The Royal Court () is the official name for the organisation (
royal households) that supports the
monarch
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and the
royal house
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. The incumbent monarch, King
Carl XVI Gustaf
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, is head of the Royal Court.
Organizational structure
The Royal Court is divided into segments:
# The Office of the
Marshal of the Realm
# The Office of the
Marshal of the Court
#
The Queen's Household
#
The Crown Princess
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's Household
# The Ceremonial Household
# The Royal Collections with the
# Office of the Governor of the Royal Palaces
#
Royal Stables
# The Household
# Patronage
# Information and Press Department
The Office of the Marshal of the Realm is currently headed by
Fredrik Wersäll
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Wersäll was educated at Uppsala Univer ...
, who is accountable to the King for the activities of the entire Royal Court organization.
The Marshal of the Realm is responsible for contacts with the government and Riksdag.
Supporting the Marshal of the Realm is the staff office with a Permanent Secretary at the Office of the Marshal of the Realm and a Court Secretary.
See also
* ''
Curia regis''
*
Royal court
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*
Swedish Royal Academies
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References
External links
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Court
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Sweden
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