and all cars run on biodiesel. Furthermore, the
system for refuse management, including dealing with mercury, has been developed. The highvoltage line in the area will be laid underground in
connection with the transformation of Fisksjöäng.
A compost facility project has been initiated under the remit of environmental investments. This
will provide a facility where stables in Stockholm,
including the Royal Mews, the Mounted Guard
and riding schools can dispose of horse manure.
This will mean partly a reduction in transportation of manure in Stockholm, and partly that the
manure used will be part of an ecocycle for the
revival of the park administration.
Geothermal pump installations continued during the year, for example at Rosendal stables, replacing oil boilers that were detrimental both financially and in terms of the environment.
The Royal Djurgården
Administration is divided into
four areas of responsibility
n Parks and highways administration
n Property management
n Nature conservation
n Events
Parks and highways
administration
A management plan for the Ulriksdal Palace area
and parks, as well as for Haga Park, has been developed in cooperation with the National Property
Board. The management plan relates to the areas of
the parks that require more intensive maintenance,
areas of green, displays, equipment and roads.
The floral displays in Ulriksdal Palace Park
have traditionally been maintained from early
spring up until late autumn. In addition to the
routine work of continually improving and embellishing the parks, some 150 fully-grown lime trees
in the avenues have also been pruned. The Linnaeus 2007 celebrations were marked with two
Linnaeus-inspired displays. Haga Park has been
managed in accordance with the guidelines set out
in the current maintenance programme.
On Northern Djurgården, several improvements and new layouts of the displays have been
carried out around Stora Skuggan in order to increase the variety of species and attract more visitors to the park.
On Southern Djurgården, work has been completed to improve the shoreline at Blockhusudden
and Täcka Udden. This work is continuing at other
sites on Southern Djurgården. A project is underway to transform the entrance to Djurgården at
Djurgården bridge. The tramlines will be moved
in connection with improvements to Djurgårdsvägen, in order to create more attractive and
safer stops. Furthermore, a visitor’s centre for the
whole of Djurgården will be constructed close to
the bridge. The centre will be manned, as will the
kiosk, café and rental service, in cooperation with
the association Kungliga Djurgårdens Intressenter
(Partners of Royal Djurgården).
Temporary outside lighting has been set up at
Rosendal Palace, which will be replaced with permanent lighting next year. New decorative lighting at Sollidsbacken is under construction. In addition, the asphalt on the roadway will be replaced
by paving stones during 2008.
Property management
The Royal Djurgården Administration’s (RDA)
buildings department manages buildings and installations on Northern and Southern Djurgården,
as well as on the Fjäderholm islands. The buildings
have a total area of just over 60,000 square metres,
including housing, premises and park buildings.
Management responsibility also covers facilities
for pumping stations, electric supply mains, quays
and bridges.
Renovation and restoration work has been carried out on several buildings, both on the outside
and the interiors. Traditional materials and working methods have been used as far as possible,
since most of the buildings are classed as being of
cultural historical value. The quays at Krogviken
on the Fjäderholm islands have been reinforced.
The façades of residential buildings and harbour
offices have been renovated. At the Royal Castle
on Ladugårdsgärde, Bergstugan cottage has been
completely renovated following a fire. Façade renovations have been carried out on the dining-room
at Rosendal Palace and at Galärskjulen. Extensive
work has also been carried out on the Stable Villa
at Rosendal and on Lill-Janshuset.
At Djurgården shipyard, the planned clean-up
and quay building is progressing. The renovation
work and restoration of stone buildings from the
19th century is underway. Façades and windows
have been renovated on the old shipbuilder’s
house at Beckholmen.
A new property computer system has been installed and will start up at the beginning of 2008.
When fully developed, the system will be capable
of handling all information on RDA’s properties.
The countryside on Djurgården is a
cultural landscape of great value.
Photo: Henrik Ekman
Cont. on the next page
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View towards Hazelius Gate
38
Aerial view of Djurgården shipyard and Beckholmssund, where renovation work is underway.
Nature conservation
During the year, work has continued on developing a management plan for the whole National
City Park. The Djurgården Council, which is
tasked with handling overall management issues,
acts as an advisory body in this work. The council is made up of researchers and experts within
the areas of Nature, Culture, Recreation and Resource management/Ecocycle. When the plan has
been completed, RDA will submit the material to
the County Administrative Board. The County
Administrative Board can then make a decision
on the plan’s status in relation to other plans in
the area.
As regards water, a project is underway to
improve surface water management in Laduviken’s tributaries. The purpose of this work is
to add value in terms of biological diversity and
recreation. The improvements being made to Isbladskärret lake will also continue during 2008.
Spegeldammen has also been cleaned up and
restored. Several areas on parts of Southern
and Northern Djurgården with an area totalling
around 26 hectares are being grazed as part of a
joint project with the Worldwide Fund for Nature.
Supplementary feeding of birds and roe deer has
been carried out within the wildlife preservation
programme. The three jogging tracks that have recently been equipped with lighting were subjected
to considerable cable theft and damage during the
year. Repairs have been carried out, but were not
completed by the end of the year.
Events
Royal Djurgården is Stockholm’s major recreation area. The area is rented out to various organisers for several events. Annually recurring sports
events within Haga-Ulriksdal-Djurgården include
the Stockholm Marathon, and fun runs Vårruset,
Tjejmilen, Bellmanstafetten, Blodomloppet and
Panterloppet. Other events that attracted many
visitors to Djurgården included the vintage car
event Prince Bertil’s Memorial, the Archipelago
Fair, Tjejmetet and 1.6 million club’s Hjärtgåing.
For the first time this year there were also performances by the Park Theatre at Stora Skuggan’s
amphitheatre.
In the Orangery at Ulriksdal Palace, an exhibition of royal bridal bouquets was organised during
the Ulriksdal Flower Show, which attracted a huge
audience. Several concerts took place in the palace
park, and Solna’s nursery schools organised a Reggio Emilia exhibition for the fourth year running.
During the All Saints’ Day holiday, the traditional
autumn market took place, featuring walking tours
of the park, guided tours of the royal chapel, Queen
Kristina’s coronation carriage and the palace and
Orangery. At Ulriksdal royal chapel, in addition to
a great number of weddings, there were also christening services, confirmations and end-of-term
services. For the first time this year, midnight mass
was celebrated, attracting many visitors.
At Haga Park, the Friends of Haga-Brunnsviken and the City of Solna organised walking tours
of the park and musical concerts in connection
with Haga Day in June. According to tradition,
the free concert “Musik” was organised at the National Maritime Museum, as well as sailing days
and kayaking courses for young people. A farce by
Molière was performed at the Fjäderholm islands’
archipelago theatre during the summer.
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Notes to the financial
statements
Income statement
The result for the year amounted to a profit of SEK 1.5 million
(profit 0.6). Total revenue increased during the year by SEK 4.2 million to SEK 76.1 million. Lease income increased by SEK 2.0 million
and rental income increased by SEK 1.7 million.
RDA received additional remuneration of SEK 4 million from the
National Road Administration as compensation for encroachment of
land in connection with the Norra Länken project.
Work has progressed during the year on cleaning up and planning
the shipyard area at Beckholmsundet. Terms of reference have been
developed ahead of the coming clean-up operation on Beckholmen.
