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CONTENTS

THE YEAR IN BRIEF ...... 4 CARL XVI GUSTAF – SWEDEN’S HEAD OF STATE ...... 5 REPORT FROM THE MARSHAL OF THE REALM ...... 6

ROYAL COURT For Sweden – With the Times ...... 7 Financial reporting ...... 7 The Court Administration’s use of funds ...... 8 Staff ...... 9

THE COURT ADMINISTRATION Offi ce of the Marshal of the Realm ...... 10 Offi ce of the Marshal of the Court with Offi ce of Ceremonies ...... 12 H.M. The Queen’s Household ...... 16 H.R.H. The Crown Princess’s Household ...... 19 H.R.H. The Duchess of Halland’s Household ...... 21 The Royal Mews ...... 22

THE PALACE ADMINISTRATION The Royal Collections with the Bernadotte Library ...... 24 The Offi ce of the Governor of the Royal Palaces ...... 29 - Stockholm Palace Administration ...... 30 - Drottningholm Palace Administration with the Crown Lands ...... 32 - Gripsholm Castle Administration...... 33

ROYAL DJURGÅRDEN ADMINISTRATION Operations ...... 34

ROYAL PALACE ADMINISTRATION ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2008 Notes to the ﬁ nancial statements ...... 36 Financial statements ...... 37 Auditor’s report ...... 41

ROYAL DJURGÅRDEN ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2008 Notes to the ﬁ nancial statements ...... 42 Financial statements ...... 43 Auditor’s report ...... 44

Diagram overview ...... 45 theme pages state visits ...... 46 theme pages ceremonies ...... 50 Medal presentations ...... 52 diary – Excerpts from the Royal Family’s offi cial programme in 2008...... 54 Royal glossary ...... 63 Organisation ...... 64

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 3 THE YEAR IN BRIEF

Considerable number of offi cial engagements Five state visits, two of which were outgoing. The King opened the Parliamentary Session, and held meetings of the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs and cabinet meetings. Thirty four ambassadors were received during formal audiences Ofﬁ cial dinners, ministerial lunches and the traditional dinner for the Nobel Laureates Crown Princess Victoria led a meeting of the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs for the ﬁ rst time

Commitment to important social issues Crown of Knowledge – the royal academies gathered under the theme “Our countryside in a state of ﬂ ux” Integration issues and young leadership in focus The Queen was involved in several conferences relating to children and young people, dementia and care of the elderly The Crown Princess took part in a manifestation against street violence

Record number of visitors to the royal palaces Bernadotte music – welcome extension of concert activities 786,650 visitors to the royal palaces, of which around half a million visited the Royal Palace of Stockholm Well-attended exhibition, “Two centuries of Bernadotte portraits”, in the Hall of State Work to prepare Rosersberg Palace as a destination for visitors

Preserving our cultural heritage Planned investments in security continue at the Royal Palace of Stockholm Crumbling façades require extensive work over several years at the Royal Palace of Stockholm Major restoration work on ﬂ oors, walls and ceiling in the Bernadotte Gallery, the Audience Chamber, and Princess Sibylla’s ofﬁ cial guest apartments

Energy-saving campaign and continued environmental work Installation of geothermal pumps on Royal Djurgården Less mileage using petrol-driven cars, and the Royal Mews tries out electric cars Major environmental clean-up operation at the dry dock at Beckholmen

4 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 King Carl XVI Gustaf – Sweden’s Head of State

SWEDEN’S HEAD OF STATE. The Constitution Act rules that the “holder of Sweden’s throne is the nation’s Head of State”. Sweden is thus a constitutional monarchy. Sweden’s King, Carl XVI Gustaf, came to the throne in 1973, and is the 74th monarch. The organisation that surrounds the Head of State is called the Royal Court.

Sweden is one of the oldest monarchies in the world. A castle has The Constitution Act also states that The King shall chair stood on the site of the Royal Palace for over a thousand years. information and change of government cabinet meetings, and There has been a reigning monarch at the castle for several meetings of the Advisory Council on Foreign Aff airs. centuries, right up to the present day. The King shall also open the Parliamentary Session. In all The Swedish monarchy has performed its duties in vari- other respects, it is the monarch’s duty to represent Sweden ous diff erent forms throughout history. As with our Nordic at incoming and outgoing state visits, and to receive foreign neighbours, Denmark and Norway, Sweden is now a consti- ambassadors for accreditation. tutional monarchy, which means that the monarchy’s author- If The King is prevented from carrying out his duties as ity is regulated by the constitution. Head of State, for example due to foreign visits to distant or The offi cial duties of the Swedish monarchy are chieﬂ y inaccessible regions, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl symbolic, as a “collective representative and symbol of the Philip or Princess Madeleine (in order of succession) step in country”. as temporary representatives.

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 5 Report from the Marshal of the Realm

of the royal academies, based on the theme, “Our environment in a state of fl ux”. The seminars were all televised and shown on Swedish Television. The Royal Court is also responsible for preserving and displaying the cultural heritage that is associated with the history of the monarchy. A growing band of Swedish and foreign visitors is sharing in this cultural heritage. Last year, 786,650 visits were registered at the royal palaces, of which almost half a million were to the Royal Palace. Visitor activities are fi nanced via entrance fees. The Royal Court and Palace Administrations were granted an increase in the state allocation of SEK 10 million ahead of the 2008 fi nancial year, of which SEK 2 million is a temporary increase for the next three years. The increase in the allocation is mainly intended to fi nance heightened security Marshal of the Realm Mr Ingemar Eliasson. Photo: Clas Göran Carlsson. measures and cover the costs of The Crown Princess’s ex- In the constitution, the Riksdag (the Swedish Parliament) has laid tended offi cial commitments. down that “The King or Queen, who holds Sweden’s throne in The increase has been allocated to investments in systems accordance with the order of succession, is the nation’s Head of for improving protection for both visitors and staff , as well State” (RF 1:5). When the current Constitution Act was adopted, as buildings. It has also fi nanced raised manning levels dur- it was stated that the Head of State “carries out an important ing the palace guard’s night watch. Princess Sibylla’s offi cial function in his or her capacity as collective representative and guest apartments were restored during the year, and exten- symbol for the country”. sive eff orts were made to environmentally adapt operational The entire Royal Family contributes to this function. There is forms and machinery. considerable demand for their involvement in events in Sweden The proportion of the allocation increase that is to fi nance and abroad. During the year, 1,488 invitations were received. the extended activities of The Crown Princess is being used The King and Queen participated in 282 diff erent events, both to gradually and consciously build up the service required by separately and together. The Crown Princess received 226 in- The Crown Princess and her siblings. The successor to the quiries regarding her participation in various events. Prince Carl throne’s need to gradually begin organising her own offi cial Philip and Princess Madeleine are also increasingly taking part representation and her own household is taking place stead- in the task of representing Sweden in various settings. ily, and with a long-term approach. In order to fulfi l his duties, the Head of State must be well- According to government instructions, 51 percent of the informed about events around the world. This is the purpose government allocation is apportioned to the Court Administra- of the cabinet briefi ngs. Their majesties The King and Queen tion, and 49 percent to the Palace Administration. The majority have also been inviting individual ministers to working lunches of the expenditure comprises salaries and social security con- for many years now, and attended presentations on current is- tributions. The funds granted to the Court Administration are sues by government representatives. A considerable number of used to fi nance all offi cial representation and programme activi- visiting Heads of State and government have been granted audi- ties, ceremonial and other transportation, communication and ences, as have representatives from international organisations. overall management of all operations at the Royal Court. This is Decisions about which visits and events to take part in are also carried out at a cost that is the equivalent of around SEK 6 per made based on the need for a broad knowledge of social condi- inhabitant in Sweden. The cost of running and maintaining the tions. The Royal Court aims for breadth and depth in the planning cultural heritage consisting of the royal palaces and their eff ects and carrying through of events. This has led to the organisation of amounts to the same. This should be seen as evidence of effi - several theme days during the year at various locations around the cient administration and a good return on tax revenue. country, on issues such as integration, elderly care and bioenergy. It is The King’s wish that the Royal Palace of Stockholm Stockholm, March 2009 should function as a meeting place for various activities. Their Majesties The King and Queen have opened up the palace for seminars and talks on a variety of subjects. The Palace has also served as a venue for a considerable number of public concerts and exhibitions. A series of seminars entitled Crown Ingemar Eliasson of Knowledge was arranged during the autumn with the help Marshal of the Realm

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The King and Queen at the opening of the exhibition, “Two centuries of Bernadotte portraits”, in the Hall of State at the Royal Palace. Photo: Jan-Erik Henriksson/Scanpix. For Sweden – With the Times motto for the entire organisation

THE ROYAL COURT’S chief duty is to assist the Head of State and other members of the Royal Family in their ofﬁ cial obligations. 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 Royal Court’s duties are divided up as follows: provide clear reporting on how this allocation is used (see Programme of activities and representation page 8). Preservation and maintenance of cultural heritage Visitor activities 2. The Palace Administration is fi nanced partly by the Management of several overall functions state allocation, and partly by income from guided tours of the royal palaces and sales from the royal gift shops. In or- For the purposes of state funding and reporting, the Royal ganisational terms, the Palace Administration comprises the Court is divided up into three separate units, which diff er in Royal Collections with the Bernadotte Library, and the Offi ce relation to fi nancing and the manner of reporting: of the Governor of the Royal Palaces with their palace administrations. Income and expenditure for the Palace Adminis- 1. The Court Administration is fi nanced by an alloca- tration’s activities are reported on pages 36 – 41. tion from the state, called the Appanage. In organisational terms, the Court Administration comprises the Offi ce of 3. The Royal Djurgården Administration (RDA) comes the Marshal of the Realm, the Offi ce of the Marshal of the under the Offi ce of the Governor. Operations are self-fi nanc- Court, H.M. The Queen’s Household, H.R.H. The Crown ing through rental and leasing income. Revenue and expenses Princess’s Household, H.R.H. The Duchess of Halland’s should balance in the long-term, and any possible surplus be Household, and the Royal Mews. According to an agree- used solely for the long-term and sustainable development of ment with the government, the Court Administration must Royal Djurgården (see pages 42 – 44 for further information).

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Karl XI’s Gallery at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. Photo: Bruno Ehrs.

State allocation expenditure for the activities of the Court Administration is Last year, the Royal Court was granted a total of SEK 109.5 distributed among the various organisational units as follows: (98.5) million by the Riksdag, an increase of 11.2 percent com- 29 (28) percent for such overall management as comes pared with the previous year. According to an agreement with under the organisation of the Offi ce of the Marshal of the the government, 51 percent of the state allocation, or SEK 55.8 (50.4) million was apportioned to the Court Administration, Realm. The personnel and functions that are included in and 49 percent, or SEK 53.7 (48.1) million to activities within the Offi ce serve all the various activities of the Court and the Palace Administration. Revenue from visitor and retailing Palace Administrations. activities amounted to SEK 47.8 (47.0) million. The fi nancial 23 (26) percent for such activities as come under the result for RDA amounted to SEK 12.1 (1.5) million. organisation of the Offi ce of the Marshal of the Court with Offi ce of Ceremonies, chiefl y costs relating to offi cial State allocation, excluding non-recurring items representation and travel. Amounts in SEK millions 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 20 (21) percent for such activities as come under the The Court Administration 55.8 50.4 49.6 48.6 48.2 organisation of H.M. The Queen’s Household, chiefl y The Palace Administration 53.7 48.1 47.9 47.0 46.3 costs relating to staff within the royal household who work Change compared to previous 11.2 1.0 2.0 1.1 3.3 in the kitchens and serve at offi cial dinners at the Royal year (%) Palace and Drottningholm Palace. Use of funds within the Court Administration 8 (6) percent for such activities as come under the organisation of H.R.H. The Crown Princess’s Household. The part of the state allocation that fi nances the Court Admin- istration has been distributed among the various organisational 20 (19) percent for such activities as come under the units. The majority of the expenditure, or 67 percent, com- organisation of the Royal Mews, of which around half of prises salaries, including social security contributions. Total expenditure is attributable to ceremonial transportation.

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Staff and further training ing illness by carrying out an ergonomic review of workplaces The Royal Court employed a total of 212 (210) people on a and conducting risk assessments, but also for individual permanent basis during the year, the equivalent of 199 (197) health promotion measures. A contribution is off ered every full-time posts. In addition to these employees, a consider- year to support employees’ own fi tness activities. Every year, able number of people are taken on each year on temporary the Personnel Department arranges a health day for staff , assignments, for example in connection with offi cial and gala which is organised in the form of outdoor activities. Absence dinners, and during the summer season in the parks and for due to sickness was 2.4 (2.6) percent, which is below the na- visitor activities. These temporary assignments correspond tional average. One explanation for the extremely low sick- to around 62 (59) full-time posts on an annual basis, and ness fi gures may be that the Royal Court’s employees have a provide employment for around 550 individuals every year. strong commitment to and interest in their work, as well as a Regular seminars and lectures are organised as part of the stimulating working environment, with a valuable royal cul- Royal Court’s skills development programme, mainly on tural heritage to protect. subjects of a historical and cultural nature. Several training courses have been conducted on subjects relating to organi- Specialist skills within unique professions sation, leadership and working environment. Further training The Royal Court’s task of representing, preserving and ex- in fi rst aid and the use of defi brillators has been carried out hibiting a living cultural heritage places high demands on as part of the Royal Court’s eff orts to improve safety. A new our employees. This is the workplace of a signifi cant number staff reporting system has been acquired in order to boost ef- of qualifi ed specialists representing unique professions and fi ciency and cut back on paper consumption. crafts associated with a court. With their special knowledge, all employees make a professional contribution towards en- Working environment suring that the Head of State and his family are able to carry The Royal Court is proactive in its eff orts to minimise the out their offi cial duties successfully and with a high level of risk of ill health. All staff are covered by an agreement that the quality. Royal representation makes great demands in relation Royal Court has entered into with a healthcare company. The to integrity, precision and an appreciation of high quality. company has been engaged mainly with the aim of prevent- Future retirements require resources A review of the Royal Court’s future staff supply has revealed that almost 30 percent of employees will reach retirement age by the year 2013. This will require special recruitment eff orts, and increased resources. 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, skills are passed on over a long period of practical training. Thus a considerable proportion of the specifi c knowledge that exists in relation to how a royal family performs its offi cial duties, is managed and developed, is traditionally passed down from older employees to younger ones. These periods of overlap will need to be extended in order to safeguard these skills, which will mean higher salary costs over the next few years. Staff

2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Number of permanent 212 210 209 200 203 employees Proportion of female employees, % 51 50 50 50 53 Proportion of male employees, % 49 50 50 50 47 Average age 50.4 50.5 51 50.3 49.6 Absence due to sick leave, 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.9 % of working hours Photos: Bruno Ehrs.

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 9 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION Offi ce of the Marshal of the Realm

The King and Queen interviewed by Katarina Sandström, Swedish Television, during a state visit to Portugal. One of many inquiries from the mass media dealt with by the Information Department at the Offi ce of the Marshal of the Realm. Photo: Leif R Jansson/Scanpix. Royal task of leading and coordinating

THE OFFICE OF THE MARSHAL OF THE REALM is the Marshal of the Realm’s staff ofﬁ ce, 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 contact with the Riksdag and the government.

The Marshal of the Realm chairs a management council, in Sweden, as well as in other ceremonies as requested by which comprises the directors of the various offi ces and staff The King; the Principal Secretary, who deals with issues of functions. The Offi ce of the Marshal of the Realm includes a general administrative and legal nature, and the Solicitors the Secretariat, and the Personnel, Finance and Information to H.M. The King, who act as legal advisers. There is also departments. The offi ce also has responsibility for ceremonial the Medical Household, with the physician to The King and music. court dentist. Furthermore, the offi ce has a number of functions at The The offi ce also includes the Ecclesiastical Household, King’s disposal. These include the Mistress of the Robes, which comprises a chaplain to The King, Pastor of the Court who has an advisory function and takes part in state visits parish, a court organist and court priests from the various

10 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION Offi ce of the Marshal of the Realm

dioceses. The Royal Court Parish is a diocese in itself, and is Electronic invoicing system introduced a non-territorial parish within the Church of Sweden. The Finance Department is responsible for fi nances and fi - During the year, the secretariat has dealt with matters of nancial reporting at the Royal Court, as well as for the Royal a legal and administrative nature. These include requests for Family’s private fi nances. The Offi ce of the Treasurer of the permission to use pictures of the Royal Family and the royal Court also deals with issues relating to Solliden and Sten- symbols. The secretariat also handles inquiries from research- hammar, as well as several foundations that have come into ers requesting access to material in the Bernadotte archives. being over the years through fundraising in connection with The secretariat is also responsible for developing the Court special royal occasions. The foundations distribute their pro- Directory each year, and for preparing and participating in ceeds to various causes for the benefi t of the public. The medal presentations, which are reported on pages 52 – 53. foundations produce their own fi nancial reports. Half way through the year, an electronic invoicing system was intro- Interest from the press and public duced to improve and further streamline administration at During the year, the Information Department has dealt with the Royal Court. a large number of matters and inquiries from both the mass media and the general public. Approximately 360 (250) re- Investment in communication and community quests for interviews were received, mainly addressed to The The Personnel Department is responsible for staff and salary King and Queen, of which 35 were carried out. A press brief- administration, as well as skills development and recruitment ing is arranged ahead of every outgoing state visit. The de- issues at the Royal Court. The department is also responsible partment receives a vast number of inquiries from the general for internal communication. An intranet was launched dur- public, both via telephone and via e-mail. The Information ing the year in order to improve internal communication. The Department is responsible for developing the Court’s web- intranet ensures that everyone receives the same information site, www.kungahuset.se. at the same time, and boosts the sense of community among the staff . It is also an important tool from a knowledge perspective, since information that used to be diffi cult to access can now be searched for by all employees via the intranet in a simple way.

In 2008, the Personnel Department within the Offi ce of the Marshal of the Realm launched the intranet.

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 11 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION The Offi ce of the Marshal of the Court

The King with President Victor Yushchenko at the start of the state visit to Ukraine. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/Scanpix. Active work for Sweden – at home and abroad THE OFFICE OF THE MARSHAL OF THE COURT with Offi ce of Ceremonies is responsible for the planning, preparation and fulfi lment of the Royal Family’s public engagements and offi cial representation in the form of state ceremonies, audiences, visits abroad, dinners, lunches, receptions, offi cial gifts, letters of thanks, letters of congratulations, condolences etc.

