At 17 on a Thursday evening commencing the Swedish Academy’s annual ceremonial meeting. But this year’s gathering becomes an event.”). Several high-ranking guests are absent from the ceremonial tradition in the grand hall, and the new members give speeches about themselves rather than about their representatives.
the DN used to be able to tell you will not the nobel Foundation ceo Lars Heikensten, governor Sven-Erik Österberg, or the commander in chief Micael Bydén to attend. Archbishop Antje Jackelén says straight out that she is boycotting the gathering.
In the common case also involved the whole of the royal family at högtidssammankomsten, but this year, neither prince Carl Philip and princess Sofia or princess Madeleine with her husband Chris O’neill. On Aftonbladet’s question about the royal family’s limited presence constitutes a diplomatic effort against the Swedish Academy responds to the court’s head of corporate communications, Margareta Thorgren:
– So you can interpret it, and the interpretation I have nothing against.
the remaining members of the additional adversity. To the sorry gathering, there were plans to akademiledamoten Horace Engdahl would deliver a speech. But sources familiar with the arrangements of the högtidssammankomsten state that the Academy has decided that’s no longer the should be held.
According to DN, the decision was taken after ”fruitful” talks with the royal court. Formally speaking, it is the Swedish Academy which determine independently of the program on the högtidssammankomsten, but according to DN’s sources, the court comments that Horace Engdahl would deliver a speech.
Even members of the Academy shall, according to DN’s sources have considered it inappropriate to Horace Engdahl will talk on the högtidssammankomsten. His earlier statements on the district court’s våldtäktsdom against kulturprofilen Jean-Claude Arnault has led to strong criticism.
stresses that it is the Swedish Academy, which decides the application on the högtidssammankomsten.
” No, it’s the Swedish Academy that develop and prevail over the program which is held during the högtidssammankomsten. I can’t comment on if the Swedish Academy has received comments on the program, ” says Margareta Thorgren to DN.
DN is looking for the Swedish Academy’s permanent secretary Anders Olsson and Horace Engdahl since yesterday evening. They have not returned.
