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1 (of 4) Musicians entertain the Nobel Banquet guests inside the Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall.

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2 (of 4) Guests wait in anticipation as the Nobel ice cream, 'Parfait Glace Nobel', is being brought in.

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3 (of 4) A smiling Princess Christina of Sweden is seated beside Elias Canetti at the table of honour at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1981.

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4 (of 4) Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden.

© Svensk Reportagetjänst1981 Photo: Ulf Blumenberg