Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden have shared the first photo of their newborn daughter, Ines Marie Lilian Silvia, after her grandfather announced the wrong name
The Swedish Royal family are over the moon with their latest addition, a beautiful baby girl named Princess Ines Marie Lilian Silvia. Proud parents Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip have shared the first glimpse of their precious bundle of joy on social media, days after announcing her birth.
The sweet image shows the four-day-old princess, who is eighth in line to the throne, all snuggled up in a cosy knitted blanket, beaming with a smile. However, the introduction of little Princess Ines came with a bit of a mix-up when her grandfather, King Carl XVI Gustaf, accidentally announced her name incorrectly.
During a council meeting on Monday morning, the King, who has dyslexia, mistakenly referred to her as Princess Inse and jumbled up her middle names. The slip-up was later corrected by the Royal court and the baby’s full title is confirmed as Princess Ines Marie Lilian Silvia, Duchess of Västerbotten.
The Royal court issued an apology for the confusion, explaining that the King had only been made aware of the names shortly before the announcement and didn’t realise his error at the time. They stated: “The King is very sorry that he said the wrong name. The reason is that the names were kept secret until just before the council, even from the King”
“He did not feel that he said the wrong name when he read the names, but he understood that later.”
Princess Ines, who is dressed in a £26 strawberry onesie from British brand The White Company in the cute photo shared by her proud parents, was born at 1.10pm on February 7 at Danderyd Hospital in Stockholm.
A statement released by the Swedish Royal Court confirmed: “The baby weighs 3645 grams and is 49 centimetres long. Prince Carl Philip was present at Danderyd Hospital throughout the birth.”
Royal fans can look forward to a christening fit for a princess this summer as tradition holds firm within the Swedish monarchy for their newest members, typically baptised when around three or four months old in an exquisite heirloom gown first worn by Prince Gustaf Adolf in 1906. However, taking a modern approach, Princess Ines will not carry a HRH title but will be styled as a duchess, a nod to the King of Sweden’s 2019 decision reshaping the Royal House.
It was revealed last September that Princess Sofia was expecting her fourth child, while attending the wedding of Princess Martha Louise of Norway and Durek Verrett. Last year, she spoke of scaling things back ahead of her 40th birthday due to the fact she was pregnant.
Speaking to Vogue Scandinavia, she also reflected on dreaming of a family, admitting it was her “biggest goal in life.”
She said: “Both me and my husband come from a family of five – with three kids – so we thought that that would be a good number, and we felt quite satisfied with that. But, gratefully, there’s a bonus on the way. We feel very humble and grateful. It was maybe not in the plan, but now we are very, very excited. Especially the kids.”
The model-turned-princess met Prince Carl in 2010 through a mutual friend after Sofia returned to Sweden from New York. The couple announced their engagement in June 2014 and tied the knot in June 2015.