Swedish royals visit Estonia

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(2 May 2023)
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Tallinn, Estonia - 2 May 2023
1. Sweden and Estonian flags
2. Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia's motorcade arriving at Freedom Square
3. Estonian President Alar Karis and his wife, Sirje Karis, with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia listening to military band playing
4. Tilt up of woman watching to soldier standing guard
5. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Karis inspecting troops
6. People with flags watching ceremony
7. Various of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Karis inspecting troops
8. People watching ceremony
9. Various of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Karis welcoming official delegations
10. Various of King Carl XVI Gustaf laying wreaths at the monument to the War of Independence
11. Various of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Karis talking to boy scouts
12. Woman handling flowers to King Carl XVI Gustaf
13. Close of woman handing flowers to Queen Silvia
14. King Carl XVI Gustaf talking to a child
15. People cheering
16. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Karis walking
17. Various of people cheering
18. Various of Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas welcoming King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia and posing for photographs
19. Various of King Carl XVI Gustaf signing guest book
20. Swedish and Estonian flags
STORYLINE:
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia on Tuesday arrived in Estonia on an official three day trip.
It was their second visit to the Baltic nation in over 30 years.
The royal couple were welcomed by Estonian President Alar Karis and his wife Sirje in the country’s medieval capital, Tallinn.
The Estonian President’s office said the visit “underscores the close friendship between Estonia and Sweden, all the more so given that it is taking place during the 50th anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s accession to the throne.”
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - all former Soviet republics that are members of the European Union and NATO - are Sweden’s neighbors across the Baltic Sea and have close business and political ties with Stockholm.
Estonia has historical links to Sweden as the small nation of 1.3 million was a province of the Kingdom of Sweden in the 17th and early 18th centuries.
The last time King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia paid an official state visit to Estonia was in 1992 - a year after the Baltic nation had regained in its independence after nearly fifty years of Soviet rule.
The royal visit will focus on boosting cooperation between the two countries in the security and defense sectors, economy and in the field of education, research and innovation, the Estonian President’s office said.
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