Royal Profile: Princess Désirée of Sweden, Baroness Silfverschiöld

Princess Désirée Elisabeth Sybilla of Sweden, Baroness Silfverschiöld was born 2 June 1938 as the third daughter and middle child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha {Source}.

She has two older sisters, a younger sister and brother, as well as several siblings-in-law, nieces, nephews, nieces and nephews-in-law, and great-nieces and great-nephews {Source}:

1. Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934)
1. Mr. John Kenneth Ambler (1924-2008, m. 1964, legally separated 1996, never divorced)
1. Sybilla Louise Ambler, Baroness von Dincklage (1965)
1. Baron Henning von Dincklage (1971, m.1998)
1. Madeleine Charlotte Freiin von Dincklage (1999)
2. Sebastian Eric Henning Freiherr von Dincklage (2000)
2. Charles Edward Ambler (1966)
1. Helen Jane Ross (1969, m.1999)
1. Sienna Rose Ambler(2000)
2. India Tani Ambler (2003)
3. James Patrick Ambler (1967)
1. Ursula Mary Shipley (1965, m. 2001)
1. Lily Elektra Ambler (2003)
2. Oscar Rufus Ambler (2004)
2. Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern (1937)
1. Prince Johann Georg von Hohenzollern (1932, m. 1961, legally separated in 1990, never divorced)
1. Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern (1962)
1. Princess Nicole Helene of Hohenzollern (1968,m. 1999)
1. Prince Nicolas Johann Georg Maria of Hohenzollern (1999)
2. Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern (1963)
1. The Count Heinrich von Ortenburg (m. 1990-2002, div)
1. Hereditary Count Carl-Theodor Georg Philipp Maria of Ortenburg (1992)
2. Count Frederik Hubertus Ferdinand Maria of Ortenburg (1995)
3. Countess Carolina Maria Franziska Christina Stephanie of Ortenburg(1997)
2. Eckbert von Bohlen und Halbach (m. 2004)
3. Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern (1966)
1. Uta Maria König (1964, m. 2000)
1. Prince Lennart Carl Christian of Hohenzollern (10 January 2001-14 January 2001)
2. Vivianne von Hohenzollern (2009, adopted)
3. Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943)
1. Tord Magnusson (m. 1974)
1. Tord Gösta Magnuson (1941, m. 1974)
1. Carl Gustaf Victor Magnuson (1975)
1. Vicky Elisabeth Andrén (m. 2013)
1. Désirée Elfrida Christina Magnuson (2013)
2. Tord Oscar Frederik Magnuson (1977)
1.  Emma Emelie Charlotta Ledent (m. 2011)
1.  Albert Magnuson (2012?)
2. Henri Magnuson
3. Victor Edmund Lennart Magnuson (1980)
1.  Frida Louise Bergström
1.  Edmund Magnuson (2012)
2. Baby #2 Magnuson (2015)
4. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946)
1. Queen Silvia of Sweden (m. 1976)
1. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, The Duchess of Västergötland  (1977)
1. Prince Daniel of Sweden, The Duke of  Västergötland (who was born on his wedding day, in 1976)
1. Princess Estelle of Sweden, The Duchess of Östergötland (2012)
2. Prince Oscar of Sweden, The Duke of Skåne (2014)
2. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, The Duke of Värmland (1979)
1. Princess Sofia  of Sweden, The Duchess of Värmland (1984, m. 2015)
1. Prince Alexander of Sweden, The Duke of Södermanland (2016)
2. Prince Gabriel of Sweden, The Duke of Dalarna (2017)
3. Princess Madeleine of Sweden, The Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1981)
1. Herr Christopher O'Neil (1974, m. 2013)
1. Princess Leonore of Sweden, The Duchess of Gotland (2014)
2. Prince Nicholas of Sweden, The Duke of Ångermanland (2015)
3. Princess Adrienne of Sweden, The Duchess of Blekinge(2018)

Princess Désirée became engaged to Baron Nils-August Otto Carl Niclas Silfverschiöld on 18 December 1963 {Source}. They were married 4 June 1964 {Source}.
They have a three children, as well as two children-in-law,   two granddaughters, and two grandsons{Source}:

1. Baron Carl Otto Edmund Silfverschiöld (1965)
1. Gunilla Maria Fredrikson (m. 2005)
1. Anna Margareta Sybilla Désirée Silfverschiold (2006)
2. Baroness Kristina-Louise Silfverschiold (1966)
1. Hans Louis Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng (m. 1999)
1. Estelle Louise Désirée Gerard, Friherinna de Greer af Finspäng(2000)
2. Ian Carl Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng (2002)
3. Fred Louis Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng (2004)
3. Baroness Hélène Ingeborg Sibylla Silfverschiold, Baroness Silfverschiold (1968)

During her time as a Princess of Sweden, she undertook many royal duties. A notable royal duty was in November 1960, when she and her sister Princess Birgitta visited the United States on their grandfather's behalf to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the The American-Scandinavian Foundation {Source}. She still attends royal engagements, such as royal weddings.

Princess Désirée shares a birthday with King Constantine II of Greece, who is two years her junior and her cousin's husbandShe also shares a birthday with Prince Joseph Gabriel David Marie d’Orléans, who was born on her 78th birthday.