The King and Queen of Sweden will visit the United States and Canada in October. Their trip will include a visit to the US Capital and the White House on October 23rd and then a four day trip to Canada.

Accompanied by her parents, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia, Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria attended the openining of parliament Tuesday.

The 29-year old princess was dressed in classic black for the occasion. Parliament was officially opened by King Carl Gustaf, who warned that action was needed to protect life on earth in the face of climate change.

Members from every royal house in the world attended the celebrations to mark the Diamond Jubilee of King Rama IX, the King of Thailand.

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have began their five day official State Visit to Turkey.

This is the first ever official visit by the King of Sweden to Turkey, officials from both countries expect this visit to further enhance relations.

King Carl XVI Gustaf will turn 60 on 30 April, in a recent interview the King said: “'The good thing is you don't have to pretend to be a teenager any more. For instance when you are working out, you don't have to rush but can take it a little easy, with some style.''