Happy Birthday to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who celebrates his 78th Birthday today! King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Portrait Brooch (Kungens Miniatyrporträtt) is the symbolic insignia worn by female members of the Swedish Royal Family, which is a personal gift presented by King Carl XVI Gustaf!
Introduced in the reign of King Oscar II, the Kungens Miniatyrporträtt consists of a portrait of King Carl XVI Gustaf in an ornate Diamond Frame. Unlike other Kingdoms, only one is worn, and the portrait of the reigning Monarch is replaced within the Diamond Frames.
The decoration currently consists of an oval portrait of a young King Carl XVI Gustaf half length. There are different versions of the portrait of the King, where he is dressed in admiral’s uniform or simply formal wear with either the Seraphim band or chain. The portrait is framed by brilliant-cut diamonds and a brilliant bow at the portrait above page. The portrait is attached to a bow in Seraphim light blue ribbon and is held to the person’s attire with a pin that is not seen. Different designs of the frame exist: some are more decorated than others.
Not only is King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Portrait Brooch worn for Gala Occasions, but the Swedish Royal Ladies also wear it for Christenings, Services, and Black Tie Occasions.
Queen Silvia of Sweden
Received: 1976
Crown Princess Victoria
Received: 1995
Princess Sofia of Sweden
Received: 2015
Princess Madeleine of Sweden
Received: 2000
Princess Christina, Mrs Magnuson
Received: 1973
Princess Lilian of Sweden
Received: 1976
Princess Margaretha of Sweden
Received: 1973
Princess Birgitta of Hohenzollern
Received: 1973
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
Received: 1973
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Portrait Brooch
Ordensportrættet of King Frederik X of Denmark
Royal Family Order of King Harald V of Norway
Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II
The Braganza Tiara
Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure
Queen Sofia’s 9-Prong Tiara
The Swedish Cameo Parure
The Connaught Diamond Tiara
The Baden Fringe Tiara
Napoleonic Amethyst Parure
King Edward VII Ruby Tiara
Swedish Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara
Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara
Princess Lilian’s Laurel Wreath Tiara
Princess Sofia’s Wedding Tiara
Modern Fringe Tiara
Swedish Pink Topaz Parure
Bernadotte Emerald Parure