The Offi ce of the Marshal of the Realm (OMR) works accord- meetings and the Advisory Council on Foreign Aff airs. ing to the The King’s role of functioning as a collective symbol The Offi ce of Ceremonies comes under OMR, and is re- and representative of Sweden, in his capacity as Head of State. sponsible for ceremonies during state visits, offi cial dinners, OMR also has the key task of supporting the Head of State in formal audiences, diplomatic receptions and other offi cial carrying out those duties that are incumbent upon The King in representation, as well as during royal christenings, wed- accordance with Sweden’s constitution, in relation to state vis- dings and funerals. The Offi ce of Ceremonies is served by its, audiences, the opening of the Parliamentary Session, cabinet the Grand Master of Ceremonies, the Master of Ceremo-

12 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION The Office of the Marshal of the Court nies, the Deputy Master of Ceremonies, Lords in Waiting IT system to improve planning and Chamberlains. The considerable number of offi cial engagements places The King and the Royal Family received on average great demands on the organisation of the Royal Court and around 124 (115) inquiries every month regarding their par- its employees. All inquiries and invitations are presented to ticipation in various events. A total of 1,488 (1,384) inquiries The King and Queen at planning meetings and dealt with in- were registered during the year. The considerable number of dividually. The Royal Family’s desire to visit diff erent parts of inquiries should be seen as evidence that the Swedish people Sweden in their offi cial programmes is taken into considera- genuinely appreciate the work carried out by The King and tion during the planning process. The initial phase of a new the Royal Family on behalf of the country. Taking into ac- IT-based system for planning activities went into operation count programme items that take place during state visits, during the year. The aim is to improve planning and follow- The King took part in 111 (123) engagements on his own, up work in connection with the Royal Family’s programme. and 122 (84) together with The Queen. In addition to these engagements, The King also participated in several audiences Five state visits during the year and meetings at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. Annually re- State visits were carried out at the request of the Swedish gov- curring offi cial programme items for The King include the ernment, and planned in close consultation with the Govern- opening of the Parliamentary Session, the receiving of for- ment Offi ces. Clear objectives are formulated for each state eign ambassadors at ceremonial audiences, and participation visit, which then serve as a guide in the planning of the state in Sweden’s National Day celebrations, together with other visit programme. The Offi ce of the Marshal of the Realm and members of the Royal Family. the Government Offi ces have worked together to produce a set of guidelines for this planning work. The active participation of ministers emphasises the importance of state visits in relation to maintaining Sweden’s international links. The King and Queen together performed ﬁ ve state visits during 2008: three incoming visits from Romania, Luxembourg and Greece, and two outgoing visits to Portugal and Ukraine. Each state visit requires a considerable amount of preparation, involving close cooperation with embassies, the Ministry for Foreign Aff airs, and the government of the host country, as well as with commercial organisations and cultural institutions. The work involves detailed planning, checking of the programme and preliminary visits. Both incoming and outgoing visits usually last for three days. Incoming visits usually include a welcome ceremony at Arlanda airport; a cortège with horse drawn state coaches; a reception together with government representatives in the Inner Courtyard; the exchange of gifts and, in some cases, the presentation of orders and offi cial dinners. Read more about state visits on pages 46 – 49. Promotion of Swedish interests Incoming state visits serve to create and strengthen important links between Sweden and the visiting country within various areas of society. During outgoing state visits, the aim is to provide a comprehensive portrait of modern Sweden, as well as to promote Swedish interests in a broad sense. The King and Queen also attach great importance to experienc- ing and ﬁ nding out about the cultures of the countries they visit. 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. The King and Queen’s visit to Ukraine, in which the Jus- tice Minister, the Minister for Foreign Aff airs and a large business delegation also took part, was of particular inter- The opening of the Parliamentary Session 2008. Prime Minister Fredrik est this year. The trip included a visit to Gammelsvenskby to Reinfeldt, The Queen, The King, Speaker Per Westerberg and Crown Princess Victoria. Photo: Tomas Oneborg/SvD/Scanpix. meet descendants of Swedes who kept the Swedish language and traditions alive in Ukraine for a period of over 200 years.

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 13 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION The Office of the Marshal of the Court

The King also opened an exhibition in Kiev, which referred Erdogan; Croatia’s Speaker Luca Bebic, and Botswana’s to the shared history of the two countries. former President, Festus G Moage. The King also received the Chairman of the EU Commission, José Manuel Barosso, Audiences for international leaders and Secretary-General of the OECD, José Angel Guirra. During the year, The King gave audiences for several international leaders, including the UN Secretary-General, Ban Several banquets and dinners Ki-moon; the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice; A large offi cial dinner was also held at the Royal Palace in addi- Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nouri Al-Maliki; Georgia’s President, tion to the banquets during state visits in 2008. Guests at these Mikhail Saakashvili; Turkey’s Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip dinners include central, regional and local representatives from

The King welcoming UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at a reception at Rosersberg Palace, in connection with the international conference on Iraq in May 2008. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/Scanpix.

14 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION The Office of the Marshal of the Court the Riksdag and government, authorities, municipalities, county Audiences in connection with patronage councils and the business community, culture and sport. Rep- The King has held many audiences at the Royal Palace in his resentatives from the diplomatic corps are also invited. During capacity as patron of around 250 organisations and institu- incoming state visits and other offi cial visits, guests are invited to tions, and has participated in several events during the year gala dinners and offi cial lunches. Furthermore, The King and relating to these organisations. Queen hold cabinet lunches, ministerial lunches, and a dinner for the Nobel Laureates. The King also traditionally performs More about the Royal Family’s programme his offi cial duties for invited Swedish and foreign guests in the For a more detailed report of the year’s programme activities, form of hunts followed by lunches or dinners. A total of around see “Excerpts from the Royal Family’s offi cial programme”, 3,100 (2,900) people enjoyed the hospitality of the Royal Family pages 54 - 62. at the Royal Palace and during state visits abroad. The King and Queen paid a visit to Upplands-Bro during Read about formal audiences the year, as part of their goal of visiting all the municipalities The King’s duties include receiving and accrediting foreign am- in Stockholm county. The King and Queen also visited Es- bassadors from countries with which Sweden has diplomatic sunga municipality in Västergötland, one of Sweden’s small- links, during formal audiences at the Royal Palace. Read more est municipalities. The King also visited the Skärholmen dis- about this ceremonial tradition on the theme pages 50 – 51. trict of Stockholm. Current social issues on the programme In 2004, The King decided to expand the offi cial programme of activities to include “theme days”, with the aim of creating further opportunities for getting involved in social issues of a topical nature. In 2008, these theme days have been focused on the economic situation, dementia and care of the elderly, and bioenergy. The King’s commitment to the climate issue, integration and young leadership continued to impact on many of the year’s programme items, through trips and participation in seminars and study visits, both in Sweden and abroad. One example is The King’s visit to the US – New York and Detroit – to take part in seminars on the environment and more ef- ﬁ cient use of energy. The King awarded scholarships via the Young Leader- ship Foundation, in connection with a leadership seminar at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. In his capacity as Honorary Chairman of the World Scout Foundation, The King visited Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Thailand, as well as Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates. The King and Queen also attended the Olympic Games in Beijing. Cultural commitment and initiatives During the year, The King has taken part in several cultural events, both on his own and with The Queen, including an event to mark the 100th anniversary of the Royal Dramatic Theatre, and performances at Stadsteatern and the Royal Op- era House. The King’s great interest in music also found an outlet through concerts organised in the Hall of State at the Royal Palace in November, which included a performance of Lars-Erik Larsson’s “God in Disguise”, with text by Hjalmar Gullberg. A series of Bernadotte concerts at the Royal Palace also received considerable interest. As in previous years, The King has taken an active role in the work of the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), and the Royal Academies, which took the form of the series of seminars in the Bernadotte Li- The King and Queen arriving at the Polar Prize award ceremony at the brary entitled, “Crown of Knowledge”. Stockholm Concert Hall. Photo: Mats Andersson/Scanpix.

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 15 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION H.M. The Queen’s Household

The Queen opening the World Forum Against Drugs in Stockholm. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/Scanpix. Strong commitment to the vulnerable in society

H.M. THE QUEEN’S HOUSEHOLD is tasked with preparing, carrying out and following up The Queen’s many commitments. The Household’s duties also include dealing with correspondence in the form of gifts, letters of thanks, letters of congratulations and condolences. Prince Carl Philip’s and Princess Madeleine’s programmes of activities are also linked to H.M. The Queen’s Household, as is the Royal Household.

During the year, The Queen participated in 48 (49) pro- sioners’ Day”, opened the Swedish Dementia Centre, and gramme items on her own, and 122 (84) together with delivered the opening address when the National Geriatric The King. The Queen has taken part in all state visits, dur- Women’s Forum was organised for the fi rst time. The forum ing which The Queen has conducted her own programme brought together over a hundred female specialists within items including study visits and seminars on topics such geriatrics to discuss dementia illnesses, forms of treatment, as disability, children, the elderly and drug issues. In addi- and care philosophy. During one of the year’s theme days, tion to the state ceremonial programme items, The Queen is The King and Queen visited the Aging Research Centre in also involved in board meetings, inaugurations, scholarship Stockholm. awards and study visits. A signifi cant amount of the work of The Queen participated in the launch of the “Red Pages” the Court Administration has been devoted to The Queen’s on the website of children’s rights organisation BRIS, which strong commitment to social issues. was the World Childhood Foundation’s 60th anniversary gift In the fi eld of dementia and elderly care, The Queen to The Queen. The purpose was to enable children and young participated in the 10th anniversary celebration of “Pen- people to use the internet to fi nd support and help on issues

16 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION H.M. The Queen’s Household of importance to them. The Queen also presented the World’s countries. Various working models that are adapted to the culture Children’s Prize this year at Gripsholm Castle. of each country have been developed. Mentor Sweden uses a successful model, where employees at companies act as mentors for a Important issues for children and young people period of one year to school pupils who are in need of adult sup- The Queen delivered the opening speech at the “World Fo- port. Mentor Sweden also runs a popular programme for parents. rum Against Drugs” in Stockholm, where representatives The Queen has participated in all board meetings, both in Swe- from 82 countries held discussions on the theme, “100 years den and abroad. The Queen also attended fundraising galas in aid of drug prevention”. The Queen also spoke at the Council of Mentor Sweden and its international organisations. of Europe’s children’s conference, which was organised by the Swedish government and the Council of Europe, with a Continued dementia training focus on a more child-friendly Europe and tough measures The Silviahemmet Foundation, which is chaired by The to combat child abuse. The Queen and Princess Madeleine Queen, promotes scientifi c research and provides training attended the “World Congress III Against Sexual Exploita- courses and care within the fi eld of dementia. The tenth batch tion of Children and adolescents” in Rio de Janeiro, at which of Silvia Sisters began a 60-credit internet-based training Brazil’s President Lula da Silva made the opening speech in course during the year. The Sophiahemmet University Col- front of over 3,000 participants from fi ve continents. lege is responsible for providing the training, off ering expert knowledge, marketing and work experience at Silviahemmet. Reception for Sharaf’s new heroines Silviahemmet trains nursing staff from all over the country The organisation Sharafs hjältar (Honour’s Heroes) was set and arranges regular nursing seminars. The Queen partici- up four years ago, and works with integration issues. During pated in all of Silviahemmet’s board meetings and seminars the year, The Queen received the fi rst female heroes to be during the year. Silviahemmet has also been providing train- trained by the organisation. The twelve young women want to ing in Japan since 2006. The association Borgerskapet in change views about honour culture via discussions and semi- Stockholm was certifi ed by Silviahemmet during 2008. nars, and to speak about human rights. Read about the Royal Household Commitments in connection with patronage H.M. The Queen’s Household includes the Royal Household, The Queen has held several audiences at the Royal Palace in which assists in the preparations for and the implementation her capacity as patron of around 90 organisations and institu- of The King and Queen’s offi cial representation with regard tions, and taken part in various events. to receptions, lunches, dinners and banquets. The employees of the Royal Household are the keepers of many traditions Childhood – soon to celebrate 10th anniversary at the Swedish Royal Court. Read more about the Royal The World Childhood Foundation (WCF) was founded in Household on the theme pages 50 – 51. 1999 by The Queen in order to protect children’s right to a safe childhood. The foundation works around the world to improve living conditions for children in vulnerable situa- tions. The main aim of the Foundation is to help street children and young mothers, as well as to tackle sexual abuse and exploitation, including the traffi cking of children for sexual purposes. Some fourteen companies, foundations and individuals have joined as co-founders. WCF has also organised the work of major sponsors and partners through the “major partner” agreements. As Honorary Chair, The Queen has participated in all board meetings, but also in various fundraising events and seminars in Sweden and abroad. During the year, The Queen has made several project visits, including to Brazil, Thailand, Germany, the US and Austria. Successful model for tackling drug abuse The Mentor Foundation was set up in 1994 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. Men- tor is located in Sweden, Lithuania, the UK, Germany, Colombia The Queen being welcomed by 101-year-old Malla Sörenson in connection with the opening of Rozeliahemmet, a new sheltered housing facility for people with and the US. There is also Mentor Arabia, which serves 22 Arabic dementia. The staff have undergone Silviahemmet’s training course, “Living with dementia”. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/Scanpix.

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 17 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION H.M. The Queen’s Household

PRINCESS MADELEINE’S offi cial programme In a state ceremonial capacity, Princess Madeleine took part in the state visit from Luxembourg, and in the opening of the Parliamentary Session. She also participated in the National Day celebrations at Skansen, offi cial dinners and the Nobel festivities. Princess Madeleine and Crown Princess Victoria together opened the exhibition, “Sigvard Bernadotte – Inspirer, Entre- preneur, Design director”, at Sofi ero. During the spring, The Princess worked as a project administrator at World Childhood Foundation. She went on project visits to Thailand, the US and South Africa. During Prince Carl Philip at the opening of Mårbacka Memorial Estate, to mark the the summer, The Princess took part in a charity yachting race 150th anniversary of the birth of Swedish author, Selma Lagerlöf. On the left at Marstrand, and attended Gröna Lund’s Childhood Day. is Eva Eriksson, Värmland’s County Governor, as Selma Lagerlöf, and Carl In the autumn, Princess Madeleine carried out further Folmer Söderberg in the guise of Nils Holgersson. Photo: Lars Hedelin/Scanpix. studies within the fi elds of political science and Swedish history. PRINCE CARL PHILIP’S In her capacity as patron of the foundation “My Big Day”, which aims to realise the wishes of seriously ill children, The offi cial programme Princess visited Lund University Hospital to meet some of In a state ceremonial capacity, Prince Carl Philip took part in the benefi ciaries. She also attended a fundraising auction in state visits from Greece and at the opening of the Parliamen- aid of the foundation. tary Session, offi cial dinners and the Nobel festivities. Princess Madeleine took part in the “World Congress III Prince Carl Philip completed his Senior Reserve Offi cer Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents” in training programme at the Swedish National Defence Col- Brazil, together with The Queen. On the same trip, The Prin- lege during the year. He also studied business economics cess attended a gala evening in aid of the Mentor Foundation at Frans Schartau in Stockholm. The autumn began with a in New York. course in forestry at Gammelkroppa skogsskola in Filipstad. The Prince then began his work experience at Stenhammar to learn about the practical aspects of plant cultivation, animal production and forestry. The Prince opened his photographic exhibition, “A Glimpse of Paradise”, in Liège, and a few months later at Solliden. He was awarded the Uppland Medal for meritorious services to the province. Prince Carl Philip also won an anonymous competition at his old school, Rhode Island School of Design, and was awarded a prize for best graphic design for Martha’s Vineyard Museum in the US. The Prince opened the Swed- ish exhibition, “Swedish Design Award”, in Hamburg, and at Mårbacka he participated in celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of author Selma Lagerlöf. In his capacity as patron of the Volvo Ocean Race, The Prince took part in various events in Alicante in connection with the start of the major race. June saw the start of Sweden’s involvement in the formal celebration of the “Bicentenary 1809” in Finland, with the arrival of the East Indiaman, Göte- borg II, in Helsinki with The Prince on board. He also visited Sandudd’s cemetery, and laid a wreath at the monument of the Association of Swedish Volunteers in the Finnish Wars. During the year he also presented the Jerring Prize to Zla- tan Ibrahimovic at the Sports Gala in Stockholm, and the Hasselblad Prize to Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide, Princess Madeleine at Gröna Lund’s Childhood Day in Stockholm. at a ceremony in Gothenburg. Photo: Krister Larsson/Scanpix.

18 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION H.R.H. The Crown Princess’s Household

Crown Princess Victoria welcoming members of the Prince’s retinue at the audience for Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. Photo: Jessica Gow/Scanpix. Numerous engagements to promote Sweden

H.R.H. THE CROWN PRINCESS’S HOUSEHOLD is responsible for the planning and execution of matters relating to Crown Princess Victoria’s ofﬁ cial engagements, and for providing support in her daily duties. The Household is led by a Marshal of the Court, and includes a secretary and a part-time tutor.

H.R.H. The Crown Princess’s Household has dealt with holm University during the spring, and in peace studies and 226 (258) separate inquiries during the year regarding The confl ict resolution at Uppsala University during the autumn. Crown Princess’s participation in various events. Many of With regard to state ceremonial duties, Crown Princess these requests are from the Government Offi ces regarding Victoria has participated in all incoming state visits. She also The Crown Princess’s participation in activities aimed at attended the opening of the Parliamentary Session. She has promoting Swedish interests around the world. These are taken part in cabinet briefi ngs and meetings with the Advi- given priority, and planned and carried out in close coopera- sory Council on Foreign Aff airs, one of which she chaired for tion with the Ministry for Foreign Aff airs. In accordance with the fi rst time, as well as in several offi cial, ministerial and cabi- the high level of service and personal response that we en- net lunches. On Sweden’s National Day, The Crown Princess deavour to off er at the Royal Court, each request is handled conducted her own programme in Kungälv municipality, and individually following the customary discussions at planning later participated in the evening celebrations at Skansen to- meetings with The King and Queen. gether with the other members of the Royal Family. Alongside her offi cial commitments, Crown Princess Vic- In addition to the state ceremonial programme items, toria has also pursued studies in political science at Stock- The Crown Princess’s programme activities include a con-

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 19 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION H.R.H. The Crown Princess’s Household siderable number of audiences and meetings at the Royal sues and the diffi culties faced by disabled people, and one of Palace of Stockholm. She has also made several trips both the organisations of which she is patron is Crown Princess within Sweden and abroad in connection with study visits, Victoria’s Fund. The fund, which was set up by Radiohjälpen, inaugurations, and award ceremonies, to name a few. raises money to support young people with disabilities, and children and young people who are chronically ill. Since its Visits to India and the United Arab Emirates establishment in 1997, the fund has received approximately The Crown Princess’s trip to India was one of several foreign SEK 57 million in donations. During the year, The Crown visits during the year, which involved an extensive programme Princess opened the Swedish Disabled Games in Bollnäs of activities, including an audience with Vice President Ha- and, in her capacity as member of the International Paral- mid Ansari; a visit to a school for blind children; a visit to the ympic Committee (IPC), she attended the Paralympics in Bombay stock exchange, and to the Taj Mahal. The Crown Beijing in the summer, at which Sweden celebrated several Princess also travelled to the United Arab Emirates on the major successes. initiative of the Swedish Embassy and Nobel Museum. The visit focused on education and development, and included Climate and environmental issues on the agenda trips to several universities. The Crown Princess also went to Several of the year’s programme items were concerned with a centre for people with disabilities, and opened an exhibition climate and the environment. The Crown Princess took part on Alfred Nobel. In Helsinki, The Crown Princess and Presi- in a seminar and awarded the “Göteborg Prize for Sustain- dent Tarja Halonen together opened the exhibition “1809 – A able Development” to Al Gore during an environmental gala Kingdom Divided and a New Beginning. The Bicentenary of in Gothenburg. The Nordic heirs to the throne met on the the Finnish War”. She also opened an exhibition in Versailles Swedish icebreaker Oden during a study visit to Svalbard. outside Paris on Swedish portrait painter, Alexander Roslin. The Crown Princess visited Abisko as part of the research venture SWEDARCTIC 2008, in her capacity as patron of Continued commitment to disability issues “International Polar Year 2007–2008”. She also presented the Crown Princess Victoria is heavily involved in disability is- Stockholm Water Prize and Junior Water Prize. In Jönköping,

Crown Princess Victoria during her visit to the Taj Mahal in India. Photo: Leif R Jansson/Scanpix.

