Princess Madeleine gave birth to a baby boy in Sweden today
Well, that happened quickly! I know Sweden’s Princess Madeleine was due soon after her brother married, but I thought it would be a week or two. But no, Madeleine gave birth today in Sweden. She welcomed a son, name unknown, who joined big sister Princess Leonore. Madeleine was practically having contractions at her brother’s wedding! Poor thing. I saw some video of Madeleine looking very warm during the church service, and trying to fan herself. It seems like Madeleine’s husband, Christopher O’Neill, and Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel were all trying to help out with Leonore at the wedding too. Anyway, mother and child are fine!
Sweden has a new prince after Princess Madeleine gave birth to her second child with financier Chris O’Neill. The couple, who married in a lavish ceremony on June 8, 2013, now have two children under two. Their little girl Princess Leonore is 16 months old.
“The Marshal of the Realm is delighted to announce that HRH Princess Madeleine gave birth to a son on June 15 at 1.45pm,” read a statement via the royal family Facebook page. “Both mother and child are in good health.”
The new baby will brought up in London as the O’Neills are due to move to Chris’ native Britain by the end of the year. Madeleine and Chris will have been in Stockholm less than a year after moving from New York where they met. London is perfect for the family because the princess lived there before and loved the anonimity afforded her by the city. Chris, 40, also has a large circle of friends and extensive business interests in Britain. The son of an American and his Austrian wife, he grew up in London, supporting Chelsea Football Club. At the same time, the UK is close enough for them to make frequent visits back to Stockholm. This is important to the 32-year-old royal mother who has talked about the bond between Leonore and her cousin Princess Estelle, the daughter of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel.
“(Estelle) is very fond of Leonore, which is very cute. She wants to change diapers, she wants to bathe her, she wants to feed her,” Madeleine told a local Swedish TV station. “It’s very nice for me, I hardly need to do anything.”
I do think Madeleine and Victoria are very close, as sisters, and even more so now that their brother has married Sofia Hellqvist. It’s worth noting (because I love this crap): Madeleine was pregnant when she married Christopher. She gave birth eight months after her wedding, and then she got pregnant for the second time about six months later. Oh, well! I’m sure she’s very happy (ish) and I can’t wait to hear the name.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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