15 September 2023

The Royal Family attend a Te Deum thanksgiving service

On the morning of 15 September, the Royal Family attended a Te Deum thanksgiving service in the Royal Chapel at the Royal of Stockholm. The service was held as part of the celebrations for HM The King's 50th jubilee.

The Royal Family with the Nordic heads of state and their spouses and royal guests in the chancel of the Royal Chapel.

The Royal Family with the Nordic heads of state and their spouses and royal guests in the chancel of the Royal Chapel. Photo: Clément Morin/The Royal Court of Sweden

The service began with Sébastien Holmström Borén's Fanfare From Vasa to Bernadotte.

The Royal Family arrive at the Royal Chapel.

Photo: Clément Morin/The Royal Court of Sweden

The Royal Family arrive at the Royal Chapel.

The Royal Family arrive at the Royal Chapel. Photo: Clément Morin/The Royal Court of Sweden

The service was led by Chief Court Chaplain Johan Dalman and Pastor of the Royal Court Parish Michael Bjerkhagen.

During the Te Deum, the congregation listened to The Coronation March, composed by Ludvig Norman for the coronation of King Oskar II and Queen Sofia, The Good Shepherd by Princess Eugénie, and Te Deum by Edvard Gille.

During the thanksgiving service in the Royal Chapel.

During the thanksgiving service in the Royal Chapel. Photo: Clément Morin/The Royal Court of Sweden

The performers were Court Trumpeter Olle Hermansen, trumpeter Björn Nyman, an ensemble from the Navy Music Corps conducted by Alexander Hanson, Cathedral Organist Mattias Wager, the Royal Chapel Vocal Ensemble, the Palace Choir and Court Organist Mary Ljungquist Hén.

Guard of honour at the Royal Chapel.

Guard of honour at the Royal Chapel. Photo: Clément Morin/The Royal Court of Sweden

Te Deum

The Te Deum – a thanksgiving service – is an ancient church ceremony, which in a royal context takes place in connection with important events at the Royal Court: christenings, birthdays, jubilees and other ceremonial occasions.