Princess Estelle of Sweden, Duchess of Östergötland (Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary; born 23 February 2012) is a member of the Swedish royal family. She is the elder child of

Crown Princess Victoria Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland (Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée; born 14 July 1977) is the heir apparent to the Swedish throne, as the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf. If she ascends to the throne as expect ...

and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland. She is the eldest grandchild of

King Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Having reigned since 1973, he is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history. Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, K ...

, and is second in

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, after her mother.

Birth

Princess Estelle was born to

and Prince Daniel at 04:26 CET on 23 February 2012 at the Karolinska University Hospital in

Solna Solna ( or , ), also known as Solna Municipality, is a municipality in central Stockholm County, Sweden, located just north of Stockholm City Centre. Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area. Solna i ...

. The birth was greeted by two 21-gun salutes on the island Skeppsholmen, opposite the Royal Palace in the capital

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. Her names and title were announced on 24 February 2012 by her grandfather

at a cabinet meeting. After the cabinet meeting, a

Te Deum The ( or , ; from its incipit, ) is a Latin Christian hymn traditionally ascribed to a date before AD 500, but perhaps with antecedents that place it much earlier. It is central to the Ambrosian hymnal, which spread throughout the Latin ...

was held in the palace's royal chapel. Prior to the official announcement of her name and title, an error resulted in the royal website displaying the incorrect name and title – Ulrika Marianna Annika David, Duchess of Upplands Väsby, which was later removed. The staff eventually revealed the reason was that they were testing the system. Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary 2012

Estelle was baptised on 22 May 2012 at the Royal Chapel of

Stockholm Palace Stockholm Palace, or the Royal Palace, ( or ) is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch (King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia use Drottningholm Palace as their usual residence). Stockholm Palace is in Stadsholm ...

in Stockholm, Sweden. Archbishop Anders Wejryd conducted the ceremony. She was baptised in the family's antique baptismal gown, which was first worn by her great-grandfather Prince Gustaf Adolf when he was baptised in 1906. Her name and date of the baptism were added in embroidery to the gown. On the date of the baptism, a limited-edition

prayer book A prayer book is a book containing prayers and perhaps devotional readings, for private or communal use, or in some cases, outlining the liturgy of religious services. Books containing mainly orders of religious services, or readings for them are ...

titled Princess Estelle's Prayerbook (Swedish: ''Prinsessan Estelles bönbok'') was released and published. Princess Estelle is second in the

and the first female in Swedish history to be born with a right to inherit the crown that cannot be superseded by the birth of a male heir, as well as the first person in Swedish history to be born of a female

heir apparent An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more e ...

. The only two princesses of Sweden to be born first in line for the throne were

heir presumptive An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of a person with a better claim to the position in question. This is in contrast to an heir app ...

at their birth: Christina (who eventually became queen regnant) and Hedwig Sophia (who was superseded by a younger brother).

Education

On 25 August 2014, Estelle started preschool at Äventyret Preschool in Danderyd Municipality, Stockholm. She started to attend the Campus Manilla School in Royal Djurgården in August 2018.

Public life

As second in line to the Swedish throne, she has been in the public eye since birth. On 17 May 2014, two-year-old Estelle inaugurated a fairytale path, named in her honour as "Duchess Estelle's Fairytale Path" in

Tåkern Lake Tåkern () is a lake in Östergötland County, Sweden. It is considered one of northern Europe's foremost bird lakes. It is long and wide, with an average depth only . The lake lies around west of Mjölby, bordering in the west to Omberg. ...

, Östergötland. At the time of her christening, she was presented with a miniature swan and certificate to the trail indicating that in the future she would perform official engagements there. She also visited Linköping Castle, where she was received by Elisabeth Nilsson, Kristina Zetterström and Ann-Catrine Hjerdt, the mayor of Linköping. Estelle was named godmother of her first cousin, Princess Ines, in June 2025.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Estelle's full title is: Her Royal Highness Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary, Duchess of Östergötland.

Honours

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Member and Commander of the

Royal Order of the Seraphim The Royal Order of the Seraphim (; '' Seraphim'' being a category of angels) is the highest order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Sweden. It was created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Ord ...

(LoK av KMO) (23 February 2012, presented 22 May 2012) ** Recipient of the Commemorative Ruby Jubilee Medal of His Majesty The King (15 September 2013) ** SWE King Carl XVI Gustaf Jubilee Medal III

SWE King Carl XVI Gustaf Jubilee Medal III

Recipient of the Commemorative 70th Birthday Medal of His Majesty The King (30 April 2016) ** Recipient of the Commemorative Golden Jubilee Medal of His Majesty The King (15 September 2023)Instagram
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Arms

File:Coat of arms of Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland.svg, Coat of arms File:Royal Monogram of Princess Estelle of Sweden.svg, Monogram

Notes

References

External links

Royal Court of Sweden - Princess Estelle
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