Royal Attendance at Nobel Prize Ceremony & Banquet in Stockholm, Sweden

Terminology

Over the years, some of you have shared your strong feelings about the terms I use. I prefer more well-know, accessible, or plain English terms (Red). Some of you prefer the more formal & correct (Blue). These toggle switches allow you to choose what terminology appears on the site.

King of …

Belgium the Belgians

Info

English Translation of the Spanish Title “Infante/a”

Prince/ss Infante/a

Info

Princess of Wales’s Name

Kate Catherine

Info

How to Deal with Andrew in Old Posts

As a practice, Gert’s Royals uses the title the royal held at the time of the event being described. (e.g. Prince Charles before his reign, King Charles during reign). For posts cover events before October 30th, 2025, Andrew is usually listed as Prince Andrew. If you do not wish to see Andrew referred to by his old title, you can use this toggle.

References to Andrew before Oct 30th, 2025

Andrew
Mountbatten-Windsor Prince
Andrew

Info

For posts related to events after October 30th, 2025, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will always be used. There is no option to change that.

The following charts cover Royal attendance at Nobel Prize Ceremony & Banquet on December 10th.

All Royals usually attended both the ceremony and banquet, less otherwise noted. We have also denoted which royals sat up on stage during the ceremony:

R1 – First row of chairs
R2 – Second row of chairs
X – Attended

King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Reign

2020s

Royal	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
King Carl Gustaf	R1
Queen Silvia	R1
Crown Princess Victoria	R2
Prince Daniel	R2
Prince Carl Philip	X
Princess Sofia
Princess Madeleine	X
Chris O’Neil	X
Princess Christina
Tord Magnuson

Note:

2025 – Princess Sofia was absent as she taking care of her 10-month-old child, according to the Palace.

Royal	2020*	2021*	2022	2024
King Carl Gustaf	x		R1
Queen Silvia	x		R1
Crown Princess Victoria		x	R2
Prince Daniel		x	R2
Prince Carl Philip			x
Princess Sofia			x
Princess Madeleine				x
Chris O’Neil				x
Princess Christina			x
Tord Magnuson			x

Note:

2021 – Scaled down due to the Pandemic, with no banquet
2020 – Digital Ceremony due to the Pandemic, with no banquet

2010s

Royal	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
King Carl Gustaf	R1
Queen Silvia	R1
Crown Princess Victoria	R2
Prince Daniel	R2
Prince Carl Philip	X
Princess Sofia	X
Princess Madeleine	X		Just Ceremony	“Move to Florida”	X
Chris O’Neil	X			“Move to Florida”	Work in USA
Princess Christina	X	Cancer Treatment	X
Tord Magnuson	X		X

Note:

2017 – Princess Madeleine skipped the banquet due to “Pregnancy-Related back pain.”

Royal	2010	2012	2013	2014
King Carl Gustaf	R1
Queen Silvia	R1
Crown Princess Victoria	R1		Attended memorial service for Nelson Mandela	R2
Prince Daniel	R2
Prince Carl Philip	R2			X
Sofia Hellqvist	Pre-engagement			X
Princess Madeleine		R2	Pregnant	X
Chris O’Neil	Pre-wedding			X
Princess Christina	X
Tord Magnuson	X

Note:

2013 – Victoria was absent to attended the Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela
2014 – Sofia Hellqvist was engaged to, but not yet married to Prince Carl Philip