Copenhagen, Sept 3, (dpa/GNA) – Sweden’s Princess Sofia, and Prince Carl Philip, are expecting their fourth child, the royal family announced on Monday.
The expected date of birth is next February. The princess, who is 39, is said to be doing well, and she will probably carry out her official programme in the autumn as planned, according to the statement.
Sofia and Carl Philip already have three sons, Princes Alexander, 8, Gabriel, 7, and Julian, 3. The new baby will be the ninth grandchild of King Carl XVI Gustaf, 78, and Queen Silvia, 80.
In 2019, Carl Gustaf decided that some of his grandchildren should no longer have official royal status.
This meant that the children of Carl Philip and Sofia, as well as those of Princess Madeleine and her husband Christopher O’Neill, would not have to perform royal duties at the highest level.
GNA