Princess Estelle of Sweden, Duchess of Östergötland (Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary; born 23 February 2012) is the elder child of

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and

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. She is the eldest grandchild of

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, and is second in line of succession to the Swedish throne, after her mother.

Birth

Estelle was born to

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

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. The birth was greeted by two 21-gun salutes on the island

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, opposite the

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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

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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

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in Stockholm, Sweden. Archbishop Anders Wejryd conducted the ceremony. Her godparents were her maternal uncle, Prince Carl Philip of Sweden; her paternal aunt, Anna Westling-Söderström;

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, the then-Prince of Orange;

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(for whom she was given her fourth name); and

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. She was baptised in the family's antique baptismal gown, which was first worn by 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

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

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

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at their birth: Christina (who eventually became queen regnant) and Hedwig Sophia (who was superseded by a younger brother).

Education and royal functions

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 12 km (7.5 mi) long and 8 km (5 mi) wide, with an average depth only 0.8 metres (2.6 ft). The ...

Östergötland Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English ...

. 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. On 25 August 2014, Estelle started preschool at Äventyret Preschool in

Danderyd Danderyd Municipality (''Danderyds kommun''; ) is a municipality north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is one of the smallest municipalities of Sweden, but the most affluent. Its seat is located in Djursholm and it is ...

Municipality, Stockholm. She started to attend the Campus Manilla School in August 2018.

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

* : **

Member of the

Royal Order of the Seraphim The Royal Order of the Seraphim ( sv, Kungliga Serafimerorden; ''Seraphim'' being a category of angels) is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the P ...

(LoK av KMO) (23 February 2012, presented 22 May 2012) **

Commemorative Ruby Jubilee Medal of His Majesty The King (15092013)

Recipient of the Commemorative Ruby Jubilee Medal of His Majesty The King (CXVIG:sJmtII) (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 (CXVIG:sJmtIII) (30 April 2016)

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

References

External links

Royal Court of Sweden - Princess Estelle
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