On 22 September, Sofia and Carl Philip joined the King at the Opening of the General Synod in Uppsala. The service was led by the Bishop of Lund Johan Tyrberg. The General Synod is Sweden's largest religious governing body with 251 members who come from all throughout Sweden. It is an annual event and almost always a member of the Swedish royal family attends. This was Sofia's first time attending and I believe Carl Philip's first time as well.
Sofia wore a new dress from Viktoria Chan and carried a clutch from Dagmar. Her shoes appear to be her nude Saint Laurent's but they could be Kurt Geiger- it is hard to tell. Her earrings come from Mrs. Mi.
On Friday, the entire royal family -sans Princess Madeleine- attended the Sverigemiddag at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. This dinner is given once a year since its start in 2013. The King and Queen invite a variety of Swedes from all the counties who have made a contribution to society in some area or another. Last year there were farmers, sports players, and leaders just to give you a few different ideas of who is invited. This dinner is held to recognize their work but also to give the royal family a chance to hear about what is going on in the areas they come from. This dinner is not to be confused with Representationsmiddags which tend to be held twice a year. The Representationsmiddags are a more formal occasion where the jewels are pulled out. The Sverigemiddag is a less formal affair and there are no jewels or orders. Cocktail or long dresses may be worn and normally the family splits it up so at least one person is wearing a short dress.
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This year Sofia got the short dress and Victoria debuted her baby bump in a long gown. (Side note- Victoria is pregnant!!!!! Due in March 2016! I was so excited I made myself sick to the point where I thought I was going to pass out!) Silvia always comes in a gown so this was not a surprise to me.
Sofia wore a dress from Dagmar with what appear to be her Saint Laurent Pumps. Everyplace I read about this look, everyone is not a fan. I on the other hand love the dress on her! I think the gold undertone goes splendidly with her hair and I hope she wears it again!
Victoria wore a long gown from Adrianna Papell. She has the short version of this dress as well which she wore not terribly long ago to a dinner at the Haga for one of the charities that their (Daniel and Victoria) wedding fund supports. It looks like she wore her grey By Malene Birger heels to match.
Silvia wore a black dress with a monochrome wrap around it. Again everyone I read seemed not to be a fan but I thought she looked splendid! Best use of this wrap to date. I have always hated when she has worn it in the back but this is a great look for it. However I am not so sure about the brooch she is using to hold it closed. Maybe a diamond one would have looked better instead of her ivory flower.
Tonight, Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip attended a fundraising Gala for Project Playground. This was the second year for this specific gala in Örnsköldsvik organized by Ulla Sjöström. There was an auction which raised nearly half a million SEK (about 60,000 USD / about 540000 Euro) which will go to supporting Project Playground's many projects in South Africa Townships. Various artists preformed- such as Robin Stjernberg, Linda Brava, Fredric Benedict Nybladh and Waterloo and comedian Per Andersson kept the audience laughing. The full press release can be read here.
Sofia wore a white dress from Reiss (first seen in official photos before the wedding) and carried a clutch from Dagmar. She wore white pumps which I suspect to be the same pair, that has yet to be identified, from Princess Leonore's Baptism. And as always she wore her Project Playground bracelet on her wrist.
Today both the Royal Couple and the Crown Princess Couple attended the 2015 Polar Music Prize Ceremony and Banquets in Stockholm. They were joined by Princess Christina and her husband Tord Magnusson- but I have yet to see any photos that I can use yet.
Queen Silvia's gown is not new. It is made by Gnyuki Torimaru aka Yuki- one of Silvia's go to gown designers. Crown Princess Victoria on the other hand debuted a new gown from Dagmar. Her shoes were YSL, clutch Anya Hindmarch, and Earrings are from Oscar de la Renta. Her bracelet she has had since at least 2013 and huge shoutout to Isabelle for correctly identifying it as Lulu Frost.
