Preparation of the 2003 Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall.

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The table of honour at the 2003 Nobel Banquet, richly decorated with flowers from the City of Sanremo, Italy.

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Sweden's Princess Madeleine is escorted by one of the Nobel Laureates in Physics, Alexei Abrikosov, to the table of honour.

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About 1,400 guests enjoy the Banquet dinner in the Blue Hall.

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Arrival of the dessert.

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The Nobel dessert being carried down the stairway of the Blue Hall.

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The Nobel dessert: coffee crème bavaroise with a lemon-and orange salad.

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Nobel Laureate in Physics Vitaly Ginzburg and Queen Silvia of Sweden.

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Laureate in Economic Sciences Clive W.J. Granger delivering his banquet speech.

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Princess Madeleine, Prince Carl Philip and Crown Princess Victoria at the 2003 Nobel Prize Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall.

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After-dinner dancing in the Golden Hall.

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Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Peter Agre dances with his wife at the Nobel Banquet.

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