The city of Stockholm is set to host this Tuesday, December 10. Celebrating the Nobel Prize. He did so hours after the Swedish Royal Family presented the award, a tradition that began with Oscar II in 1904 and has been maintained over time. It is one of the most anticipated events of the year, marked in red on Bernadotte’s calendar An event where tiaras and charms stand out in costumes worn in the run-up to the Christmas holiday, presided over by kings Carlos Gustavo and Silvia from Sweden.
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© Getty ImagesAn event where elegance and solemnity stood out and where the ladies of the Swedish Royal House monopolized all the spotlights for their impressive looks. The Stockholm Concert Hall is the headquarters of the city’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – inaugurated in 1926 – and features a design by Ivar Tengbom selected in a competition. In addition to the more than 200 orchestra recitals held annually, it hosts the annual Nobel Prize ceremony as well as two annual events: the Stockholm International Composers Festival and the Composers Weekend in Stockholm.
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© Getty ImagesAn event which started at 4:30 pm and was presided over by Carlos Gustavo of Sweden. At the award ceremony – which consists of grants of around one million euros – the King of Sweden presents medals, diplomas and financial certificates recognizing the new Nobel Prize winners in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and economics. Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese Association of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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© Getty ImagesAfter the arrival of the guests, Kings Carlos Gustavo and Silvia appeared on stage, presiding over the awards. They were closely followed by Crown Princes Victoria and Daniel, who joined them in the front row of seats. The appointment marked the monarch’s public reunion with all of their children after Princess Madeleine returned to Stockholm with her husband Chris O’Neill and their three children. After the ceremony, the Swedish royal family joined more than a thousand guests to enjoy a cocktail that will put the finishing touches on the 2024 Nobel Prize.
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© Getty ImagesA banquet in honor of Nobel Prize winners in the Blue Room of Stockholm City Hall. Star chef Jesse Sommerström is the chef in charge of this year’s Nobel banquet and Frida Back handles the desserts. Surprise with a three-course menu that highlights seasonal ingredients, like beets and apples, and a luxurious version of a favorite breakfast.
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A solemn event starting with a lecture by Astrid Söderberg Wedding, Professor of Film Studies and President of Stockholm University since February 2013. A few words in which he highlighted work related to artificial intelligence (AI) and, in the field of medicine, with genetics. All of them “gave rise to revolutionary applications.” But “the unimaginable consequences that genetic technology and artificial intelligence can introduce can only be managed in an international cooperation based on values and trust,” he concluded.
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© Getty ImagesAfterwards, those recognized for the most prestigious awards took the stage one by one to collect their awards. Charles Gustav of Sweden. In the Department of Physics, scientists John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded for their research on machine learning through artificial neural networks. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which is shared, also goes to David Becker, a researcher in the field of computing, who was able to create a computational design of proteins. The other half of the prize went to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for predicting the structure of this protein.
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© Getty ImagesThe medicine prize for the discovery of microRNAs was awarded to Victor Ambrose and Gary Ruvkun. In economics, Simon Johnson, Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson won for their research devoted to the development of economic and political institutions and how these create conditions of prosperity and inequality within countries. The only woman to receive the award this year is 54-year-old South Korean writer Han Kang, author of the novel The Vegetarian, The Greek Class and The White Paperamong others
The appearance of the women of the Swedish Royal House
For the occasion, the Queen chose a stunning petrol blue dress with a sequin bodice and a layered taffeta skirt. A look with long sleeves and a closed, rounded neckline that turns all eyes to the tiara. Of all the options, the sovereign chose the Leuchenberg Diadem, a flexible tiara, which made it more comfortable than the others that he enhanced with huge sapphires for the occasion. A dress which has been the finishing touch with a black velvet clutch bag.
© Getty ImagesFor her part, the first-born of royalty dazzled with her beautiful tiara and a Impressive look Dark in tone is a strapless dress with several bands of black veiled tulle, creating a flattering corseted bodice that contrasts with a trapeze-line skirt. For her jewelry, Victoria of Sweden opted for large teardrop-shaped pink topaz earrings and her most regal look, paired with a fringe tiara (from Baden), featuring 47 sunburst-inspired diamonds. This diadem belonged to Victoria of Baden and she received it as a wedding gift from her parents, the Grand Dukes of Baden.
© Getty ImagesHer sister Magdalena chose a green dress with rhinestones and pins, designed by Fadi El Khoury, who she also believed to wear to the 2014 and 2015 Nobel Prizes, wearing the diamond Connaught Tiara on her head, which Princess Margaret of Connaught. Received as a wedding gift in 1904.
© Getty ImagesSofia Hellqvist arrived with her husband, Prince Carl Philip, and showed off her pregnant belly in a very elegant electric blue dress where she recently posed for a fashion publication to mark her 40th birthday. In it, the asymmetrical neckline with volume and dramatic pleats and architectural style stands out. The princess, as usual, has adopted the diamond tiara given to her by her in-laws on the occasion of her wedding. This time she adorned the headband with small sapphires which gave an impeccable touch to the look.
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