Glamour reigns at annual Nobel Prize Ceremonies

December 10th is always a date royal watchers have circled on their calendars. It is the date of Alfred Nobel’s death and therefore the date the Nobel Prize ceremonies take place every year. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in a ceremony held in Norway while the Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Economics prizes are awarded in Sweden.

The Norwegian events are a less formal affair. Both the Queen and Crown Princess opted to repeat outfits worn to previous Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies. Queen Sonja chose an Emilio Pucci black and red suit previously worn to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in 2013. Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore a Valentino coat she previously wore to the ceremonies in 2009 and 2014. The white coat features sleeves with a bow detail.

For the gala dinner in Norway, the dress code is black tie. Both royal ladies debuted new pieces with connections to Norway. Queen Sonja wore a gown from the label Dundas which is headed by famous Norwegian designer Peter Dundas. The gown features red lace, long sleeves, a bow on the neckline, and tiered layers on the bottom. Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore a custom creation by Norwegian actress Pia Tjelta who has an eponymous clothing line. The white gown features glittering embellishments on the neckline.

The ceremony in Sweden is a much more glitzy affair. Dress code is white tie, meaning the Swedish ladies all wore gowns, orders, tiaras, and a lot of jewellery. Queen Silvia repeated her Elie Saab Couture gown. The white and gold gown was appropriately debuted by the Queen during a visit to Lebanon earlier in the year as Elie Saab is a Lebanese designer. She chose one of her favourite tiaras to wear to the Nobel Prize Ceremony, the Nine Prong Tiara.

Crown Princess Victoria chose a custom creation from Swedish designer Selam Fessaheye. The dress was a voluminous asymmetrical black and white gown. The Crown Princess previously wore a Fessaheye creation to this year’s Polar Music Prize choosing a similarly voluminous pink gown. She went with diamonds, diamonds, and more diamonds for her jewellery opting for the Baden Fringe Tiara, Queen Josephine’s stomacher earrings, a diamond riviere necklace, and a diamond brooch.

Princess Sofia offered the biggest surprise of the night. She debuted a new setting for her diamond palmette tiara. She wore the diadem with turquoise toppers for the first time at the ceremony. She has previously worn it with emerald and pearl toppers as well as no toppers. To complement the new setting, she commissioned a custom turquoise gown by Swedish designer Emelie Janrell. The gown features off the shoulder bishop sleeves and a sweetheart neckline. The designer said that she was “proud and honoured to have dressed beautiful Princess Sofia” on Instagram. Princess Sofia finished the turquoise look with turquoise earrings by Swedish brand LWL Jewelry. This is the same jeweller that crafted the custom choker necklace Princess Sofia wore to the 2018 Nobel Prize Ceremony.

Princess Madeleine chose an interesting colour combination for her look. She wore a bright pink ballgown by designer Angel Sanchez. The gown appears to be strapless but actually is sleeveless with illusion netting. Princess Madeleine opted for an adventurous colour pairing for the gown by opting to wear the Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara. She added large diamond epaulette earrings from the Swedish royal collection.

We will see more tiaras today at the King’s Dinner for Nobel Laureates held at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. What were your favourite and least favourite looks from the Nobel festivities? What are you hoping to see today?