Princess Sofia of Sweden just gave birth to her third child
Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden welcomed a baby boy on Friday.
The baby was born in Stockholm, Sweden, at 11:19 a.m. The couple shared the news in a royal press release.
The child, whose name had not announced at the time of writing, is the prince and princess' third child. He weighed just over seven pounds when he was born.
"We are so happy and grateful to be able to welcome our third son to our family," Prince Carl, 41, said of the new addition to the family in the press release.
"Princess Sofia and I, and his two big brothers, have all been longing for this day. And now we are looking forward to getting to know this new little member of our family," the prince went on to say.
The newest addition to the Swedish monarchy is the second royal baby to be born this week. Zara Tindall, Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter, gave birth to a baby boy on her bathroom floor on Sunday.
Tindall, 39, is Princess Anne's daughter. Like Prince Carl, Tindall's baby, Lucas Philip Tindall, is her third child.
Prince Carl Philip married Sofia, 36, a former model, in 2015.
The couple's other children, Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland, and Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna, were born in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
Despite their titles, Carl and Sofia's children do not actually have royal roles.
In 2019, King Carl Gustaf stripped almost all of his grandchildren of their royal roles, including Carl Philip, as Insider's Mikhaila Friel previously reported to make the line of succession more clear.
As a result, Carl and Sofia's children will have careers outside of the royal family when they grow up, much like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle do today.
Carl and Sofia spend much of their time doing charity work today. For instance, during the pandemic, Princess Sofia volunteered at a hospital to support healthcare professionals treating coronavirus patients.
The couple also set up the Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia's Foundation after their wedding in 2015 to combat cyberbullying, as Insider previously reported.
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