In Sweden, the flags fly today, Friday, in honor of the 50-year reign of King Karle XVI Kusta. There have been events throughout the year, but the celebrations culminate today on the anniversary of the king’s coronation.
King of Sweden Karle XVI Gustav The official celebration of the 50-year reign will culminate today, Friday, in Stockholm. The celebration will be attended by numerous foreign dignitaries, including the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö his spouse Jenni Haukion with.
In the morning, the program begins with a festive service in the church of the royal palace at 11:30–12:15 Finnish time. From 13:00 to 14:00, the festivities continue with the changing of the guard in the courtyard of the royal palace. The king watches the changing of the guard together with the prince Carl Philip’s with. From 14:20 to 14:50 there will be a song performance.
In the evening at 20:30 Finnish time, a gala dinner will be held in the royal palace, where the king himself, the crown princess will speak VictoriaSpeaker of the Diet Andreas Norlén and the Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
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Areena and Fem will show the festivities live with commentary in Swedish from 11:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
King Karle XVI Gustav was crowned exactly 50 years ago, on September 15, 1973. Friday is the official flag day in Sweden.
There have been events in honor of the king throughout the year and during the coronation week official program is from Wednesday to Saturday.
The security measures are tight, because in addition to the royal family, numerous other dignitaries will arrive and thousands of other people are expected to gather on the streets of Stockholm to watch the festivities. In August, Sweden raised the threat level of terrorism, and the police do not rule out the possibility that the party could become a target, says Swedish television SVT.