Distinctive tiaras, colourful sashes, elaborate elephants, and hand-painted portraits swinging from ribboned pins. Every time the Scandinavian royals step out for their most formal engagements and celebrations, we see this sparkling paraphernalia – all of which is steeped in thousands of years of symbolism and tradition. 

Here, *Vogue Scandinavia* is escorted inside the walls of the Royal Palace in Stockholm by Christian Thorén, the order superintendent of the Royal Majesty's Order, to hear the stories of Scandinavia's most revered royal medals. 