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1 (of 4) HM Queen Silvia of Sweden is escorted down the stairway of the Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall by Lars Gyllensten, Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Foundation and member of the Swedish Academy.

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2 (of 4) Inside the Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall, where the Nobel Banquet has been held since the late 1920s.

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3 (of 4) HRH Princess Lilian of Sweden smiles at the camera while dessert is being served at the table of honour.

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4 (of 4) Princess Desirée of Sweden is seated beside an amused Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Susumu Tonegawa.

© Svensk Reportagetjänst 1987 Photo: Boo Jonsson