Income
Rental and leasing income
Other operating income
Amounts in SEK '000
Total income RDA
80
Operating expenses
Property expenses
Other external costs
Staff costs
Depreciation of property,
plant and equipment
Items affecting comparability
Note
1
2
3
4
70
Operating result
60
50
Result from financial items
Interest earned/dividends
Impairment of securities
Interest expense
40
30
20
2007
2006
58,045
18,047
76,092
53,305
18,589
71,894
-49,774
-14,327
-15,855
-45,851
-11,818
-14,350
-1,254
4,000
-77,210
-1,153
530
-72,642
-1,118
-748
2,588
-6
2,582
1,549
-155
-3
1,391
1,464
643
10
0
2005
2006
Other
Rents
Result for the year
2007
Leases
Balance sheet
Amounts in SEK '000
Note
311207
311206
Assets
Fixed assets
5
Property, plant and equipment
Machinery and equipment
3
3,100
3,602
6
68,472
71,572
67,340
70,942
Financial assets
Other investments held as fixed assets
Total fixed assets
Current assets
Current receivables
Accounts receivable
Other receivables
Prepaid expenses and
accrued income
14,503
3,556
10,235
3,189
3,206
21,265
3,322
16,746
3,938
3,880
17,804
18,859
Total current assets
43,007
39,485
114,579
110,427
Investments in securities
TOTAL ASSETS
7
8
Amounts in SEK '000
Equity
Capital
Funds brought forward
Result for the year
Total equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
Other liabilities
Accrued expenses and
deferred income
Total current liabilities
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Pledged assets
Contingent liabilities
Note
311207
311206
6
68,472
14,791
1,464
84,727
67,340
14,147
643
82,130
8,881
882
9,136
402
20,089
29,852
18,759
28,297
114,579
110,427
None
None
None
None
9
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Notes with accounting principles
and notes to the financial statements
General accounting principles
The annual accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Annual Accounts Act.
Valuation principles
Assets and liabilities have been valued at cost, unless otherwise stated below. Accounts
receivable have been stated in the amounts that, based on individual assessment, are
expected to be received. Improvement costs on buildings and land are carried as an
expense directly.
Amounts in SEK '000 unless otherwise stated
Absence due to sickness as a % of ordinary working hours
Total
Proportion of staff on long-term sick leave (60 days or more)
Women
Men
Employees aged 30 - 49 years Employees aged 50 years or more 2007
6.8%
63.3%
8.7%
5.8%
1.7%
9.5%
2006
2.4
15.5
3.6
1.8
1.6
2.7
Note 1Long-term investments
2007
2006
40
65%
36
61%
10,209
3,461
1,497
9,122
3,202
1,409
2Employee and staff costs
Salaries and social security contributions
Salaries Social security contributions
Pension costs
The Royal Djurgården Administration controls properties
on Northern and Southern Djurgården, in accordance
with the royal right of disposal.
Rateable values
Single-family house/plot for single-family house
Appartments/plots for apartments
Apartment premises
Industry/electricity production facility
280,987
161,395
82,513
5,473
530,368
280,987
117,441
100,205
6,745
505,378
6Investments held as fixed assets
The Royal Djurgården Administration's funds' net assets
according to the financial statements of the fund manager,
Kammarkollegiet.
20,528
47,943
68,471
89,013
19,396
47,944
67,340
90,866
591
60
1,790
592
173
3,206
747
153
1,138
635
650
3,323
Institutional funds 3,938
Impairment losses
Book value
3,938
Market value
4,001
4,035
-155
3,880
3,880
Prepaid insurance
Other prepaid expenses
Accrued fund dividends
Accrued fuel income from tenants
Other accrued income
8Investments in securities
9Accrued expenses and deferred income
3Machinery and equipment
Planned depreciation based on original
costs and
expected economic life of 5 years
31-12-06
7Prepaid expenses and accrued income
Property expenses include long-term investments in Djurgården shipyard of SEK 6,903
and geothermal facilities, SEK 1,130.
Number of annual working units
Of which men
31-12-07
5Property rateable values
Special pension funds
Djurgårdsfonden
Book value
Market value
Notes to the annual accounts
Note Amounts in SEK '000
Note Amounts in SEK '000
31-12-07
31-12-06
Opening costs
Additions
Disposals
Total costs
12,592
752
-2,196
11,148
14,136
2,100
-3,644
12,592
Opening depreciation
Depreciation reversed on disposals
Book value
-8,990
2,196
-1,254
-8,048
3,100
-11,481
3,644
-1,153
-8,990
3,602
Profit made on equipment sold
Non-recurring compensation Norra Länken
4,000
530
Invoiced rents and leases
pertaining to the coming year
Other items
18,875
1,214
20,089
15,478
3,281
18,759
Stockholm, 21 February 2008
Ingemar Eliasson,
Marshal of the Realm
4Items affecting comparability
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Auditor’s Report for the Royal
Djurgården Administration
The Swedish National Audit Office has audited the annual accounts of the Royal Djurgården
Administration, agreed on 21 February, 2008, for the 2007 financial year.
It is the responsibility of the National Audit Office to examine the annual accounts of the Royal
Djurgården Administration in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, with the aim of
establishing whether the accounts and supporting figures are reliable and whether the financial statements are true and fair. The Auditing of State Activities Act (2002:1022) states that the National Audit
Office is not required to conduct its examination with the purpose of assessing whether the management’s administration follows applicable regulations and particular decisions.
The audit has been conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. This means
that the audit has been planned and implemented with the aim of obtaining reasonable grounds for
making a judgement on whether the annual accounts are true and fair. The examination thus relates to
a selection of significant transactions.
The audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion set out below.
The annual accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Annual Accounts Act
(1995:1554).
The National Audit Office considers that the annual accounts are in all essentials true and fair.
Auditor Irene Lindström is responsible for the decision in this case. Project manager Christina
Nordenstam is responsible for submitting the report.
Stockholm, 17 March 2008
The Swedish National Audit Office
Irene Lindström
Christina Nordenstam
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Medal presentations 28 January 2007
12th size with chain
Former Speaker Björn von Sydow. For outstanding
work in various areas of the Swedish public sector.
12th size with the ribbon of the Order of
Professor Bertil Daneholt. For significant work in the
Swedish research sphere.
Colonel Mats Danielsson. For meritorious services as
aide to H.M. The King.
the Seraphim
Chief Mine Inspector Jan-Olof Hedström. For valuable
work as head of the Mining Inspectorate of Sweden, and
within the framework of the Norrbotten Delegation.
Former Cabinet Minister Kjell-Olof Feldt. For outstanding work in various areas of the Swedish public sector.
Director Bert-Inge Hogsved. For significant work as an
entrepreneur and company executive.
Bishop Christina Odenberg. For significant work in the
Church of Sweden.
Consul-general Kerstin Lane. For valuable work for
Sweden in the USA.
Director Jacob Wallenberg. For significant work in
Sweden’s business sector.
Author, Professor Cecilia Lindqvist. For artistic highquality writing and valuable work as one of Sweden’s
top authorities on China.
Director Marcus Wallenberg. For significant work in
Sweden’s business sector.
12th size with a bright-blue ribbon
Director Tom Beyer. For many years of significant work
as the managing director of Stockholm International
Fairs.
Rear-admiral Claes Tornberg. For significant work to
develop military leader training.
Former head of the National Federation of Swedish
Women’s Voluntary Motor Transport Corps Anne-Marie
Medin. For valuable work in the federation.
Municipal Commissioner Elvy Söderström. For significant local government work.
Court Assistant Margareta Wickberg. For meritorious
services in H.M. The Queen’s office.
The Litteris et Artibus Medal
Actor Reine Brynolfsson. For artistic work as an actor.
Court Singer Helena Döse. For artistic work as an opera
singer.
Author Katarina Frostenson. For artistic work as an
author.
National team manager Bengt-Åke Gustafsson. For
valuable work as head of the Swedish ice hockey team.
Professor Anita Aperia Broberger. For significant work
in Swedish research, especially in paediatrics.
Singer Carola Häggkvist. For appreciated and successful work as a singer.
Former MP Lars Bäckström. For valuable work in the
Riksdag, the Swedish parliament.
Personnel secretary Johan Johansson. For meritorious
work at the Royal Court.
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Designer Gudrun Sjödén for many years of valuable
work as a clothes designer.
Lieutenant Colonel Johan Törnqvist. For meritorious
services as aide to H.M. The King.
the Seraphim
Helena Döse, Court Singer. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/Scanpix
Footballer Henrik Larsson. For sporting achievement
as a footballer.
Author and director Margareta Garpe. For artistic work
as an author and director.
Author Lennart Sjögren. For artistic work as an author.
Professor Göran Söllscher. For artistic work as a
guitarist.
