{"id":72355,"date":"2026-04-30T23:27:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/72355\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T23:27:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:27:12","slug":"king-carl-gustaf-xvi-of-sweden-leads-the-worlds-most-glam-royals-at-his-80th-birthday-banquet-see-the-best-tiara-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/72355\/","title":{"rendered":"King Carl Gustaf XVI of Sweden leads the world’s most glam royals at his 80th birthday banquet \u2013 see the best tiara photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

King Carl Gustaf<\/a> XVI of Sweden hosted Kings and Queens from all over the world at his 80th birthday celebrations on Thursday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The monarch marked his 80th birthday with a magnificent banquet at the Royal Palace of Stockholm, held in the spectacular Rikssalen room.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Together with his wife, Queen Silvia<\/a>, he hosted royal guests and heads of state from all over Europe and beyond, making it a celebration to remember.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Those in attendance included Swedish royals such as Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, and their eldest child, 14-year-old Princess Estelle. Meanwhile, King Frederik and Queen Mary were representing Denmark, together with monarchs from Belgium, Luxembourg, Thailand, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Recommended videoYou may also likeWATCH: Princess Estelle performs the perfect curtsy<\/p>\n

However, there were no representatives from the British royal family, as King Charles and Queen Camilla are in the US for a State Visit. The guests were seen making an elegant entrance before sitting for the gala dinner in the Hall of State.\u00a0<\/p>\n

See all the best photos below \u2013 including the record-breaking 13 tiaras on display.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Queen\u00a9 Getty ImagesKing Carl Gustaf XVI and Queen Silvia<\/p>\n

Leading the celebrations were King Carl Gustaf XVI and his wife, Queen Silvia, 82.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The King was wearing the Order of the Seraphim, while his wife opted for a bold red, alongside the Braganza Tiara.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"STOCKHOLM,\u00a9 Michael Campanella\/Getty ImagesCrown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, and Princess Estelle<\/p>\n

Crown Princess Victoria, 48, looked like such a proud mother wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara, which dates back to Princess Margaret of Connaught, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She was accompanied by her husband, Prince Daniel, 52, and eldest daughter, Princess Estelle, 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Princess\u00a9 Getty ImagesCrown Prince Philip and Princess Sofia<\/p>\n

Royal mother-of-four Princess Sofia, 41, looked stunning in a pink ombre style gown, wearing her wedding Tiara, which was a gift from King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia at her 2015 wedding to Prince Carl Philip, who accompanied her.<\/p>\n

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\"Grand\u00a9 Getty ImagesPrincess Madeleine and Christopher O’Neill<\/p>\n

Princess Madeleine, 43, concluded the Swedish royals in attendance, wearing a stunning white ensemble with silver jewel detailing, accompanied by the Modern Fringe Tiara.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She was joined by her husband, British-American financier Christopher O’Neill.<\/p>\n

\"STOCKHOLM,\u00a9 Michael Campanella\/Getty ImagesQueen Mary and King Frederik<\/p>\n

Queen Mary, 54, and King Frederik, 57, represented the Danish royals. The European royal opted for a stunning gown with a pink floral design, and Queen Louise of Sweden’s Floral Bracelet as a tiara.\u00a0<\/p>\n

King Frederik looked handsome in the Order of the Seraphim.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Queen\u00a9 Alamy Stock PhotoQueen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte<\/p>\n

Also representing the Netherlands were former Queen Margrethe, in the Baden Palmette Tiara, and her sister, Princess Benedikte, in the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe tiara (not pictured).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Queen\u00a9 Getty ImagesQueen Mathilde and King Philippe of Belgium<\/p>\n

Queen Mathilde also opted for a bold colour choice in an orange gown paired with the Laurel weath tiara and Graff Diamond Necklace. <\/p>\n

\"Grand\u00a9 Getty ImagesGrand Duke Giullaume and Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg<\/p>\n

The Grand Duke, 44, and Duchess, 42, have only been rulers of Luxembourg since October, when they inherited the throne from Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Thursday night, Grand Duchess Stephanie was seen in the Luxembourg Aquamarine tiara.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Queen\u00a9 Getty ImagesKing Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway<\/p>\n

King Harald VI and Queen Sonja were representing Norway, with the latter in the Norwegian Emerald Parure tiara.<\/p>\n

\"Crown\u00a9 Getty ImagesCrown Prince Haakon<\/p>\n

Their son, Crown Prince Haakon, who is heir to the throne, made a solo appearance at the banquet. He attended without his wife, Crown Princess Mette Marit, who has increasingly stepped away from the public eye amid health difficulties, in addition to scrutiny over her former friendship with the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. <\/p>\n

\"Queen\u00a9 Getty ImagesQueen Sofia of Spain<\/p>\n

While Queen Letizia and King Felipe were among the royals not in attendance on Thursday, Queen Sofia of Spain was seen in the Mellerio Shell Tiara.<\/p>\n

\"Princess\u00a9 Alamy Stock PhotoPrincess Beatrix of the Netherlands<\/p>\n

Princess Beatrix, the former Queen of the Netherlands who abdicated in 2013, wore the Dutch Diamond Bandeau.<\/p>\n

\"King\u00a9 Getty ImagesQueen Suthida of Thailand and King Maha Vjiralongkorn<\/p>\n

The Thai royals are currently undertaking a four-day visit to Sweden to highlight the close relationship between the countries. The visit was at the invitation of King Carl XVI Gustaf, so that they could attend the 80th birthday celebrations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Queen Suthida, 47, looked stunning, wearing the Thai diamond fringe tiara, alongside the king of Thailand, Maha Vajiralongkorn, 73. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"King Carl Gustaf XVI of Sweden hosted Kings and Queens from all over the world at his 80th…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":72356,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[83],"tags":[2113,21649,39264,10977,2112,131,132,21650],"class_list":["post-72355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-stockholm","tag-european-royals","tag-king-carl-gustaf","tag-queen-silvia","tag-royal-tiaras","tag-royalty","tag-stockholm","tag-sweden","tag-swedish-royals"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116496252725210238","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}