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A reformed honours system with the awakening (?) of the dormant Order of the Sword and the Order of the Vasa who together will the extant Order of the Polar Star will be awarded to both Swedish and foreign citizens. Since the number of medals awarded by the State has been decreasing the authorities are encouraged to reverse this development and be more generous in handing them out. Nominations to award the orders will be open to the public. The regulations regarding the Order of the Seraphim are not subject to change. The reformed honours system are suggested to take its start on 1 January 2023.
The 3 flag days on the royal name days and the birthday of the spouse of the monarch will be abolished at the death of King Carl Gustav while the day of the Election to the European parliament are suggested as a new flag day.
The Court has agreed to a more transparent account of how the state funds are used and will among other things separately account for the amount awarded to each member of the Royal family that receives a part of the appanage.
The report thoroughly investigates the different point of discussions on the forums since 2019 such as the the king's right to rule over his house, what differentiates Konungahuset - Kungliga huset - Kungafamiljen and finds that he was clearly within his rights to do so.
Konungahuset - everyone in the line of succession
Kungliga huset - The monarch, those closest to the throne in the line of succession and their spouses
Kungliga familjen - those in the line of succession, their spouses and some members of the House of Bernadotte without succession rights
The monarch are as master/mistress of their house free to regulate titles, styles, orders and conditions for those within the line of succession in this new interpretation of the Royal house as long as it doesn't clearly contradict the constitution. Regarding the orders there are apparently also a few regulations in the Order chapter that allows for example Prince Julian to receive the Order of the Seraphim.
The appendix to the report is a very thorough and deep digging into the history, form and present state of the monarchy, the development of the royal prerogative and the transfer of power from the king => the king in council => parliament and government. 444 pages long it quotes many sources from Emperor Justinian, the ancient, in some cases pre-medieval Swedish provincial laws to modern day laws and their pre-works.
For those who either read Swedish or want to go at the SOU with a translation service LadyFinn has included links to both the report and the appendix in her previous post.
Very grateful for the explanation.
Are these reforms good for the monarchy?