Royal Profile: Princess Estelle of Sweden, The Duchess of Östergötland

Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden, The Duchess of Östergötland was born 23 February 2012 as the first child of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel {Source}. She has one younger brother{Source}:

• Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, The Duke of Skåne (2016)

In accordance with the 1979 Act of Succession, which entered into force on 1 January 1980, Princess Estelle is second in the line of succession, following Crown Princess Victoria{Source}.

Princess Estelle was christened in the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace on 22 May 2012{Source}. Her godparents were{Source}:

• Anna Westling Soderstrom (paternal aunt)
• Prince Carl Philip of Sweden (maternal uncle)
• Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (friend of her parents, her mother is his eldest child's godmother)
• King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (friend of her parents, her mother is his eldest child's godmother)
• Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (friend of her parents, her mother is her eldest child's godmother)

Although she is only six years old, she already has a collection of Swedish Royal medals including:

1. Member of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (23 February 2012, presented 22 May 2012) (received as she is part of the Royal Family){Photo}
2. Commemorative Ruby Jubilee Medal of His Majesty The King (15 September 2013){Photo}
3. 70th Birthday Celebrations Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf

She almost shares a birthday with her cousin, Princess Leonore, who is the daughter of Princess Madeleine who was born 20 February 2014 {Source}.

Like her great aunts before her (her grandfather's sisters, Princess Christina, Princess Désirée, Princess Birgitta and Princess Margaretha), she is being raised at the Swedish Haga Palace.

She began pre-school in August 2014, and is attending Äventyret Preschool{Source}.