Footballer Henrik Larsson and Magdalena Larsson during the medal ceremony at the
Royal Palace in Stockholm. Photo: Leif R Jansson/Scanpix
M e da l p r e s e n tat ion s
Medal presentations 6 June 2007
12th size with chain
MP Alf Svensson. For outstanding work in various areas
of the Swedish public sector.
Former Justice of the Supreme Court Bo Svensson. For
outstanding work for the Swedish legal system.
Professor Kjell Å Modéer. For significant work as a legal
historian and in building up research contacts in the
Baltic Sea region.
Commander Jonas Wikström. For meritorious services
as aide to H.M. The King.
the Seraphim
Director Urban Bäckström. For outstanding work for
Sweden’s monetary policy.
Former County Governor Mats Hellström. For many
years of significant work in various areas of the Swedish
public sector.
Professor Mille Millnert. For significant work in research
and higher education.
Bank manager Lars G Nordström. For significant work
in Sweden’s business sector.
Vice-admiral Frank Rosenius. For meritorious services
as Chief Military Staff of H.M. The King.
Judge Elisabet Fura-Sandström. For significant work in
the legal system, nationally and internationally.
Former Cabinet Minister Bengt Westerberg. For out
standing work in various areas of the Swedish public
sector.
Director Peje Emilsson. For valuable work as a company
owner and entrepreneur and for education of young
people, including in developing countries.
Manager Erik Gustavson. For many years of valuable work
to expand Swedish-American contacts as manager of the
Kinship Center (emigrant register and center) in Karlstad.
Former Judge of Appeal Sture Holmbergh. For many
years of valuable work to disseminate knowledge about
Stockholm’s cultural heritage.
Senior Court Accountant Ann-Mari Nordlund. For
meritorious work in the Finance Department at the
Office of the Marshal of the Realm.
Secretary General Helena Karlén. For valuable work to
combat sexual exploitation of children.
Court Assistant Marita Wenne. For meritorious services
at H.M. The King’s Office of the Marshal of the Court.
8th size in silver with a bright-blue ribbon
Bengt Brantås. For 25 years’ service as an extra waiter.
Peter Hager. For 25 years’ service as an extra waiter.
The Litteris et Artibus Medal
Author Anders Bodegård. For artistic work as an author
and translator.
Director and actor Gun Jönsson. For artistic work as a
director and actor.
Orchestra leader Bernt Lysell. For artistic work as
violinist.
Author Viveca Lärn. For artistic work as an author and
dramatist.
Professor Thomas Schuback. For artistic work as a
conductor and pianist.
Author Jan Stolpe. For artistic work as an author and
translator.
For long and faithful service
(medal, watch or artwork made of glass)
Supervisor of the Royal Palace Maren von Bothmer.
For long and faithful service at the Gripsholm Castle
Administration.
Curator Christian Buchberger. For long and faithful
service at the Royal Collections.
Machine Foreman Rune Eriksson. For long and faithful
service at the Royal Djurgården Administration.
Caretaker Gustav Johansson. For very long and faithful
service at the Ulriksdal Palace Administration.
Technical manager Kent Thilander. For long and faithful service at the Office of the Governor of the Royal
Palaces, the Stockholm Palace Administration.
Principal Secretary to the Marshal of the Realm
Sven-Olof Hedengren. For long and faithful service at
the Office of the Marshal of the Realm and the Order of
His Majesty the King.
Actor Gösta Ekman. For artistic work as an actor.
Associate Professor Christer Fuglesang. For successful
work in space research.
Sven Grahn PhD (Engineering). For significant work in
space research.
Professor Bruno Nilsson. For significant work in
agricultural research.
Director Folke Patriksson. For significant work in shipping.
the Seraphim
Forrester to the Royal Court, baron Johan Adelswärd.
For meritorious work as Forrester to the Royal Court.
Director Marianne Forssblad. For valuable work to
strengthen Nordic cultural heritage in the North-Western United States.
Theatre director Benny Fredriksson. For significant
work as a theatre director.
Museum director Klas Helmerson. For significant work
as head of the Vasa Museum.
King’s palace bailiff Jacob Lagercrantz. For meritorious
services as “The King’s palace bailiff” at the Drottningholm Palace Administration.
Gösta Ekman, actor, receives the Litteris et Artibus medal. Photo: Leif R Jansson/Scanpix
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Extensive exchange of visits
promotes Swedish interests
Each state visit has a clear description of purpose from the government; their
aims include increasing the exchange of trade and culture between countries.
State visits also lay the foundation for personal relationships between Heads
of State and their delegations in politics, financial and cultural fields. In recent
years, climate and environmental issues have increasingly permeated the programmes of state visits both to and from Sweden. In 2007 The King and Queen
undertook six state visits. Crown Princess Victoria took part in all state visits to
Sweden and in the state visit to Denmark.
Sweden on show
– state visits to Sweden
In addition to the general items on the agenda, including a state
ceremonial reception with a horse drawn procession through central
Stockholm and a guard of honour in the inner courtyard, exchange
of official gifts and a gala dinner with a subsequent reciprocal
dinner, an extensive programme of visits is carried out as per the
visiting Head of State’s requests, Swedish suggestions and bilateral
interests.
State visit from Brazil
11-12 September
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil
and his wife visited Sweden in the autumn. The
President met Per Westerberg, Speaker of the
Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) and Fredrik
Reinfeldt, Prime Minister. Queen Silvia, Mrs Lula
da Silva and Crown Princess Victoria visited the
Vasa Museum and the Casa Cor exhibition. The
Swedish Trade Council arranged a special “Brazil
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Day”. The King, President and delegations then
travelled by ethanol-powered coach to a bioenergy
seminar, hosted by Scania, at the Royal Institute
of Technology.
The Queen and Mrs Lula da Silva visited the
Fryshuset youth centre as well as the World Child
hood Foundation, which supports many projects
in Brazil.
State visit from China 8-10 June
This was the first time that a Chinese President visited Sweden.
The King, Queen, Prince Carl Philip and President Hu Jintao and
his wife were in Gothenburg for the homecoming of the Swedish Ship Götheborg after it visited various places including Canton
in conjunction with the Swedish state visit to China in 2006. The
President also visited Volvo in Gothenburg. The President, who was
accompanied by a large business delegation, held discussions with
Prime Minister Reinfeldt and met top representatives of Swedish
business in Stockholm.
State visit from Bulgaria 9-11 October
President Georgi Parvanov of Bulgaria and his wife visited Sweden in October. The President met Per Westerberg, Speaker of the
Riksdag and Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister, in the Rosenbad
government buildings. The King, Crown Princess Victoria and
President Parvanov took part in a seminar titled “Bulgaria – New
EU Member”, organised by the Swedish Trade Council. The guests
then visited Hammarby Sjöstad, a “sustainable city” aiming to be a
model for the whole world to emulate.
The Queen, Mrs Parvanova and Crown Princess Victoria visited
the Bernadotte Library. During the day Mrs Parvanova was also
given a presentation of the activities of the Mentor Foundation,
which conducts drug prevention work.
The Queen and Mrs Parvanova also visited Waldemarsudde, after which the presidential couple had a tour of the Vasa Museum
and visited the National Museum. To round off the day, the Bulgarian President and his wife were treated to a concert and reception
in Stockholm Concert Hall.
The final day of the state visit focused on more in-depth cooperation between Sweden and Bulgaria, as well as in the EU, regarding energy, defence and culture, with visits to Stockholm, Uppsala
and Enköping.
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Destinations around
the world – The Royal
Couple’s state visits to
other countries
Besides the state ceremonial events, state visits to other
countries follow practically the same pattern as state
visits to Sweden. The King and Queen are accompanied
by a broad delegation comprising representatives of
the government, business, culture and other fields. The
programmes of visits are based on the host countries’
suggestions, Swedish requests and the bilateral interests
that will be discussed.
State visit to Japan 25-29 March 2007
The Royal Couple made their second state visit to
Japan; their first visit took place in 1980. A Japanese state visit to Sweden was made in 2000. On
the first day of the 2007 state visit, The King and
Queen met representatives of Swedish business in
Japan. The King attended an energy symposium
and a biotech and medical technology symposium
organised by the Swedish Trade Council and the
Invest in Sweden Agency (ISA).