20 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION H.R.H. The Crown Princess’s Household she opened the conference, “World Bio Energy”. In Novem- ber, The Crown Princess gave the opening speech at the In- terfaith Climate Summit in Uppsala, a conference on climate change from a religious and cultural perspective, which also considered the scientiﬁ c, economic and technical aspects. Representing Swedish trade and industry Crown Princess Victoria took part in the International Cham- ber of Commerce’s seminar, and presented the year’s Export Hermes award on World Trade Day in Stockholm. She also opened LKAB’s new pellet plant in Kiruna, and presented the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award. Audiences in connection with patronage The Crown Princess has held many audiences at the Royal Palace in her capacity as patron of around 50 organisations and institutions, and has participated in several events during the year relating to these organisations. More about The Crown Princess’s programme For a more detailed report of Crown Princess Victoria’s programme activities, see “Excerpts from the Royal Family’s of- ﬁ cial programme”, pages 54 – 62.

Crown Princess Victoria, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway at the air pollution monitoring centre on Zeppelin Mountain, in connection with the study visit to Svalbard. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/ Scanpix.

THE COURT ADMINISTRATION H.R.H. The Duchess of Halland’s Household

THE DUCHESS OF HALLAND’S HOUSEHOLD is responsible for managing Princess Lilian’s ofﬁ cial and private programme, as well as her correspondence.

The head of H.R.H. The Duchess of Halland’s Household is a Marshal of the Court, who is responsible for both Princess Lilian’s offi cial and private programme. The Princess has not participated in the offi cial programme during the year due to her age.

Princess Lilian. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/Scanpix.

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 21 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION The Royal Mews Safe and high quality transportation

THE MAIN TASK OF THE ROYAL MEWS is to meet the transportation requirements of the Royal Family, using both cars and, on ceremonial occasions, 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.

The Royal Mews manages all car transportation for the rejuvenated, and at the end of the year included four horses Royal Family, as well as transport for visiting heads of state under the age of seven. The horses’ summer grazing season and accompanying visitors. Just under half of the funds lasted for around 60 days. allocated to the Royal Mews is used for ceremonial horse drawn transportation, including costs relating to the care In-depth cortège training and maintenance of coaches, harnesses and uniforms. The The stable has recruited two coachmen in connection with remaining funds are allocated to the car department and staff changes. In-depth cortège training sessions have been management functions. Systematic environmental work has conducted during the year in cooperation with the Swedish continued during the year. This work has included extensive Armed Forces and Police Service, in order to improve both risk assessment and consequence analyses, which have re- quality and security during state visits and formal audiences. sulted in a number of environmental measures being taken, Furthermore, the daily riding and driving practices are com- with a focus on safety. plemented with regular riding and driving training with external instructors. New horses As part of a collaboration, the Royal Mews’ staff are train- The ceremonial horse drawn carriages have been used during ing a riding and driving horse during 2008 – 2009 for the three incoming state visits; the National Day celebrations; the Mounted Guard. Two parade harnesses have been restored opening of the Parliamentary Session; 34 formal audiences, by saddlers affi liated to the British Royal Court, as part of the and two visits to municipalities. Two horses were purchased ongoing restoration programme. Restoration work has also during the year. The stock of horses has thus been further continued on a ceremonial landau.

The Queen and the President’s wife, Maria Basescu, greet riders and horses at the Royal Mews’ riding school, in connection with the state visit from Romania. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/ Scanpix.

22 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION The Royal Mews

Cortège from the Royal Mews to the Royal Palace, in connection with the state visit of the Romanian presidential couple. Photo: Jessica Gow/Scanpix.

Less mileage using petrol-driven cars far as fi nances allow and as access to environmentally certifi ed Car transportation for ordinary activities is covered by fi ve vehicles for offi cial purposes increases. The number of low- chauff eurs. Total mileage for the Royal Court’s vehicles amount- emissions cars has increased and now makes up just over 40 ed to approximately 160,000 km. Roughly 5,800 (5,200) driv- percent of the car pool. The proportion of petrol-driven cars ing assignments have been carried out using cars. Around 65 has been reduced considerably. The Royal Mews has signed percent of these assignments were connected with the Royal an agreement for the delivery of two electric cars, which will be Family’s offi cial programme. Other driving assignments con- used on a trial basis and evaluated during 2009. sist of administrative transportation within the Court. Offi cial Towards the end of the year, a new computer-based trans- engagements, such as state visits, place great demands on the port planning system was introduced, with the aim of stream- organisation of the Royal Mews. On such occasions, the serv- lining transport planning and increasing fl exibility. The sys- ice is temporarily expanded by around 25 extra drivers from, tem will be evaluated over the coming year. for example, Stockholm’s Women’s Motor Transport Corps, a voluntary organisation within the Armed Forces. Events and visitor activities Some 2,400 (3,200) people have visited the Royal Mews Trials of electric cars for guided tours. Ordinary visitor activities have been sup- Quality work within the car department has also focused plemented with several special events. On National Day, the on safer transportation. The department has increased the Royal Mews arranged an open day, and on the fi rst weekend number of extra drivers with advanced driving training during of Advent there was a Christmas market. These events at- the year. Replacement with low-emissions cars is continuing as tracted a total of around 15,000 (14,800) visitors.

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 23 PALACE ADMINISTRATION The Royal Collections 250,000 items to display and preserve

THE ROYAL COLLECTIONS WITH THE BERNADOTTE LIBRARY is tasked with looking after and preserving the royal collections, and continually developing and contributing knowledge in relation to the collections. The Royal Collections manage guided tours of the Royal Palace, Riddarholm Church, and the three summer palaces in the National City Park. Duties also include keeping all the royal palaces furnished.

The Royal Collections manages the collections of the state, and offi cial dinners, according to ancient tradition. Serving uni- the Bernadotte family foundations, sections of The King’s pri- forms (trousers and waistcoats) were replaced during the year. vate collections, and also has overall responsibility for these in a cultural historical capacity. Loose furnishings comprise ap- 167 items on loan proximately 250,000 individual objects distributed across the The signiﬁ cant position held by the royal collections in Swed- ten royal palaces. The “Collection” primarily comprises loose ish cultural heritage has meant that, as in previous years, several furnishings such as furniture, carpets, curtains, tapestries and inquiries have been received from researchers, institutions and handicraft items. For several years now the Royal Collections members of the public. During the year, a total of 167 items has been working on a long-term project to catalogue the collec- have been loaned and displayed at temporary exhibitions at the tions in a computerised system, in order to streamline manage- National Museum, Graﬁ kens Hus in Mariefred, Palacio Real ment and facilitate information retrieval. The department is also in Madrid, Östergötland’s county museum, the Museum of responsible for planning furniture changes at the royal palaces. Ethnography, Kyoto International Museum, Suntory Museum Duties extend to both historical settings as well as ceremonial of Art in Tokyo, Prince Eugen’s Waldemarsudde, Blaafarve- furnishings for The King and Queen’s offi cial representation. vaerket Bygdemuseet in Modum, the Metropolitan Museum Uniforms and livery are used during the larger ceremonies of Art in New York, Finland’s National Museum in Helsinki,

Curators working with the frames in preparation for the Bernadotte portrait exhibition. Photo: The Royal Court.

24 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 PALACE ADMINISTRATION The Royal Collections

Museum technicians from the Royal Collections take down the silver chandelier in Riddarholm Church for inspection before sending it out on loan. Photo: The Royal Court. Gustavsberg’s porcelain museum, Westfälische Landsmuseum been focused on restorations to Princess Sibylla’s offi cial in Münster, and the American-Swedish Institute in Minneapo- guest apartments, in which the furniture and textiles belong- lis. Each request for items to be loaned is dealt with according ing to ﬁ ve rooms have been put in order. Work has been car- to strict procedures within the Royal Collections, and submit- ried out on curtains, bedclothes, chairs, sofas, stools, chests of ted to The King for approval. Approved loans entail a consid- drawers, tables and mirrors. erable amount of work involving museum technicians, cura- Metal restoration work has been carried out on 11 chan- tors and photographers in the preservation, photographing, deliers, 14 candelabra and 10 clock cases, as well as on several packing and transportation of the item by courier. The same items that had been on loan. Frames and chandeliers have inspections are carried out when the item is returned. Accord- been gilded, including at Tullgarn and Drottningholm pal- ing to international practice, most loans are made without any aces. Furniture restoration has been carried out on 30 chairs ﬁ nancial remuneration involved, apart from covering the cost from Karl XI’s Gallery at Drottningholm Palace. Upholster- of transportation and insurance. ers have restored 11 leather chairs from the same gallery. Vermin control measures have been carried out at Tullgarn Work on Princess Sibylla’s guest apartments Palace. Textile work has been carried out on tapestries in the The Restoration Department is responsible for metal, furni- form of washing and restoration, partly ahead of loans to ture and textile restoration. The department includes a tapes- museums in New York and Madrid. The canopy in the Audi- try and needlework studio, as well as a workshop for general ence Chamber has been replaced. A new hanging (tapestry restoration work and gilding. Restoration includes preventive hanging featuring The King and Queen’s monogram) has work and active conservation of the collections. Ongoing ac- been made for The King and Queen to use while on state tivities include furniture care and taking charge of the silver visits abroad. The needlework studio has put a considerable wear after dinners. amount of work into producing double protective curtains The department also carries out any work that needs do- for Strömsholm Palace and the Chinese Pavilion, as well as ing at many of the palaces in connection with their opening curtains for offi ces at the Royal Court. (April) and closing (October) to the public. The department of the Clerk to the First Surveyor makes During the year, the bulk of the department’s work has regular contributions in connection with The King and

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 25 PALACE ADMINISTRATION The Royal Collections

Queen’s offi cial and representative duties, for example during Two projects to improve safety have been completed. One state visits, audiences, cabinet meetings, meetings of the Advi- project involved the installation of new arrangements for hang- sory Council on Foreign Aff airs, offi cial dinners and lunches, ing tapestries, which entailed more careful handling and swifter as well as at other events. On these occasions, the Royal Palace removal in the event of fi re or the risk of water damage, while is transformed from being a palace that is open to the public, to a second project involved the upgrading of security around the a venue for the offi cial duties of the Head of State. Treasury’s display cases. The department has also assisted in several removal operations involving the moving of valuable Extensive removals items between various warehouses and palaces. During the year, a large amount of furniture has been re- moved and returned in order to complete the ongoing resto- Bernadotte Library map project completed ration work at the Royal Palace. This has been carried out in The Bernadotte Library includes around 130,000 volumes and connection with restoration work on the fl oors in Gustav III’s the Bernadotte photograph collection, which comprises roughly State Bedchamber and the Audience Chamber, Princess Sib- 800,000 photographs. During the year, the map project fi nanced ylla’s apartments and the Bernadotte Gallery, as well as for by the National Council for Cultural Aff airs was completed. electrical installations in the Halls of the Orders of Chivalry. Over a period of two years, approximately 1,600 maps have Work has also been done in connection with restorations to been identifi ed, cleaned and registered in a computer database, Strömsholm Palace. after which they were placed in a newly-fi tted warehouse. The One of the major assignments during the year involved re- book project, “The Royal Palaces” has been resumed, thanks placing extremely fragile furniture in the main apartments at to a donation to the foundation. The library is participating in Rosersberg Palace, and reorganising these apartments whilst the development of a digital image bank for the Royal Court, maintaining as much of the original character as possible, so and has also begun to develop a computer database of the book that they could be used for the UN conference on Iraq. collection at Gustav III’s Pavilion at Haga.

Maps from the Bernadotte Library’s collections.

The Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace. Photo: Alexis Daﬂ os/The Royal Court.

26 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 PALACE ADMINISTRATION The Royal Collections

Guided tour for children at the Tre Kronor Museum at the Royal Palace. Photo: Alexis Daﬂ os/The Royal Court.

Visitor activities at all palaces arranging guided tours of the Royal Palace, Rosendal Palace, In addition to the considerable amount of work involved in Ulriksdal Palace, Gustav III’s Pavilion at Haga Park, and Rid- managing the Royal Family’s offi cial duties, the Royal Court darholm Church. Each palace administration within the Of- is also proactive in pursuing work to increase public access to fi ce of the Governor of the Royal Palaces is responsible for the royal cultural heritage, and ensure that as many people as guided tours of the other palaces. For further information possible have the opportunity to visit the royal palaces. The about guided tours and other events at the various royal pala- Royal Collections’ guided tour department is responsible for ces, see under each palace administration, pages 32 – 33. The Offi ce of the Marshal of the Realm is responsible for organising concerts at the Royal Chapel, Riddarholm Church, and in the Hall of State. Guided tours, exhibitions and concerts are marketed via ongoing advertising, distribution of fl yers and leafl ets, cooperation with tourist agencies, billposting and active communication using the Court’s own website, www.kungahuset.se.

Visitor numbers increase at the Royal Palace At the Royal Palace, the reception rooms, Tre Kronor Muse- um, Treasury, Gustav III’s Museum of Antiquities, the Royal Chapel and the Bernadotte Library are all open to the public. Around 2,300 (2,500) guided tours were carried out at the Royal Palace during the year, of which 850 were in English. The number of visitors amounted to 496,071 (455,539). Dur- ing the year, the palaces were open to the public for a total of around 7,500 (7,500) hours. The programme of activities entitled, “The Palace as a historical stage”, was carried out for the ﬁ fth year in a row, with 20 well-attended events. The guided tour department at the Royal Collections took part in the Visitors to the South Vault at the Royal Palace on their way to the exhibition in the Hall of State. Photo: The Royal Court. Gothenburg Book Fair, together with the Bernadotte Library.

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 27 PALACE ADMINISTRATION The Royal Collections

Portrait of Queen Louise as a young woman. Artist: Laszlo, Philipp Alexius. Oil painting 1907. Photo: Alexis Daﬂ os/ The Royal Court.

Several themed guided tours were organised for children dur- the Bernadotte collections. In November, The King coming the school holidays entitled: “Kings and Queens”, “The missioned a much-appreciated concert of Swedish music in Palace is on ﬁ re”, and “Excitement at the Palace”. the Hall of State. The programme featured Lars-Erik Lars- The traditional “Open Palace” event was held on Swe- son’s “God in Disguise”, Ludvig Norman’s “Concert piece den’s National Day, featuring guided tours, talks, exhibitions, for piano and orchestra”, as well as “Prayer to the Sun” by a musical programme and other events. This year’s theme Jan Sandström. The music was performed by the Royal Phil- was: “Princess Sibylla 100 years”. harmonic Orchestra, court singer Hillevi Martinpelto, court singer Karl-Magnus Fredriksson, opera singer Jeanette Köhn, Two centuries of Bernadotte portraits – concert pianist Magnus Svensson, and Gustaf Sjökvist’s the year’s main exhibition Chamber Choir. Actor Björn Granath also took part, and the The Royal Collections assisted in the production of three ex- conductor was Gustaf Sjökvist. All the concerts were organ- hibitions during the year. The main attraction during the year ised under the direction of the court organist. was the art exhibition, “Two centuries of Bernadotte portraits”, in the Hall of State at the Royal Palace, which served as the venue for a display of 31 portraits from the collections. A book was produced with the same title. Solliden was the venue for the photographic exhibition, “A Glimpse of Para- dise”, in cooperation with Prince Carl Philip, and a reworked version of the exhibition, “Crown Princess Victoria – Heir to the Swedish Throne” was shown at Strömsholm Palace. The exhibition at the Treasury was reopened following restoration work in the cellar-vault. Considerable interest in musical events During the year, the Offi ce of the Marshal of the Realm organised lunch and weekend concerts at Riddarholm Church, as well as a number of organ concerts in the Royal Chapel. The King and Queen, Crown Princess Victoria and Dagmar von Arbin, great grand- Four concerts have been organised featuring music from daughter of Oskar II, at the opening of the exhibition, “Two centuries of Bernadotte portraits”, in the Royal Palace’s Hall of State. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/Scanpix.

28 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 PALACE ADMINISTRATION Office of the Governor of the Royal Palaces

Restoration work on the Bernadotte Gallery at the Royal Palace. Photo: The Royal Court. Eff orts to improve security and preserve cultural heritage

THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE ROYAL PALACES is tasked with managing all of the royal palaces and accompanying buildings and parks, as well as exhibiting the palaces within the Drottningholm and Grip- sholm palace administrations. The Ofﬁ ce of the Governor is also responsible for security and IT issues at the Royal Court. Game preservation also falls within the Ofﬁ ce’s remit.

The Offi ce of the Governor of the Royal Palaces is man- framework of the royal right of disposal, which rests on an aged by the Governor of the Royal Palaces, who is also agreement made in 1809/10 between the then regent Karl The King’s palace bailiff at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. XIII and the old Riksdag, Riksens Ständer. The Offi ce is responsible for the management and care of the royal palaces and the buildings, parks and gardens that The Offi ce includes ﬁ ve palace administrations: belong to them, as well as for exhibiting the royal palaces Stockholm Palace Administration under the Drottningholm and Gripsholm palace adminis- Drottningholm Palace Administration trations. This responsibility includes actively improving the Gripsholm Castle Administration value of the cultural and natural assets that the palaces and Ulriksdal Palace Administration Royal Djurgården constitute. This is achieved within the Royal Djurgården Administration

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The royal palaces and accompanying areas of land are owned Improved mobility with modern IT systems by the state. The National Property Board (NPB) is responsi- Signifi cant investments in modern IT systems and effi cient ble for the running and maintenance of the palaces, with the telecommunications have brought the Royal Court to the exception of the Royal Palace, for which the Stockholm Pal- forefront of IT developments. The telephone system has been ace Administration has operational responsibility, and Rosen- expanded with new switchboard functions, and now includes dal Palace, which is covered by Djurgården’s funds. The King the Royal Armoury, Hallwylska Palace and Skokloster Castle. has placed Haga Palace at the disposal of the government for The system boosts effi ciency and accessibility, thanks to in- offi cial purposes. creased mobility and opportunities for telecommuting. There The Offi ce of the Governor is responsible for security is- has also been a considerable reduction in telephone costs. sues and for physical protection at the royal palaces, in close On the IT side, the Royal Court’s much-appreciated cooperation with garrison departments and the Police Serv- “guest network” for visitors during state visits and seminars ice. Security at the Royal Court needs to be equivalent to that has been further developed. The intranet also went into full at the Government Offi ces. This has resulted in continued operation during the year. Further upgrades of server and investments to improve security, including the development operative systems are planned for 2009, with the aim of im- of a specifi cation for NPB’s purchase of new digital surveil- proving security. lance cameras, the replenishment of assault alarms, and the launch of a new visitor management system. Approaching “Green Building” status Manning levels during the night watch have been dou- An energy saving campaign has been launched and communi- bled, which has enabled an increase in the number of secu- cated via the Royal Court’s intranet as part of active environ- rity rounds and improved burglary and fi re protection. The mental initiatives at the Royal Court. The campaign encour- Offi ce of the Governor of the Royal Palaces has also taken ages employees to adopt an environmental approach to their over the running of lock and burglary security systems, at the work through competitions and by acting as a forum for ideas. request of NPB. Work has continued on the risk inventory to One example of the sort of practical measures that have been improve protection both for employees as well as buildings. taken is the switch over to taps and shower fi ttings that use less Special fi re extinguishers have been acquired for the ban- water. An evaluation of low energy light bulbs is currently un- queting room kitchens. der way. The Royal Palace is energy declared and is extremely Systematic eff orts to improve fi re protection, including staff close to being included in the “Green Building” category, in training, have also continued during the year. The former post accordance with an EU initiative aimed at reducing CO2 emis- and parcel function has been reorganised into a porter’s offi ce. sions and Europe’s dependency on imported energy.

STOCKHOLM PALACE ADMINISTRATION THE STOCKHOLM PALACE ADMINISTRATION is responsible for running operations at the Royal Palace.

