This year marks King Carl Gustaf's 50th jubilee on the throne. King Carl Gustaf ascended the throne on 15 September 1973 and is Sweden's longest-reigning monarch of all time. The celebrations in 2023 for the golden jubilee of the King began with a Sweden Dinner held at the Royal Palace. King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia attended the Sweden Dinner (Sverigemiddag).
Guests representing cultural life, business, health care, education, sports from all of Sweden's counties, as well as the country's governors, were invited to the dinner. The 500th anniversary of the election of Gustav Vasa as King of Sweden after liberating Sweden from Danish rule will also be celebrated during 2023.