Queen Silvia visited Tokyo Midtown, a new
area for design, and the Ghilbi Museum, where
she met Hayao Miyazaki, its creator. This was
followed by a presentation of the Silvia Sisters’
activities in Japan. The Queen also took part in
a symposium on dementia and IT in care of the
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elderly, an event with about 600 participants.
Carl Linnaeus was commemorated through an
exhibition at the National Science Museum, which
was opened in conjunction with the state visit and
in the presence of the Japanese Imperial Couple
and the King and Queen of Sweden. In addition
to the official activities in the programme, such as
the banquet of the Imperial Couple and the Royal
Couple’s reciprocal dinner, The King visited the
Toyota Higashi-Fuji Technical Center and Sony’s
head office. The Queen participated in a symposium about combating child pornography and
sexual exploitation of children. The Royal Couple
also visited Nagasaki’s Atomic Bomb Museum
and Peace Park.
State visit to Denmark 9-11 May
Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik welcomed the Royal Couple and Crown Princess Victoria when they arrived in Copenhagen with the Navy’s vessel the H.M.S. Visborg. On day one the
party visited Fritz Hansen A/S, a famous furniture factory. Crown
Princess Victoria and Crown Prince Frederik visited the Faculty of
Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen and a sports centre where they received information on Get2Sport, an integration
project that aims to help vulnerable children and children with an
immigrant background enter the world of sport.
The official opening of the Ørestadstinget sessions was followed
by a presentation of Ørestad at Ferring, a pharma company. The
King, Crown Princess Victoria and Crown Prince Frederik also
took part in a seminar about promoting Danish-Swedish cooperation in new energy technology. Queen Silvia and Princess Benedikte visited the hospital Rigshospitalet and Denmark’s centre for
research into dementia and Alzheimer’s. They also visited “Plejehemmet Lotte”, which works with care of dementia patients in as
close to a home environment as possible. The Queen also visited
Royal Copenhagen’s new factory in Glostrup. The theme for the
state visit was Øresund cooperation. To emphasise the intensifying
contacts across the water, the Swedish reciprocal dinner was held
in Malmö.
State visit to Austria 20-22 November
On the first day in Austria, the Royal Couple visited the Albertina Museum, one of Europe’s most significant art museums, and
the Church of Sweden’s Vienna parish. The Royal Couple were
welcomed in the Austrian Parliament by Barbara Prammer, the
Speaker.
The King attended a business forum with Maud Olofsson, the
Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy, and her Austrian
colleague. Swedish business was well-represented with 24 participants. Volvo and Kapsch, an Austrian company, gave a presentation
on the theme of environmentally friendly technology and a seminar
about renewable fuels.
Queen Silvia inaugurated the exhibition “Josef Frank – Architect
and Outsider” at the Jewish Museum and visited a design exhibition produced by the Swedish Institute. During the state visit, the
Queen made a speech at a symposium about children’s right to
culture. The Royal Couple visited the UN headquarters in Vienna,
the Swedish embassy and the Swedish OSCE Delegation (OSCE is
the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe).
On the final day, the Royal Couple visited Esterhazy Palace and
were invited to go on a guided tour of the Neusiedlersee National
Park, which is classed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Excerpts from the Royal Family’s
official programme in 2007
This is a summary of the Royal Family’s programme of official engagements. Audiences, internal
meetings and private visits took place in addition to these engagements.
The King
The Queen
The Royal Couple The Crown Princess
Prince Carl Philip
Princess Madeleine
January
15
Meeting of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s
Young Leadership Foundation
The 2007 Swedish Sports Gala in the Globe Arena, Stockholm
16
Cabinet minister lunch with Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister
17
Conference in Paris about missing children and children who
have been the victim of sexual abuse
18
Meeting organised by “The Natural Step” in Stockholm
Official dinner, Royal Palace of Stockholm
22
Start of the training course for Silvia Sisters at the
Silviahemmet
23
Audience with Per Unckel, County Governor of Stockholm
Audience with the Director General of the Swedish Rescue
Services Agency Göran Gunnarsson
25
Scholarship award from H.M. Queen Silvia’s Jubilee Fund
for research about children and disabilities
29
Cabinet meeting
Audience for the chairman of Mentor, director Olof
Stenhammar
30
Lunch with Lars Leijonborg, the Minister for Higher Education
and Research
Audience for Magnus Olausson PhD
Audience for Professor Bengt Johansson and Professor
d’Ambrosio
26
January 28: The King inaugurated the year to commemorate Linnaeus on Carl Day in the
Swedish calendar tradition of name days, in Växjö. During the day The Royal Couple visited
Småland’s Museum, Växjö Cathedral, Karolinergården (a house built by an officer in King
Karl XII’s army) and Växjö Library. Photo: Hans Runesson/Scanpix
Audience for the astronaut Christer Fuglesang and his wife
Visit to the Bernadottegymnasiet Upper Secondary School in
Stockholm
Performance by the Glada Hudik theatre company as well as
a concert and inauguration of the new grand piano played by
Per Tengstrand
Audience for Olof Skoog, Director-General for Political Affairs
for formal audiences
Presentation of H.M. The King’s medal
Presentation of the Smilbandsbolaget Prize 2007
Farewell audience for Peru’s ambassador, H.E. Mr Max de la
Fuente Prem
Seminar organised by the Armed Forces, the Bernadotte
Library
27
Gala to raise money for the Fryshuset youth centre, Stockholm
Visit by Maria Larsson, the Minister for Elderly Care and Public
Health, Silviahemmet
28
Visit to Växjö at the start of the jubilee year to mark the 300th
anniversary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus
Inauguration of the new University Animal Hospital in
Uppsala
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Formal audiences: Spain, Estonia, South Africa and Angola
24
The Alpine World Ski Championships, Åre
5
WWF dinner with the oceanographer J-M Cousteau
7
Seminar, “Silviahemmet’s Major Inspiration Day”
8
The Travellers Club’s formal dinner, Stockholm
Interview: Allt om Trädgård (all about gardens) – Kerstin
Engstrand
1014
12
The Lantbruksveckan (Agricultural Week) General Assembly
14
Audience for Professor Anders Karlqvist about the
International Polar Year
15
The Royal Swedish Academy of Arts formal assembly
Presentation of research grants at the 25th anniversary of the
Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation.
February 21: The King visited the Lycksele area of Västerbotten to learn more about the
reindeer-grazing situation. Besides visiting reindeer-grazing land and talking to reindeer
farmers, The King received information from Sametinget (the General Assembly of the
Swedish Sami) and the National Swedish Union for the Sami People. Photo: Marie Enoksson.
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19
Audience for the President of Tanzania, H.E. Mr Jakaya
Mrisho Kikwete
Audience for the new ambassador in Belgrade, Krister
Bringéus
Visit to Stockholm’s New Fashion Centre, Järla Sjö
16
Audience for Dr Diego Hidalgo Schnur, President José
María Figueres Olsen and senior diplomatic advisor Christer
Elfverson
20
Farewell audience for Australia’s ambassador, Mr Richard Rowe
Information meeting on the City of Gothenburg’s investment
in leadership in the non-profit sector, Gothenburg
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Cabinet minister lunch with Maud Olofsson, the Minister for
Enterprise and Energy
Board meeting of the Silviahemmet Foundation
Audience for the chairman of Mentor, director Olof
Stenhammar
Attendance at the centenary of SKF, Gothenburg
Audience for Professor Anders Karlqvist, The Swedish Polar
Research Secretariat
Audience with Assistant Undersecretary Håkan Malmqvist
for formal audiences
21
Visits to Västerbotten for information about the reindeer
grazing situation in Lycksele and other locations
My Big Day, The Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital, Gothenburg
22
Formal audiences: Ukraine, UK and Uganda
Diplomatic reception
Interview: Chef [Manager] magazine – Henrik Frenkel
February 15: The Queen participated in a ceremony in Kulturhuset, Stockholm, when
the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation celebrated its 25th anniversary. The Queen
presented research grants, including one to Karin Enskär from Jönköping for family
participation in care of children with cancer. Photo: Anders Wiklund/Scanpix
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-25
Attendance at the 70th birthday celebrations of H.M. King
Harald V, Oslo
26
Attendance at a Baden Powell Fellowship event, Paris
Dinner at Japan’s ambassador H.E. Mr Seiichiro Otsuka
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Visit to the World Childhood Foundation in Estonia
3
Meeting of the steering group for the Stenhammar Estate
12
The Crown Princess’s name day
10
Cabinet minister lunch, Göran Hägglund, Minister for Health
and Social Affairs
16
Audience for the Victoria Battalion
Presentation of the Order of the Polar Star to Madame Alice
Cheng and Sheikh Mohammed al Amoudi
Audience for the Swedish Bakers and Confectioners’
Association
The theatre performence Utvandrarna (The Emigrants)
arranged by Riksteatern, by the nationwide theatre association.