Several major construction-related maintenance and resto- Sections of the electricity system have been re-laid to a fi ve- ration projects are currently under way at the Royal Palace. wire system. There has been a continued focus on the wor- Extensive restoration work has been completed in the Berna- king environment, including a project that has been running dotte Gallery, the Breakfast Room, and the Octagonal cabi- for several years concerning radon protection measures in of- net, including work on the fl oors, walls and ceilings. Resto- fi ces and housing within the Royal Palace, as well as work on ration work has continued on Princess Sibylla’s offi cial guest the indoor climate and ventilation. apartments and Princess Sibylla’s apartments. Karl XI’s Gal- An extremely detailed survey of all the fl oors in the pal- lery has been restored to its original concept from the Hall of ace was conducted during the year. Each individual fl oor has Mirrors at Versailles by moving display cases with items from been documented in terms of material, installation, condi- the Treasury collection to the Banqueting room’s western tion, foundation etc. The report provides a valuable piece of Drabantsal (the Guards’ Room), as part of a joint project data for the planning of future restoration work, and is also with the Royal Collections. a unique record for future research and knowledge of fl oor building techniques. Survey of all fl oors A review has been conducted of the technical system struc- Restoration of façades – a major cultural task ture within the remit of daily operations and maintenance, An inspection of all the façades at the Royal Palace has re- and work has been carried out on running and regulating the vealed the need for major restoration of the stonework. Sev- system in order to optimise the use of energy. An inventory eral incidents have occurred involving falling stones, and sec- has also been carried out for the power reserve extension. tions of the façades have been covered with netting for safety

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The Royal Palace of Stockholm. Photo: Alexis Dafl os/The Royal Court. purposes as an initial measure. Approximately 40 percent of maintenance work could therefore be to train stonemasons in the façades are made of stonework, which will require rough- order to retain skills within this fi eld of craftsmanship. ly four to fi ve years of work in order to deal with the most Following a considerable period of planning, work is due urgent cases, but the façades also require ongoing long-term to start on the reconstruction of the entrance hall and recep- maintenance over a considerable period of time. NPB will tion at the Royal Palace to raise security levels and improve require a considerable increase in funds in order to complete the setting for receptions. Restoration work is also beginning this work. The work that needs doing is also complicated by on the Halls of the Orders of Chivalry. A new ventilation sys- the lack of stonemasons and diffi culties in fi nding appropri- tem is being installed in the Hall of State, and the ceiling is ate stone materials. A cultural task in connection with the being painted.

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 31 PALACE ADMINISTRATION Office of the Governor of the Royal Palaces os/The Royal Court. Photo: Alexis Daﬂ DROTTNINGHOLM PALACE ADMINISTRATION

DROTTNINGHOLM PALACE ADMINISTRATION is responsible for the management and tours of Drottning- holm Palace, Rosersberg Palace and Tullgarn Palace, together with their parks.

The total number of visitors to Drottningholm Palace in 2008 with its unique and historical late 19th century décor, in a was 126,567 (126,661). The Chinese Pavilion received 39,400 more attractive form around 2010-2011. (39,000) visitors. Events over the course of the year included The unique palace surroundings and their parks require the National Day celebrations in the palace park, which were year-round care and maintenance. This maintenance work is organised by Ekerö Municipality, and a popular Christmas of an ongoing routine nature, but one-off measures are also market. The King awarded medals this year on Sweden’s Na- required on occasions. tional Day in the Hall of State at Drottningholm Palace. Next stage completed for lime avenues Environmental investments at Drottningholm Stage four of the work involving the avenues of lime trees at Environmental investments have remained a priority within Drottningholm Palace Park has been completed during the property management. Seven oil-fi red boilers and three oil year. The continuous formative pruning of lime trees by our tanks have been replaced with a cheaper, more environmen- own highly-skilled staff during stages one to three has contin- tally-friendly heating solution in the form of connection to ued unabated. Advanced technological equipment has been the wood pellet boiler at Drottningholm. Work has started on obtained for the machinery used for shaping the avenues at a new information centre at the entrance to the palace. The Drottningholm Palace Park. The environmental work has former café, Karamellan, is being restored by Sweden’s Na- been a success, and the excellent cooperation with the Na- tional Property Board and, after the rebuilding work is com- tional Property Board has continued. plete, will include a café serving simple lunches, a gift shop and more information about the royal palaces. This work is Game preservation reduces crop damage expected to be fi nished in time for the spring 2009 season. Game preservation has been carried out as usual on Lovön and at Tullgarn. Wild boar hunting has been stepped-up in Restoration work at Tullgarn Palace order to reduce the extensive damage sustained by tenants’ Tullgarn Palace is open daily from June through to August, crops. These initiatives have led to compensation for damaged and received 6,398 (6,000) visitors. The Swedish Game Fair crops being reduced by around 30 percent during the year. was arranged during the summer, attracting more than 25,000 Ottenby Kungsgård on Öland is home to one of Sweden’s visitors. The palace is in need of major renovation work, in- oldest herds of fallow deer, dating back to the time of King cluding damp damage in one of the wings. The ground and Johan III. A number of fallow deer have again been culled this drainage work started during 2007 has been successfully year in order to maintain the herd at the level stipulated in completed by the National Property Board. the nature reserve’s regulations. This year, locally-produced Restoration work is now continuing on additional storeys. venison was delivered for the fi rst time to a restaurant within Over the next few years, the façades and roofs will be repaint- the bird conservation area, and this was appreciated by guests ed. It is expected that it will be possible to show the palace, including bird-watchers.

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GRIPSHOLM CASTLE ADMINISTRATION

GRIPSHOLM CASTLE ADMINISTRATION is responsible for the management and tours of Gripsholm Castle and Strömsholm Palace.

Gripsholm Castle and the State’s Portrait Collection again saw an increase in the number of visitors during the year to more than 65,000 (62,000). Some 200,000-250,000 people visited the palace park and Hjorthagen Nature Reserve. There was also an increase in the number of special educational tours for children, which attracted around 600 (500) children. Cooperation with the National Museum on various marketing initiatives also continued, with excellent results. Gripsholm Castle is home to the world’s oldest national portrait gallery. The collection is also one of the world’s larg- est, with around 4,500 works, mainly oil paintings. The 2008 honour portrait, a photographic portrait of the UN’s internal auditor Inga-Britt Ahlenius, taken by photographer Denise Grünstein, was presented in keeping with tradition at the annual meeting of the Gripsholm Association at the castle. As part of the Gripsholm Association event, six concerts were arranged in the castle and its surroundings in association with Strängnäs Municipality, Music & Theatre in Sörmland, Mariefred Local History Society and Eskilstuna-Kuriren. An

outdoor concert featuring Eva Dahlgren and Peter Jöback Photo: Dick Norberg/Norberg Design AB. was held on Slottsholmen. Two seminars on the subject of tenings. An outdoor concert in the palace grounds featuring “Making the impossible possible” were organised in connec- Lars Winnerbäck drew an audience of 6,000. The traditional tion with the centenary of the local sports association, attract- Strömsholm equestrian competitions took place during the ing 300 people. TV recordings were also carried out for a spring, as did the Grand National horse races in June. forthcoming historical TV series. Parquet fl ooring is restored Working environment measures at Gripsholm A major restoration of the parquet fl ooring in the audience A number of initiatives to promote working environment room of Strömsholm Palace has been started. Because this issues were taken in association with the National Property work is extremely unusual, it is being organised so that visi- Board, including improving lighting on the drawbridge and in tors can get a close view of the work being carried out. Ongo- the public toilets. Work was also completed on the third storey ing maintenance work has also been carried out. of the castle, and the portrait collection was rehung. The embankments alongside the wash house have been restored and Maintaining large areas of land roofi ng work has continued on the Hauptman wing. Prepara- The extensive areas of land around Gripsholm Castle re- tory work has been carried out to improve the environment in quire a considerable amount of maintenance in order to cre- the Hauptman wing. A number of false alarms from the fi re ate an attractive destination for visitors. More than 10 km alarm system again caused unnecessary costs this year. of roads and paths and a large parking area all need to be maintained, cleared of snow and gritted each year. In addi- Popular event at Strömsholm tion to this there are around 70,000 square metres of green The number of visitors to Strömsholm Palace rose to around open space that must be kept mown and/or cleared. Around 6,000 (5,000) during the year. The café, which is independ- 80 percent of the newly-planted oaks have survived their fi rst ently run in the Stone Kitchen, proved particularly popular. year, and additional planting will be carried out during 2009. The Crown Princess Victoria – Heir to the Swedish Throne Working together with a local school has given the younger exhibition, which was opened by The Crown Princess her- pupils an insight into how parks and gardens are cared for self in May, also helped to ensure a high number of visi- and maintained. One long-term goal of this work is to create tors. Crown Princess Victoria planted a new oak on the site an understanding of the importance of joining in with the en- where the former Queen’s Oak had stood since the mid-16th vironmental work which takes place around the royal palace. century. A number of musical events were held in the royal The usual care and maintenance of hedges, lawns, trees and chapel, which was also used regularly for weddings and chris- fl owerbeds has also been carried out at Strömsholm Palace.

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The King at the Scouts’ annual clean-up day on Royal Djurgården. Leif R Jansson/Scanpix. ROYAL DJURGÅRDEN ADMINISTRATION The main task of THE ROYAL DJURGÅRDEN ADMINISTRATION is to manage 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.

The Royal Djurgården covers almost a fi fth of Stockholm’s in- of the administration’s environmental work. Every year, school ner city and is of great signifi cance to the townscape. In 1995, classes are given the opportunity to help clean green areas, often the area became the world’s fi rst National City Park. A great as a way of raising funds for the school. One regular and ex- deal of care is required in order to preserve the area’s unique tremely popular activity is when The King invites Stockholm’s countryside, rich wildlife and cultural buildings. The King’s Scouts to come together to clean the various parts of the park. commitment within the framework of the royal right of dis- More than 23,000 plants, consisting of almost 400 vari- posal from 1809-10 contributes a sense of continuity towards eties, are planted each year. This diversity is an important preserving and sustainably developing the National City Park. element of the park’s design, and is a source of inspiration Revenue and expenditure for Djurgården should balance to others. The appearance of the planting changes from year in the long term. Any possible surplus is thus used solely to to year. At Ulriksdal Palace Park, this year’s theme was the further protect the culture, preserve the countryside and adapt plants’ countries of origin. the royal lands on Djurgården for recreational purposes. More energy-effi cient lighting is planned The Royal Djurgården Administration is divided up into: In connection with the district heating work carried out on Parks and highways administration Djurgårdsvägen, the road was returned from two lanes of Property management traffi c to one lane in order to slow vehicles down. Cyclists Nature conservation and pedestrians now have access to a large gravel area. A plan Events to reduce the volume of asphalt surfaces in favour of gravel or natural stone surfaces is being drawn up. Prioritising comfort and accessibility During the year, embankments and walking areas on Each year, the parks of Ulriksdal-Haga and Royal Djurgården Southern Djurgården have been restored in order to improve require signifi cant amounts of work in terms of both daily care accessibility. As part of an agreed lighting programme, a re- and long-term planning, focusing on the issues of cleaning, view and a needs assessment of the number of lampposts planting fl owers and accessibility. Cleaning parks and green are- were started. This work also includes plans to replace ex- as and strategically-located recycling stations are key elements isting lighting with more energy-effi cient lighting as part of

34 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 THE ROYAL DJURGÅRDEN ADMINISTRATION Office of the Governor of the Royal Palaces environmental work. Traditional incandescent bulbs will be process. Temporary drainage and thinning out of nearby fo- replaced with low-energy bulbs before the end of 2009. rest areas has also been carried out, in order to make the bird A number of projects of varying sizes were also started, fo- site more attractive to birds and human visitors alike. cusing on work to improve and develop Djurgården. One of Several areas on parts of Southern and Northern Djurgården the key changes being dealt with is the entrance at Djurgården with an area totalling around 26 hectares are being grazed as Bridge, with its new visitors’ centre and a new entrance to part of a joint project with the World Wide Fund for Nature. Galärvarv Park, the Vasa Museum and Junibacken. The usual supplementary feeding of birds and roe deer has been carried out within the wildlife preservation programme. Geothermal facilities installed Work has commenced on a mountain biking course next to The Royal Djurgården Administration’s buildings depart- Fiskartorpet, in order to off er a suitable alternative for mountain ment manages buildings and installations on Northern and bikers. The three illuminated jogging tracks which were the sub- Southern Djurgården, as well as on the Fjäderholm islands. ject of signifi cant cable thefts and damage have been repaired. The buildings have a total area of around 64,000 square met- Recreation measurements are being carried out on Northern res, including housing, offi ces, workshops and park buildings. and Southern Djurgården in order to analyse the changes. Management responsibility also covers facilities consisting of pumping stations, electric supply mains, quays and bridges. Regular leisure events As part of the active environmental work to reduce the use of The Royal Djurgården is Stockholm’s major recreation area. non-renewable fuels, work also continued during the year on Certain areas are rented out to organisers for various events. the installation of a number of geothermal facilities. Annual sports events include the Stockholm Marathon and A new property computer system has been commissioned the Tjejmilen, Bellmanstafetten, Blodomloppet and Panter- which, when fully developed, will deal with and include all loppet runs. Other events which attract large numbers of vi- information about the properties. sitors to Djurgården include the Prince Bertil Memorial and Renovation and restoration work has been carried out on the Archipelago Fair. A new event last year was the “Where several buildings, both outside and inside. Traditional materi- The Action Is” concert in Stora Skuggan, which drew an au- als and working methods have been used as far as possible, dience of around 18,000. since most of the buildings are classed as being of cultural The National Day celebrations were organised at Ulriks- historical value. dal Palace by the City of Solna for the fi rst time. The Or- angery marked its 20th anniversary as a sculpture museum. Major environmental clean-up operation During All Saints’ weekend, around 10,000 visitors came to A major operation has been carried out at Beckholmen, inclu- the traditional autumn market, which featured walking tours ding repairing and sealing the large dry dock. Large-scale envi- of the park and open museums. At Ulriksdal royal chapel, ronmental clean-up work will also be carried out on the polluted a large number of weddings, christening services, confi rma- substances left by previous shipbuilding operations alongside tions, end-of-term services and midnight masses were held. the 250 metre quay in the Beckholm Sound. This work will be At Haga Park, the City of Solna, the Friends of Haga-Brunns- paid for in full by the Royal Djurgården Administration. viken and the Offi ce of the Governor held Haga Day events in During the year, work has continued on developing a June. A summer comedy and a children’s performance featur- management plan for the whole National City Park. The ing Astrid Lindgren’s songs were performed at the Fjäderholm Djurgården Council, which is tasked with handling overall islands’ archipelago theatre during July and August. management issues, acts as an advisory body in this work. The fi rst stage of the management plan is expected to be complete during 2009. The work involved in developing the plan and integrating it into Solna Municipality and Stock- holm Municipality’s overview plans and the County Admin- istrative Board’s plans is continuing. Nature conservation for biological diversity In terms of water, the third and fi nal stage of the project to improve surface water management in Laduviken’s tributaries was completed in association with bodies including Stock- holm Vatten. The project also aimed to create added value in terms of biological diversity and recreation. The work involved in improving the quality of Isbladskärret Lake has continued in association with the Swedish Wetlands Fund and the World Wide Fund for Nature. For example, the marsh area The dry dock at Beckholmen is repaired and sealed. has been grazed by Highland cattle as part of the restoration Photo: Stockholms Reparationsvarv.

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Notes to the ﬁ nancial statements Royal Palace Administration

The stream of visitors to the palaces remained good, although in additional marketing, more expensive park contract work there was a distinct drop in numbers during December, re- and property consulting services for Crown Lands are a few sulting mainly in lower sales. explanations. A number of projects such as the introduction This year’s ﬁ nancial results have again enabled urgent in- of e-invoicing and an image database, as well as decorating vestments to be made and loans to be repaid early. newly-renovated guest apartments, also had an impact on Total income amounted to SEK 113.4 million (105.9), costs. Depreciation increased by SEK 1 million to SEK 4.9 comprising the state allocation of SEK 53.5 million (47.6) million. and SEK 39.2 million (38.6) in income from visitor activities. Investments in machinery and intangible assets totalled SEK In total, 38,000 more visits to the palaces were recorded, with 5.5 million (3.2). Investments in buildings stood at SEK 4.1 mil- Rosersberg Palace – which had previously only been open for lion (3.1), and these were ﬁ nanced by loans. However, SEK 5.1 booked tours – recording 7,000 visitors. Gift shop sales rose million (4.7) of loans were also repaid during the year. by SEK 0.2 million to SEK 8.6 million. State allocations used for investments and amortisation Staff costs rose to SEK 59.5 million (56.5). Contractual are recorded in full as income, while only depreciation for the pay rises accounted for just over half of this increase. The year aff ects costs. remainder relates to additional staff for security purposes and The government allocation carried forward includes state those employed for special projects. allocation funds of SEK 0.9 million which could be carried Other running costs rose by SEK 4.1 million. Investments forward to 2009.

