Swedish Royal Family Welcomes Third Child, a Baby Boy

The Swedish Royal Family has welcomed their third child, a baby boy, into the world on March 26th.

Princess Sophia, 36, and Prince Carl Philip, 41, are said to be overjoyed with the arrival of their new son.

The Swedish Royal Court announced that both mother and baby are in good health.

The child was born at 11.19am at Danderyd Hospital in Stockholm, weighing in at 3,220 grams and measured at 49 centimetres long.

Prince Carl Philip was present at the hospital throughout the birth.

The new baby joins big brother four-year-old Prince Alexander and three-year-old Prince Gabriel.

In a statement released by the Palace, they expressed their happiness and gratitude for the new addition to their family.

They said, “We are so happy and grateful to be able to welcome our third son to our family.

Princess Sophia and I and his two big brothers have all been longing for this day and now we are looking forward to getting to know this new little member of our family.”

The new baby is seventh in line to the throne and the eighth great-grandchild of King Carl XVI Gustaf.

Carl Philip is currently fifth in the line of succession.

The king is Sweden’s head of state but his duties are ceremonial and he holds no political power.

Princess Victoria, 43, the king’s older sister, is the heir to the Swedish throne.

She has two children, Prince Oscar V and Princess Estelle, 9.

Princess Madeleine, Carl Philip’s younger sister, has now dropped to eighth in line.

She has three children, Princess Leonore, 7, Prince Nicholas, 5 and Princess Adrienne, 2.

Carl Philip and Sophia announced their pregnancy in December 2020, with the Swedish Palace sharing a stunning black and white photo of the pair.

The news of their pregnancy comes just weeks after the royal couple announced that they had tested positive for Covid-19 after experiencing flu-like symptoms in late November.

In October 2019, King Carl XVI Gustaf announced that he had decided to strip the HRH titles from the children of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sophia, as well as his daughter, Princess Madeleine, and Chris O’Neill.

The purpose of these changes is to establish which members of the Royal Family may be expected to perform official duties incumbent on the Head of State or related to the functions of the Head of State.

Prince Carl Philip shared on Instagram that he saw the decision as positive.

He wrote, “Today the King announced the decision that our children no longer hold the Royal Highness position.

We see this as a positive as Alexander and Gabriel will have freer choices in life.

We will continue to focus on our heart issues and commitment.

We will also continue to support the King and Crown Princess, our future Head of State, and participate in the King’s House activities as we wish.”

The baby won’t have an HRH title like brothers Prince Alexander and Prince Gabriel did when they were born.

The baby will have the title of Prince, but the title is personal and any future spouses or children will not have the right to titles.

Known as Sweden’s real-life Prince Charming, Carl Philip broke the hearts of royal watchers across the globe when he announced his engagement to former glamour model and reality TV star Sofia Helqvist on June 13, 2015, in Stockholm, Sweden, four years after news of their relationship first hit headlines.

Carl Philip and Sofia reportedly met at a nightclub in Stockholm after he ended his relationship with publicist Emma Pornoud, whom he dated for a decade.

Sofia told TV4 they met through mutual friends.

In conclusion, the Swedish Royal Family is overjoyed with the arrival of their new baby boy.

The new addition to the family is seventh in line to the throne and the eighth great-grandchild of King Carl XVI Gustaf.

Although the baby won’t have an HRH title, he will have the title of Prince.