Stockholms Stadsteater (city theatre), Skärholmen
Jubilee mass to mark the birth of Queen Josefina,
the Catholic Cathedral in Stockholm
Interview: Gastronomic calendar – Magdalena Ribbing
Interview: Radio Sweden – Juan Navas
Audience for the Speaker of the Romanian Senate
H.E. Mr Nicolae Vacaroiu
Presentation of the “Healthiest Business of the Year” award,
Stockholm International Fairs
11
Farewell audience for Saudi Arabia’s ambassador,
H.E. Mr Badr Othman Bakhsh
Seminar “Children and Young People Show the Way” organised
by the Children’s Ombudsman, BRIS (Children’s Rights in Society),
Save the Children Sweden and the World Childhood Foundation
Meeting of the Nomination Committee of the King’s Young
Leadership Foundation
Attendance at the four Royal Clubs’ party,
Grand Hôtel, Stockholm
19
Meeting with journalists from Japan
20
Lunch for Archbishop Anders Wejryd
Inauguration of a research conference in conjunction with
the 20th jubilee of the research fund of Parkinson Förbundet,
the Swedish Parkinson’s Association
12
13
Opening of an exhibition of works by Bruno Liljefors, Mora
Audience for Lars O. Lagerkvist, the Royal Coin Cabinet
15
Attendance at the consecration of a new bishop for Lund
Diocese in Uppsala Cathedral
Audience for director Johan Stålhand regarding
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s foundation for research and training
1520
Project trip, the World Childhood Foundation, China
16
Meeting of the Foundation H.M. The King’s Jubilee Fund for
Youth in Sweden
The annual event of the Royal Academy of Letters, History
and Antiquities, at Riddarhuset
21
Presentation of Stig Hadenius’ book about Folke Bernadotte
Farewell audience for Malaysia’s ambassador
H.E. Mr. Jasmi Md. Yusoff
Opening and presentation of prizes at the Royal Palace Sprint
Audience for director Johan Stålhand regarding the jubilee
foundation
Attendance at the Patriotic Society’s annual meeting
Reference group meeting, Silviahemmet and Sophiahemmet
University College regarding distance learning about dementia
Buying the year’s first Mayflower pin to raise money for charity
Board meeting of Mentor Sweden
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Visit to the Netherlands, a flower show at Keukenhof
22
Concert with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Attendance at the ICC annual meeting
23
International Paralympics Committee Board, Bonn
Symposium on tuberculosis
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State visit to Japan
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March 16: The Queen and Princess Madeleine participated in a seminar at the Bernadotte
Library titled “Children and Young People Show the Way”. The seminar was organised by the
World Childhood Foundation, the Children’s Ombudsman, BRIS (Children’s Rights in Society)
and Save the Children Sweden. Photo: Bertil Ericson/Scanpix
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Awarding the World Children’s Prize for the Rights of the
Child, Gripsholm Castle, Mariefred
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May
2
Audience for the President of Moldova, H.E. Mr Vladimir
Voronin
Audience for Ulf Holmberg, WWF
Audience with the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic,
H.E. Mr Mirek Topolánek
Interview with Danish journalists prior to the state visit
to Denmark
Audience for Ingemar Wahlberg, secretary-general
of the Swedish National Day Committee
18
Audience for a Brazilian school delegation
Board meeting of the Foundation King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 50th
Anniversary Fund for Science, Technology and Environment.
Held in the meeting room at the Office of the Marshal of the
Court and followed by lunch
Press meeting prior to the state visit to Denmark
Danish journalists
Meeting of H.M. The King’s Council for Land and Building
Issues
3
Visit to Täby Municipality
Audience for H.E. Mrs Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia
4
Inauguration of the Royal Institute of Technology’s environment-focused student project to develop the Spiros
environment-friendly vehicle
Board meeting of the Silviahemmet Foundation
19
Audience with the Permanent Secretary of the Swedish
Academy, Horace Engdahl
The scouts’ outdoor spring cleaning on the island of
Djurgården
Formal audiences: Australia, Sudan, Samoa and Andorra
Two-day seminar regarding Second Generation Childhood
Audience for the Palestinian President, H.E. Mr Mahmoud
Abbas
5
Second Generation Childhood visits the Fryshuset youth
centre
Presentation of the Swedish Recycling Industries’ Inspiration
Prize
7
Farewell audience for the Philippines’ ambassador,
H.E. Mrs Victoria S. Bataclan
Presentation of the Globe Forum Award
Presentation of the Grand Export Prize 2007
2023
Board meeting of the World Scout Foundation, Cape Town
21
The Swedish-Jordanian Association’s 20th anniversary
celebrations at the Museum of Mediterranean and Near
Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm
23
Board meeting of Mentor International, Kuwait, and the inauguration of Mentor Arabia, which comprises 22 member countries
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State visit to Denmark
24
Skogsnäringsveckan (Forestry Week) at the Stockholm City
Conference Centre
14
Attendance at the annual meeting of the WWF Council
The annual event of the Association of Friends of the Artists,
Waldemarsudde
The 90 year jubilee of the ICA supermarket chain in the Blue
Hall at Stockholm City Hall
Cabinet minister lunch with Mats Odell, Minister for Local
Government and Financial Markets.
