Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, left, and Netherlands' Queen Beatrix, right, inspect the honor guard during a welcome ceremony upon the arrival of the King 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, left, and Netherlands' Queen Beatrix, right, inspect the honor guard during a welcome ceremony upon the arrival of the King 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. 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.
  2. 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.
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  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, left, hands over the Swedish government's Baltic Sea Prize to Russian Deputy Minister Igor Maydanov, right, representing the winner the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) during the EU conference on the Baltic Sea in Stockholm, Thursday Sept. 17, 2009. Maydanov is chairman of HELCOM which is an organization that supervises the convention on the protection of the Baltic Sea. ** SWEDEN OUT.
  8. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, left, hands over the Swedish government's Baltic Sea Prize to Russian Deputy Minister Igor Maydanov, right, representing the winner the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) during the EU conference on the Baltic Sea in Stockholm, Thursday Sept. 17, 2009. Maydanov is chairman of HELCOM which is an organization that supervises the convention on the protection of the Baltic Sea. ** SWEDEN OUT.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - OCTOBER 01: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands arrives to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 121st IOC Session at the Copenhagen Opera House on October 1, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 121st session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on October 2 on whether Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro or Madrid will host the 2016 Olympic Games.
  16. (L-R) Dutch Queen Beatrix, Britain's Prince Phillip and Lord Carrington applaud World War Two 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.

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