Income statement

Amounts in SEK ‘000 Note 2008 2007 Operational income Income from state allocation 1 53,528 47,641 Income from fees and other remuneration 2 57,904 55,127 Income from grants 3 915 2,373 Financial income 4 1,064 744 Total income 113,411 105,885

Operational costs Staff costs 5 -59,503 -56,543 Cost of premises -14 -14 Other running costs 6 -44,625 -40,475 Financial costs -205 -213 Depreciation -4,868 -3,826 Total costs -109,215 -101,071

Result from operations 4,196 4,814

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Balance sheet

Amounts in SEK ‘000 Note 071231 Amounts in SEK ‘000 Note 081231 071231 ASSETS CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES CAPITAL INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Government capital 15 18,436 12,954 Rights and other intangible fi xed assets 923 123 Change in capital brought forward 16 20,446 20,627 Total intangible fi xed assets 7 923 123 Change in capital according to income state- 4,196 4,814 ment PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Total capital 43,078 38,395 Buildings, land and other fi xed property 11,504 7,691 Machinery, equipment, installations etc. 8,209 8,287 Constructions in progress 156 0 LIABILITIES ETC. Total property, plant and equipment 8 19,869 15,978 Loans 17 2,199 3,147 Liabilities to authorities 2,989 4,023 Accounts payable 6,941 4,393 FINANCIAL ASSETS Other liabilities 996 1,130 Other investments held as fi xed assets 9 0 5,070 Total liabilities etc. 13,125 12,693 Long-term receivables from authorities 10 7,757 7,271 Total fi nancial assets 7,757 12,341 ACCRUALS AND DEFERRALS Accrued expenses 18 5,751 5,057 INVENTORIES ETC. Unused grants 19 125 351 Inventories and stock 11 4,218 4,917 Other deferred income 777 648 Total inventories etc. 4,218 4,917 Total accruals and deferrals 6,653 6,056

RECEIVABLES Total capital and liabilities 62 856 57 144 Accounts receivable 1,006 1,607 Receivables from authorities 3,070 2,259 Other receivables 35 32 Pledged assets None None Total receivables 4,111 3,898 Contingent liabilities None None

ACCRUALS AND DEFERRALS Prepaid expenses 12 1,510 1,638 Other accrued income 941 749 Total accruals and deferrals 2,451 2,387

GOVERNMENT ALLOCATION CARRIED FORWARD Government allocation carried forward 13 -911 -769 Total government allocation carried forward -911 -769

CASH AND BANK BALANCES Balance of interest account at the National Debt 14 7 331 7 227 Ofﬁ ce Cash and bank balances 17 107 11 042 Total cash and bank balances 24 438 18 269

Total assets 62 856 57 144

State allocation report

Reporting against state allocation Amounts in SEK ‘000 The Royal Court and Palace Opening transfer Allocation for the year according Total balance Expenses Income Closing transfer Administration 90:1 amount to letter of appropriation amount Allocation item 2 769 53,670 54,439 -113,860 60,332 911

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Supplementary data and notes

Accounting principles Note Amounts in SEK ‘000 2008 2007 The annual accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Annual 1 Income from state allocation Reports and Budget Information Ordinance, with the exception of the stipu- State allocation according to letter of appropriation 53,670 48,093 lation in Chapter 2, § 4 on income statement. The Royal Court shall submit Unutilised state allocation -911 -769 a report on the combined activities in place of an income statement. The State allocation carried over from previous year 769 317 annual report shall focus on the activities of the Offi ce of the Governor and Total income from state allocation 53,528 47,641 the Royal Collections. 2 Income from fees and other remuneration All acquisitions with an economic life of at least three years and a cost of at least SEK 10,000 are recorded as fi xed assets. The straight-line depre- Entry and guided tour fees 39,190 38,588 Rents and leases 3,411 3,123 ciation method is applied to the cost of the asset, based on its expected Forestry, commissions, sales, other 4,211 3,520 economic life. Depreciation is applied on a half-yearly basis. In general, Capital gains on sale of equipment 614 129 depreciation occurs over fi ve years. However, computer and telephone Other income 1,877 1,345 equipment, as well as software licences, are depreciated over three years. Total income from fees and other remuneration 57,904 55,127 Acquisitions of older quality carpets are depreciated over ten years. Cultural 3 Income from grants assets are not subject to depreciation. Reconstruction work and improve- Single area payment, environmental support and support 136 264 ments to buildings and land are depreciated over 30 years. for organic farming Software licences for computer systems that were procured in 2004 with Employment grant and unemployment allowance 276 694 regard to the years 2005-2007 have not been recorded as fi xed assets, but Grant for research into furnishing History of Royal Palace 0 100 are instead found in the balance sheet’s assets page under the heading Grant for restoration and renovation work 0 140 prepaid expenses for 2007, see note 12. Grant for printed materials 170 200 Grant for the Crown of Knowledge series of talks 100 Supplier invoices that have been received after the cut-off date of 12 Jan- Grant for purchase of grand piano 0 800 uary 2009 are provided for as accrued expenses and thus not attributable to Other grants 233 175 state funding. Supplier invoices for less than SEK 5,000 are not periodised. Total income from grants 915 2,373

Valuation principles 4 Financial income Assets and liabilities have been valued at cost, unless otherwise stated Interest from National Debt Offi ce 320 362 below. Accounts receivable have been stated in the amounts that, based on Interest from bank and dividends from securities 621 330 Interest from accounts receivable 2 2 individual assessment, are expected to be received. Income and expenses Capital gains on fi nancial assets 36 49 have been recognised on an accrual basis in accordance with generally ac- Exchange rate gains 85 1 cepted accounting standards. Total fi nancial income 1,064 744 The buildings and areas of land in the Crown Lands that are included in 5 Staff costs the royal right of disposal, and which are managed by the Offi ce of the Mar- shal of the Realm via the Offi ce of the Governor, are only reported in terms Salaries -41,860 -39,744 Social security contributions -16,270 -15,560 of improvement expenses in the balance sheet, since they are owned by Allocation of accrued overtime, wages and holiday pay -290 -134 the Swedish state. The current rateable values are recorded in the notes. liability Other staff costs -1,083 -1,105 Allocation of own funds Total staff costs -59,503 -56,543 The Court’s own funds have not been allocated for the current year. 6 Other running costs Explanatory items for signifi cant changes Decorating guest apartments -814 -46 Absence due to sickness as a % of ordinary working hours 2008 2007 E-invoicing project -411 -39 Total 2.69% 1.98% Park contract work -5,677 -5,018 Proportion of staff on long-term sick leave (60 days or more) 56.51% 37.97% Marketing -3,686 -2,900 Women 2.36% 2.00% Purchase of goods for sale -4,916 -4,268 Men 3.02% 1.97% Employees aged 29 or younger 4.18% 0.52% 7 Intangible fi xed assets Employees aged 30-49 2.33% 2.59% Opening cost 259 192 Employees aged 50 or over 3.06% 1.52% Additions during the year 1,317 67 Total accumulated costs 1,576 259

Accumulated depreciation -136 -72 Depreciation for the year -517 -64 Total accumulated depreciation -653 -136

Book value 923 123

Note Amounts in SEK ‘000 2008 2007 8 Property, plant and equipment Buildings, land and other ﬁ xed property Opening cost 7,925 4,778

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Acquisitions during the year 4,141 3,147 15 Government capita Total accumulated costs 12,066 7,925 Intangible ﬁ xed assets, see note 7 923 123 Accumulated depreciation -233 -38 Property, plant and equipment, see note 8 19,713 15,978 Depreciation for the year -329 -195 Borrowings, see note 17 -2,199 -3,147 Total accumulated depreciation -562 -233 Total government capital 18,436 12,954

Machinery, equipment, installations etc. 16 Change in capital brought forward Opening cost 25,774 22,726 Accumulated proﬁ t and proﬁ t from previous year 12,689 13,356 Accumulated acquisition value reversed equipment sold/ -2,377 -730 Book value Grusmedelsfonden, see note 10 7,757 7,271 discarded during the year Total change in capital brought forward 20,446 20,627 Additions during the year 4,444 3,778 Total accumulated costs 27,841 25,774 17 Loans Opening borrowings 3,147 4,740 Accumulated depreciation -17,957 -15,106 New loans raised 4,141 3,147 Accumulated depreciation reversed equipment sold/ 1,878 716 Repayments during the year -5,089 -4,740 discarded during the year Borrowings 2,199 3,147 Depreciation for the year -4,022 -3,567 Total accumulated depreciation -20,101 -17,957 18 Accrued expenses Cultural assets Accrued overtime liability 284 267 Opening cost 470 470 Accrued wage liability 369 355 Accrued holiday pay liability 2,631 2,436 Total book value 19,713 15,978 Social security contributions for accrued overtime, wage 1,365 1,301 and holiday pay liability Rateable value of Crown Lands Other accrued expenses, (supplier invoices not attributable 1,102 698 Agricultural property 50,367 31,367 to state funding) Apartment building 1,752 1,752 Total accrued expenses 5,751 5,057 Total rateable value 52,119 33,119

19 Unused grants 9 Other investments held as ﬁ xed assets Funds remaining from grant for furnishing of warehouse 125 162 The complete holding in SEB’s Alpha short bond fund has building, government been sold during the year Employment grant, government 0 143 Book value SEB Alpha short bond fund 507,694.3518 0 5,070 Grant to Bernadotte Library, non government 0 46 shares Total unused grants 125 351 Market value ditto 0 5,128

10 Long-term receivables Book value Grusmedelsfonden 7,757 7,271 Market value ditto 10,510 12,708

11 Inventory The inventory is carried at the lower of the acquisition value, according to the ﬁ rst-in-ﬁ rst-out principle, and fair value. Obsolescence risks have thus been taken into consideration.

12 Prepaid expenses Park contract work 1,045 962 Security services 191 241 Stockholm, 18 February 2009 Telephone subscription 228 136 Ingemar Eliasson Other 46 299 Marshal of the Realm Total prepaid expenses 1,510 1,638

13 Government allocation carried forward State allocations in interest-bearing ﬂ ow Opening balance -769 -317 Reported against state allocation 53,528 47,641 State allocation supplied to interest account -53,670 -48,093 Liabilities in relation to state allocations in -911 -769 interest-bearing ﬂ ow

Note Amounts in SEK ‘000 2008 2007 14 Balance of interest account at the National Debt Ofﬁ ce The reporting is not prepared in such a way that it is clear whether the balance of the account comprises state allocation funds or own income.

Balance of interest account 7,331 7,227 Short-term liquidity requirement 9,014 8,795

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Summary of key information

Amounts in SEK ‘000 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Credit facility at National Debt Ofﬁ ce 1) Granted - - - - 2,000 Maximum amount utilised during the year - - - - 0

Other loans Borrowings 2,199 3,147 4,739 - -

Interest earned The National Debt Ofﬁ ce 320 362 192 153 166 Bank, incl. dividends from securities 621 330 270 181 305

Interest expense Other loans 195 208 39 - -

State allocation credit Granted 1,623 1,447 1,438 - - Utilised state allocation credit 0 0 0 - -

Workforce and employees Full-time equivalent (FTE) 155 145 144 147 150 Running cost per FTE 672 669 680 599 624 Average number of female employees 79 74 68 69 78 Average number of male employees 76 71 76 78 72

Changes in capital during the year 4,196 4,814 3,356 2,815 -2,223

Change in capital brought forward 2) 20,446 20,627 21,606 23,069 24,278 of which Grusmedelsfonden 7,757 7,270 6,860 6,522 6,234

1) the credit facility expired as of 1 January 2005. 2) government capital has been accounted for separately as of 1 January 2004. It was previously included in change in capital brought forward.

40 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 ROYAL PALACE ADMINISTRATION ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2008

Auditor’s Report for the Royal Palace Administration

The Swedish National Audit Offi ce has audited the annual accounts of the Royal Palace Administration, agreed on 18 February, 2009, for the 2008 ﬁ nancial 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 proﬁ t and loss reporting.

It is the responsibility of the National Audit Offi ce 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 ﬁ gures are reliable and whether the ﬁ nancial statements are true and fair. The Auditing of State Activities Act (2002:1022) states that the National Audit Offi ce is not required to examine 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 signiﬁ cant 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 Offi ce considers that the annual accounts are in all essentials true and fair.

Auditor Curt Öberg is responsible for the decision in this case. Project manager Christina Nordenstam is responsible for submitting the report.

Stockholm, 13 March 2009

The Swedish National Audit Offi ce

Curt Öberg Christina Nordenstam

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 41 ROYAL DJURGÅRDEN ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2008

Notes to the ﬁ nancial Income statement

Amounts in SEK ‘000 Note 2008 2007 statements Income The result for the year amounted to a profi t of SEK 12.1 Rental and leasing income 67,946 58,045 1 million (+1.5). Total revenue increased during the year by Other operating income 30,626 22,047 98,572 80,092 SEK 18.5 million to SEK 98.6 million. Opening lease income Operating expenses increased by SEK 7.2 million due to renegotiated leases and Property expenses 2 -55,529 -49,774 new concessions for Norra Länken. Djurgårdsfonden con- Other external costs -13,854 -14,327 tributed SEK 12 million to cover costs for cleaning and re- Staff costs 3 -16,171 -15,855 pairing Djurgården shipyard. Depreciation of Negotiations with the County Administrative Board/the property, plant and equipment 4 -1,700 -1,254 Swedish Environmental Protection Agency are continuing -87,254 -81,210 in relation to cleaning up Beckholmen. Before a fi nal deci- Operating result 11,317 -1,118 sion can be made on the clean-up task, additional analyses are required. Result from fi nancial items Interest earned/dividends 771 2,588 The Royal Djurgården The Royal Djurgården Interest expenses/exchange losses -2 -6 Administration. Administration. Results trend 2004-2008 Sales trend 2004-2008 769 2,582 mnkr mnkr Result for the year 12,086 1,464 15 000 100 000

12 000 80 000

9 000 60 000 6 000 40 000 3 000

20 000 0

-3 000 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Balance sheet

Amounts in SEK ‘000 Note 08-12-31 07-12-31 Amounts in SEK ‘000 Note 08-12-31 07-12-31 ASSETS EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Fixed assets 5 Equity Property, plant and equipment Capital 6 57,730 68,472 Machinery and equipment 4 3,869 3,100 Funds brought forward 16,255 14,791 Financial assets Result for the year 12,086 1,464 Other investments held as ﬁ xed assets 6 57,730 68,472 Total equity 86,071 84,727 Total ﬁ xed assets 61,599 71,572 Current liabilities Current assets Accounts payable 8,835 8,881 Current receivables Other liabilities 517 882 Accounts receivable 14,169 14,504 Accrued expenses and Other receivables 5,589 3,556 deferred income 9 20,726 20,089 Prepaid expenses and Total current liabilities 30,079 29,852 accrued income 7 2,068 3,206 Total current receivables 21,825 21,266 TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 116,150 114,579

Investments in securities 8 4,056 3,938 Pledged assets None None Contingent liabilities 10 None Cash and bank balances 28,669 17,804 Total current assets 54,551 43,008

TOTAL ASSETS 116,150 114,579

42 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 ROYAL DJURGÅRDEN ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2008

Notes with accounting principles and notes to the ﬁ nancial statements

General accounting principles The annual accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Annual Accounts Act. Amounts in SEK ‘000 unless otherwise stated.

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.

6 Investments held as ﬁ xed assets Absence due to sickness as a % of ordinary working hours 2008 2007 The Royal Djurgården Administration’s funds’ net assets Total absence due to sickness 3.29 6.81 according to the ﬁ nancial statements of the fund manager, Proportion of staff on long-term sick leave (60 days or more) 55.8 63.32 Kammarkollegiet. Women 2.49 8.72 Special pension funds 21,882 20,528 Men 3.67 5.81 Djurgårdsfonden 35,848 47,943 Employees aged 30-49 1.60 1.65 Book value 57,730 68,471 Employees aged 50 or over 4.23 9.46 Market value 63,708 89,013

7 Prepaid expenses and accrued income

Prepaid insurance 587 591 Note Amounts in SEK ‘000 2008 2007 Other prepaid expenses 271 60 1 Other operating income Accrued fund dividends 1,790 Withdrawal from Djurgårdsfonden according to government Accrued fuel income from tenants 1,005 592 decision for repairing Djurgården shipyard 12,000 Other accrued income 205 173 Norra Länken payment moved from Items affecting 2,068 3,206 comparability 4,000 8 Investments in securities 2 Long-term investments Institutional funds 4,056 3,938 Property expenses include long-term investments Impairment losses in 2006 of SEK 155,000 Castle area 1,800 Book value 4,056 3,938 Galärvarv Dock, Beckholmen 1,625 Market value 4,191 4,001 Djurgården shipyard 7,500 6,903 Geothermal facilities 712 1,130 9 Accrued expenses and deferred income 3 Employee and staff costs Invoiced rents and leases Number of annual working units 38 40 pertaining to the coming year 19,475 18,875 Of which men 66% 65% Other items 1,251 1,214 20,726 20,089 Salaries and social security contributions Salaries 10,319 10,209 10 Contingent liabilities Social security contributions 3,523 3,461 Pension costs 1,486 1,497 The Royal Djurgården Administration is responsible for cleaning Beckholmen. Negotiations with the County Administrative Board/the Swedish Environmental 4 Machinery and equipment Protection Agency are continuing in relation to e.g. the time, scope, methods and Planned depreciation based on original acquisition value the Royal Djurgården Administration’s share of the costs. By law, this share may be a and expected economic life of 5 years maximum of 10%, including own work. 08-12-31 07-12-31 Stockholm, 23 February 2009 Opening costs 11,148 12,592 Additions 2,469 752 Disposals -309 -2,196 Ingemar Eliasson Total costs 13,308 11,148 Marshal of the Realm Opening depreciation -8048 -8,990 Depreciation reversed on disposals 309 2,196 Depreciation for the year -1700 -1,254 Accumulated depreciation -9,439 -8,048 Book value 3,869 3,100

5 Property rateable values 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 280,987 280,987 Apartments/plots for apartments 161,395 161,395 Apartment premises 82,513 82,513 Industry/electricity production facility 5,473 5,473 530,368 530,368

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Auditor’s Report for the Royal Djurgården Administration

The Swedish National Audit Offi ce has audited the annual accounts of the Royal Djurgården Administration, agreed on 23 February, 2009, for the 2008 ﬁ nancial year.

It is the responsibility of the National Audit Offi ce 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 ﬁ gures are reliable and whether the ﬁ nancial statements are true and fair. The Auditing of State Activities Act (2002:1022) states that the Na- tional Audit Offi ce is not required to examine 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 signiﬁ cant 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 Offi ce considers that the annual accounts are in all essentials true and fair.

Auditor Curt Öberg is responsible for the decision in this case. Project manager Christina Norden stam is responsible for submitting the report.

Stockholm, 13 March 2009

The Swedish National Audit Offi ce

Curt Öberg Christina Nordenstam

44 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 Diagram overview

Number of inquiries regarding Number of visits to the Royal Palaces State allocation trend 2004-2008 royal involvement 2004-2008 2004-2008

60 1 500 800 000

700 000 50 1 200 600 000 40 900 500 000 400 000 30 600 300 000 20 200 000 300 10 100 000

0 0 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 The Court Administration The Palace Administration

Use of funds within Distribution of income, Distribution of expenditure, the Court Administration Palace Administration Palace Administration 6% 3% 5% 20%

35% 29% 41% 54%

47%

20% 23% 8% 1% Office of the Marshal of the Realm Rents and leases Staff costs Office of the Marshal of the Court Entrance fees, guided tours Other operating costs H.M. The Queen's Household Sales Depreciation, financial costs H.R.H. The Crown Princess's Household Income from grants The Royal Mews State allocation Other income

Number of permanent employees Age distribution: women Age distribution: men converted into full-time posts 2% 1% 5% 250 11% 13%

200 45% 36% 20% 150 18%

100

0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 23% 26%

The Royal Djurgården Administration The Palace Administration Under 24 25-34 years 35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65+ The Court Administration

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 45 STATE VISITS

Swedish interests promoted during state visits 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 on political, ﬁ nancial and cultural levels. In 2008 The King and Queen undertook ﬁ ve state visits. Crown Princess Victoria received all visiting heads of state at Stockholm- Arlanda Airport, and participated in a number of programme items. Incoming state visits

In addition to the general items on the agenda, including a state subsequent reciprocal dinner, an extensive programme of visits ceremonial reception with a horse drawn procession through is carried out as per the visiting head of state’s requests and central Stockholm and a guard of honour in the inner court- bilateral interests. The Queen and the spouses of visiting heads yard, an exchange of offi cial gifts and a gala dinner with a of state have many of their own programme items.

The Royal Family with the President of Romania Traian Basescu and First Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine receive the Grand Duke Henri Lady Maria Basescu at a dinner at the Royal Palace. Leif R Jansson/Scanpix. and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg at Arlanda Airport. Photo: Anders Wiklund/Scanpix. State visit from Romania, 11-12 March State visit from Luxembourg, 15-17 April On a political level, the programme for President Traian Bas- The Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg met Speaker of the escu and his wife included meetings with Speaker of the Riks- Riksdag Per Westerberg and Minister for Enterprise and En- dag Per Westerberg and Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. A ergy Maud Olofsson. The Swedish Trade Council organised Swedish-Romanian business forum was inaugurated at the a morning meeting with representatives from Swedish indus- World Trade Center, where the President met representatives try. Visits were also made to the Vasa Museum, the Swedish from Swedish industry. A visit was made to Vattenfall. The Academy of Sciences and Gustav III’s Pavilion at Haga Park. President also gave a speech at the Swedish Institute of Inter- The King and Queen and the Grand Duke and Grand Duch- national Aff airs about Romania and the Black Sea region. ess visited Tallbohov School in Järfälla. The programme also The programme for The Queen and Mrs Basescu re- included a presentation of Mentor. volved mainly around children, young people and culture, The ﬁ nal day focused on biogas technology and innovative with visits to Manilla School, the Fryshuset youth centre and companies, with The King and Queen, The Crown Princess Prince Eugen’s Waldemarsudde. A visit was also arranged to and the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess travelling by biogas the Royal Mews. train to Linköping. They visited Mjärdevi Science Park, which is home to 230 companies with 5,800 employees, and Saab AB. Finance Minister Mats Odell also took part in the visit.

