King Carl XVI Gustaf, Current Events Part 2 Nov 2023


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According to the court's calendar Queen Silvia should have also attended yesterday evening the annual meeting of The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities (Kungliga Vitterhetsakademien), but it seems that the King attended alone. The Academy promotes and funds research in the humanities and social sciences and in cultural heritage management.

The King received three new ambassadors in formal audiences at the Royal Palace:
Republic of Albania, ambassador Albana Dautllari
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, ambassador Vishnu Dhanpaul
Sultanate of Oman, ambassador Maitha Saif Majid Al Mahrouqi
 
King Carl Gustaf met today at the Royal Palace H.E. Mr Søren Gade, the Speaker of the Folketing of Denmark.
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The King gave preference to the commandant in Stockholm, commander Magnus Lüning.
The commandant in Stockholm is the head of the Central Military Region.
The symbol of the commandantship is a guard stick which is symbolically handed over by H.M. The King to the commander.

The King awarded the Bernadotte scholarships of the Royal Academies at the Royal Palace.
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The Royal Court about the award ceremony of the Bernadotte scholarships:
On the occasion of the King's 70th birthday, five of the royal academies established the so-called Bernadotte programme. The purpose of the program is to offer continuing education with the help of scholarships to researchers and younger artistic practitioners.
The King handed out twelve scholarships.
 
The King delivered the Vega Medal to Professor Steven Seegel, who works as Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas in Austin.
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The Vega Medal was instituted in 1880 by the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. The King is the Society's patron.
 
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The King met yesterday at the Royal Palace Mats Malm, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy.
 
King Carl Gustaf participated in the City of Stockholm's salmon release today. This year is the 50th time that the City of Stockholm releases salmon into Stockholm's waters.
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The Royal Court at its website

Short video at Court's Instagram

And at SVT's website
 
The King is at the Royal Technology Mission in the Netherlands on May 14-16.
The Royal The Academy of Engineering Sciences' (IVA) Royal Technology Mission to the Netherlands has a focus on AI, quantum technology and cyber security. IVA has conducted international delegation trips under the name Royal Technology Mission since 1984. The delegation is led by H.M. The King and Chair of IVA Marcus Wallenberg.
- Openness to the outside world, exchange of contacts and constantly learning new things are crucial for Sweden's development. Through IVA's technology trips, we provide the opportunity for leading players in academia, business and the public sector to develop, make new contacts and contribute to increasing Sweden's competitiveness, says Marcus Wallenberg.

The King and the delegation visited Quantum Delta NL.
 
The King is at the Royal Technology Mission in the Netherlands on May 14-16.
The Royal The Academy of Engineering Sciences' (IVA) Royal Technology Mission to the Netherlands has a focus on AI, quantum technology and cyber security. IVA has conducted international delegation trips under the name Royal Technology Mission since 1984. The delegation is led by H.M. The King and Chair of IVA Marcus Wallenberg.
- Openness to the outside world, exchange of contacts and constantly learning new things are crucial for Sweden's development. Through IVA's technology trips, we provide the opportunity for leading players in academia, business and the public sector to develop, make new contacts and contribute to increasing Sweden's competitiveness, says Marcus Wallenberg.

The King and the delegation visited Quantum Delta NL.
The visit included a visit to the medical center of Leiden University: Zweedse koning bezoekt Universiteit Leiden
 
The King delivered Foundation Young Leadership's (Ungt Ledarskap) diplomas and scholarships today at the Bernadotte Library.
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The visit included a visit to the medical center of Leiden University: Zweedse koning bezoekt Universiteit Leiden

The Royal Court tells that this year's delegation trip focused on strategic technology and went to the cities of Delft, Leiden, The Hague, Rotterdam and Eindhoven.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences at its LinkedIn about the visit
 
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The King attended today a meeting of H.M The King's Jubilee Fund for Youth in Sweden, which was founded at the initiative of Sweden's Lions and Scouts in connection with H.M. The King's 50th birthday.
 
Here's a video of the presentation of the Foundation Young Leadership's diplomas and scholarships last week:


 
The King gave today a farewell audience to Mongolia's ambassador Tuvdendorj Janabazar.
 
King Carl Gustaf attends today Grimsö research station's 50th anniversary.
He arrived with his BMW and said that it will be an interesting day.
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The Royal Court:
The King visited Grimsö research station's 50th anniversary. At the research station, located in Bergslagen, research on wild animals and birds, as well as wildlife monitoring, is ongoing.

 
King Carl Gustaf attended on Saturday June 8 the naval exercise Baltic Operations (Baltops 24). He was accompanied by major general Peder Ohlsson, the Chief of HM the King's Military Staff.

HM The King visits Baltops 24. The crew of HMS Carlskrona was one of the destinations during the busy schedule on Saturday.
After the 31.helicopter division transported H.M. The King to the ship, ship commander Johan Månsson and the crew were able to offer both a tour and fine lunch, as well as introduce the King to the ongoing work on board during Baltops 24.
 
The Palace about King Carl Gustaf's visit to the naval exercise Baltic Operations last weekend:



 
On June 10, the King awarded at the Bernadotte Library scholarships from King Carl XVI Gustaf's 50th Anniversary Fund for Science, Technology and the Environment to twelve researchers.
After the scholarship presentation, Liane Rossi, professor of chemistry, gave a short lecture. Professor Rossi was appointed on 29 November 2022 as the 28th holder of the King Carl XVI Gustaf Professorship in Environmental Science.

The King attended on June 10 also the Gastronomic Academy's spring gathering.

Yesterday evening the King attended Årets Nybyggare's (The New Entrepreneur of the Year) Jubilee dinner.

Today the King participated in Stenhammar Day, which is organized by the Swedish University of Agriculture and Stenhammar Estate Management. The day gathered around a hundred specially invited guests for a seminar at Stenhammar.
After the King's welcoming speech there was a seminar on more robust food supply preparedness.

The King's speech, he said among other things
"In the spring, the Queen and I had the great honor of receiving Finland's newly appointed presidential couple, Mr. Stubb and Mrs. Innes Stubb, on their first state visit. Our countries' relations are strong. Sweden's cooperation with Finland is extensive in many different areas. Regarding today's theme, we also have a thing or two to learn from our neighboring country about crisis preparedness. It will therefore be particularly interesting to listen to Markus Lassheikki, Finland's head of emergency preparedness at The Central Union of Agricultural Producesr and Forest Owners."

 
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