The Royal Court Annual Report
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THE ROYAL COU rt A N N UA L R EPOrt 2011 CONTENTS THE YEAR IN BRIEF .........................................................................4 KING CARL XVI GUSTAF – SWEDEN’S HEAD OF STATE .......5 REPORT FROM THE MARSHAL OF THE REALM ......................6 THE ROYAL COURT The Royal Court – The organisation of the Head of State..........................7 Financial overview ...................................................................................7 State allocation trend and use of funds by the Court Administration’s offices .....................................................................................................8 Employees and staff-related issues ............................................................9 Diagram overview .................................................................................10 THE COURT ADMINISTRATION The Office of the Marshal of the Realm ..................................................12 The Office of the Marshal of the Court with H.R.H. Prince Carl Philip, H.R.H. Princess Madeleine and the Office of Ceremonies .......................14 H.M. The Queen’s Household ...............................................................20 H.R.H. The Crown Princess’s Household ...............................................24 H.R.H. The Duchess of Halland’s Household .........................................28 The Royal Mews ...................................................................................29 THE PALACE ADMINISTRATION The Royal Collections with the Bernadotte Library .................................31 The Office of the Governor of the Royal Palaces .....................................35 – Stockholm Palace Administration ........................................................36 – Drottningholm Palace Administration with the Crown Lands ...............38 – Gripsholm Castle Administration ........................................................40 ROYAL DJUrgÅRDEN ADministrAtiON Operations ............................................................................................41 THE ROYAL PALACE ADministrAtiON AnnUAL AccOUnts 2011 Notes to the financial statements ............................................................44 Financial statements ..............................................................................44 Auditor’s report .....................................................................................49 ROYAL DJUrgÅRDEN AnnUAL AccOUnts 2011 Management report ...............................................................................50 Financial statements ..............................................................................51 Auditor’s report .....................................................................................53 THEME: STATE VISITS ........................................................54 THEME: WORLD CHILD & YOUTH FORUM .........................57 THEME: BECKHOLMEN ......................................................58 THEME: DROTTNINGHOLM PALACE .................................59 THEME: THE NOBEL PRIZE ................................................60 Medal presentations ..............................................................................62 CALENDAR – Excerpts from the Royal Family’s official programme ......64 Organisation .........................................................................................74 Royal symbols .......................................................................................76 Royal glossary .......................................................................................77 THE ROYAL COUrt 2011 3 2011 IN BRIEF State ceremonies and official engagements n Three state visits: one incoming visit from Estonia, and outgoing visits to Botswana and Poland. n The King opened the Parliamentary Session and held meetings of the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs and cabinet meetings. Thirty two ambassadors were received during formal audiences. The King held audiences with several international leaders. Meeting with the UN Secretary General in New York. n Large number of official engagements: Ten official dinners, ministerial lunches, party leader lunches, diplomatic receptions and the traditional dinner for the Nobel Laureates. n Busy programme of activities throughout Sweden, including a municipal visit to Nykvarn and revisiting storm-stricken Småland and Sofielund School in Malmö. Many social commitments for the entire Royal Family n The second year of the World Child & Youth Forum at the Royal Palace of Stockholm, with more than 500 attendees. n The Queen received the Health and Human Rights Leadership Award in New York for her involvement with children and young people. n Extensive programme of activities for The Crown Princess and The Crown Princess Couple. Visits to locations including Botkyrka, Ockelbo and Malmö, including activities relating to children and young people, integration, sport and health, industry and culture. Overseas visit to Germany to promote Sweden. The Crown Princess took part in meetings of the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs, cabinet meetings and a number of audiences. n A busy first year for Prince Daniel, focusing on industry, entrepreneurship, and sport and health. Significant interest in the royal cultural heritage n Around 900,000 visitors to the royal palaces, of which 572,629 were to the Royal Palace of Stockholm. The Palace as a Historical Stage series of talks attracted a large audience. n Many objects from the royal collections are loaned out to Swedish and international exhibitions. n The Royal Gift Shops are developing their own product ranges and enhancing their educational profile. Preservation and maintenance of royal cultural heritage n Major work to reinforce corroded supporting ironwork in the floor of the Hall of State at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. n The 18th century White Cabinet and the Maid of Honour’s Rooms at the Royal Palace of Stockholm have been restored to their former splendour. n The first stage of the façade renovations at the Royal Palace of Stockholm was started under the direction of the National Property Board. Continued work on environmental and energy issues at the Royal Court n Cleaning up Beckholmen was one of Sweden’s biggest environmental projects. An important cultural historical setting has been saved. n A continued focus on low-emission cars. n Continued investments in energy-saving measures. 4 THE ROYAL COUrt 2011 King Carl XVI Gustaf – Sweden’s Head of State The Swedish Constitution Act states 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, ascended to the throne in 1973. The organisation that surrounds the Head of State is called the Royal Court. The Royal Family on their way to a service at Stockholm Cathedral in connection with the opening of the Parliamentary Session. Sweden is one of the oldest monarchies in the world. A castle The Swedish Constitution Act also states that The King shall has stood on the site of the Royal Palace for over a thousand chair cabinet briefings, change of Government cabinet meet- years. There has been a reigning monarch at the castle for ings, and meetings of the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs. several centuries, right up to the present day. King Carl XVI The King shall also open the Parliamentary Session. In all Gustaf is Sweden’s 74th monarch. other respects, it is the monarch’s duty to represent Sweden The Swedish monarchy has performed its duties in vari- at incoming and outgoing state visits, and to receive foreign ous different forms throughout history. As with our Nordic ambassadors for accreditation. neighbours, Denmark and Norway, Sweden is now a con- If The King is prevented from carrying out his duties as Head stitutional monarchy, which means that the monarchy’s au- of State, for example due to foreign visits to distant or inaccessi- thority is regulated by the Swedish Constitution. The official ble regions, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip or Prin- duties of the Swedish monarchy are chiefly symbolic, as a cess Madeleine (in order of succession) step in as temporary “collective representative and symbol of the country”. representatives, in accordance with the Swedish Constitution. THE ROYAL COUrt 2011 5 Report from the Marshal of the Realm 2011, the year after The Crown Princess The King and Queen’s ambition that Couple’s wedding in 2010, featured con- the Royal Palace of Stockholm should be tinued hard work at the Royal Court. a meeting place has resulted in several lec- The news of The Crown Princess Cou- tures, concerts and exhibitions. The royal ple’s pregnancy was announced, and was palaces and the exhibitions staged there met with delight and anticipation through- are attractive destinations for visitors. In out the country. response to the significant interest in the Mass media scrutiny of the Royal Fam- royal cultural heritage, initiatives were car- ily increased during the year. This resulted ried out to make this heritage increasingly in a number of articles and radio and TV accessible for visitors and researchers. The programmes, discussing various aspects of state allocation for the 2011 financial year the Royal Family and their work. amounted to SEK 122 million. In accord- However, 2011 was mainly a year of ance with Government instructions, 51 regular activities for the Head of State and percent of the allocation was apportioned his family. In his role as Head of State, The to the Court Administration,