46 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 STATE VISITS

The President of Greece Karolos Papoulias inspected the Ceremonial Company together with The King at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/ Scanpix.

State visit from Greece, 20-22 May President Karolos Papoulias met Speaker of the Riksdag Per ly district, where information was provided about recycling Westerberg and Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. The ﬁ rst systems, car pools and environmental engineering. The Pres- day included visits to the Swedish Academy and the Nobel ident opened a Greek exhibition at Prince Eugen’s Walde- Museum. marsudde. The third day was spent in Gothenburg, includ- The programme also included a business seminar arranged ing visits to the Volvo Group and the Röhsska Museum. EU by the Swedish Trade Council and the Greek Embassy. There Minister Cecilia Malmström also attended. was a visit to Hammarby Sjöstad, an environmentally-friend-

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 47 STATE VISITS

State visits to other countries

Besides the state ceremonial events, state visits to other coun- business, culture and other ﬁ elds. The programmes of visits tries follow practically the same pattern as state visits to are based on Swedish requests and the bilateral interests that Sweden. The King and Queen are accompanied by a broad will be discussed. delegation comprising representatives of the government,

The King and Queen are received by the Portuguese presidential couple Aníbal Cavaco Silva and his wife Maria The King and Queen wave from the balcony of Cavaco Silva at the Praça do Império in Lisbon. Photo: Leif R Jansson/Scanpix. the town hall in the small town of Évora. Photo: Leif R Jansson/Scanpix. State visit to Portugal, 5-7 May The King and Queen’s state visit to Portugal took place with interests, and took part in a seminar on renewable energy. Minister for the Environment Andreas Carlgren and Minis- The programme also included a visit to a solar cell factory. ter for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billström as the In terms of cultural matters, there was a visit to the Jerónimos government’s representatives. The Royal Couple were re- Monastery, which is on the UNESCO list of World Heritage ceived by President Aníbal Cavaco Silva and his wife. Meet- Sites, Évora cathedral and the region of Alentejo. There was ings were held with the Speaker of the Portuguese Parliament also a visit to the large Alqueva Dam. and representatives of the political parties. Examples of how The Queen’s programme included visits to a children’s renewable energy can be integrated into buildings were dem- home and an immigration centre together with the Minister onstrated at the national research institute, INETI. The King for Migration and Asylum Policy. learnt about the Portuguese economy and bilateral business

48 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 STATE VISITS

The King and Queen visiting Gammalsvenskby (Zmiyivka) in southern Ukraine. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/Scanpix.

State visit to Ukraine, 30 September – 3 October During The King and Queen’s state visit to Ukraine, the gov- The Queen visited a day centre for mothers with HIV and ernment was represented by Minister for Foreign Aff airs Carl their children – a Childhood project. Bildt and Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask. The Royal Couple The King and Queen met people of Swedish descent dur- were received by President Viktor Yushchenko and his wife. ing a much-appreciated visit to Gammalsvenskby. On the ﬁ - The programme included a meeting with the Speaker of the nal day, the delegation travelled to Crimea, where they visited Ukrainian Parliament and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. the Alupka Palace, where the 1945 Yalta Conference was held The Swedish-Ukrainian business contact included a business during the ﬁ nal stages of World War II. seminar. There were visits to the Antonov aircraft factory and the successful food company Chumak, which was founded by Swedish investors.

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 49 CEREMONIES

Traditional ceremonies in modern times

The Swedish monarchy is based on more than a thousand years of traditions. Some of these traditions and ceremonies live on to this day. One of the ceremonial tasks of the Head of State is the formal audiences, at which The King accredits foreign ambassadors. The Royal Household plays an important role in preserving and developing these traditions, by preparing and organising receptions, lunches, dinners and banquets when The King and Queen entertain. Audiences dating back to the time of Gustav III The King’s duties include receiving and accrediting foreign ambassadors from countries with which Sweden has diplomatic links, during formal audiences at the Royal Palace. These audiences follow a ceremonial tradition dating back to the time of Gustav III. The King invites the new ambassador, together with an introducer from the Ministry for Foreign Af- fairs, to travel in a horse drawn state coach to the Royal Pal- ace, where the ambassador is met by a band and then accompanied by chamberlains up the palace steps, where guards are positioned. The Swedish ﬂ ag is saluted and the ambassador is then taken through a number of rooms and presented to various court offi cials. Finally, the ambassador is escorted by the First Marshal of the Court to the audience chamber – known as the Octagonal Cabinet – where The King receives the ambassador for a talk lasting around 20 minutes. A ceremony which leaves a lasting impression At the audience, the ambassador presents a letter of introduction, or “credentials”, from his or her country’s head of state to The King. At the same time, a letter of recall is also nor- mally presented, conﬁ rming that the departing ambassador has ended his or her service. Many ambassadors say that this ceremony leaves a lasting impression. Traditional offi cial dinner The King and Queen then maintain contact with the diplomatic corps by, for example, inviting ten to twelve new ambassadors and their spouses to diplomatic receptions, which are held at the Royal Palace several times a year. After a couple of years of service in Sweden, the ambassador and his or her spouse are also invited to a traditional offi cial dinner. When a state visit from the ambassador’s home country takes place, the ambassador participates in the programme for the visit and attends the gala dinner at the Royal Palace. When an ambassador leaves his or her position, The King holds a farewell audience. There may be an exchange of orders on this occasion, if the two countries have agreed to this. The departing ambassador also receives a photograph of The King and Queen as a gift. Over the course of the year, The King received 34 foreign ambassadors at formal audiences. Ten ambassadors were received at farewell audiences in connection with leav- ing their positions in Sweden. Likewise, The King accredits Swedish ambassadors to serve in other countries.

50 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 CEREMONIES

Unique titles and functions Achieving the highest quality The staff of the Royal Household uphold many traditions at A great deal of work is put into preserving and developing the the Swedish Royal Court. This is the workplace of stewards, traditions associated with royal entertaining, not least through court footmen, royal footmen, lady’s maids, chefs and cooks. table settings and tasteful ﬂ oral arrangements. The Court’s The Royal Household’s function is to prepare and carry out entertaining also features a high level of quality in terms of The King and Queen’s offi cial representation in the form of preparing and serving meals. Menus, decorations and seat- receptions, lunches, dinners and banquets at the Royal Palace ing arrangements are all organised in consultation with The and abroad in connection with state visits. During state visits King and Queen. During 2008, the Household served around abroad, items including porcelain, silver, and table linens are 3,100 (2,900) people at the Royal Palace and during state brought in order to provide a stately setting for the reciprocal visits abroad. dinner.

THE ROYAL COURT 2008 51 Medal presentations on 28 January 2008 Photo: Anders Wiklund/Scanpix Conductor Anders Berglund was awarded Professor Sture Linnér was awarded the Ambassador Christer Asp, Criminal Inspector Stig Edqvist and H.M. The King’s medal, 8th size. He is Seraphim medal by The King. Ambassador Jonas Hafström were awarded 8th size medals with the pictured with his wife, Christel. ribbon of the Order of the Seraphim.

Opera Director Professor Claes Fellbom. For Author and composer Alf Hambe. For outstand- THE SERAPHIM MEDAL signifi cant work as founder and director of ing artistic work as an author and composer. Sture Linnér Folkoperan. Professor . For outstanding Professor Anders Loguin. For signifi cant services of benefi t to society, nationally and Editor-in-Chief Professor Björn Fjæstad. For work within percussion music and with the internationally. many years of signifi cant work in Swedish re- Kroumata Percussion Ensemble. search, primarily as Editor-in-Chief of the journal H.M. THE KING’S MEDAL Forskning och Framsteg. Director Lars Norén. For artistic work as a dramatist and director. 12TH SIZE WITH THE RIBBON OF THE ORDER Professor Astrid Gräslund. For signifi cant work OF THE SERAPHIM in Swedish research, including as secretary to H.M. THE KING’S MEDAL Former County Governor Lorentz Andersson. the Nobel Committee of the Royal Swedish For outstanding contribution to society. Academy of Sciences. 8TH SIZE WITH A BRIGHT-BLUE RIBBON Ambassador Jonas Hafström. For meritori- Conductor Anders Berglund. For many years County Governor Göte Bernhardsson. For ous services in connection with the tsunami in of valuable work as a musician, conductor and many years of signifi cant work in various areas Thailand. entertainer. of Swedish public administration. Director of the Swedish Museum of Natural Secretary General Lena Holm. For many years Former Deputy Prime Minister Lena Hjelm- History Christina Hallman. For signifi cant of meritorious services for the Mayfl ower Char- Wallén. For outstanding political achievement. cultural work. ity Foundation. Professor Bo Huldt. For outstanding work within Professor Emeritus Tomas Hökfelt. For signifi - the fi elds of security policy and military science. cant work in Swedish medical research. Architect Lillemor Husberg. For many years of meritorious work, including as creator of the Vice-Chancellor Professor Göran Sandberg. Former Cultural Director Kersti Jobs Björklöf. Vigs Ängar home for the elderly. For signifi cant work in education and research. For signifi cant work for Swedish culture. Singer Lena Maria Klingvall. For outstanding Vice-Chancellor Professor Harriet Wallberg Director of Communications Lottie Knutson. achievement as an artist and sportswoman, Henriksson. For outstanding work in medical For meritorious services in connection with the and as an inspiration for the disabled both in education and research. tsunami in Thailand. Sweden and abroad. 12TH SIZE WITH A BRIGHT-BLUE RIBBON Musical Director Professor Kerstin Nerbe. For signifi cant work as founder and musical director Chairman of Crown Princess Margareta’s Work- Director Robert Weil. For important work in at Folkoperan. ing Group for the Visually Handicapped Barbro terms of cooperation between Jewish and Öhrn. For many years of voluntary work within Swedish culture. Associate Professor Sune Persson. For valu- sports for the disabled. able work in disseminating knowledge about 8TH SIZE WITH THE RIBBON OF THE ORDER confl icts in the Middle East. Senior Court Accountant Kerstin Gustafsson. OF THE SERAPHIM Journalist Ewonne Winblad. For meritorious For meritorious work in the Finance Department at the Offi ce of the Marshal of the Realm. Ambassador Christer Asp. For meritorious serv- services within Swedish social life. ices in connection with the tsunami in Thailand. Telephone Operator Birgit Käld. For meritorious THE LITTERIS ET ARTIBUS MEDAL Professor Görel Cavalli Björkman. For signifi - services at the Offi ce of the Governor of the cant work for Swedish culture. Actress Malin Ek. For outstanding artistic work Royal Palaces. as an actor. Criminal Inspector Stig Edqvist. For meritori- Telephone Operator Barbro Lennartsson. ous services in connection with the tsunami in Author Carl-Göran Ekerwald. For outstanding For meritorious services at the Offi ce of the Thailand. artistic and educational work as an author. Governor of the Royal Palaces.

52 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 Medal presentations on 6 June 2008

H.M. THE KING’S MEDAL 8TH SIZE WITH THE RIBBON OF THE ORDER Court Singer Anita Soldh-Forsström. For out- OF THE SERAPHIM standing artistic work as an opera singer.

12TH SIZE WITH CHAIN Honorary Consul General Torvald Colliander. Court Singer Nina Stemme. For outstanding For valuable and diverse work for the Church Former Justice of the Supreme Administrative artistic work as an opera singer. of Sweden in London and as Swedish Consul Court Hans Ragnemalm. For outstanding work General of Great Britain and Scotland. Actor Iwar Wiklander. For outstanding artistic for the Swedish legal system. work as an actor. Director Kjell Grede. For signifi cant work as 12TH SIZE WITH THE RIBBON OF THE ORDER a director and vice-chancellor of the Swedish OF THE SERAPHIM University College of Film, Radio, Television and H.M. THE KING’S MEDAL Vice-Chancellor Professor Pam Fredman. Theatre. FOR SERVICE TO THE COURT For signifi cant work in higher education and research. Professor Gunnar von Heijne. For signifi - 8TH SIZE WITH THE RIBBON OF THE ORDER cant work in Swedish research, including as OF THE SERAPHIM Rector Magnifi cus Professor Anders Hallberg. secretary to the Nobel Committee of the Royal For signifi cant work in higher education and Administrator Rolf Karlsson. For meritorious Swedish Academy of Sciences. research. services as the state’s estate steward at Drott- ningholm Palace. Professor Lars-Olof Kallings. For outstanding Actor Helge Skoog. For outstanding artistic national and international work within the fi eld work as an actor and as director of the Klara Assistant Undersecretary Astrid Nensén- of epidemiology. Soppteater. Uggla. For meritorious services for the budget of the Royal Court. Vice-Chancellor Karin Markides. For signifi cant Court Singer Birgitta Svendén. For signifi cant work as a court singer and vice-chancellor of work in technological education and research. 8TH SIZE WITH A BRIGHT-BLUE RIBBON the University College of Opera. Gunnar Sahlin National Librarian . For outstand- Engineer Hans Köster. For meritorious services ing cultural work within the fi eld of librarianship. 8TH SIZE WITH A BRIGHT-BLUE RIBBON as member of the audit council of the D. Maria Honorary PhD Björn Savén. For outstanding Performer Magnus Härenstam. For many years Amelia Foundation in Funchal. work in Sweden’s business sector. of valuable work as a performer. Management Engineer Åke Olsson. For merito- Deputy Chairman Margot Wallström. For Musician Ingvar Karlsson. For many years of rious services as technical chairman for SEKO at many years of signifi cant work in Swedish and valuable work as a musician. the Royal Court. European politics. Musician Sven-Erik Magnusson. For many 8TH SIZE IN SILVER WITH A BRIGHT-BLUE Bishop Claes-Bertil Ytterberg. For many years years of valuable work as a musician. RIBBON of outstanding work for the Church of Sweden. Performer Björn Skifs. For many years of Mr Lars Göran Göransson. For 25 years’ 12TH SIZE WITH A BRIGHT-BLUE RIBBON valuable work as a musician, singer, actor, service as an extra waiter. Secretary General Gunilla von Arbin. For many composer and author. years of valuable work for the World Childhood Mr Lars Jacobsson. For 25 years’ service as an Foundation. extra waiter. THE LITTERIS ET ARTIBUS MEDAL Former Minister Bengt Göransson. For tireless FOR LONG AND FAITHFUL SERVICE work for a deeper cultural insight, and to dissemi- Author Gunnar Harding. For outstanding artistic work as an author. nate and discuss culture to the greatest extent. Senior Court Accountant Leena Öhman. For Secretary General Charlotte Petri Gornitzka. For Actress Inga Landgré. For outstanding artistic long and faithful service at the Offi ce of the signifi cant work in promoting children’s rights. work as an actor. Marshal of the Realm. Photo: Anders Wiklund/Scanpix Bishop Claes-Bertil Ytterberg receives H.M. The Performer Björn Skifs received H.M. The First Vice-President of the European Commission Margot King’s medal, 12th size with the ribbon of the Order of King’s medal, 8th size with a bright-blue Wallström receives H.M. The King’s medal, 12th size with the Seraphim. ribbon. Pictured with his wife. the ribbon of the Order of the Seraphim.

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Excerpts from the Royal Family’s offi cial programme in 2008

This is a summary of the Royal Family’s programme of ofﬁ cial engagements. Audiences, internal meetings and private visits took place in addition to these engagements.

The King The Queen The King and Queen

The Crown Princess Prince Carl Philip Princess Madeleine

JANUARY Attendance at a meeting with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Stockholm Tu 8 Farewell audience for the Dominican Republic’s Ambassador Mrs Abigail Mejia-Ricart, the Royal We 23 Presentation of the Swedish Quality award to Palace AFA Försäkring, Stockholm Interview: Demensvård, editor Helena Scholarship award for Queen Silvia’s Jubilee Kämpfe Fredén Fund for Research on Children and Children’s We 9 Audience for representatives from The Disabilities, the Royal Palace Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for Attendance at the performance of Vildanden, information on ”The International Year for the Stadsteatern, Stockholm Planet Earth,” the Royal Palace Attendance at the Swedish National Defence Th 24 Presentation of brooches to assistant nurses, Silviahemmet, Stockholm College’s formal start, Stockholm Th 10 Audience with Secretary General Gunilla von Interview: The Äldre i Centrum journal, Arbin and Deputy Secretary General Mats Silviahemmet Agurén, World Childhood Foundation, the Audience for representatives of the Swedish Royal Palace Brain Foundation, the Royal Palace Mo 14 Interview: The Dementia Association’s Ofﬁ cial dinner, the Royal Palace supplement in Svenska Dagbladet, editor Helena Kämpfe Fredén Tu 15 Audience with Renee Lundholm, President Fr 25 Attendance at National Geriatric Women’s of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Forum meeting, Stockholm New York, the Royal Palace Mo 28 Audience with Lena Lindén, Nordens Ark, Cabinet minister lunch with Minister for the Royal Palace Justice Beatrice Ask, the Royal Palace Attendance and presentation of prizes at We 16 Visit to the Red Cross Senior Citizen’s Home The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture Körsbärsgården, Stockholm and Forestry’s Formal Gathering, Stockholm City Hall Audience with Minister for Foreign Affairs Tu 29 Audience with Director-General for Political Carl Bildt, the Royal Palace Affairs Björn Lyrvall ahead of formal Attendance at The Queen’s Lecture with audiences, the Royal Palace Professor Ebba Witt-Brattström, the Royal Lunch for County Governor Göte Palace Bernhardsson and his wife, the Royal Palace Attendance at the Swedish première of the Awarding H.M. The King’s medal, the Royal ﬁ lm Tali-Ihantala, Stockholm Palace Mo 21 Audience with Minister for Health and Social Presentation of the Georg and Eva Klein Affairs Göran Hägglund and Secretary Gen- Prize, Nobelforum, Karolinska Institutet, eral Helena Karlén, ECPAT, the Royal Palace Stockholm Cabinet meeting, the Royal Palace Th 31 Attendance at the start of distance education for nurses at Silviahemmet, Stockholm Audience with the new President of the Royal Formal audiences: The Dominican Republic, Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Madagascar, the Professor Sara von Arnold, the Royal Palace Royal Palace Tu 22 Attendance at Long Live the Planet climate Interview for handbook on Alzheimer’s gala presentation of the Göteborg Award for disease and other dementia diseases, Sustainable Development, Scandinavium, Silviahemmet, Stockholm Gothenburg

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FEBRUARY Presentation of scholarships at the Swedish Association of Rare Disorders’ tenth Su 3 Attendance at charity gala for the Gundua anniversary, Nalen, Stockholm Foundation, Berns Salonger, Stockholm Tu 5 Meeting of H.M. The King’s Hunting Club MARCH

