Wednesday June 6th saw Sweden mark it’s National Day, and the King and Queen were key participants in the celebration. Click through the gallery to see how they spent the day.

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Sweden’s National Day celebrations 2019

IN PICTURES: Tove Styrke shows her strength on stage

IN PICTURES: Metallica and more at the 2018 Polar Music Prize

Swedish island home from famous film for sale

IN PICTURES: Incredible images of reindeer herding in northern Sweden

IN PICTURES: Competitive ice fishing in Lycksele, Swedish Lapland

IN PICTURES: Swedish stars stage #MeToo protest at movie awards

These incredible Swedish gingerbread houses will blow your mind

IN PICTURES: Swedish star Lykke Li is selling her bohemian chic Stockholm apartment

IN PICTURES: Touching photo project reveals Stockholmers’ love for their pets

IN PICTURES: May 2017 snow in Stockholm

IN PICTURES: Step inside Greta Garbo’s former New York City apartment

Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria celebrates 39th birthday

IN PICTURES: Royal smiles at Prince Oscar’s christening

Stockholm Pride Parade 2015

IN PICTURES: Princess Leonore through the years

IN PICTURES: Sweden’s hottest new fashion designers for 2015

IN PICTURES: Who are Sweden’s ten richest people?

IN PICTURES: Sweden’s best photos of 2014

Your December snow snaps

IN PICTURES: The 2014 Nobel Banquet

In Pictures: Ace of Base through the years as teen cover group launches

Sweden’s best beards (of the 1930s)

Food and booze expats miss from home

IN PICTURES: The Swedish mining town that’s being moved 3km

Unstoppable Conchita Wurst belts ballad at Pride Park’s historic party

Top ten Swedish taboos

Top ten Swedish beach hot spots

Stockholm Street Style: July 2014

Top 10 things to do in Malmö

Top ten ways to spend a weekend in Gotland

IN PICTURES: Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist

Top 10 dumb Swedish emergency calls

Sweden photos of the day

Ten most embarrassing Swedish mistakes

Rules of nakedness

World’s first underground run

Top 10 things that Sweden leads the world in

What do Norwegians really think of Swedes?

Is Swedish Boss the most famous dog on Instagram?