HM Queen Silvia of Sweden being 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.

© Svensk Reportagetjänst 1991 Photo: Boo Jonsson

Nadine Gordimer and HM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1991.

© Svensk Reportagetjänst 1991 Photo: Boo Jonsson

Dressed in gold and green outfits, a young girl and boy pay a floral tribute to the Nobel Laureates.

© Svensk Reportagetjänst 1991 Photo: Boo Jonsson

The dessert is being served: Glace Nobel à  la vanille et aux myrtilles.

© Svensk Reportagetjänst 1991 Photo: Boo Jonsson