A Girl for Prince Carl Philip & Princess Sofia: Princess Ines Marie Lilian Silvia, February 7, 2025

[moby]

The King also said a different order of names.

What he said: Inse Silvia Marie Lilian.
What the website says: Ines Marie Lilian Silvia.

 

[Biri]

So happy grandpa made a slip of the tongue?

 

[Mari-Anne]

Middle names (Silvia Marie Lilian) were to be expected but Princess Ines was unexpected. But this is very lovely name and Ines is quite common in Nordic countries. Quite popular in Estonia also.
Of the younger generation, Ariane of the Neatherlands also has "Inés" as her middle name.

 

[crm2317]

There is a little girl who attends our holiday club at church who is named Ines. Her family pronounce it “Innis”.

 

[Noble Consort Ming]

Ines is a form of Agnes. The traditional Swedish form of Agnes is Agneta.

 

[Hans-Rickard]

My aunts second name is Ines but spelled as Inez.

It’s not a very unusual name here in Sweden… Inse would have been much more unusual…

 

[moby]

Margareta Thorgren:
– The King is very sorry that he said the wrong name. The reason he said the wrong name is that the names were kept secret until just before the Council, even from the King.

Kungens ursäkt efter namnmissen – därför blev det fel: "Jätteledsen"

Kungen ber om ursäkt efter att ha råkat säga fel namn på den nya prinsessan under konseljen.

www.svenskdam.se

For real? The King as a grandfather, never mind as the Monarch, isn't told the name before the Council?

 

[Hans-Rickard]

For real? The King as a grandfather, never mind as the Monarch, isn't told the name before the Council?

It sounds like the parents hadn’t even decided the names until this morning… I blame this on Carl Philip and Sofia for putting His Majesty in this situation…

Not even Victoria who sat beside her father reacted, so she must have thought it was right…

Very unusual for being the royal family… But it’s what it is… Now it’s over and the King will be famous for just another gaffe that people will laugh over for years to come

 

[Prinsara]

Ines Marie Lilian Silvia does sound better than what the king came up with.

 

[LadyFinn]

My aunts second name is Ines but spelled as Inez.

It’s not a very unusual name here in Sweden… Inse would have been much more unusual…

In Finland Daisy Duck is called "Iines Ankka", so the name has a little weird connection here.

Photos from the Council
Profimedia gallery

It sounds like the parents hadn’t even decided the names until this morning… I blame this on Carl Philip and Sofia for putting His Majesty in this situation..

Not even Victoria who sat beside her father reacted, so she must have thought it was right…

Very unusual for being the royal family… But it’s what it is… Now it’s over and the King will be famous for another gaffe that people will laugh over for years to come

Yes, the blame goes to Carl Philip and Sofia. Didn't they say/pronounce the name to the King? He has dyslexia, so it is no wonder he said Inse.

Te Deum:
Carl Philip came to Te Deum with his sons. Victoria and Daniel + Madeleine and Chris don't have their children with them.
Profimedia gallery

 

[Minister of Court]

What a palaver! I blame the parents for withholding the name.

Lovely name though.

 

[An Ard Ri]

I'd never have guessed Ines , I thought we might see Alice after the queens late mother!

 

[Hans-Rickard]

I'd never have guessed Ines , I thought we might see Alice after the queens late mother!

It’s interesting that of the King’s 9 grandchildren it’s only Prince Oscar who has a ”traditional Bernadotte name” as spoken name…. The others recived unusual spoken names and more traditional middle names…

Not what i would have guessed in 2011..,

 

[Catharina]

The king has dyslexia just like his children. I am always amazed at how that mostly seems to slip everyone's (especially when it comes to the media) memory when the behaviour of HM is assessed. We are all on different places on the broad spectrum of neurodiversity and regardless of where we stand, we all need some understanding. I'm sure the king feels awful making such a mistake but such is life!

I do wonder how the names were presented in the official papers given to the king. Maybe they were printed as he read them, who knows. To me the name is pretty ordinary and less princessy than might be expected but then, she will be a normal citizen although a member of the royal family. I guess I was still hoping for something longer and less nicknamey, maybe Sibylla, Desiree, Helene... Some nod towards recently passed aunt Birgitta might have been nice. The king's grandmother had some nice names (Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah) and choosing one of them would have been lovely, maybe a nod towards auntie Victoria...? Crown Princess Margaretha's mother did have the name Agnes among her names so there's one link to the name Ines.

 

[Blog Real]

The name is very beautiful. I really like the name Ines.
And I like that they chose Marie and Silvia in honor of their grandmothers, and Lilian in honor of Princess Lilian.

Video:

Kungahuset 🇸🇪 on Instagram: "Tacksägelsegudstjänst, Te Deum, för Prinsessan Ines i Slottskyrkan."

60K likes, 398 comments - kungahuset on February 10, 2025: "Tacksägelsegudstjänst, Te Deum, för Prinsessan Ines i Slottskyrkan.".

www.instagram.com

 

[Hans-Rickard]

The king has dyslexia just like his children. I am always amazed at how that mostly seems to slip everyone's (especially when it comes to the media) memory when the behaviour of HM is assessed. We are all on different places on the broad spectrum of neurodiversity and regardless of where we stand, we all need some understanding. I'm sure the king feels awful making such a mistake but such is life!

I do wonder how the names were presented in the official papers given to the king. Maybe they were printed as he read them, who knows. To me the name is pretty ordinary and less princessy than might be expected but then, she will be a normal citizen although a member of the royal family. I guess I was still hoping for something longer and less nicknamey, maybe Sibylla, Desiree, Helene... Some nod towards recently passed aunt Birgitta might have been nice. The king's grandmother had some nice names (Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah) and choosing one of them would have been lovely, maybe a nod towards auntie Victoria...? Crown Princess Margaretha's mother did have the name Agnes among her names so there's one link to it.

