▁is ▁within ▁the ▁real m , ▁and ▁is ▁u ph old ing ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁state . ▁ ▁The ▁royal ▁flag ▁with ▁the ▁less er ▁national ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁ho isted ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace , ▁if ▁by ▁reason ▁of ▁ill ness , ▁foreign ▁travel ▁or ▁for ▁any ▁other ▁cause , ▁the ▁King ▁is ▁un av oid ably ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁performing ▁his ▁duties ; ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁House ▁under ▁the ▁valid ▁order ▁of ▁succession ▁who ▁is ▁not ▁prevent ed ▁there ▁from , ▁assumes ▁and ▁performs ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁State ▁in ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁Reg ent ▁ad ▁inter im . ▁ ▁The ▁" plain " ▁triple - ta iled ▁flag ▁( without ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ) ▁is ▁flow n ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace ▁when ▁the ▁R ik sd ag ▁has ▁appointed ▁a ▁person ▁to ▁serve , ▁at ▁a ▁Government ▁order , ▁as ▁Reg ent ▁ad ▁inter im ▁when ▁no ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁House ▁under ▁the ▁valid ▁order ▁of ▁succession ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁position ▁to ▁serve . ▁The ▁three - ta iled ▁war ▁flag ▁is ▁also ▁flow n ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace ▁when ▁the ▁Spe aker , ▁or , ▁in ▁his ▁un av oid able ▁absence , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Spe akers , ▁serves , ▁at ▁a ▁Government ▁order , ▁as ▁Reg ent ▁ad ▁inter im ▁when ▁no ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁House ▁under ▁the ▁valid ▁order ▁of ▁succession ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁position ▁to ▁serve . ▁ ▁Under ▁King ▁Carl ▁XVI