Inside Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia’s son’s christening
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden have baptised their three-month-old son, Prince Gabriel, in a lavish ceremony in the Royal Chapel at Stockholm’s Drottningholm Palace Church.
The beautiful bub wore the same lace christening gown worn by the king’s father Prince Gustaf Adolf in 1906, his big brother Prince Alexander and even his own dad.
Sofia also followed tradition, wearing a customary Swedish outfit which included an embroidered head cap, striped apron and buckled shoes.
But despite it being Gabriel’s big day, all eyes were on Alexander, who started getting bored around the 35-minute mark – as kids are wont to do! He eventually broke free of his dad’s grasp, going off on an exploratory adventure around the church before taking a tumble and landing on the chapel’s hard stone floor.
Prince Alexander was not happy at all! #NotToday pic.twitter.com/vCoSTLHWlE
— HRH Princess Sofia (@PRINCESSANSOFIA) December 1, 2017
Carl, 38 and Sofia, 32, announced the birth of their second child on August 31. The proud dad told reporters the couple were “really happy” and that their newest addition was “a very cute boy”.
“It feels great, pure joy! He seems to be a very charming little boy and Sofia is a wonderful mum. It’s overwhelming. He has a draw of both me and Sofia.”
See all the gorgeous photos from the lavish christening ceremony in the gallery above.