Today, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden celebrates his 65th birthday. He was born in Haga Palace on April 30th, 1946, to Prince Gustav Adolf and Princess Sibylla. His godparents were the Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, the Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark, the Crown Prince Olav of Norway, Princess Juliana of the Netherlands, King Gustaf V of Sweden, Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden (his grandfather), the Crown Princess Louise of Sweden (his step-grandmother), Count Folke Bernadotte af Wisborg and Countess Maria Bernadotte af Wisborg.































