Dutch State Visit to Sweden - Day 2

Dutch State Visit to Sweden - Day 2

On Wednesday, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima spent their second day in Sweden as they are on a three-day state visit to the country.

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, King Carl Gustaf, and Queen Silvia first attended a business roundtable focusing on how to build a sustainable, resilient, and economically stronger Europe with Dutch and Swedish CEOs.

Afterward, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima hosted a reception for the Dutch community living in Sweden at the Operakällaren.

The Royal Couples then went to Stockholm City Hall where an official lunch was hosted by the City.

Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, and Princess Sofia were also in attendance.

In the afternoon, King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, King Willem-Alexander, and Queen Maxima visited Värta harbor where they received a demonstration of the electric carrier boat Candela.

Afterward, both Royal Couples visited Stockholm Exergi and the Värtaverket to learn more about the company's plans to build Europe's first large-scale negative emissions plant, which means that you store carbon dioxide and do not release it into the atmosphere.

King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, King Willem-Alexander, and Queen Maxima then visited the SciLifeLab – Science for Life Laboratory at Karolinska Institutet. Scilifelab is a Swedish national scientific center for large-scale research in life sciences, medicine, and the environment.

In the evening, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima hosted a return reception for King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia at the Koncerhuset during which the Tim Kliphuis Ensemble performed.

Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, and Princess Sofia were also in attendance.

For the morning events, Queen Maxima wore her Natan cape over a Natan dress with her Gianvito Rossi pumps.

Queen Silvia wore a repeated outfit with her Hermes bag.

For the lunch, Crown Princess Victoria wore her Andiata coat over a new Rodebjer dress. She paired the outfit with her Gianvito Rossi pumps and her Vogt Stockholm clutch. She also wore her Shourouk earrings, her Epoch watch, her Sophie by Sophie enamel bracelets & ring, as well as her usual stack of bracelets.

Princess Sofia wore an Andiata dress with her Stinaa.J pumps and her Dolce & Gabbana bag. She paired the outfit with LWL Jewelry earrings and her Bigli rings.


For the afternoon events, Queen Maxima wore her Costarellos jumpsuit with her Natan coat and Gianvito Rossi boots.

Queen Silvia wore a Georg & Arend suit with her Hermes bag.


For the evening reception, Queen Maxima wore her Iris van Herpen gown and her Jimmy Choo sandals.

Queen Silvia wore a Georg & Arend gown. Crown Princess Victoria wore a white Toteme gown (with thanks to @Japanese_ginger for bringing this to our attention) with her Judith Leiber clutch and her Gianvito Rossi pumps. She paired the outfit with her Epoch watch and her usual stack of bracelets.

Princess Sofia wore an Ida Lanto gown with her Stinaa.J pumps and a navy clutch. She also wore Ebba Brahe earrings with a LWL Jewelry ring.

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