Opening of the New Bromma Upper Mo 3 Attendance at a talk by author Dag Öhrlund Secondary School, Bromma on the subject of Children and the Internet, the Royal Palace We 6 Attendance at seminar on Aging and Geriatric Mo 3 - Visit to Västmanland (opening of concert hall Care, Aging Research Centre, Stockholm Tu 4 in Sala Silver Mine) Th 7 - Launch of the Uddeholm Swedish Rally, Sa 9 Värmland Tu 4 Audience with Director-General for Political Affairs Björn Lyrvall for information ahead of Fr 8 Launch of Uppsala University Hospital’s 300th the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs, the anniversary and future symposium, Uppsala Royal Palace Su 10 Attendance at Stop Street Violence rally, Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs, the Stockholm City Hall, Stockholm Royal Palace Tu 12 Cabinet minister lunch with Minister for Ministerial lunch for Minister for Education Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt, the Royal Palace Jan Björklund, the Royal Palace We 13 - Attendance at the IBU Biathlon World Th 14 Championships, Östersund Audience with Director-General for Political Affairs Björn Lyrvall for information ahead of Th 14 Attendance at the Silviahemmet’s Major Inspi- formal audiences, the Royal Palace ration Day seminar, Folkets Hus, Stockholm Audience for the ﬁ rst group of Sharaf Lunch for H.E. José Manuel Barroso, the heroines, the Royal Palace Royal Palace Assembly evening, the Bernadotte Library, Attendance at the Swedish Order of St. John’s the Royal Palace fund-raising dinner, Grand Hôtel, Stockholm We 5 Formal audiences; France, Papal Th 14 Opening Prince Carl Philip’s A Glimpse of Para- ambassador, Sierra Leone, Uzbekistan, the Fr 15 dise exhibition at the Liège Biennial, Belgium Royal Palace Fr 15 Executive Committee Meeting, World Audience for Latvia’s Speaker, Gundars Childhood Foundation, Stockholm Daudze, the Royal Palace Audience with Elisabeth Wallenius and Kristina Information meeting with the Swedish Gustafsson Bonnier, the Swedish Association of Rare Disorders, the Royal Palace Ministry for Foreign Affairs prior to state visit from Romania, the Royal Palace Attendance at the opening of the Swedish Dementia Centre, Stockholm Presentation of Most Powerful Women in Business award, Stockholm City Hall Mo 18 Presentation of the Swedish Dairy Association’s Gold Medal, Stockholm Tu 11 - Incoming state visit from Romania to We 12 Stockholm Audience with Director Jörgen Haglind, Mentor Sweden, the Royal Palace We 12 Audience for the Victoria Battalion, the Royal Palace Celebration of Crown Princess Attendance at an anniversary performance Victoria’s name day, the Royal Palace to commemorate the Royal Dramatic Theatre centenary, The Royal Dramatic Theatre, Attendance at the ordinary meeting of the Stockholm Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Mo 18 - Opening of Alexander Roslin exhibition at Th 13 Tu 1 9 Versailles, Paris, France Attendance at a press conference regarding Röda Sidorna (the Red Pages), with BRIS Tu 1 9 Farewell audience for the Chinese and World Childhood Foundation, Stockholm Ambassador H.E. Mr Lu Fengding, the Royal Palace Attendance at the Swedish Environmental Management Council’s (MSR) national We 20 - Attendance at a meeting of the Baden- conference, Green Public Procurement, Su 24 Powell Fellowship, Saudi Arabia Stockholm Th 21 Board meeting of the World Childhood Reference group meeting of the World Foundation, the Royal Palace Childhood Foundation, the Royal Palace Tu 26 Attendance at the Sami Parliament’s Attendance at the Royal Academy of Letters’ Assembly, House of Parliament, Stockholm formal gathering, Riddarhuset, Stockholm We 27 Farewell audience for the Guatemalan Fr 14 Visit to Sweden’s Riksbank for talk on the Ambassador H.E. Mrs Susana Barrios economic situation in Sweden and around Betranene, the Royal Palace the world, Stockholm Attendance at Royal Palace Sprint, the Royal Palace Audience for newly-elected County Governor of Gävleborg County, Barbro Holmberg, the Fr 29 Interview for Scanorama magazine, the Royal Palace Royal Palace Mo 17 Audience for Professors Svante and Catarina Lindqvist, the Nobel Museum, the Royal Interview with Brian Williams from NBC Palace News, the Royal Palace

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Attendance at the cross-country skiing World Sa 12 Attendance at gala performance to Cup, Bergabo, Borlänge commemorate the opening of Oslo Opera House, Oslo, Norway Tu 1 8 Inauguration of Rörstrand Museum, Su 13 Attendance at 70th anniversary concert of Lidköping the Stockholm Boys’ Choir, Gustav Vasa Attendance at the meeting of the Gastro- Church, Stockholm nomic Academy, and celebration of its 50th Mo 14 Reference group meeting with the anniversary, Drottningholm Palace, Ekerö Sophiahemmet University College, Opening of the World Figure Skating Silviahemmet, Stockholm Championships, Gothenburg Buying the year’s ﬁ rst Mayﬂ ower pins, the Royal Palace We 19 - Attendance at a meeting with Finnish scouts Th 20 and decision-makers with regard to Young Audience with County Governor Anders Leadership, Helsinki, Finland Björck to follow up on Linnaeus 2007, the Royal Palace We 26 Visit to Dubai Mar – Tu Tu 15 - Incoming state visit from Luxembourg 1 Apr Th 17 to Stockholm and Linköping Fr 28 Attendance at a conference on the National City Park, Bergshamra, Solna Fr 18 Audience with Karin Sandell and Johan Strid, the Swedish Guide and Scout Association, Board meeting of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 50th and Jane Olsson, World Childhood Anniversary Fund for Science, Technology Foundation, the Royal Palace and Environment, the Royal Palace Awarding the World Children’s Prize for Farewell audience for North Korea’s ambas- the Rights of the Child, Gripsholm Castle, sador, H.E. Mr Jon In Chan, the Royal Palace Mariefred Su 20 Attendance at a chamber concert with Attendance at the world premiere of the ballet conductor Aslan Gilbert, the Royal Chapel, Gustav III, the Royal Opera House, Stockholm the Royal Palace Mo 31 Board meeting of H.M. The King’s Jubilee Tu 22 Audience with Secretary-General of the Fund for Youth in Sweden, the Royal Palace OECD José Angel Gurría, the Royal Palace

Attendance at the Royal Swedish Academy Launch of Forest Industry Week and of Sciences’ formal gathering, Stockholm presentation of prizes, Norra Latin, Stockholm Attendance at the annual meeting of the APRIL Sweden-America Foundation, Stockholm Tu 1 Cabinet minister lunch with Minister for Presentation of Swedish Conductor Prize, Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm Communications and Regional Policy Åsa Torstensson, the Royal Palace Tu 22 - Visit to Halland: Attendance at the 100th Information meeting with the Swedish We 23 anniversary of Monark’s Bicycle Factory, Ministry for Foreign Affairs prior to state visit Varberg, and visit to Ringhals from Luxembourg, the Royal Palace We 23 Presentation of 2008 Crafoord Prize, the Audience with Deputy Secretary General Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Mats Agurén, World Childhood Foundation, Stockholm the Royal Palace Attendance at trustee meeting, Mentor Audience with Croatia’s new speaker Foundation, New York Mr Luca Bebi, the Royal Palace Th 24 Audience with Assistant Undersecretary Opening of Historic Spring ﬂ ower display, Håkan Malmqvist for information ahead of Drottningholm Palace Theatre, Ekerö formal audiences, the Royal Palace We 2 Audience with Turkish Prime Minister H.E. Presentation of the Vega Medal, the Royal Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Royal Palace Palace Audience with the Chairman of Lions Clubs Audience with Estonia’s speaker Ene Ergma, International, Kenneth Persson, to receive the Royal Palace the Melvin Jones Award, the Royal Palace Attendance at annual meeting of Baden- Board meeting of Mentor Sweden, the Royal Powell Fellows Sweden Chapter, the Royal Palace Palace We 2 - Board meeting of the World Scout Attendance at Value-Based Leadership Th 10 Foundation, South Korea and Malaysia seminar, World Scout Foundation, the Royal Su 6 - Journey to Thailand with the World Palace Su 13 Childhood Foundation Fr 25 Formal audiences: Peru, Nigeria, Burundi and Fr 11 Board meeting of the Silviahemmet Gambia, the Royal Palace Foundation, Silviahemmet, Stockholm Audience with Prime Minister Fredrik Opening the exhibition Blue-White Porcelain Reinfeldt, the Royal Palace from Topkapı Palace and the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art in Istanbul, the Sa 26 Visit to basic staff drills and senior reserve Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern ofﬁ cer course at the Armed Forces Antiquities, Stockholm Command and Control Regiment, Enköping Attendance at Uarda Academy’s anniversary lunch and anniversary review, Lund University

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Attendance and prize-giving at 10 MILA Tu 13 - Executive Directors’ Meeting, World We 14 Childhood Foundation, Stockholm 2008, Rosersberg Palace, Stockholm We 14 Audience with director Solfrid Söderlind Su 27 Attendance at a charity auction in aid of My and associate professor Magnus Olausson Big Day, Villa Pauli, Stockholm regarding the forthcoming anniversary Mo 28 Audience with the Permanent Secretary of exhibition Meeting of Rulers at the National Museum, the Royal Palace the Swedish Academy, Horace Engdahl, the Royal Palace Meeting of the Royal Wedding Fund, the Information meeting with the Swedish Royal Palace Ministry for Foreign Affairs prior to state visit Information meeting with the Swedish to Portugal, the Royal Palace Ministry for Foreign Affairs prior to state visit Tu 29 Audience with Secretary General Ingemar from Greece, the Royal Palace Wahlberg, Swedish National Day Commit- Attendance at talk about Princess Sibylla by tee, the Royal Palace chief librarian Göran Alm, the Royal Palace Press brieﬁ ng prior to the state visit to Opening of Åland Museum’s exhibition Portugal, Portuguese journalists, the Royal on Sweden-Finland 1808-09 and visit to Palace Kastelholm Castle, Önningeby Museum and Åland Upper Secondary School, Mariehamn Opening of the exhibition Two Centuries of Bernadotte Portraits, the Royal Palace Th 15 Attendance at a seminar on tuberculosis and multiresistant bacteria, Uppsala Castle, We 30 Celebration of H.M. The King’s birthday, Uppsala the Royal Palace Fr 16 Cabinet meeting, the Royal Palace

Audience with Iceland’s speaker Sturla MAY Böðvarsson and his wife, the Royal Palace Su 4 Attendance at mass with ordination of Opening of The Crown Princess Victoria Bishop, Uppsala Cathedral, Uppsala – Successor to the Throne exhibition, Strömsholm Palace Mo 5 - State visit to Portugal, see page 48 Fr 16 - Journey with the World Childhood We 7 Sa 26 Foundation, USA Tu 6 Attendance at the annual meeting of the Mo 19 Audience with Lars Bäckström, County Governor of Västra Götaland, the Royal Friends of the Nordic Museum and Skansen Palace We 7 Audience with Head of Nordic-Baltic Group Meeting with the New Djurgården Shipyard Helena Pilsas-Ahlin prior to visit to Åland, the foundation, Djurgården Royal Palace Tu 20 - State visit from Greece Audience for representatives of the Swedish Th 22 Brain Foundation, the Royal Palace Fr 23 Opening of the annual congress of the Th 8 Attendance at the annual meeting of National Federation of Teachers, Grand the World Wide Fund for Nature, Färna, Hôtel, Stockholm Västmanland Opening the exhibition From His Majesty Fr 9 Board meeting of the World Childhood The King’s Graphic Arts Collection 2008, Foundation, the Royal Palace Graﬁ kens Hus, Mariefred Sa 24 Attendance at the wedding of H.R.H. Prince Attendance at the Sustainability Leadership Joachim, Denmark Challenge seminar, Hasselbacken, Stockholm Su 25 Opening Prince Carl Philip’s A Glimpse of Paradise exhibition, Solliden Audience with Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt, the Royal Palace Mo 26 Launch of the International Year for the Planet Earth, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sa 10 Attendance at the opening of Mårbacka Sciences, Stockholm Memorial Estate, Östra Ämtervik, to mark Tu 27 Cabinet minister lunch with Minister for the the 150th anniversary of the birth of Selma Environment Andreas Carlgren, the Royal Lagerlöf Palace Mo 12 Meeting of the Prince Gustaf Adolf and Farewell audience for the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador H.E. Mr Jakov Princess Sibylla Memorial Fund, the Royal Palace Skocibušic, the Royal Palace Reception and presentation of scholarships Audience with Assistant Undersecretary Håkan Malmqvist ahead of formal from King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 50th Anniversary Fund for Science, Technology and Environ- audiences, the Royal Palace ment, the Royal Palace Attendance and presentation of scholarships and prizes at the Friends of Drottningholm Attendance at the Association of Friends Theatre gathering, Drottningholm Theatre, of the Artists annual event, Prince Eugen’s Ekerö Waldemarsudde, Stockholm Attendance at the Scouts’ clean-up day on Launch of World Bio Energy conference, Jönköping Djurgården Tu 13 Presentation of the Swedish Export Prize, We 28 Executive Committee Meeting, World Childhood Foundation, Stockholm China Theatre, Stockholm Annual meeting of the Society for the Formal audiences: North Korea, China, Guatemala, Chile and Saudi Arabia, the Royal Promotion of Diligence at Work, the Royal Palace Palace

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Farewell audience for the South Korean Sa 7 Attendance at opening of Sigvard Bernadotte Ambassador H.E. Mr Lee Joon-hee, the Royal exhibition, Soﬁ ero Palace, Helsingborg Palace Presentation of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Su 8 Attendance at F1 Ronnie Peterson Historic Grand Prix competition, Scandinavian Award, Skansen, Stockholm Raceway, Anderstorp Presentation of the Folksam environmental Su 8 - Visit to Helsinki to mark the arrival of the prize and attendance at dinner given in connection with the insurance company’s Mo 9 Swedish Ship Götheborg centenary, Stockholm Mo 9 Launch of European Grassland Federations Thu 29 Visit to Upplands-Bro Municipality conference on Biodiversity and Animal Feed, Uppsala Audience and attendance at reception in Board meeting of the World Childhood connection with Sweden hosting the ICI Foundation, the Royal Palace conference (Iraq Compact Annual Review Conference), Rosersberg Palace TV interview for Radiohjälpen on assistance dogs, Stora Rickeby Gård, Märsta Fr 30 Attendance at a convention on maritime cultural heritage, organised by Stockholms Visit to Stockholm Scout District’s camp on Sjögård, Stockholm Vässarö, Stockholm Archipelago Board meeting, Silviahemmet Tu 10 Presentation of brooches, Silviahemmet, Stockholm Attendance at dinner in connection with Moderna Museet’s 50th anniversary, Presentation of medals, Drottningholm Stockholm Palace Sa 31 Opening of the Swedish Disability Games We 11 Lunch with the Swedish Paralympic team, 2008, Bollnäs Ericsson’s head ofﬁ ce, Kista

JUNE Th 12 Attendance at seminar with the International Chamber of Commerce, Grand Hôtel, Mo 2 Opening of the World Association of Stockholm Newspapers congress, Gothenburg Fr 13 Opening of of Wetlands House, Nordens Ark, Åby Säteri Mo 2 - Journey to Italy with the Swedish National Sa 7 Defence College Su 15 Attendance at Childhood day, Gröna Lund, Tu 3 Opening of Lillgrund Wind Farm, Öresund, Stockholm Malmö Tu 17 - Opening of mining company LKAB’s new We 18 pellet and ore dressing plant, Kiruna Attendance at the Impacts of Climate Change on the Maritime Industry We 18 - Attendance at European Football symposium, the Stock Exchange, Malmö Th 19 Championship, Austria Visit to the company Ikaros, Oxie, Malmö Sa 21 - Arctic expedition on the icebreaker Oden Fr 27 Board meeting of the World Childhood Sa 28 Audience with H.R.H. Prince Salman of Foundation, the Royal Palace Saudi Arabia, the Royal Palace We 4 Farewell audience for the Iranian Attendance at Mentor International Ambassador H.E. Mr Hassan Ghashgavi, the Prevention Awards Gala, St Tropez, France Royal Palace Presentation of scholarships from The King Sa 28 - Attendance at Tällberg Forum, Dalarna Su 29 and Queen’s Wedding Fund, the Royal Palace Interview for Bild der Frau magazine, the Royal Palace JULY

Attendance at annual meeting of H.M. The Tu 1 Awarding of the Öland Inhabitant of the Year King’s Hunting Club, the Royal Palace prize, Solliden Palace

Th 5 Attendance at graduation of new police Fr 4 Attendance at Childhood Day, Marstrand ofﬁ cers, Stockholm City Hall, Stockholm Visit onboard the Tre Kronor brig ahead of Sa 5 - Attendance at a golf tournament and maiden voyage, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm Su 6 dragon boat event in aid of World Childhood Foundation, Kiel, Germany Fr 6 Opening ceremony for the Open Palace Mo 14 Attendance at Victoria Day, Borgholm event, the Royal Palace Attendance at celebrations for Sweden’s National Day, Södertälje National Day celebrations in Kungälv Municipality Attendance at celebrations for Sweden’s National Day, Skansen, followed by reception, the Royal Palace

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AUGUST We 3 Opening of Skellefteå Kraft’s bioenergy complex and visit to the Buberget Nature Tu 12 Presentation of the Swedish-American of Reserve, Västerbotten the Year Award to Consul General Barbro Osher, the Royal Palace Audience with the Swedish Civil Defence League, the Royal Palace Farewell audience for India’s Ambassador H.E. Mrs. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, the Attendance at Pensioners’ Day celebrations, Royal Palace Ekebyhov Palace Park, Ekerö Tu 12 - Visit to Abisko, regarding the research Presentation of diplomas to the best Th 14 venture SWEDARCTIC 2008 and Mayﬂ ower sellers, the Royal Palace International Polar Year 2007–2008 Th 4 Formal audiences: Lebanon, South Korea, Fr 15 - Attendance at the Olympic Games, Beijing, Iran, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, the Mo 25 China Royal Palace Mo 18 Audience with Director-General for Political Scholarship award at the Frimurare Barnhus Affairs Björn Lyrvall for information ahead of Foundation, Bååtska Palace, Stockholm the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs, the Royal Palace Visit and opening of the newly-renovated Skärholmen Shopping Centre, Skärholmen Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs, the Royal Palace Fr 5 Audience with Professor Björn O. Nilsson, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Tu 1 9 Presentation of the Stockholm Junior Water Sciences, in connection with the Royal Prize, Älvsjö Conference Centre, Stockholm Technology Mission 2009, the Royal Palace Th 21 Presentation of the Stockholm Water Prize, Audience with the President of Cyprus, City Hall, Stockholm H.E. Mr Dimitris Christoﬁ as, the Royal Palace Mo 25 Training at the Ministry of Defence Interview with journalist Staffan Bengtsson, the Royal Palace Mo 25 - Trip with World Childhood Foundation, South Interview with Stanley Reed and Ariane Sa 31 Africa Sains from Business Week prior to The Tu 26 Attendance at the inauguration of the Silvia King’s presence at the Green Summit in the nurses training, Silviahemmet, Stockholm US, the Royal Palace Audience with Ingela Stensson and Fredrik Information meeting with the Swedish Ekström from the Bocuse d’Or, the Royal Ministry for Foreign Affairs prior to state visit Palace to Ukraine, the Royal Palace Sa 6 Attendance at Drottningholm School’s Farewell audience for Venezuela’s Ambassa- centenary celebrations, Ekerö dor, H.E. Mr. Horacio Arteaga, the Royal Palace Su 7 Trial trip with the boat Stormfågel, Presentation of the Polar Prize, Stockholm Saltsjöbaden Concert Hall, Stockholm Mo 8 Launch of the World Forum Against Drugs We 27 Audience for Dr. Gabriele Kötschau from the conference, Stockholm Council of the Baltic States for information on the organisation and its activities for Participation in the World Hotels Conference, vulnerable children, the Royal Palace Berns Salonger, Stockholm Attendance at WWF’s Baltic Sea seminar, Meeting with the grants committee for the Finland’s embassy, followed by concert at Young Leadership Foundation, the Royal Berwaldhallen Concert Hall, Stockholm Palace Th 28 Audience for County Governor Per Unckel, Attendance at the World Forum Against Stockholm Drugs conference, Folkets Hus, Stockholm Presentation of the Export Hermes Award Attendance at the inauguration of the Silvia on World Trade Day, Stockholm Chamber of nurses training, Silviahemmet, Stockholm Commerce Mo 8 - Attendance at the Paralympics, Beijing, Fr 29 Opening of Klockargård Conference, Su 14 China Borgholm Tu 9 Launch of a conference on the rights of children, organised by the Parliament of Sweden SEPTEMBER and the Council of Europe, Stockholm Mo 1 Board meeting of the Silviahemmet Th 11 Attendance at launch of a seminar of the Foundation, Queen Victoria’s Rest Home, Network for Dementia Nurses, Malmö Öland Attendance at the Royal Stockholm Tu 2 Board meeting of the World Childhood Philharmonic Orchestra’s opening concert, Foundation, the Royal Palace Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm Audience with Sweden’s newly-appointed Fr 12 Opening of the European Society for Medical Oncology’s international cancer ambassador in Morocco Michael Odevall, the Royal Palace congress, Älvsjö Conference Centre, Stockholm Audience with Director-General for Political Su 14 Attendance at Ekebyhov Palace’s 25th Affairs Björn Lyrvall for information ahead of formal audiences, the Royal Palace anniversary as a cultural centre, Ekerö municipality Audience with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, the Royal Palace

