A New Prince for Sweden! Princess Sofia Gives Birth

The Swedish Royal Court has announced that Princess Sofia gave birth to her and Prince Carl Philip’s first child – a son – this evening at 6:25pm local time.

The infant Prince, whose name will be announced during a cabinet meeting Thursday morning, was born at the Danderyd Hospital weighing 3.59kg. Both mother and son are doing well.

Prince Carl Philip met with the media a short time ago at the hospital to announce the gender of the baby. He said the pair were “incredibly happy” and that he believes the baby looks like a mix of both he and Sofia.

Het is een jongen! Dit liet vader, prins Carl Philip, weten aan pers. Het Zweeds prinsje is 49cm groot & weegt 3595g pic.twitter.com/ZRSraGNCKA

— Royalty (@VTMRoyalty) April 19, 2016

The newborn has a “good set of lungs” and the new father said the whole experience was “breathtaking”, praising the effort of his wife who did “really well”. They have not 100% chosen a name yet either, there are two options that are in the running…so we’ll just wait until tomorrow!

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Tagged Birth, Prince Alexander of Sweden, Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Princess Sofia of Sweden.

4 Responses to A New Prince for Sweden! Princess Sofia Gives Birth

1. Elizabeth Pease says:

   April 19, 2016 at 7:43 pm

   Wonder how Carl Philip would feel if he and Sofia had changed places? He probably wouldn’t have thought it so ‘breath taking ‘!
2. Natalya says:

   April 21, 2016 at 4:14 am

   Congratulations to the Royal parents ! Welcome to the baby Prince to our world !
3. Dr. Elena G. Kordikova says:

   April 21, 2016 at 6:19 am

   Congratulations to the Royal Swedish Court and the Royal Swedish couple!
4. M Alexander says:

   April 22, 2016 at 10:36 am

   Excellent news..! Have already read the news of the baby’s name of Alexander – smart choice..! 🙂
   Congratulations to the new parents on this lovely occasion.