President Halla Tómasdóttir of Iceland and her spouse, Björn Skúlason, are making a State Visit to Sweden from May 6 to 8, 2025, at the invitation of the King. On May 6, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia hosted a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm in honor of the Icelandic President and her spouse. Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Madeleine, and Chris O’Neill were also in attendance.
At the gala dinner, Queen Silvia wore a pink gown paired with Queen Sofia’s Nine-Prong Tiara. Crown Princess Victoria wore a wildflowers gown by Frida Jonsvens along with the Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara, while Princess Madeleine chose a pink gown by Angel Sanchez, accessorized with the King Edward VII Ruby Tiara.
Frida Jonsvens wildflowers gown
State visits mean glittering tiaras and now it's Sweden's turn. It looks like repeat gowns and a unexpected tiara debut are the order of the night.
ReplyDeleteStarting off with the guest of honor President Tómasdóttir. I think she looks lovely here. While I don't like the style of the dress the fabric is pretty and she has such a charming smile.
Queen Silvia: We can't see much of the dress as it is covered by the shawl, but I do love that fushia color and her jewels match perfectly. Wishing her Majesty a speedy recovery.
Crown Princess Victoria: She brought out one of my favorite tiaras from the Swedish royal collection, the Aquamarine Kokoshnik. With her dress being so busy I'm glad she kept her jewelry to a minimum. I believe we first saw this gown at the 18th birthday gala for Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway.
Princess Madeleine: I'm glad to see the princesss and her husband were able to join tonight's state banquet. Like her sister she is also sporting a repeat gown which we previously saw at the Nobel Prize Ceremony in 2019. I would have gone for a lighter make-up look given that the dress is already a darker shade. The real treat tonight is her tiara debut, she is wearing the King Edward Ruby tiara for the first time and I think it looks great in her. I wish other royal families would take notes and do tiara sharing more often.
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DeleteI think everyone is dressed so nicely, and the president holding her own amongst the royals. I love that her dress is sparkling white, like ice, from Iceland.
ReplyDeleteAgree. Good comment.
DeleteTrès bien vu ! J'adore aussi.
DeleteVictoria's dress: it looks like kids found someone's bridal veil and decorate the top section with cheap plastic flowers bought in a kiddie craft shop. Whatever the cost and the designer's intentions, it looks cheap.
ReplyDeleteSilvia: too much bling. The tiara was lovely and a good combination with the pink dress with spangles all over it. The necklace, earrings and brooch were too much glitter. A simple necklace and earrings would have looked better. - My opinion. - Ellie
Ellie, fun to read others’ opinions, even when opposite ideas. I absolutely love Victoria’s embroidered flowers, both where they are intense at top of bodice and how they fade down past the waist. Absolutely divine dress. My favourite person of the night is Silvia, stunning in pink, rocking the white runners - I absolutely love this combo and she may well be the only lady who gets into bed at the end of the night without squished toes ;-). All look stunning and I love how the Swedes bring out the big gun jewels for such events. The Icelandic President absolutely holds her own without tiara and massive diamonds by choice of gown; very clever ! - Mary
DeleteAgree with Ellie what comes to necklace, earrings and brooch. They look too heavy and do not match with the tiara.
Delete- SAF
Agree!
DeleteAll 4 ladies are dressed beautifully. Each one has chosen a beautiful gown to her style, and picked something wonderful in each case. And if that's not enough, the head sparklers are an added bonus.
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Pss Madeleine, looks beautiful. Her gown, divine, the tiara, fabulous. Q. Silvia looks elegant as always, her jewels, perfection. C P Victoria looks gorgeous, gown and jewels, stunning.
ReplyDeletePresident Tomasdottir, looks impeccably groomed. She wears this gown beautifully.
Where is princess Sofia?
ReplyDeleteon maternity leave. She just had a baby
Deleteperhaps busy with the baby daughter?
DeleteAt maternity leave.
DeleteAt home with her three months old baby
Delete/another Sofia, at home with my almost three months old baby 😊
on maternity leave !
DeleteCongratulations to you, "the other Sofia"!
DeleteSpecial shout-out to Anonymous 10:58, the other Sofia on maternity leave: congrats on your baby and enough the well earned maternity leave… hoping you’re in Sweden where the conditions are generous for you.
DeleteThank you Coralie and Anonymous 12:38. I am Swedish but living in Norway with my family now. Good family conditions here also ♡
DeleteWhat a great surprise to see Princess Madeleine again in this wonderful dress and with the King Edward Ruby tiara. She looks like a fairytale princess, so beautiful and elegant.
ReplyDeleteCrown Princess Victoria and Queen Silvia also look lovely in their colorful dresses.
Marika
It's wonderful to see P M and husband again. Now when the are living in Sweden, many of us hope to see them a lot!
ReplyDeleteOn this night all the ladies look beautiful! I like Victorias gown very much - it is something a fairy would wear!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful dress for Victoria.
