Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, center, his wife Queen Sylvia, left, Netherlands' Queen Beatrix, right, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, top left, Princess Maxima, top center and Pieter van Vollenhoven, top right, pose for a state portrait at Palace Noordeinde in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday April 21, 2009. King Carl XVI Gustaf and his wife Queen Silvia are in the Netherlands for a three-day official state visit. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, center, his wife Queen Sylvia, left, Netherlands' Queen Beatrix, right, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, top left, Princess Maxima, top center and Pieter van Vollenhoven, top right, pose for a state portrait at Palace Noordeinde in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday April 21, 2009. King Carl XVI Gustaf and his wife Queen Silvia are in the Netherlands for a three-day official state visit.

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  1. THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - SEPTEMBER 15: Prince Constantijn, Princess Laurentien Princess Maxima, Crown Prince Willem Alexander, Queen Beartrix, Princess Margriet and Prince Pieter van Vollenhoven of The Netherlands wave to well-wishers at Palace Noordeinde after they attend the opening of Parliament on September 15, 2009 in The Hague, Netherlands.
  2. The Royal Family waves to well-wishers at Palace Noordeinde after the Presentation of the 2010 Dutch Budget Memorandum and the opening of the Dutch Parliamentary Year in the Hague September 15, 2009. From left to right: Prince Constantijn, Princess Laurentien, Princess Maxima, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, Queen Beatrix, Princess Margriet and her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven.
  3. The Royal Family waves to well-wishers at Palace Noordeinde after the Presentation of the 2010 Dutch Budget Memorandum and the opening of the Dutch Parliamentary Year in the Hague September 15, 2009. From left to right: Prince Constantijn, Princess Laurentien, Princess Maxima, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, Queen Beatrix, Princess Margriet and her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven.
  4. Netherlands' Prince Constantijn, Princess Laurentien, Princess Maxima, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, Queen Beatrix, Princess Margriet and her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven, from left, wave to wellwishers from the balcony of Noordeinde Palace, after the Queen officially opened the new parliamentary year with a speech outlining the government's plan and budget policies for 2010 in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. The Dutch government will be cutting spending for years after the current economic downturn eases, Queen Beatrix said in her annual address to Parliament, painting a somber picture of the country's financial situation.
  5. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, poses with Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, right and Queen Silvia, centre, prior to a gala dinner for the president at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden Tuesday Oct. 6 2009. President Lula has a bandage around his left index finger.
  6. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) welcomes Spain's King Juan Carlos I at the Swedish embassy in Madrid on September 24, 2009. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf is on a visit to Spain.
  7. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) welcomes Spain's King Juan Carlos I at the Swedish embassy in Madrid on September 24, 2009. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf is on a visit to Spain.
  8. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) welcomes Spain's King Juan Carlos I at the Swedish embassy in Madrid on September 24, 2009. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf is on a visit to Spain.
  9. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) hands over the Swedish government's Baltic Sea Prize to Russian Deputy Natural Resources Minister Igor Maydanov, representing winner HELCOM during the EU conference on the Baltic Sea in Stockholm September 17, 2009. Maydanov is chairman of HELCOM that is an organisation that supervises the convention on the protection of the Baltic Sea.
  10. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) hands over the Swedish government's Baltic Sea Prize to Russian Deputy Natural Resources Minister Igor Maydanov, representing winner HELCOM during the EU conference on the Baltic Sea in Stockholm September 17, 2009. Maydanov is chairman of HELCOM that is an organisation that supervises the convention on the protection of the Baltic Sea.
  11. Dutch Queen Beatrix (R) inspects the Grenadier Guards during a memorial service in Nijmegen September 20, 2009. The event was held to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden during World War Two.
  12. Dutch Queen Beatrix (L) and Britain's Prince Phillip applaud World War II veterans parading in antique vehicles during a memorial service in Nijmegen September 20, 2009. The event was held to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden during World War Two.
  13. Dutch Queen Beatrix (R) and Britain's Prince Phillip inspect the Grenadier Guards during a memorial service in Nijmegen September 20, 2009. The event was held to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden during World War Two.
  14. Netherlands' Crown Prince Willem Alexander, left, Queen Beatrix, center, and Princess Maxima, right, arrive for the opening of the new parliamentary year in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. The Dutch government will be cutting spending for years after the current economic downturn eases, Queen Beatrix said in her annual address to Parliament, painting a somber picture of the country's financial situation.
  15. Queen Beatrix (R), Crown Prince Willem-Alexander (L) and Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands enter the Hall of Knights for the Presentation of the 2010 Dutch Budget Memorandum and the opening of the Dutch Parliamentary Year in the Hague September 15, 2009.
  16. Dutch Queen Beatrix arrives for the opening of the new parliamentary year at the 13th century "Hall of Knights" in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. The Dutch government will be cutting spending for years after the current economic downturn eases, Queen Beatrix said in her annual address to Parliament, painting a somber picture of the country's financial situation.

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