Official biography from
the Royal Court's website
Prince Carl Philip
Carl Philip, Prince of Sweden, Duke of Värmland, was born on May 13, 1979 at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. He was baptised in the Palace church on August 31, 1979 and got the names Carl Philip Edmund Bertil.
Prins Carl Philip is the second child of His Majesty The King Carl XVI Gustaf and Her Majesty The Queen Silvia. He has two sisters, Crown Princess Victoria, born on July 14, 1977 and Princess Madeleine, born on June 10, 1982.
In accordance with the 1979 Act of Succession which entered into force on January 1, 1980, Prince Carl Philip is second in line of succession, next to Crown Princess Victoria.
Education
From 1984-86, Prince Carl Philip attended the Västerled parish preschool. In the autumn 1986, he started school at Smedslättsskolan in Bromma where he completed his junior school level.
He completed intermediate level at Ålstensskolan also in Bromma and proceeded from there in the autumn 1992 to senior level at Enskilda Gymnasiet in Stockholm.
Studies in the U.S.
In the autumn of 1994 Prince Carl Philip studied at Kent , a private school in Connecticut, where he spent two years.
The Prince then followed a science programme at Lundbergs Upper Secondary School in Värmland, where he matriculated in 1999.
Prince Carl Philip was confirmed in the summer of 1994 at Vadstena Church, after confirmation studies in Medevi.
Naval Reserve Officer
Prince Carl Philip did his military service at the Amphibious Battalion at Vaxholm's Coast Artillery Regiment and is trained as a combat boat commander (combat boat 90).
During 2001-02 The Prince completed a naval officer training course. During this time he participated in a long voyage with the mine-laying vessel HMS Carlskrona. Prince Carl Philip became second lieutenant in the Royal Swedish Navy and became a lieutenant in December 2004.
Graphic designer
In May 2006 The Prince completed a two-year full time course in graphic design at the Forsbergs School of Graphic Design in Stockholm.
The final exhibitation showed The Prince´s photographic works and documentary of homeless people in the center of Stockholm.
Royal Engagements
Every year Prince Carl Philip, with other members of the Royal Family, takes part in the celebration of Sweden's National Day, The King and The Crown Princess's birthdays and the Nobel festivities.
In addition to his studies The Prince has a number of other official duties, often in connection with Värmland, the Prince's duchy.
In the summer of 2004 The Prince participated in a couple of extensive naval training exercises in the Stockholm archipelago.
Prince Carl Philip was a part of the relay that carried the Olympic Flame through Stockholm and participated in the design of a calendar in aid of the World Childhood Foundation.
In April 2005, Prince Carl Philip inaugurated the Nordic Book Binding exhibition at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
Picture by Pressens Bild via the Royal Court
Interests
Prince Carl Philip is interested in art and is pursuing an education in graphic design.
In December 2003 The Prince designed a CD cover that was distributed in conjunction with The Queen's birthday containing music from the Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky.
The Prince enjoys nature and the outdoors. He was a scout when younger. He is interested in sports and when time permits he enjoys motor sports. He is also a skilled skier and sailor.
He skied his first Vasa Ski Race in 2004, which he completed in 6 hours, 21 minutes and 52 seconds, beating The King's record from 1987. As patron of the Volvo Ocean Race, The Prince is taking part in the race during the autumn 2005.
Prince Carl Philip has a keen interest in motor sports and took the Swedish Motor Sport Association's racing licence. In the summer of 2005 he took his racing debut in a go-cart race in Stockholm.
The Prince also carries a hunting licence and enjoys participating in Royal hunts.
