15 September 2023

Guard of honour and singers pay tribute to The King on his jubilee day

As part of the jubilee celebrations on 15 September, the Royal Family attended the changing of the guard in the Outer Courtyard of the Royal Palace and a subsequent choral tribute.

The King during the changing of the guard in the Outer Courtyard.

The King during the changing of the guard in the Outer Courtyard. Photo: Clément Morin/The Royal Court of Sweden

Changing of the guard

The ceremony began at 12:00 with a gun salute from Skeppsholmen, fired by the Stockholm Amphibious Regiment.

The changing of the guard in the Outer Courtyard.

The changing of the guard in the Outer Courtyard. Photo: Clément Morin/The Royal Court of Sweden

The Navy Music Corps.

The Navy Music Corps. Photo: Clément Morin/The Royal Court of Sweden

The King, together with Prince Carl Philip, then attended the changing of the guard when the Life Guards Squadron relieved the Life Company. The Army Music Corps, the Life Guards' Dragoon Music Corps and the Navy Music Corps performed a concert during the ceremony.

The King and Prince Carl Philip during the changing of the guard.

The King and Prince Carl Philip during the changing of the guard. Photo: Clément Morin/The Royal Court of Sweden

Choral tribute

From the Royal Palace's balcony facing the Outer Courtyard, The King listened to a choral tribute from around 130 choristers from Boden Music Classes, Västerås Boys' Choir, Lars-Erik Larsson Upper Secondary School, Linköping Music Classes and the Swedish Radio Choir, conducted by Christina Hörnell.

The King listened to the choral tribute from the Royal Palace's balcony facing the Outer Courtyard.

The King listened to the choral tribute from the Royal Palace's balcony facing the Outer Courtyard. Photo: Clément Morin/The Royal Court of Sweden

The rest of the Royal Family also listened from the balcony, together with their Nordic guests.

130 singers from around Sweden took part in the choral tribute to HM The King.

130 singers from around Sweden took part in the choral tribute to HM The King. Photo: Clément Morin/The Royal Court of Sweden

The choral tribute began with The King's Song, after which the choirs performed songs including the première of Buller och Bång by Benny Andersson, Vi Är Blommor by Georg Riedel and Wedding March by August Söderman.

Well-wishes in the Outer Courtyard.

Well-wishes in the Outer Courtyard. Photo: Clément Morin/The Royal Court of Sweden