King Carl Gustaf 's Birthday

Swedish King Carl Gustaf, center, is surrounded by family for his 64th birthday at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Friday, April 30, 2010. Thousands gathered in the Palace courtyard to see the King on his birthday. From left are Prince Carl Philip, Daniel Westling and his fiancee, Crown Princess Victoria, and Queen Silvia.

Swedish King Carl Gustaf gestures to the public, at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Friday, April 30, 2010. Thousands gathered in the Palace courtyard to see the King on his 64th birthday.

Swedish King Carl Gustaf receives a hug from a small boy at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Friday, April 30, 2010. Thousands gathered in the Palace courtyard to see the King on his 64th birthday.

Swedish King Carl Gustaf gestures to the public, at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Friday, April 30, 2010. Thousands gathered in the Palace courtyard to see the King on his 64th birthday. (AP Photo/Jonas Ekstromer

Swedish King Carl Gustaf waves to the public, at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Friday, April 30, 2010. Thousands gathered in the Palace courtyard to see the King on his 64th birthday.

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, seen here with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, left reviewi ng the honor guard at Quirinale palace in Rome, March 24, 2009, has been on the Swedish throne since Sept. 15, 1973. He succeeded his grandfather; his father died when he was just a year old.

King Carl XVI Gustaf, seen with and his wife, Queen Silvia, and the Dutch Queen Beatrix at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, April 21, 2009, was born in Sweden's Haga Palace, the youngest of five children but the only son.

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia oatre seen at a birthday concert fr their oldest child,Crown Princess Victoria, on July 14, 2007, in Borgholm, Sweden. The two, who met at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where she was an interpreter and host, hav ebeen married since June 19, 1976.

King Carl Gutaf XVI and Queen Silvia greet guests as they arrive for the Gala Dinner at Royal Palace to celebrate the king's 60th Birthday on April 30, 2006, in Stockholm, Sweden. They have two daughters and a son.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, right, and King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf head for the opening ceremony of an exhibition at the National Museum of History in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. The king's duties are largely ceremonial and include representing Sweden in visits abroad.

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrive at the Parliment's Lunch at City Hall to celebrate his 60th Birthday on April 30, 2006 in Stockholm, Sweden. The king studied at the universities of Uppsala and Stockholm and reciwved commissions in the Royal Swedish Army, the Royal Swedish Navy, and the Royal Swedish Air Force.

Carl XVI Gustaf is probably best known as the presenter of the Nobel Prizes each year. Here is the Swedish royal family at the Nobel Prize ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday Dec. 10, 2007. From left King Carl XVI Gustaf, Princess Madeleine, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Carl Philip.

From left, Princess Victoria, Queen Silvia and Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, follow the Nations Team event, at the World Alpine Ski Championships in Are, Sweden, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. The king has a strong interest in the environment.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf speak during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, June 14, 2007. Carl XVI Gustaf was on an official visit to Russia.

Sweden's Gold Medallist Anna Carin Olofsson is hugged by Sweden's King Carl Gustaf after winning the Women's 12.5 km Mass Start Biathlon race in Cesana San Sicario, Italy, at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006. Germany's silver medallist Kati Wilhelm smiles, right.

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf speaks during the opening ceremony of the 61st World Association of Newspapers congress Monday June 2, 2008, in Goteborg, Sweden. As crown prince, he spent time at the Swedish Mission to the United Nations, the Swedish Embassy in London, and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France.

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden attends the 2007 World Scout Jamboree opening ceremony held at Hylands Park, on July 31, 2007 in Chelmsford, England. The King is honorary chairman of the World Scout Foundation, and often participates in Scout activities both in Sweden and abroad.

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden attends the 2007 World Scout Jamboree opening ceremony held at Hylands Park, on July 31, 2007, in Chelmsford, England.

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden attends the 2007 World Scout Jamboree opening ceremony held at Hylands Park, on July 31, 2007 in Chelmsford, England.

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden speaks during a climate change seminar at the National Press Club November 9, 2007 in Washington, DC. One of is interests is the environment.

Queen Silvia of Sweden and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden tour gardens at Chelsea Flower Show during the preview day on May, 21, 2007 in London.They were there to open an exhibit dedicated to the legacy of Swedish botanist and explorer Carl Linnaeus, who was born 300 years ago.

Sweden's Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf, attend the state banquet at Vienna's Hofburg palace, on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007. The Swedish royal couple were in Vienna for a three-day state visit.

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, right, and Queen Silvia are seen ahead of a gala dinner at the Ajuda Palace in Lisbon Monday May 5, 2008. Sweden's king was on a three-day state visit to Portugal.

Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, right, and Queen Silvia, left, arrive at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden Tuesday Dec. 11 2007, for a gala dinner for the Nobel prize winners.

Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf is seen during an interview, in the Swedish Royal Castle on Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden urged Americans to "think twice" about climate change ahead of his visit to the U.S.to promote Swedish green technology in New York and Michigan.

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, center, his wife Queen Silvia, left, and Netherlands' Queen Beatrix, right, propose a toast during a state banquet at Royal Palace Noordeinde in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday April 21, 2009.

The Swedish royal family, Queen Silvia, left, Princess Madeleine, second from left, King Carl XVI Gustaf, center, Prince Carl Philip, second from right, and Crown Princess Victoria, right, are seen during the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008.

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and his his wife, Queen Silvia, attend a Flag-raising Ceremony in front of the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, July 6, 2009. They were there to celebrate the Lithuanian State Day and the Millennium of the First Mention of the Name of Lithuania in Written Records.

King Carl Gustaf, right, and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrive at the Winter Garden for the Volvo Ocean Race Gala Dinner in New York, May 11, 2006. The nautical formal gala will benefit the World Childhood Foundation, founded by Queen Silvia in 1999.

From left, members of the Swedish royal family, Princess Lilian, King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria applaud during the 2006 Nobel Prize ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006.

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf takes a photo of Swedish players as Queen Silvia, left, looks on before the women's handball preliminary match between Sweden and Brazil at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. Sweden beat Brazil.

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, center, receives a hug from her father, King Carl Gustaf, right, on her 31st birthday at the royal summer house Solliden on the island of Oeland, Southern Sweden, Monday, July 14, 2008 as her mother Queen Silvia, left, looks on.

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European royals and heads of state gather for a group photo at the special birthday concert at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, April 30, 2006, to celebrate King Carl Gustaf of Sweden's 60th birthday. From left, back row, Iceland's President Olafur Grimsson, Arch Duke Henri of Luxemburg, King Harald of Norway, King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, Prince Consort Henrik of Denmark, Finland's Penti Arajarvi, Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein and King Albert of Belgium, and, front row, Iceland's Dorrit Moussaieff, Arch Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Queen Sonja of Norway, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Beatrix of Netherlands, Finland's President Tarja Halonen and Queen Paolo of Belgium.