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. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

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.

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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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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. BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 22: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (R) talks with Spanish minister of Public Works Jose Blanco beside the high speed Barcelona - Zaragoza train on September 22, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
  10. BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 22: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (R) is greeted by Spanish minister for Public Works, Jose Blanco during a visit to review the high speed Barcelona - Zaragoza train on September 22, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
  11. BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 22: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (C) arrives to be met by Spanish minister for Public Works, Jose Blanco (L) during a visit to review the high speed Barcelona - Zaragoza train on September 22, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
  12. BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 22: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (R) poses with Spanish minister for Public Works, Jose Blanco during a visit to review the high speed Barcelona - Zaragoza train on September 22, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
  13. BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 22: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (2nd R) walks with Spanish minister for Public Works, Jose Blanco during a visit to review the high speed Barcelona - Zaragoza train on September 22, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
  14. BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 22: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (R) poses with Spanish minister for Public Works, Jose Blanco during a visit to review the high speed Barcelona - Zaragoza train on September 22, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
  15. BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 22: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (C) walks with Spanish minister for Public Works, Jose Blanco (L) during a visit to review the high speed Barcelona - Zaragoza train on September 22, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.
  16. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - AUGUSTI 31: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia of Sweden attends the Polar Music Prize 2009 on August 31, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.

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