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Tu 16 Attendance at a service at Stockholm We 1 Audience with Secretary General Ursula Cathedral in connection with the Opening Tengelin and Chairman of the Research of the Parliamentary Session, Stockholm Council Bengt Westermark, the Swedish The opening of the Parliamentary Session, Cancer Society’s Pink Ribbon campaign, the Royal Palace the Parliament building, Stockholm Press brieﬁ ng ahead of state visit to Ukraine, Fr 3 - Attendance at management course, Swedish Ukrainian journalists, the Royal Palace Su 5 Women’s Voluntary Defence Organisation, Älvkarleö Herrgård, Gävle Attendance at a concert under the direction Fr 3 - Attendance at the start of the Volvo Ocean of future principal conductor Sakari Oramo, Su 5 Race, Alicante, Spain to celebrate the Opening of the Parliamentary Session, Stockholm Concert Hall Attendance at a concert with conductor Kurt Masur and the Royal Stockholm We 17 Attendance at a ceremony in memory of Philharmonic Orchestra, Stockholm Concert Count Folke Bernadotte, Uppsala Hall, Stockholm Attendance as guest of honour and speaker Mo 6 Cabinet meeting, the Royal Palace at conference, Menschen in Europa, Passau, Germany Presentation of the Swedish Knowledge We 17 - Attendance at the World Scout Foundation Prize, Stockholm City Hall, Stockholm Fr 19 Executive Committee Meeting and 56th Presentation of the Marcus Wallenberg Baden-Powell Fellowship Event, Vienna, Prize, Grand Hôtel, Stockholm Austria Tu 7 Audience with Director-General for Political Fr 19 Meeting with the paralympic team from Affairs Björn Lyrvall for information ahead of Beijing, Stockholm formal audiences, the Royal Palace Mo 22 Executive Committee Meeting, World Cabinet minister lunch with Minister for Childhood Foundation, Stockholm Elderly Care and Public Health Maria Larsson, the Royal Palace Interview by journalists from Michigan, the Royal Palace Audience with new County Governor of Örebro Rose-Marie Frebran, the Royal Palace Tu 23 Attendance at the opening of the General Synod, Uppsala Farewell audience for Pakistan’s Ambassador H.E. Mr Shaheen A. Gilani, the Royal Palace We 24 Launch of Brain Day 2008, Swedish Brain Audience for Dr Harry Kniffka, Hanseatic Foundation, Uppsala Lloyd, the Royal Palace Visit to the Swedish Church in New York, We 8 Formal audiences: Israel, New Zealand, the USA Netherlands and Uruguay, the Royal Palace Attendance at the 100th anniversary celebra- Attendance at a seminar in memory of tions of the Swedish Association of Local Greve Folke Bernadotte, the Bernadotte Authorities and Regions, Stockholm City Hall Library, the Royal Palace Opening of the exhibition, Design S – Attendance at the opening of the exhibition Swedish Design Award 2008, Hamburg, 1809: A Kingdom Divided and a New Germany Beginning. The Bicentenary of the Finnish War, the National Museum of Finland, Th 25 Attendance at the Alternative Energy Helsinki Summit, Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, New York, USA Th 9 Visit to Essunga Municipality, Västergötland

Board meeting of the Gundua Foundation Visit to the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, Stockholm Presentation of Bertil Hult’s Prize at the Göteborg Book Fair, Gothenburg Visit to Passivhus, Alingsås

Fr 26 - Attendance at the Alternative Energy Attendance at a concert with conductor 27 Seminar and visit to Ford-Volvo and General Gustavo Dudamel, Göteborg Concert Hall, Motors test facilities, Detroit, USA Gothenburg Mo 29 - Visit to Skåne (Kristianstads vattenrike, Fr 10 Visit to Vinga School North, Kortedala, Tu 30 Wanås Art Gallery, exhibition Pompeii at Gothenburg Table in Hässleholm, and meeting with young entrepreneurs in Malmö) Acceptance of the medal For Meritorious Services to Uppsala County and Uppland, Tu 30 State visit to Ukraine Uppsala Botanical Gardens, Uppsala Sep - Fr 3 Oct Mo 13 Visit to the Swedish Navy’s ﬂ otilla training, Roslagen Board meeting of Mentor Sweden, the Royal OCTOBER Palace Tu 30/9 State visit to Ukraine Tu 14 Presentation of the Settler of the Year award, - Fr 3/10 the Bernadotte Library, the Royal Palace

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Tue 14 - Visit to India (New Delhi, Agra and Fatehpur NOVEMBER Sun 26 Sikri, Pune, Mumbai and Jodhpur) Tu 11 Cabinet minister lunch for Minister for We 15 - Participation in the Bergslag Hunt Finance Anders Borg, the Royal Palace Th 16 Audience with Assistant Undersecretary Klas Molin for information ahead of formal We 15 Board meeting of the World Childhood audiences, the Royal Palace Foundation Germany, Berlin Opening of Rozeliahemmet, Stockholm Fr 17 Attendance at the annual meeting of WWF, Ulriksdal Palace, Solna Meeting of H.M. The King’s Council for Land Attendance at the opening of the new and Building Issues, the Royal Palace premises of the Hearing Habilitation Unit, We 12 Formal audiences: Germany, Mauritius, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm Yemen and Guinea, the Royal Palace Attendance at a workshop on the theme of Board meeting of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 50th Value-Based Leadership, the Royal Palace Anniversary Fund for Science, Technology and Board meeting of the Silviahemmet Environment, the Royal Palace Foundation, the Royal Palace Interview with freelance journalist Barbro Hultman (SvD, in connection with the God in Audience with Lieutenant Colonel Lars Olof Disguise concert), the Royal Palace Nilsson and Rolf G Dhejne from the Swedish Federation for Voluntary Defence Education Th 13 Attendance at TV fi lming of the fi rst Crown and Training in connection with the of Knowledge seminar, the Royal Palace organisation’s centenary, the Royal Palace Attendance at TV fi lming of the second Mo 20 Theme day at Wrams Gunnarstorp, Skåne Crown of Knowledge seminar, the Royal Palace

Attendance at a reception and concert Interview with journalist Johanne Landin followed by dinner in connection with from Året Runt, Drottningholm Palace H.R.H. The Prince of Wales’ 60th birthday, Buckingham Palace, UK Interview with journalist Kirsti Kajanne from Fr 14 RBU days (the National Association for Kotiliesi magazine, Drottningholm Palace Disabled Children and Youths), Uppsala Tu 21 Visit to Lund University Hospital with My Attendance at TV ﬁ lming of the fourth Crown Big Day of Knowledge seminar, the Bernadotte Library Cabinet minister lunch with Minister for Presentation of the 2008 Swedish Entrepre- Integration and Gender Equality Nyamko neur of the Year award, Münchenbryggeriet, Sabuni, the Royal Palace Stockholm Diplomatic reception, the Royal Palace Mo 17 Visit to Tullgarn Palace

Attendance at Driving Forces 2008, Ersta Board meeting of the World Childhood Diakoni, Stockholm Foundation, the Royal Palace We 22 - Attendance at World Scout Foundation, Attendance at the Royal Swedish Society of Su 26 United Arab Emirates Naval Sciences’ formal gathering, the Vasa Museum, Stockholm Fr 24 Attendance at the Royal Swedish Academy Tu 1 8 Audience with footballer Edison Arantes do of Engineering Sciences’ formal gathering, Nascimento (Pelé), the Royal Palace Concert Hall, Stockholm Cabinet minister lunch with Minister for Attendance at the Song of Freedom concert, Social Security Cristina Husmark Pehrsson, the Royal Chapel, the Royal Palace the Royal Palace Sa 25 Attendance at presentation of Hasselblad Awarding the Prince Eugen medal, the Royal Award for Photography, Gothenburg Palace Mo 27 Interview ahead of ECPAT’s world congress Inauguration of a new organ, Stockholm in Rio de Janeiro with Thomas Ramberg, SR/ City Hall Ekot, Drottningholm Palace Assembly evening, the Bernadotte Library, Tu 28 Audience with Director Lars G. Josefsson, the Royal Palace Vattenfall AB, the Royal Palace We 19 Meeting of the Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla Memorial Fund, the Royal Diplomatic reception, the Royal Palace Palace

Meeting of H.M. The King’s Hunting Club, Fr 31 Audience with the President of Georgia H.E. the Royal Palace Mr Mikheil Saakashvili, the Royal Palace Th 20 Attendance at dinner with the AAPKI Foundation, Manilla School, Stockholm Th 20 - Gala dinner to raise money for the Mentor Fr 21 Foundation and board meeting, New York, US

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Fr 21 Audience for Ukraine’s Prime Minister, H.E. Attendance at An Evening for Mentors, Mrs. Yulia Tymoshenko, the Royal Palace Kulturhuset, Stockholm

Sa 22 Attendance at the national conference of Fr 5 Attendance at the Swedish Dementia women’s organisation, Lottorna, Älvsjö Centre’s ﬁ rst anniversary, Swedish Dementia Conference Centre, Stockholm Centre, Stockholm Mo 24 Attendance at the Royal Academy of Music’s Mo 8 Meeting of Queen Silvia’s Jubilee Fund formal gathering, the Royal Academy of for Research on Children and Children’s Music, Stockholm Disabilities, the Royal Palace Audience with the newly-appointed Ambas- Tu 25 Audience with Director-General for Political sador in Helsinki Johan Molander, the Royal Affairs Björn Lyrvall for information ahead of Palace formal audiences, the Royal Palace Attendance at the Nobel Concert, Stockholm Attendance at a symposium on cancer to Concert Hall, Stockholm commemorate the 80th anniversary of Gustaf V’s Jubilee Fund, Karolinska Institutet, Solna Tu 9 Cabinet minister lunch for Minister for Agriculture Eskil Erlandsson, the Royal Attendance at a concert in the Hall of State, Palace the Royal Palace Board meeting of Mentor Sweden, the Royal Tu 25 – Attendance at the conference, Third World Palace Fr 28 Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Brazil We 10 Presentation of diplomas to winners of Dagens Nyheter’s current affairs quiz, We 26 Formal audiences: United Arab Emirates, Drottningholm Palace Burkino Faso, Jordan and Kazakhstan, the Attendance at the 2008 Nobel Prize Royal Palace ceremony, Stockholm Concert Hall, Visit to Scania, Södertälje Stockholm Attendance at banquet, Stockholm City Hall, Stockholm Th 27 Audience with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, the Royal Palace Th 11 Meeting of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Foundation for Research and Training, the Fr 28 Attendance at the Interfaith Climate Summit, Royal Palace Uppsala Meeting of Queen Silvia’s Foundation for Research and Training, the Royal Palace Audience for Minister for Defence, Sten Tolgfors, the Royal Palace H.M. The King’s dinner for the Nobel Laureates, the Royal Palace Attendance and acceptance of a prize at a charity gala organised by Abrinq Foundation Fr 12 Lunch with recipient of the 2008 Nobel for the Rights of Children and Adolescents, Peace Prize Martti Ahtisaari, the Royal Palace Sao Palo, Brazil Fr 12 - Opening of the Swedish Institute of Sa 13 Assistive Technology’s disability aids DECEMBER exhibition, Belgrade, Serbia Mo 15 Christmas lunch with the Deutscher Mo 1 Audience with Botswana’s former President Damenclub, the Opera Terrace, Stockholm Mr Festus G Mogae, the Royal Palace Reference group meeting of the World Tu 2 Awarding the Prince Eugen medal, the Royal Childhood Foundation, Stockholm Palace Tu 16 Executive Committee Meeting, World We 3 Meeting of King Gustaf VI Adolf’s Fund for Childhood Foundation, Stockholm Swedish Culture, the Royal Palace Visit to the Single Mothers project, Fryshuset, Stockholm Audience for Professor Anders Karlqvist and Dr Elisabeth Kessler, the Swedish Polar We 17 Visit to the Future Teens project, Fryshuset, Research Secretariat, the Royal Palace Stockholm Presentation of the Dagens Industri Gazelle Attendance at the Royal Swedish Academy Prize 2008, Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm of Sciences’ gathering and presentation of the Tobias Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy Presentation of the Prince Eugen Culture of Sciences, Stockholm Prize, Berwaldhallen Concert Hall, Stockholm Th 18 Attendance at Christmas service, the Royal Interview with Aftenposten, Norway Chapel, the Royal Palace

Attendance at Christmas lunch, the Royal Th 4 Presentation of the Deloitte and the Swedish Palace of Stockholm Academy of Board Directors’ Golden Gavel Fr 19 Interview with TT, the Royal Palace Award, Grand Hôtel, Stockholm

Audience with the Permanent Secretary of Sa 20 Attendance at the Swedish Academy’s the Swedish Academy, Horace Engdahl, the formal gathering, the Stock Exchange, Royal Palace Stockholm Attendance at information meeting about Th 25 Attendance at morning service, the 2008 Nobel Laureates, the Royal Drottningholm Palace chapel, Ekerö Palace of Stockholm

62 THE ROYAL COURT 2008 ROYAL GLOSSARY

Royal glossary

Many professional titles, words and expressions at the Royal Court have been used for a long time. Some of these are explained below.

THE CLERK TO THE FIRST SURVEYOR TO THE THE LINEN CHAMBER manages laundry and linens. ROYAL HOUSEHOLD heads the department at the Royal Collections which is responsible for transporting furniture, LORDS-IN-WAITING and chamberlains assist during state furnishings, etc. visits, audiences, offi cial dinners and other major events.

THE COURT DIRECTORY contains the names of leading MARSHAL OF THE COURT is the title of the managers ﬁ gures at the Royal Court and seating plans for offi cial of the Households of H.R.H. The Crown Princess and dinners. H.R.H. The Duchess of Halland.

A COURT FOOTMAN assists the Steward of the Royal THE MARSHAL OF THE REALM is the manager of the Household. Royal Court organisation.

THE EXTENDED ROYAL FAMILY comprises the Royal THE MILITARY STAFF OF H.M. THE KING comprises Family and other members stated in the Court Directory. the Chief Military Staff of H.M. The King and aides from the Armed Forces. THE FIRST LADY OF THE COURT head of H.M. The Queen’s Household, H.R.H. Prince Carl Philip and H.R.H. THE MISTRESS OF THE ROBES takes part in state visits in Princess Madeleine’s activities and the Royal Domestic Sweden and at other ceremonies when requested by The King. Household. THE PALACE SUPERINTENDENT is part of the THE FIRST MARSHAL OF THE COURT manages the security department and also has ceremonial duties. Offi ce of the Marshal of the Court. THE RIDING MASTER manages the stables department FORMAL AUDIENCES take place when new ambassadors at the Royal Mews. submit their letters of introduction, or “credentials”, to The King. THE ROYAL FAMILY comprises The King and Queen, Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Madeleine and Prince THE GOVERNOR OF THE ROYAL PALACES heads Carl Philip. the Offi ce of the Governor of the Royal Palaces, which is responsible for care and management of the royal palaces ROYAL FOOTMEN serve at royal dinners. and their parks, and care and management of Royal Djurgården. THE ROYAL HOUSEKEEPER has responsibilities include cleaning, ﬂ ower arrangements and practical preparations at THE HEAD-GROOM is one of the coachmen and the the Royal Palace in conjunction with The King and Queen’s deputy manager of the stables department at the Royal offi cial entertaining. Mews. Responsibilities include feed for the horses. THE KING’S PALACE BAILIFF is the manager of THE KING’S COUNCIL FOR THE ROYAL COURT a castle/palace administration or the Royal Djurgården consists of the Royal Court’s managers and its duties Administration. include addressing budget issues. THE STEWARD OF THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD is THE KING’S PALACE BAILIFF is the manager of responsible for organising and running everything from a castle/palace administration or the Royal Djurgården simple lunches to grand gala dinners. Administration. THE SWEDISH ROYAL COURT or THE ROYAL A LADY-IN-WAITING assists The Queen in offi cial HOUSEHOLD comprises members of the Extended Royal contexts. Family who are in line to the throne and their spouses, as well as Princess Lilian and Princess Birgitta.

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The Royal Court

Offi ce of the Marshal of the Realm

Standing, from left: Chaplain to The King Lars-Göran Lönnermark Principal Secretary to the Marshal of the Realm Johan Fischerström Keeper of the Privy Purse Bengt Telland Physician to The King Jan Östergren Solicitor to The King Bengt Ljungqvist Chief of Military Staff of The King Major General Håkan Pettersson Director of the Secretariat Christer Lignell

Seated, from left: Director of the Information and Press Department Nina Eldh Mistress of the Robes Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister Marshal of the Realm Ingemar Eliasson Director of the Personnel Department Gun-Britt Flingdal Photos: Claes Göran Carlsson

The management council Standing, from left: Crown Equerry Lieutenant-General Mertil Melin First Marshal of the Court Lars-Hjalmar Wide Keeper of the Privy Purse Bengt Telland Chief of Military Staff of The King Major General Håkan Pettersson (co-opted) Governor of the Royal Palaces Dr. Lennart Ahlgren Director of the Secretariat Christer Lignell

Seated, from left: Director of the Personnel Department Gun-Britt Flingdal First Lady of the Court Kirstine von Blixen- Finecke Marshal of the Realm Ingemar Eliasson (chairman) Director of the Royal Collections Carin Bergström Director of the Information and Press Department Nina Eldh Photos: Claes Göran Carlsson

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H.M. THE KING

Military Staff of The King The King’s Council for the Royal Court The Royal Order of The King

Ofﬁ ce of the Marshal of the Realm The Marshal of the Realm The Court Administration The Palace The Mistress of the Robes Secretariat Administration

The Principal Secretary to the Marshal of the Realm The Solicitors to The King Personnel Department

Finance Department The Ecclesiastical Household with the Ofﬁ ce of the Treasurer of the Court

The Medical Household Information Department The Offi and the Household of Duke The Royal Collections with the The Offi H.M. The Queen’s Household of Värmland and Duchess Hälsingland and Gästrikland H.R.H. The Crown Princess’s Court with the Offi of Halland’s Household H.R.H. The Duchess Bernadotte Library the Royal Palaces ce of the Marshal The Royal Mews ce of the Governor Ceremonies Household ce of the

Stockholm Drottningholm Gripsholm Ulriksdal The Royal Palace Palace Palace Palace Djurgården Administration Administration Administration Administration Administration

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