World & Nation
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates his golden jubilee Friday, making him the longest-reigning king in the history of the Swedish monarchy.
Sept. 15, 2023
Archives
Polar Prize: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on Monday presented the first Polar Music Prize to Paul McCartney and to the three Baltic countries.
May 19, 1992
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf injected a note of royal outrage today into a growing row with neighboring Norway over the clubbing to death of baby seals.
Feb. 15, 1989
Entertainment & Arts
The Magic Kingdom got some real monarchs Wednesday when King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden visited Disneyland, kicking off a daylong visit to Orange County.
April 28, 1988
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia plan to tour the United States in 1988 for ceremonies marking the 350th anniversary of the first Swedish colony in the New World.
April 12, 1986
Music
Gillespie Honors: Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, who died in January, was posthumously awarded one of the world’s most valuable musical prizes by the King of Sweden Tuesday.
May 19, 1993
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf officially opened a 10-mile bridge linking their nations.
July 2, 2000
West German President Richard von Weizsaecker was greeted by torrential rain when he arrived Tuesday for a four-day state visit to Sweden.
June 1, 1988
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf wants to install satellite TV at his home to watch global news and entertainment programs but he can’t afford it, a newspaper reported today.
Jan. 10, 1991
The dispute over the “Twenty-One” question concerning the queens who “rule” Denmark and Sweden is very easily resolved (“ ‘Twenty One’ Contestant Disputes Answer That Cost Him the Game,” by Brian Lowry, Feb. 9).
Feb. 19, 2000