Princess Sofia of Sweden has welcomed a third child with her husband Prince Carl Philip, the country’s royal family has announced.
The couple, who married in 2015, revealed on Instagram today they had a third son, a brother to Prince Alexander, four, and Prince Gabriel, three.
The official statement from the palace read: ‘The Office of the Marshal is pleased to announce that HRH Princess Sofia on Friday, March 26, 2021 at 11.19 gave birth to a healthy and prosperous son at Danderyd Hospital. Both mother and child are well.’
Growing family! Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and his wife Princess Sofia have announced they have had a third son. The couple already had two sons, Prince Alexander, four, and Prince Gabriel, three. They shared this family photo after announcing the news
They are yet to share a picture of the new baby or his name.
The new baby is seventh-in-line to the throne and the eighth grandchild of King Carl XVI Gustaf.
Carl Philip, 41, is the only son and second child of Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia.
His older sister Princess Victoria, 43, is the heir to the Swedish throne and he is currently fifth in the line of succession.
The official statement from the palace read: ‘The Office of the Marshal is pleased to announce that HRH Princess Sofia on Friday, March 26, 2021 at 11.19 gave birth to a healthy and prosperous son at Danderyd Hospital. Both mother and child are well.’
Victoria has two children, Prince Oscar, five, and Princess Estelle, nine.
Carl Philip’s younger sister Princess Madeleine has now dropped to eighth-in-line.
She has three children, Princess Leonore, seven, Prince Nicolas, five and, Princess Adrienne, two.
Sofia, 36, and Carl announced they were expecting in December.
In a statement shared by the Swedish royal household at the time, Carl Philip and Sofia said they are ‘happy and excited, and looking forward to welcoming our third child’.
In December, the Swedish Royal Family released this photo to mark Sofia’s birthday
They later shared a family photo to thank well-wishers for their kind words.
The snap shows Carl Philip and Sofia dressed in festive outfits while posing with their sons in a cosy living room. Just a hint of a baby bump can be seen under Sofia’s elegant camel-coloured roll neck dress.
In December Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia revealed they had tested positive for Covid-19.
The pair suffered ‘light flu symptoms’ and isolated at their home in Stockholm with their sons.
It marks the first appearance from the royal since she and husband Prince Carl Philip, 41, were diagnosed with coronavirusi n December
It is unclear exactly when the royal pair tested positive, but a spokesman said Sofia is swabbed as part of her work at Sophiahemmet – a private hospital in Stockholm.
She had previously been pictured donning scrubs while treating coronavirus patients at the hospital amid Sweden’s outbreak.
Known as Sweden’s real-life Prince Charming, Carl-Philip broke the hearts of royal-watchers across the globe when he announced his engagement to former glamour model and reality TV star Sofia Hellqvist in 2014, four years after news of their relationship first hit headlines.
The couple welcomed their first son, Prince Alexander, in April 2016 and another little boy, Prince Gabriel, arrived in August the following year.
Born as heir to the throne, in 1980 a law was passed which gave his older sister Victoria precedence in the line of succession.