ReplyDeleteThey are all very elegant. On a side note, I know that Pincess Madeleine is allegely, "the stunning beauty" of the Swedish royal family but I find that princess Victoria ages very well.
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting comment, and I must say that I agree. Madeleine is beautiful, no doubt, but Victoria has more striking features I think. And indeed, she ages well and hasn´t changed much at all. She still has a youthful charm about her and looks fresher despite being 5 years older than her sister. (But Victoria usually dresses older than Madeleine, unfortunately.)
DeleteChris has aged the most and looks much older than his years (he´s 50) but seems to be in better shape than a few years ago.
Carl Philip looks tired, but with a new baby at home plus 3 boys, it´s understandable.
Victoria and Madeleine are both aging well and if I didn't know their actual age, I'd say they were in their 30s. They are both in wonderful shape as well.
DeleteVictoria was forming fine lines on her forehead when she was 20 years younger. E.g. images from 2005 when she was 27/28:
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She used to have active facial movements but now for years her face has been wrinkle-free and facial movements more restricted. Thankfully whatever has been done to her face, has been done with big care and maintaining her natural beauty, so she ages indeed very well. But I hate when women are looked at by how "well" they age. You do not age "well" when you start to get wrinkles and grooves when you smile? Should you then go into that botox and fillers path in order to maintain your youthful charm and freshness? Don't think so.
=Marianne
Agree with Vanessa. Victoria will always have this youthful charm. She really is someone special with all the warmth and intelligence she radiates. I am not surprised that she is so popular in Sweden and elsewhere. Just look in her lovely smiling face and you can see the inner and outer beauty in her big brown eyes.
DeleteBeaucoup d'élégance chez toutes ces dames même si la robe de la présidente islandaise est un peu fade parmi ces couleurs !
ReplyDeleteI believe I missed something but what happened to the Queen? I hope she recovers fast.
ReplyDeleteBunion surgery; hence the very cool shoes.
DeleteThis is for me one of Victoria’s most beautifull dresses!
ReplyDeleteVery feminine and sweet, while mostly she impresses me most in informal sports-clothes!
The queen: elegant and tasteful as ever,; the Iceland president: very well done; Madeleine: nice classic, but far too much black around her eyes.
All the ladies look splendid though I definitely prefer Princess Madeleine's gown and tiara.
ReplyDeleteShe is smashing, she just ticks all the boxes.
The Queen and her daughters' gowns look to be coordinated as to the spectrum of colours chosen for their gowns (fuchsia- magenta- red).
Lovely.
I am glad to see Mr O'Neill in attendance too..
Princess Madeleine is stunning. I love the gown, the tiara, the hairstyle, she is just perfect.
ReplyDeleteLarina
Yes, bit it’s a pity that there is no ruby earrings that goes with the Edwardian tiara,
Deletein their collection.
Les 4 robes sont toutes jolies, celle de Madeleine est ravissante notamment pour la couleur mais aussi le tissu très fluide et simple.
ReplyDeleteJe ne suis pas certaine que le diadème aigue-marine s'harmonise avec la robe de Victoria, même si certaines fleurs sont bleues, la dominante est plutôt rouge. Et la reine porte un peu trop de bijoux.
Il me semble que les robes de soirée seraient avec moins de bijoux, sans diadèmes et surtout sans ses rubans très laids qui gâchent tout. Paloma.
To me the winners are CP Victoria and President Halla Tomasdottir. The other royals ladies are beautiful too but the dresses are not to my taste. Queen Silvia is wearing too much jewelry to be beautyful. Better wear 2 or maximum 3 beautiful pieces and wear the reste on another day. Her tiara doesn't match the earrings and the necklace.
ReplyDeleteMadeleine looks incredible - perfect fit and color of her dress for her, lovely updo, and she wears that tiara so well. Victoria also looks beautiful, too, although I think the white bottom part of her dress looks overly stark or something compared to the top of her dress (I preferred the gorgeous flower gown she wore in her anniversary photos). Silvia is a trouper to be doing all this after foot surgery.
ReplyDelete-Royal Watcher
P M wonderful as always!
ReplyDeleteLovely gowns. Victoria and Madeleine are the winners here. The Queen and the PM of Iceland look great as well. Men in black suits or tux are always looking good.
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Princess M never disappoints - she looks lovely, but I think the President of Iceland looks very good and in a gorgeous gown.
ReplyDeletePrincess Madeleine in a dark pink gown, accessorized with the King Edward VII Ruby Tiara looks perfection from head to toe. Loved everything about this look, including her lovely updo, tiara's placement and the way her simple gown allowed the sash and orders to stand out. So glad to have her back!!
ReplyDeleteCrown Princess Victoria and Queen Silvia also looked lovely. I'd like to see Victoria trying out some different hairstyle. There's not much difference between her daytime and evening hairstyle. With this romantic gown, more softer hairstyle would have looked even more lovely and becoming.
=Marianne
Everyone looks stunning. I hope QS is feeling okay.
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