More on Royal Ascot, a royal visit to Canada, King Harald and Queen Sonja’s Silver Jubilee cruise, Swedish Royal 40th Wedding Anniversary, Queen Margrethe’s new ballet and a new film about Queen Victoria.

Royal Ascot, Part II

Find out more about the Queen’s horse winning at Royal Ascot this year.

 

Silver Jubilee Cruise

Find out in this week’s show where King Harald and Queen Sonja visited aboard the royal yacht, Norge.

King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway. Photo: Jørgen Gomnæs/The Royal Court.
King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway. Photo: Jørgen Gomnæs/The Royal Court.

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s 40th Wedding Anniversary

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath married on 19 June 1976 in Stockholm.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath married on 19 June 1976 in Stockholm.

A new exhibition, Royal Wedding Dresses, opens at the Royal Palace of Stockholm on 22 October 2016 and runs until 5 March 2017, to commemorate King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s 40th Wedding Anniversary.

A detail from Queen Silvia's wedding gown, designed by Marc Bohan for Christian Dior, in 1976. Photo: Sanna Argus Tirén/Kungahuset.se
A detail from Queen Silvia’s wedding gown, designed by Marc Bohan for Christian Dior, in 1976. Photo: Sanna Argus Tirén/Kungahuset.se

Victoria and Abdul

Dame Judi Dench reprises her role as Queen Victoria in a new film focusing on her relationship with Abdul Karim.

Victoria and the Munshi, Abdul Karim. Taken in the Garden Cottage at Balmoral, 1894 or 1895.
Victoria and the Munshi, Abdul Karim. Taken in the Garden Cottage at Balmoral, 1894 or 1895.

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