Sex, Godparents and Duchy for Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia's Fourth child


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My last guesses are:
Mathilde
Silvia
Alice
Louisa
 
I love the name "Desiree" ... it's a very pretty Swedish Bernadotte name.

And after finally having a daughter following three little boys it's probably very appropriate!😉
 
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Considering none of the boys had royal names I don't see them breaking tradition. And 3 names likely.

I am certain Renate/Silvia and Marie/Britt will be middle names. Honored grandpas, can't see not doing same for grandmas now.

And then something more popular:

Alice (family name but non royal so pass)
Nora
Amelia
Freja (love but don't see with brothers)
Ebba
 
I guessed back when the pregnancy was announced, but I'll throw in one final list - I'm ruling out any names that share the same first letter as their boys as well as ones that are similar to the other granddaughters.

Olivia
Thea
Clara
Linnea
 
My guess:
Carla Renate Marie

I think it would have been sweet to have something in the names referring to daddy Carl Philip. Carlotta, Charlotta, Philippa, Edmée.. not Bertille though. Anywhere we can watch Te Deum?
 
The duchy assigned by the King:
For a boy: Västerbotten (the duchy of the King's late father).
For a girl: Medelpad (or another never-before-used duchy, like Princess Madeleine's children).

[....]
Son: Oliver Philip Gustaf - Duke of Västerbotten
Daugther: Alice Silvia Marie - Duchess of Medelpad

[...] For the duchies I picked a duchy that has been used before (for the king's parents!) for a son and not-previously used one for a daughter (looks like I had the same reasoning as Tatiana Maria and even ended on the exact same duchies).

Potential godparents: 2 cousins (one by CP, for example Oscar or Gustaf Magnuson, and one by Sofia, for example Lena Rotman) and 3 friends.

A duchy previously given to a crown prince is significant because of that imho.

So far, the king has given Madeleine and her children duchies that were not awarded before while he has given Carl Philip and his sons all duchies that were previously used by other princes (as well as future queens and sons of heirs, i.e., Oscar). So, my expectation is that he will continue that custom and award a previously used duchy in case of a son and a not-previously used duchy in case of a daughter.

Lovely that the King pleasantly surprised us both by awarding his son's daughter a previously-used duchy and one held by his own father who was also an expected future king, the same duchy that I feel sure he would have awarded a fourth son.
 
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