STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden this week marks the 50th anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s accession to the throne with four days of celebrations that culminate with a military parade through the capital.

The head of the House of Bernadotte (a.k.a. the Swedish royal family), Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus was born on April 30, 1946 at Haga Palace in Solna, Sweden. He's now the longest-reigning Swedish king ...

On Un ballo in maschera at the Hungarian State Opera. The opera’s plot, which is based on the assassination in 1792 of King Gustav III of Sweden at, yes, a masked ball, proved almost comically ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrated his golden jubilee Friday, marking 50 years since he ascended the throne on Sept. 15, 1973. He is the longest-reigning king in the history of ...