Presentation of the Vega Medal
The WWF 30 club’s gathering with subsequent presentation
“the New Arena of Environmental Work”, Ulriksdal Palace
15
Interview: Die Welt
25
The Swedish Emergency Management Agency’s coordination
exercise “SAMÖ 2007”, Stockholm
16
Visit to a naval unit in Karlskrona
26
Press meeting prior to the seminar titled Value-based
Leadership
Inauguration of the Solliden exhibition, Solliden
Seminar with the World Scout Foundation
Value-based Leadership
Visit in Copenhagen, Oden’s Polar expedition
Presentation of the Crafoord Prize, Lund
Linnaeus jubilee in Råshult, Småland
20
Attendance at the centenary celebrations of the Swedish
School in London
27
Information meeting about alternative fuels at Volvo in
Gothenburg
28
Acceptance of the Baden-Württemberg Medal of Merit,
Germany
Visit to the Linnean Society, London
29
”Gutes mit Schönem verbinden”, Stuttgart
Visit to the Swedish Ship Götheborg – West India Docks,
London
30
Congratulations on the birthday of H.M. The King
21
Visit to the Swedish garden “A Tribute to Linnaeus” at the
Chelsea Flower Show, London
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Presentation of the Polar Music Prize
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Visit by the Japanese Imperial Couple to mark the 300th
anniversary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus, Stockholm and
Uppsala
24
Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla Memorial Fund
Visit by delegates on the diplomat programme at the
Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the trainee
programme of the Government Offices of Sweden
The 70th jubilee of the Friends of the Swedish Institute in
Rome at the National Museum
25
Information about the Government Offices of Sweden
28
Reception and scholarship award in the Foundation for King
Carl XVI Gustaf’s 50th Jubilee Fund for Science, Technology
and Environment, the Bernadotte Library
June 6: On National Day The Royal Couple visited the city of Halmstad, which celebrated its
700th jubilee. Crown Princess Victoria took part in National Day celebrations in Lundsbrunn,
Västergötland. Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine participated in the opening ceremony
for the Royal Palace’s National Day activities in Stockholm. Photo: Bertil Ericson/Scanpix
June
1
Visit to the Premraff oil refinery in Lysekil
Attendance at the Gastronomic Academy’s spring meeting
Inauguration of a conference on better care of dementia in
the west of Sweden, Gothenburg
Board meeting of Mentor Sweden at the Maria Ungdom
Clinic, Stockholm
Jubilee dinner to celebrate the centenary of the Swedish
Sea Rescue Society in Eriksbergshallen, Gothenburg
Annual meeting of the Friends of the National Museum
2
Visit to voluntary organisations in Boden
3
Visit to Hindersön Island in Luleå archipelago
Information prior to formal audiences
29
The IK Foundation’s presentation of Linnaeus’ apostles”
Lunch for H.R.H. Prince El Hassan bin Talal and
H.R.H. Princess Sarvath El Hassan, Jordan
Inauguration of Prince Carl Philip’s photography exhibition
at the Gustavianum, Uppsala
Concert in conjunction with Childhood Day at the Gröna
Lund amusement park
4
Press meeting prior to the state visit from China
Chinese journalists
5
Visit to Stenhammar
Press meeting in conjunction with the vernissage of the
exhibition “A Glimpse of Paradise” at the Gustavianum,
Uppsala
30
Annual meeting of the Society for the Promotion of
Diligence at Work
Forest excursion organised by Sveaskog Fänneslunda,
Västergötland
Audience for the Vice-President of the European
Commission H.E. Mr Franco Frattini
Presentation of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award,
Skansen
Ballet premiere of Cendrillon, the Royal Swedish Opera
House
Presentation of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology
6
Acceptance of the symbol of honour from BRIS
(Children’s Rights in Society)
31
Opening ceremony for the Open Palace event at the Royal
Palace of Stockholm
Formal celebrations of Sweden’s National Day and the
700th jubilee of the city of Halmstad
Meeting of the Royal Wedding Fund
National Day celebrations in Lundsbrunn, Götene
Municipality
Meeting of H.M. The King’s Hunting Club followed by the
annual meeting
National Day celebrations, Skansen
Inauguration of the Reach to Recovery conference
7
Formal audiences: Philippines, Grenada, Mauritania and
Kyrgyzstan
Attendance a panel discussion titled Swedish Heritage,
Europa Nostra
Medal presentation
Audience for Olof Skoog, Director-General for Political
Affairs
The Swedish Parliament’s Advisory Council on Foreign
Affairs
The Friends of Drottningholm Theatre gathering and
awarding of medals
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Europa Nostra, European Heritage Awards Ceremony,
Stockholm City Hall
July
1
Christening, H.R.H. Princess Isabella, in the church
Fredensborgs Slotskirke, Copenhagen
12
Tällberg Forum
46
Attendance at the 70th birthday celebrations of Queen
Sonja, Oslo
10
Awarding of the Öländ Inhabitant of the Year prize, Solliden
Palace
14
Celebrations of the Crown Princess’s 30th birthday
2021
The Baden Powell Fellows at the Jiingijamborii event,
Kristianstad
2122
Dragon Boat Event in aid of the World Childhood
Foundation, Kiel
28
Interview: Swedish Television – Viktoria Dyring, Tällberg
30/7
-2/8
World Jamboree centenary in Surrey, UK
Board meeting of the World Childhood Foundation
Inauguration of the exhibition Archipelago, Sea and other
Waters at Grafikens Hus, Mariefred
Presentation of brooches, Silviahemmet
Audience for Professor Anders Karlqvist, the Swedish Polar
Audience for Frau Ulla Schmidt, Germany’s Federal Minister
for Health, Drottningholm Palace
Jubilee banquet at the museum Nordiska Museet,
centenary celebrations
810
State visit from China
10
Princess Madeleine’s 25th birthday celebration
11
World Championships in Wheelchair Tennis
Audience for Mr Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN
Office on Drugs and Crime, regarding drugs
1114
Royal Technology Mission, Russia
12
Inauguration of a new museum in Astrid Lindgren’s
childhood home of Näs, Vimmerby
13
The ICA supermarket group’s jubilee conference
Board meeting of Silviahemmet Foundation
Skultuna Brass Foundry’s 400th anniversary
14
Dinner for the participants in the ministerial summit titled
the Midnight Sun Dialogue on Climate Change
15
Farewell audience for Japan’s ambassador,
H.E. Mr. Seiichiro Otsuka
Farewell audience for Argentina’s ambassador,
H.E. Ms Elda Beatriz Sampietro
Farewell audience for Canada’s ambassador,
H.E. Mr Lorenz I. Friedlaender
Conference in Karlsruhe and gala to raise money for
Mentor International, Mainau
July 30-August 2: The King attended the Centenary World Scout Jamboree in the UK. The
King has been interested in the Scout Movement since childhood. He became a cub scout,
named Mowgli, in 1955 and a scout in 1958. The King is also First Honorary Member of the
Swedish Guide and Scout Association, honorary member of the Swedish Guide and Scout
Council and has been honorary chairman of the World Scout Foundation since 1977. Photo:
Jonas Elmqvist
August
Inauguration of Fornsalen, the cultural history section of
the County Museum on the Island of Gotland
14
Presentation of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize
19
Farewell audience for Uruguay’s ambassador,
H.E. Julio Moreira Morán
15
Concert in the Hall of State
20
Celebratory church service to mark the centenary of the
Swedish Pentecostal Church in Mullsjö
16
The Stockholm Water Foundation’s seminar
26
Prior to H.R.H. The Crown Princess’s 30th birthday
Interview with TT – Christina Lucas
Audience for H.E. ambassador Jonas Hafström
26 30
Royal Colloquium, Greenland
“Pensioners’ Day”, Ekerö
28 30
Tällberg Forum
Attendance at H.M. The King’s presentation
of the Stockholm Water Prize in City Hall, Stockholm
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Audience for H.R.H. Prince Faisal bin Al Hussain of Jordan
and his son
Presentation of the Swede of the Year award to Hans Rausing,
Näringslivets Hus
27
Audience for H.E. ambassador Lena Nordström and the Mistress of
the Robes regarding a visit to Colombia
Audience for Mrs Anne Forsberg and Lars Forsberg, presentation
of the book “Bästa Sverige... från Vikingavälde till EU – Monarki”
28
Farewell audience for Belgium’s ambassador, H.E. Mr Raoul
Delcorde
Farewell audience for Nigeria’s ambassador, H.E. Mrs Funmilayo A.
