Nancy Pelosi mingles with royals after handing over her throne in Congress: Ex-Speaker brings husband Paul to rub noses with Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden for glitzy opening of San Francisco consulate

Nancy Pelosi mingled with royalty in San Francisco on Tuesday night as she and husband Paul Pelosi joined the Crown Princess of Sweden for a royal event. 

The Democratic duo joined Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden for the opening of Sweden's new Counsel General office.

The foursome dressed up for the occasion with Victoria wearing a green dress by Swedish designer Malina. Pelosi, who is on a two-week break from Congress, wore black pants and a vibrant purple jacket.

From left to right: Johan Forssell, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Prince Daniel of Sweden, Representative Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi attend the Inaugural Reception of the New Consulate General of Sweden in San Francisco

The Swedish couple - who have been married for almost 14 years - are on a three-day royal tour of California. 

They began their time in San Francisco doing the typical touristy things: visiting the Golden Gate Bridge and hiking the Rodeo Beach Coastal Trailhead.

The main event of their visit was Tuesday evening's new grand opening of a Swedish Consulate General office. San Francisco has a large Swedish population.

They'll also meet with California Governor Gavin Newsom and San Francisco Mayor London Breed. They'll end their visit in Palo Alto, including a visit to Stanford University.

Paul Pelosi has made returned to being by his wife's side after being attacked with a hammer during a break in in 2022 at the couple's San Francisco home. A federal grand jury found David DePape guilty of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official.

Nancy Pelosi declined to make another run as Democratic leader in the House in order to make way for a new generation of leadership. 

She serves as Speaker Emerita and has said she plans to run for another term as representative of speaker.

Princess Victoria is the heir apparent as the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf. If she succeeds her father to the throne, she will be the fourth Queen of Sweden and the first since 1720. 

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden are on a three-day visit to California

Nancy Pelosi with husband Paul Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi greet Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden

The couple happily posed for pictures by San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on the first day of their tour

Crown Princess Victoria stopped to take a photo of the Golden Gate Bridge 

Pictured: Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden pose for a photo at the Golden Gate Bridge

The couple's tour of San Francisco will come to an end on Thursday.

The royal couple are visiting California with Sweden's Minister of State Johan Forssel to develop the country's relationship with the US state.

Earlier this year, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visited the UK - where they attended the Royal Variety Performance with the Prince and Princess of Wales

In 1979, Sweden was among the very first monarchies to introduce absolute primogeniture, a move only followed by the United Kingdom in 2013. 

The Crown Princess began to assist her parents King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia with their work after turning 18 in 1995.

When she is crowned, Victoria will become the first reigning queen in the royal family of Sweden since 1818 following the parliamentary change to the Act of Succession that introduced absolute primogeniture. 

She met her now-husband, Prince Daniel, 49, who was her former personal trainer following doctor-ordered sessions amid her eating disorder recovery.

The couple were married in 2010 after a long-term relationship, and are now parents to Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland, 11, and Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne, seven. 

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden looked glamorous in a colourful silk skirt by the designer Saloni

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Daniel of Sweden (centre) visit the Scandinavian School and Cultural Center

The mother-of-two styled her long brown hair into a low bun and completed her look with a pair of orange dangly earrings

The future Queen of Sweden was given a bouquet of flowers following her arrival at the school in San Francisco 

Victoria intends to let her 'children be children' away from the limelight and will introduce them gradually into their roles as royals, according to People. 

Born in 2012, Princess Estelle is the eldest child of Crown Princess Victoria and is next in line to the Swedish throne after her mother.

The princess previously attended a preschool near Stockholm which followed the Ur and Skur outdoor teaching methods to focus on the natural world.

She now attends Campus Manilla in Stockholm where she was joined last year by her younger brother, Prince Oscar.

The young Princess Estelle regularly makes appearances with her mother Crown Princess Victoria and her father Daniel Westling.

She carried out her first royal engagement in 2014 at just two years old when she opened a 'fairytale path' at Linköping Castle.