Queen Margrethe II of Denmark hosted her cousin, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, on his first State Visit to Denmark on this day in 1975, 50 years ago, which came two years after the Danish State Visit to Sweden in 1973.
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden was received by Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark alongside his aunt, Queen Ingrid of Denmark, on arrival in Copenhagen.
In the evening, Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik hosted a State Banquet for King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (in the Order of the Elephant) at Christiansborg Palace, which was also attended by Queen Ingrid.
Queen Margrethe II wore the Danish Emerald Parure and the Order of the Seraphim.
Queen Ingrid was wearing the Floral Aigrette Tiara and Diamond Rivière with Queen Alexandrine’s Sapphire Brooch.
Queen Margrethe II and King Carl XVI Gustaf also attended another Banquet at Amalienborg Palace.
Queen Margrethe wore Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Drop Tiara with the Diamond Rivière, Earrings, Pendant and Brooches from the Antique Diamond Parure, Diamond Floral Bracelet.
A decade later, Queen Margrethe joined King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden to mark the 900th Anniversary of the Cathedral School in Lund, with Queen Margrethe (wearing the Floral Aigrette Tiara), Prince Henrik, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia (wearing the Cameo Tiara) also attending a Banquet in Stockholm.
In 2007, Queen Margrethe (wearing the Floral Aigrette Tiara) and Prince Henrik hosted King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia (in the Braganza Tiara), and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden on their State Visit to Denmark.
During the visit, the Danish Queen (wearing the Pearl Poiré Tiara) and Prince joined the Swedish King, Queen (wearing Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong Tiara), and Crown Princess Victoria (wearing the Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara) on a visit to the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, across from Amalienborg Palace.
At the end of the State Visit, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia (wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara), and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (in the Baden Fringe Tiara) hosted a Return Banquet for Queen Margrethe (wearing the Baden Palmette Tiara) and Prince Henrik in Malmö in Sweden, across the Öresund from Copenhagen.
