Due to the queen's 75th birthday, some photos are published at the Instagram of the Royal Palaces
1. Photographer Benno Movin-Hermes's photo of The Queen from 1976. The original photo in color is part of the National portrait collection at Gripsholm Castle. Photo: Nationalmuseum
2. Artist Urban Larsson portrayed the Queen for her 70th birthday. The Queen was painted during several sessions at Drottningholm Palace, in February and March 2013. The painting is included in the portrait collection at Gripsholm Castle. Photo: Per-Åke Persson / Nationalmuseum
3. The royal couple in the Victorian saloon at the Royal Palace in front of a bust of the Queen. It is made by sculptors Giovanni, Stefano and Antonio Poletti from Carrara in Italy. The bust was handed over in connection with the Queen's 70th birthday in December 2013. Photo: Alexis Daflos / Kungligaslotten.se
4. Photographer Anna-Lena Ahlström's photo of the Queen was modeled on a postage stamp that was issued at the beginning of 2015.
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It has been celebration for several days before Queen Silvia's 75th birthday on Sunday.
But the real party will be on the birthday itself - when the king and the queen host a private event at home in Drottningholm Palace.
- On the actual birthday, the Queen has chosen to keep it relatively small and celebrate it together with loved ones. Unfortunately, I can't go into details how the plans look for a private celebration. It is celebrated with family and close friends, says Margareta Thorgren.
Will the party be in the evening or all day?
- It is traditional celebration, it usually starts in the morning and so it is certainly this year too, but again, it is private.
In addition to the king and the queen's own children with spouses, the four Haga princesses are also invited to the party.
But Princess Birgitta chooses not to attend.
Since the birthday is one day before Christmas Eve, she has instead chosen to go to her children in Munich to celebrate with them and not come to Stockholm.
- No, I don't, I celebrate Christmas with my children in Munich and grandchildren. One can't be everywhere and they are such a large family so I think that is enough. It's boring but that's it. My children and grandchildren are more important and you can't go back and forth so it can't. They are not invited so then you have to choose where you want to be, she says.
Princess Christina and Tord Magnuson, on the other hand, will be present at Drottningholm Palace to celebrate the 75-year-old.
- Yes, we will be there. We have been in all birthdays so far I think. So it will be the same as last year and and the year before and so on, says Tord Magnuson.
Is there any celebration beyond the ordinary this year when it is a 75th birthday?
- We'll see when we get there, we don't know, we are only guests, says Magnuson.
When the Queen was celebrated at Oscarsteatern earlier this week, only Princess Christina attended. According to the court, Princesses Birgitta, Désirée and Margaretha would instead celebrate the queen on her birthday.
But it does not seem to be the case, as much indicates that Princess Christina is the only one who comes to Drottningholm on Sunday.
Tord Magnuson doesn't believe that any of the other Haga princesses will participate in the birthday celebration, as also Princess Margaretha, who lives in the UK and Princess Desirée who lives in Västergötland, choose to do as Princess Birgitta and prioritize their own families.
- I think that all sisters celebrate with their families, so they do not come to Stockholm any of them, says Tord Magnuson.
Prinsessan Birgitta nobbar drottningen _ Kungligt _ Expressen