 King Carl Gustaf made an appearance at the 2013 Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree in West Virginia.Together with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, King Carl Gustaf has supported the Messengers of Peace programme.So empowered as head of the House of Bernadotte, King Carl Gustaf since he was enthroned in 1973 has made a number of personal decisions regarding the titles and positions of relatives and family members, including the demotion of a sister, elevation of several commoners to royalty, rebuff of an elderly uncle's wishes and the creation of new Swedish titles and duchies.