I’m sure most people is aware that he has dyslexia.

The problem here rather sounds like he wasn’t even informed of the names until shortly before the council started and may even have got the wrong information on his paper… He probably just did what he thought was right

 

[JR76]

But the King said at the Council: Inse Silvia Marie Lilian.

But when the king announced what her name would be, he called her Inse.

Det heter den nya prinsessan

Ines Marie Lilian Silvia. Det namnet får prins Carl Philip och prinsessan Sofias lilla dotter. Men farfar kungen sa fel namn när han tillkännagav vad hon ska döpas till. – Kungen är jätteledsen, säger hovets presschef Margareta Thorgren.

www.expressen.se

The king said the wrong name for the new princess – Ines became Inse and confused many.

Kungen sa fel namn på nya prinsessan – missen

Kungen sa fel namn på nya prinsessan – Ines blev Inse och förvirrade många.

www.svenskdam.se

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The King's dyslexia probably played tricks on him

 

[Catharina]

I’m sure most people is aware that he has dyslexia.

The problem here rather sounds like he wasn’t even informed of the names until shortly before the council started and may even have got the wrong information on his paper… He probably just did what he thought was right

Just to clarify, people here seem to be very aware but based on the discussions I've had with people who do not follow the royals that much, most seem completely unaware that he has dyslexia or even if they are aware, most don't make the connection between dyslexia and his occasional awkwardness. I have great sympathy towards HM and I feel he is often misunderstood. The documentary released a couple of years ago shed some light on how difficult it must have been for his father and for him.

I do believe something was off with the names on the official release that was handed to him. Let's not forget Carl Philip also has dyslexia, maybe they were still trying to figure out the order of the names and there was probably very little time to get the names on paper and to the council so there are several steps where it might have gone wrong.

Oh and I never even thought of it... Ines being mostly a Spanish and Portuguese version of the name, maybe that's because of Silvia.

 

[principessa]

Some words from Västerbotten County:

Prinsessan Ines Marie Lilian Silvia hertiginna av Västerbotten

Vid konselj på Kungl. Slottet under måndag den 10 februari informerade H.M. Konungen regeringen om att prins Carl Philips och prinsessan Sofias nyfödda dotter, prinsessan Ines Marie Lilian Silvia med tilltalsnamnet Ines, blir hertiginna av Västerbotten.

www.lansstyrelsen.se

I love the fact that little Ines has 4 names!

 

[LadyFinn]

I do believe something was off with the names on the official release that was handed to him. Let's not forget Carl Philip also has dyslexia, maybe they were still trying to figure out the order of the names and there was probably very little time to get the names on paper and to the council so there are several steps where it might have gone wrong.

Oh and I never even thought of it... Ines being mostly a Spanish and Portuguese version of the name, maybe that's because of Silvia.

Carl Philip and Sofia have had a lot of time to think about the names and get the names in right order to the paper which was given to the King. And Carl Philip has dyslexia too, so he should have taken care that the King would get the names right.
It is a pity, that this will be again one more video and thing which will be used to joke about the King.

Carl Philip arrived to Te Deum with his sons. Princess Christina and Patrick Sommerlath are there too.

JUST NU: Här är prinsarna med Carl Philip i kyrkan!

Prinsarna och bröderna till prinsessan Ines är med i kyrkan med prins Carl Philip under Te Deum.

www.svenskdam.se

Chris O'Neill inte sig lik – när han dyker upp i kyrkan med Madeleine

Chris O'Neill dyker upp i kyrkan för nya prinsessan Ines Te Deum – och han är sig inte lik. Här är bilderna på prinsessmaken.

www.svenskdam.se

Drottning Silvia kan inte dölja känslorna i kyrkan – om nya prinsessan Ines

Under måndagen hålls Te Deum för prinsparets nya dotter, och drottning Silvia kunde inte dölja känslorna för barnbarnet i kyrkan.

www.svenskdam.se

Därför är inte Sofia och sessan i kyrkan

Efter att kungen tillkännagivit fel namn är det nu dags för tacksägelsegudstjänsten Te Deum. Men prinsessan Sofia och nya prinsessan Ines syns inte till på några bilder.

www.expressen.se

 

[royaljul73]

Never expected Ines - but I like it. The other names of course need no explanation: beautiful nods to beloved family members.

 

[W.Y.CII]

Ines is unexpected but a beautiful one.

 

[An Ard Ri]

There's a Saint Agnes/Ines of Rome ,her feast day is the 21st of January!

Here are a few more photos from the Press Conference and Te Deum at the Chapel Royal today
PPE Agency
PPE Agency

 

[Catharina]

Johan T Lindwall from Svensk Damtidning claims Ines is a family name from Sofia's side of the family. I've gone through her family tree and I cannot find any Ines or even Agnes.

 

[Snowangel]

Ines is a beautiful name. Just wish Sibylla was one of the names.

 

[Princess Merena]

Ines is a beautiful name. Just wish Sibylla was one of the names.

Since Sibylla is a name of a fast food chain in Sweden, I don't think it ever was an option despite it being a family name.

 

[Catharina]

Since Sibylla is a name of a fast food chain in Sweden, I don't think it ever was an option despite it being a family name.

Well there's always Sybilla which was the name of several ancestral mothers in Carl Philip's family...

 

[suztav]

Didn't have Ines on my bingo card. Too bad that Victoria, CP, and Madeleine didn't select Sybilla as at least one of the four names given to their children.

JMHO

 

[virdjiniq]

I like the name Ines. Will they show her today.

 

[Silverpot]

I actually like Inse better than Ines.
Sibylla is an impossible name in Sweden today. The kid would risk being called "the Sausage".