Adebo-Kiencke
Audience for representatives of Sveaskog
Audience for Anna Karin Agebäck, Permanent Secretary for
information about the “Young Internet”
Presentation of the Export Hermes prize on World Trade Day
Interview: with Svenska Dagbladet, a Swedish newspaper, prior to
the Ulriksdal Flower Show – Agneta Ullenius
30
September 13: Themed day: The Royal Couple visited the town of Örnsköldsvik and SEKAB
Bio Fuel Industries, Domsjö Fabriker, Akzo Nobel and Ö-vik Energi for a day with the theme
“On the road to sustainable transport”. The topics raised during the day included global
product and market potential for ethanol in private cars and in diesel engines for buses and
trucks. Photo: SEKAB
Farewell audience for Italy’s ambassador H.E. Mr Francesco Caruso
Inauguration of the Ulriksdal Flower Show
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra’s opening
concert at Stockholm Concert Hall
14
The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, H.E. ambassador Kerstin
Asp-Johnsson
31
Formal audiences: Argentina, Rwanda, Japan
and Slovakia
Meeting with the grants committee for Ungt Ledarskap, a
foundation that promotes young leadership
Inauguration of Svampens Hus, a mycology centre, in
Uppsala and an information and study visit to the County
Administrative Board, Uppsala
17
Audience for H.E. Sauli Niinistö, the Speaker of Finland
September
3
Performance in memory of Ingmar Bergman at the
Dramaten theatre
4
Start of the first distance training course for state enrolled
nurses to become Silvia Sisters
18
The opening of the Parliamentary Session, in the Riksdag
building, Stockholm
Performance of Così fan tutte at the Royal Swedish Opera in
conjunction with the opening of the Parliamentary Session
Interview: Våra Barn (our children) – Viktoria Myrén
19
5
Inauguration of a new operation and teaching facility at
Sophiahemmet
Inauguration of the major library at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities and the Middle Kingdom exhibition
10
Audience for the governor of New South Wales
H.E. Professor Marie Basher
Audience for the President of Latvia, H.E. Mr Valdis Zatlers,
Audience for Karl Haskel, Jordi Arkö, Mikael Kihlman and Lars
Nyberg, showing of graphic art in the Bernadotte Library
Information about and first meeting of the Gundua
Foundation
6
Service in Stockholm Cathedral in conjunction with the
opening of the Parliamentary Session in Stockholm
Audience for Annika Berner and Saeed Isaksson-Stammler,
report on the Pakistan project AAPKI
21
Audience for the Prime Minister of South Korea H.E. Mr Han
Duck-Soo
Audience for Maria Larsson, the Swedish Minister for Elderly
Care and Public Health and representatives of Mentor
Sweden
Introduction to a conference about children whose parents
abuse alcohol and drugs “Time for the Children”
1112
State visit from Brazil
Presentation of Kungsfenan – the Swedish Seafood Award
12
Presentation of the Swedish Knowledge Prize
Audience with Professor Ulrik Ringborg for information
about a centre for cancer research
13
Day on the theme of biofuels, Örnsköldsvik
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Visit to Ulricehamn Municipality for its 700th jubilee
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The WWF’s autumn meeting
Reunion of the Royal Technology Mission (RTM), Russia
The Council for the Promotion of Sweden (NSU)’s Sweden
Day
25
Attendance at a fair in Uppsala Cathedral and the opening of
the General Synod in the university’s auditorium
Board meeting of BP Fellows, Sköldnora Kungsgård
Visit to Gävle
26
Formal audiences: Albania, Canada, Laos and Belgium
Vernissage of the Roslin exhibition, National Museum,
Stockholm
Scholarship award at Stiftelsen Frimurare Barnhuset,
a Freemason foundation
Presentation of the Gösta Winberg Award
October 16: The King made a speech to about 3,000 delegates (most were representatives
of national governments) from 193 countries when the 34th session of the UNESCO General
Conference opened at the headquarters of the UN organisation UNESCO in Paris. The speech
was about climate change and UNESCO’s responsibility to try and encourage member
countries to develop education programmes for sustainable development and include them
in the education systems of their respective countries. The King was the first Swedish Head of
State to speak such a UNESCO event Photo: Remy de la Mauviniere/Reuters/Scanpix
Opening of a photography exhibition at the Nobel Museum
October
27
Attendance at the Swedish Air Force’s exercise Nordic Air
Meet
1
Presentation of a diploma to mark the 20th jubilee of the
WWF fund Tåkernfond
Visit to Västernorrland County, including inauguration of
the Mellannorrland Hospice
2
Audience for H.E. ambassador Örjan Berner
Audience for the Pink Ribbon organisation
28
Visit to Karlsborg
29
Inauguration of the Folke Bernadotte monument
“The White Buses” in Malmö
Information meeting with the Swedish Ministry for Foreign
Affairs prior to the state visit from Bulgaria
23
World Scout Foundation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3
Board meeting, the World Childhood Foundation, Berlin
Opening of the 2007 Apple Market in Kivik
30
Acceptance of the “United We Care” prize from the
Quadriga Awards, Berlin
Final of the Swedish Touring Car Championship and prize
awards in Mantorp
Visit to the National Museum, a tour of the Roslin exhibition
46
World Scout Foundation Executive Committee, Japan
5
Attendance at the celebrations of the 375-year jubilee of
the University of Tartu, Estonia
Opening of the first phase of the Eesti Agrenska Center,
Estonia
Celebratory concert in the Vanemuine Theatre, Estonia
8
The Swedish Parliament’s Advisory Council on Foreign
Affairs
Audience for Dr Rolph Payet from the Seychelles
September 25: Princess Madeleine visited Gävle, invited by County Governor Christer Eirefelt
who presented her with a jubilee book about Gävle Castle. The Princess, who is the Duchess of
Hälsingland and Gästrikland, also visited the county museum Länsmuseet and participated in
the 450 year jubilee celebrations of the school Vasaskolan. Photo: Anders Wiklund/Scanpix
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State visit from Bulgaria
10
Audience for Eva Hermansson (Ministry of Education and
Research) and Johan Lindell (Swedish National Commission
for UNESCO)
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11
Audience for Animal Rights Sweden, presentation of jubilee
book
Audience for Borneo Orangutan Survival
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Intensive course in French, France
15
Concert in Stockholm Cathedral
16
Opening speech at UNESCO’s General Conference, Paris,
theme: climate change
Inauguration of the new premises of the Swedish Chamber
of Commerce in Paris
Mentor Sweden’s 10th anniversary
November 7: The King visited FINEX, the final exercise of the Nordic Battle Groups in Luleå,
Boden and the Jokkmokk area. The exercise, which took place 29 October to 18 November,
was part of the Nordic Resolution 2007. According to the Swedish Armed Forces FINEX is a
comprehensive exercise meant to emulate a future live situation as much as possible. Photo:
Louise Levin
17
Presentation of the “Årets Ruter Dam” award for appointment of the top female manager of the year in conjunction
with the 20th anniversary, Stockholm
18
Gala dinner to raise money for the World Childhood
Foundation, Sao Paulo, Brazil
18 19
Bergslagsjakt hunting
23
Audience for Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister
Audience for the Speaker of Saudi Arabia,
H.E. Mr Salih Bin Abdullah Bin
Farewell audience for the ambassador of the Czech
Republic H.E. Mrs Marie Chatardova
Meeting with Sollidengruppen AB
November
1
Presentation of the Volvo Environmental Prize
Farewell audience for Sri Lanka’s ambassador
H.E. Mr Nagoorpitchai Sikkander
Audience for Roger Lundgren, author, and Eva Bonnier,
publisher, for presentation of the book about Princess
Sibylla
23 24
Hunting, Halle-Hunneberg
25
Conference about the situation in the Baltic Sea dedicated
to H.M. The King as a 60th birthday present from Sweden’s
county governors, Kalmar
Press meeting in conjunction with the vernissage of the
exhibition “A Glimpse of Paradise” Hanaholmen, Helsinki
2
Meeting of the Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla
Memorial Fund
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5
Presentation of the Prince Eugen Medal
Presentation of the Torsten & Wanja Söderberg Prize 2007 at
the Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg
Concert with Camerata Nordica, Kalmar
26
Attendance at a conference about the situation in the Baltic
Sea, dedicated to H.M. The King as a 60th birthday present
from Sweden’s county governors, Mönsterås
27
Visit to the Home Guard in the Skövde area
29
Inauguration of Thermia’s international development
centre, Arvika
29 30
World Scout Foundation, Copenhagen
30
Presentation of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Årets Nybyggare
award for entrepreneurs with an immigrant background,
the Bernadotte Library, Royal Palace of Stockholm
56
Formal audiences: Honduras, Luxembourg, Italy and Liberia
59
Visit to Colombia
6
Board meeting of the Carl XVI Gustaf’s 50th Jubilee Fund for
Science, Technology and Environment
Audience for Professor Anders Karlqvist, the Swedish Polar
Farewell audience for Bulgaria’s ambassador,
H.E. Mr Goran Yonov
Visit to the Mentor project and foundation stone laying
ceremony for an ethanol factory in Bogota, Colombia
7
Nordic Battle Group, Boden area
Audience for Lieutenant General Jan Jonsson
Gala dinner to raise money for the Mentor Foundation, and
board meeting of the Mentor Foundation, Bogotá, Colombia
Inauguration of Prince Carl Philip’s photography exhibition
“A Glimpse of Paradise” at Hanaholmen, Espoo, Finland
Conference: Meeting Point Emergency Preparedness,
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Meeting about global warming in Washington, D.C., USA
Meeting of the The King’s Council for Land and Building
Issues
9
Opening of the Sápmi exhibition about the Sami people at
the museum Nordiska Museet
Board meeting of Mentor Sweden
The Royal Swedish Ballet’s autumn evening, the Royal
Swedish Opera House
Board meeting of the World Childhood Foundation
Meeting of H.M. The King’s Hunting Club
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music, formal assembly
12
The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences’ 211th
formal assembly
27
Information meeting about the 2007 Nobel Laureates
Gala dinner to raise money for the World Childhood
Foundation, New York, USA
Meeting of King Gustaf VI Adolf’s Fund for Swedish culture
Inauguration of the International Polar Year workshop
The Swedish Research Council
13
Meeting of Queen Silvia’s Jubilee Fund for research on
children and children’s disabilities
Farewell audience for the Apostolic Nuncio (Papal
ambassador), Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci
Audience for the President of Lithuania, H.E. Mr Valdas
Adamkus
28
Formal audiences: Afghanistan, Panama, Czech Republic
and Bulgaria
Themed day about the trade union movement, LO-TCOSACO and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
Follow-up meeting with participants from the Nordic Air
Meet
Reference group meeting, Silviahemmet and
Sophiahemmet
Presentation of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize
Visit to Växjö and the conference “Robust Society – but
how?”
