Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) smiles after he hands over the Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis to Charles A Dinarello (2nd L) of University of Colorado, US, Tadamitsu Kishimoto (3rd L) of Osaka University, Japan and Toshio Hiran (R) of Osaka University, Japan, at the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences on May 11, 2009 in Stockholm. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) smiles after he hands over the Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis to Charles A Dinarello (2nd L) of University of Colorado, US, Tadamitsu Kishimoto (3rd L) of Osaka University, Japan and Toshio Hiran (R) of Osaka University, Japan, at the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences on May 11, 2009 in Stockholm.

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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.
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  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.
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