General News about Carl Philip, Sofia and Family, Part 1: May 2016 -

[iceflower]

Sofia has been pictured during one of her sons’ soccer training in Stockholm yesterday, February 3:

Nya bilderna på Sofia avslöjar: Bara dagar kvar till nedkomst!

Prinsessan Sofia syntes höggravid vid Hjorthagen i Stockholm under måndagen.

www.svenskdam.se

 

[Hans-Rickard]

Not long now until 5 becomes 6 at Villa Solbacken

 

[Halise]

Time really goes by very quickly, or at least for me
The fact that I'm not the pregnant one also helps

 

[An Ard Ri]

Not long now until 5 becomes 6 at Villa Solbacken

My thoughts too!

 

[LadyFinn]

Svensk Form (The Swedish Design Association) celebrates 180 years – re-introducing Excellent Swedish Form and welcoming HRH Prince Carl Philip as patron
Svensk Form celebrates its 180th anniversary by re-introducing the design award Excellent Swedish Form, which was originally launched in 1983. The award, which has been a platform for rewarding groundbreaking design over the years, is now returning to its original name and format.
As part of the anniversary, Svensk Form is also announcing important news: HRH Prince Carl Philip has accepted the role as patron of Svensk Form, which underlines the importance of Swedish design and the work that Svensk Form does.

Svensk Form firar 180 år – återintroducerar Utmärkt Svensk Form och välkomnar H.K.H. Prins Carl Philip som beskyddare

Svensk Form firar 180 år genom att återintroducera designutmärkelsen

www.mynewsdesk.com

 

[LadyFinn]

Giant leak reveals details of prince's online life
A criminal hacking group Ransomhub managed to steal large amounts of data from Sportadmin's servers in January and recently leaked it on the darknet. High-level politicians and members of the royal family also have their information exposed. Carl Philip's secret online alias was leaked, as was an anonymous email address and now-deleted maps showing where he goes jogging. (..)

Jätteläckan visar detaljer ur prinsens liv på nätet

Prinsens hemligt alias på nätet, en anonym mejladress – och kartor som visar var han tar sina joggingrundor avslöjades när Sportadmin hackades.

www.dn.se

 

[Somebody]

Sounds like the prince is using Strava or a similar app.

 

[LadyFinn]

Svensk Damtidning told that Carl Philip, Sofia and all their children had last Sunday lunch at Djurgårdsbrunn. No photos at the article.

Nu visar prinsessan Sofia upp dottern Ines – här lunchar hela familjen!

Under söndagen var hela prinsfamiljen ute för lunch!

www.svenskdam.se

 

[LadyFinn]

Sofia was seen in Stockholm, she had Ines with her.

Nya bilden på prinsessan Sofia och dottern Ines – på privat utflykt!

Helt nya bilder på prinsessan Sofia och hennes dotter! Se mer här!

www.svenskdam.se

 

[Somebody]

And my first thought was 'I hope all is well with 'Inse'' (all thanks to her grandfather)...

 

[LadyFinn]

Carl Philip celebrates today his 46th birthday, privately with his family. An old photo at the article.

H.K.H. Prins Carl Philip 46 år

Tisdagen den 13 maj fyller H.K.H. Prins Carl Philip 46 år.

www.kungahuset.se

 

[iceflower]

A midsummer greeting of Carl Philip and Sofia - wonderful nature, cute dog, but sadly not even a little glimpse of the children

Prinsparet on Instagram: "Glad midsommar🇸🇪🌸 Vi önskar er en fin sommar!"

12K likes, 202 comments - prinsparet on June 20, 2025: "Glad midsommar🇸🇪🌸 Vi önskar er en fin sommar!".

www.instagram.com

 

[RavenElkVodka]

I haven’t been following the Swedish Royal Family for very long, so is it normal that Princess Sofia is absent for this long? She had a baby in February but she’s still not attending any events like the opening of the parliament today. Was her maternity leave also this long with her other kids? I know they made comments in the past that they’re prioritizing family at this moment. But they’re completely MIA. The last time we saw them was at Ines’ christening in June. Is this normal? Or is there something else going on at the moment?

 

[LadyFinn]

I haven’t been following the Swedish Royal Family for very long, so is it normal that Princess Sofia is absent for this long? She had a baby in February but she’s still not attending any events like the opening of the parliament today. Was her maternity leave also this long with her other kids? I know they made comments in the past that they’re prioritizing family at this moment. But they’re completely MIA. The last time we saw them was at Ines’ christening in June. Is this normal? Or is there something else going on at the moment?

Obviously she is prioritizing to be with her daughter this time. She didn't attend the Polar Music Prize celebration in May, the National day evening celebrations, Victoria's birthday concert in July.
When Alexander was born on April 19, Sofia attended the National Day celebrations and Polar Music Prize in June, Victoria's birthday concert in July and the Opening of the Riksdag in September.

 

[Silverpot]

I haven’t been following the Swedish Royal Family for very long, so is it normal that Princess Sofia is absent for this long? She had a baby in February but she’s still not attending any events like the opening of the parliament today. Was her maternity leave also this long with her other kids? I know they made comments in the past that they’re prioritizing family at this moment. But they’re completely MIA. The last time we saw them was at Ines’ christening in June. Is this normal? Or is there something else going on at the moment?

Yes, we have a year of parental leave in Sweden. She's an older mother this time so maybe she needs longer to recuperate.

 

[An Ard Ri]

I didn't expect to see Princess Sofia return to her duties so soon and hope she takes as long as she needs!

 

[JR76]

I haven’t been following the Swedish Royal Family for very long, so is it normal that Princess Sofia is absent for this long? She had a baby in February but she’s still not attending any events like the opening of the parliament today. Was her maternity leave also this long with her other kids? I know they made comments in the past that they’re prioritizing family at this moment. But they’re completely MIA. The last time we saw them was at Ines’ christening in June. Is this normal? Or is there something else going on at the moment?

In general most Swedish mothers are on leave for about a year.

 

[LadyFinn]

Restaurant Mimami in Kalmar posted this in the beginning of this week, Sofia posed with the staff:
"Guess who came to visit us? Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia with family!
We are incredibly happy and grateful for this special visit. Welcoming guests – from our regular customers to royalty – is always equally important.
A big thank you to Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia and family, as well as our fantastic team who create an experience filled with culinary joy and warmth every day."

Mimami Kalmar on Instagram: "🌟 Gissa vilka som kom på besök hos oss? 👑✨ Prins Carl Philip och Prinsessan Sofia med familj! Vi är otroligt glada och tacksamma för detta speciella besök. Att få välkomna gäster – från våra stamkunder till kungligheter

115 likes, 0 comments - mimami_kalmar on September 29, 2025: "🌟 Gissa vilka som kom på besök hos oss? 👑✨ Prins Carl Philip och Prinsessan Sofia med familj! Vi är otroligt glada och tacksamma för detta speciella besök. Att få välkomna gäster – från våra stamkunder till kungligheter – är alltid...

www.instagram.com

 

[Somebody]

The fact that they posted about this visit (and not about other customers) shows that the following isn’t true: “Welcoming guests – from our regular customers to royalty – is always equally important.”

 

[Halise]

they are self-promoting