Board meeting of the World Childhood Foundation USA,
New York
14
Audience for the Permanent Secretary of the Swedish
Academy, Horace Engdahl
Diplomatic reception
Visit to the Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, Stockholm
Gathering organised by the Young Presidents Organisation
in the Bernadotte Library
Cabinet meeting, in Konsejlsalen
Presentation of the Bertil Hult Prize
15
Themed day: Integration - Gothenburg
30
15 18
Inauguration of the school Victoriaskolan, Madeira, Portugal
16
Information meeting with the Swedish Ministry for Foreign
Affairs about Austria prior to the state visit
Inauguration of a new police station, Fittja Centrum
Press meeting prior to the state visit to Austria,
Austrian journalists
20 22
State visit to Austria
20
The Swedish Forum for Human Rights, MR-Dagarna 2007
on the theme of War & Peace and presentation of the Per
Anger Prize
23
Audience for Supreme Commander General Håkan Syrén
Interview: Veteranen (magazine for members of SPF, the
Swedish Pensioners’ Association) – Ingrid Lindgren
December
2
Attendance at the Advent church service, the Royal Chapel
3 14
Work experience at the office of Sweden’s Permanent
Representation to the EU in Brussels
4
Inauguration of an exhibition about “Sweden’s last major
war” Army Museum
Audience for Stefan Lindeberg, Chairman of the Swedish
Olympics Committee, and Gunilla Lindberg, Sectretary
General
Opening of a Christmas flower show at Drottningholm
Palace
Audience for Hanna Lundstedt and family (My Big Day), red
audience room
26
Interview: Swedish Television (for the Year with the Royal
Family) – Agneta Bolme Börjefors
Audience for Tom Bergroth, The Order of His Majesty The
King, for presentation of a new order diploma
Audience for Johan Strid, the Secretary General of the Swedish Guide and Scout Council
Audience for the Liberian President, H.E. Ellen JohnsonSirleaf
10
Meeting with Young Leadership/Knowledge Council prior to
the 2008 seminar on sustainable development focusing on
leadership that crosses generations
Presentation of diplomas to the winners of a current affairs
quiz organised by DN, a Swedish newspaper
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Meeting with students from the Royal College of Forestry
and receipt of Christmas trees
Christmas lunch with the Deutscher Damenclub
Executive Committee Meeting, World Childhood Foundation
15
Formal dinner to mark the end of the Linnaeus year,
Jukkasjärvi
16
Church service, Kiruna Church
17
Audience for Andreas Carlgren, Minister for the Environment
for his report on the Bali Climate Conference
Farewell audience for France’s ambassador,
H.E. Mr Denis Delbourg
18
Christmas service, the Royal Chapel
Concert to raise money for Star School at Cirkus
December 15: The Royal Couple attended the conclusion of the Linnaeus jubilee year at the
Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi. The King summarised the jubilee year in a speech and passed the
baton to the Polar Year, which, like the Linnaeus Year, aims to inspire young people to work
in natural sciences and research. Photo: Thord Nilsson/Scanpix
Presentation of the Prince Eugen Culture Prize, Stockholm
City Hall
20
The Swedish Academy’s formal assembly
The 2007 Nobel Prize giving ceremony
11
Audience for Business Europe’s chairman
Ernest-Antoine Seillère
Meeting of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s foundation for research
and training
Audience for Ebba Lindsö, Efva Attling and Christina Blom
Andersson
Meeting of Queen Silvia’s foundation for research
and training
H.M. The King’s dinner for the Nobel Laureates
12
Audience for Lord-in-Waiting Lars Löfgren and
Professor Erling Norrby regarding the “Crown of Knowledge”
13
Audience for director Peder Wallenberg
Farewell audience for the ambassador of the Netherlands
H.E. Mr Antoine Francois van Dongen
Participation in Mäster Olofsgården’s “the Old Town’s living
Advent calendar” Royal Palace of Stockholm
Interview: Stockholm City – Teresa Lindstedt
58
December 25: On Christmas Day The King makes his traditional Christmas speech on
the radio station P1. This is the first year that the speech was also broadcast on Swedish
television later in the day. Photo: SVT
Royal glossary
Many professional titles, words and expressions at the
Royal Court have been used for a long time. Some are
explained below.
Riding Master the manager of
the stables department at the
Royal Mews.
Linen Chamber manages laundry
and linen stores.
Head-Groom one of the coachmen and the deputy manager
of the stables department at
the Royal Mews. This person’s
responsibilities include feed for
the horses.
First Marshal of the Court the
manager of the Office of the
Marshal of the Court.
Military Staff of H.M. The King
comprises the Chief Military Staff
of H.M. The King and aides from
the Armed Forces.
The King’s Council for the
Royal Court consists of the Royal
Court’s managers and its duties
include addressing budget issues.
Lady-in-Waiting assists The
Queen in official contexts.
Marshal of the Court the title of
the managers of the Households
of H.R.H. The Crown Princess and
H.R.H. The Duchess of Halland.
Steward of the Royal Household
at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
Responsible for organising and
running everything from simple
lunches to grand gala dinners.
Lords-in-Waiting and chamberlains assist during state visits,
audiences, official dinners and
other major events.
Swedish Royal Court comprises
members of the Extended Royal
Family who are in line to the
throne and their spouses, as well as
Princess Lilian and Princess Birgitta.
Royal Family comprises The
King and Queen, Crown Princess
Victoria, Princess Madeleine and
Prince Carl Philip.
Extended Royal Family
comprises the Royal Family and
other members stated in the
Court Directory.
Marshal of the Realm the
manager of the Royal Court
organisation.
Slottsfogde the “King’s palace
bailiff” and manager of a palace/
castle administration or the Royal
Djurgården Administration.
Palace superintendent part of
the security department and also
has ceremonial duties.
First Lady of the Court head of
H.M. the Queen’s Household and
the Royal Domestic Household.
Court Directory contains the
names of leading figures at the
Royal Court and seating plans for
official dinners.
Governor of the Royal
Palaces heads the Office of the
Governor of the Royal Palaces,
which is responsible for care
and management of the royal
palaces and their parks, and
care and management of Royal
Djurgården.
Royal footmen serve at royal
dinners.
Court Footman assists the
Steward of the Royal Household.
Clerk to the First Surveyor to
the Royal Household heads
the department at the Royal
Collections that is responsible for
transporting furniture, furnishings
and so on.
Royal Housekeeper responsibilities include cleaning, flower
arrangements and practical
preparations at the Royal Palace
of Stockholm in conjunction with
the King and Queen’s official
representation.
Formal audiences take place
when new ambassadors submit
their letters of introduction,
“credentials” to H.M. The King.
Mistress of the Robes takes
part in state visits in Sweden
and at other ceremonies when
requested by the King.
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THE Royal Court
Royal Palace of Stockholm
111 30 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8-402 60 00
www.kungahuset.se

the royal court annual report

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