Photo: Clément Morin/The Royal Court of Sweden
Below is a list of all the living royals invested with the Royal Order of the Seraphim honor.
| Position | Color |
|---|---|
| Monarch | Purple |
| Heir | Yellow |
Sweden Royals
King Gustaf V (1907-1950)
| Royal | Year | Position | Reason/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
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Prince Carl Gustaf (Later King Carl Gustaf) |
1930 | Heir of Heir of Heir | Birth |
King Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
This honor was originally only given to male descendants of the Monarch. That is why Gustaf Adolf’s daughters did not get the honor at birth.
| Royal | Year | Position | Reason/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Margaretha | 1952 | Grandchild of Monarch | |
| Princess Christina | 1952 | Grandchild of Monarch |
King Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-Present)
In 1975, this honor was restricting to foreigners, which prevented members of the royal family from receiving it. In 1995, the rules were chagned again, allowing royals to receive this honor again.
| Royal | Year | Position | Reason/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Silvia | 1976 | Wife of Monarch | Marriage |
| Crown Princess Victoria | 1995 | Heir | 18th Birthday |
| Prince Carl Philip | 1997 | Child of Monarch | 18th Birthday |
| Princess Madeleine | 2000 | Child of Monarch | 18th Birthday |
| Prince Daniel | 2010 | Son-in-law of Monarch | Marriage |
| Princess Estelle | 2012 | Heir of Heir | Birth |
| Princess Leonore | 2014 | Grandchild of Monarch | Birth |
| Princess Sofia | 2015 | Daughter-in-law of Monarch | Marriage |
| Prince Nicolas | 2015 | Grandchild of Monarch | Birth |
| Prince Oscar | 2016 | Grandchild of Monarch | Birth |
| Prince Alexander | 2016 | Grandchild of Monarch | Birth |
| Prince Gabriel | 2017 | Grandchild of Monarch | Birth |
| Princess Adrienne | 2018 | Grandchild of Monarch | Birth |
| Prince Julian | 2021 | Grandchild of Monarch | Birth |
| Princess Ines | 2025 | Grandchild of Monarch | Birth |
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* For Honors given at Birth, the child usually did not receive the insignia until their baptism.
**For honors given for a marriage into the Sweden Royal Family, the honor were given on or a few days before the wedding. I thought it was best to list them under their titles upon marriage, instead of their maiden names.
Foreign Royals
The Royal Order of the Seraphim is one of a number of honors given to Monarchs during State Visits.
King Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
| Royal | Year | Position | Reason/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crown Prince Akihito of Japan (Later Emperor, then Emperor Emeritus) |
1952 | Heir | ? |
|
Princess Margrethe of Denmark (Later Queen Margrethe II) |
1958 | Heir Presumed | 18th Birthday |
| King Harald of Norway | 1958 | Heir | ? |
| Princess Mahisente of Ethiopia | 1959 | ||
| Queen Farah Pahlavi of Iran | 1960 | Consort | ? |
|
Prince Albert of Belgium (Later King Albert) |
1966 |
Heir Presumed (Brother of Monarch) |
State Visit? |
| Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi of Iran | 1970 | Heir |
King Carl Gustaf’s Reign (1973-Present)
| Royal | Year | Position | Reason/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | |||
| Crown Princess Sonja of Norway (Later Queen Sonja) |
1974 | Wife of Heir | ? |
| Prince Charles of UK (Later King Charles) |
1975 | Heir | State Visit |
| Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands (Later Queen Beatrix) |
1976 | Heir | State Visit |
| King Juan Carlos of Spain | 1979 | Monarch | State Visit |
| Queen Sophie of Spain | 1979 | Consort | State Visit |
| 1980s | |||
| Hereditary Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (Later Grand Duke) |
1983 | Heir | State Visit |
| Queen Noor of Jordan | 1989 | Consort | State Visit |
| 1990s | |||
| Prince Felipe of Spain (Later King Felipe) |
1991 | Heir | ? |
| Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (Later King Frederik) |
1993 | Heir | ? |
| Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (Later King Willem-Alexander) |
1993 | Heir | ? |
| Crown Prince Haakon of Norway | 1993 | Heir | ? |
| Queen Paola of Belgium* | 1994 | Consort | State Visit |
| King Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan | 1994 | Monarch | ? |
| 2000s | |||
| Empress Michiko of Japan (Later Empress Emeritus) |
2000 | Consort | State Visit |
| Prince Philippe of Belgium (Later King Philippe) |
2001 | Heir | State Visit |
| King Abdullah II of Jordan | 2003 | Monarch | State Visit |
| Queen Rania of Jordan | 2003 | Consort | State Visit |
| Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn of Thailand (Later King) |
2003 | Heir | State Visit |
| Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand | 2003 | Child of Monarch | State Visit |
| Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand | 2003 | Child of Monarch | State Visit |
| Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei | 2004 | Monarch | State Visit |
| Queen Pengiran Anak Saleha of Brunei | 2004 | Consort | State Visit |
| Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sirajuddin (Now Raja of Perlis) |
2005 | Monarch | State Visit |
| Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan (Later Emperor) |
2007 | Heir | State Visit |
| Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg | 2008 | Consort | State Visit |
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| Queen Letizia of Spain | 2021 | Consort | State Visit |
| Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | 2022 | Consort | State Visit |
| Queen Mary of Denmark | 2024 | Consort | State Visit |
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