A bust of Alfred Nobel takes centre stage, surrounded by beautiful flowers donated by the city of Sanremo in Italy, where Alfred Nobel spent the last few years of his life, and where he died on 10 December 1896.
Eight empty red chairs await the 2007 Nobel Laureates, who will shortly receive their award medals and diplomas from his majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
Flowers donated by the city of Sanremo in Italy served as a backdrop to the 2007 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. A total of 13,000 flowers decked the stage of the Stockholm Concert Hall.
The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony begins. Onstage are the 2007 Nobel Laureates, the Swedish Royal Family, previous Nobel Laureates, and members of the Nobel Prize awarding institutions.
The Swedish Royal Family stands to sing the royal anthem. From left: Queen Silvia, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria. Just behind them (left to right) are Princess Madeleine and Prince Carl Philip.
Close-up (from left to right) of Gerhard Ertl (Nobel Laureate in Chemistry), Mario R. Capecchi, Martin J. Evans and Oliver Smithies (Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine).
The 2007 Laureates rise for the Swedish national anthem (from left to right): Albert Fert, Peter Grünberg, Gerhard Ertl, Mario R. Capecchi, Martin J. Evans, Oliver Smithies, Eric Maskin and Roger B. Myerson.