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H.M. the King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, newly turned 80, gave 9.6 million dollars to scouting globally
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H.M. the King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, newly turned 80, gave 9.6 million dollars to scouting globally

H.M. the King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden turned 80 on the 30th of April. As a scout since childhood, and until recently honorary chairman of the World Scout Foundation, the King wished that any birthday gift should be directed to a newly created trust to support scouting globally. The picture shows the King handing over 9.6 million seeds to two Swedish scouts, as a symbol for the 9.6 million dollars collected so far, at a gala dinner at the Stockholm City Hall with representatives for the scout movement.

_Picture credit: Magnus Fröderberg / Kungl. Hovstaterna_

u/Gositi — 3 days ago