Sweden's King Comes Sailing Up The Thames Photo Shows: Gustaf VI Adolf King of Sweden of The Goths and The Wends Waving from The Royal barge with Queen Louise, and The Duke of Edinburgh As The Swedish Visitors Approached. Waterloo Bridge to-day. London: The First State Visit to Britain for forty-six Years of A Reigning King of Sweden, Plus The Ancient Links of Blood and history That Bind Britain to Scandinavia, Have Ensured A Warm Welcome for Gustaf VI Adolf King of Sweden of The Goths and The Wends. and Queen Louise, Who Arrived at Greenwich Tier to-day in The Swedish Cruiser. June 28, 1954.