Cabinet meeting at the palace. Photo: Janerik Henriksson / TT
– We have been blessed with a prince, the king said at the cabinet meeting that is traditionally held at the castle the day after the royal birth.
it was informed, among others, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven the name and title of the latest addition to the royal family.
the Prime Minister came to the cabinet meeting after meeting the new prince in his home, Haga Palace, the so-called witness acknowledgment. There was also the Speaker of Parliament, Urban Ahlin, Marshal of the Realm Svante Lindqvist and statsfru Kirstine von Blixen-Finecke, and after the meeting they had to sign and put their seal on a witness document confirming the prince’s existence.
At a press conference after the cabinet meeting witnesses told about the meeting with Prince Oscar.
– dark hair and very fine features. Sweet ears.
As described statsfru Kirstine von Blixen Fineckes the newborn prince of the 20 journalists gathered ii Karl XV’s room in the royal palace on Thursday morning.
Urban Ahlin called the prince “exceptionally cute” and during the press conference also revealed that big sister Estelle was proud and incredibly happy about her new brother, but a little disappointed that he closed his eyes and seemed not to look at her drawings.
– It shone for the whole family. We wish them every success, said Stefan Löfven.
Salut pushed on Skeppsholmen. Photo: Erik Nylander / TT
At 12 shot salute in two rounds of 21 shot in several locations: Stockholm, Boden, Harnosand, Karlskrona and Gothenburg.
Shortly thereafter held thanksgiving, the Te Deum of the Castle Church. The royal couple, Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia, Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill attended.
Even Prince Daniel’s parents Ewa and Olle Westling was in place and asked thanksgiving for Prince Oscar.
“Let him have an upbringing marked by love and security,” read it in prayer. One of the hymns was number 248, Safer, no one can be.
The three names The Crown Princess had chosen for her son has royal ancestry.
Katarina Leibring, name scientists at the Institute for language and Folklore in Uppsala, says that the choice of name was both expected and unexpected. Given that Estelle was considered an odd choice of name, many thought that the Crown Princess Couple this time would choose something more unusual.
– The Royal Family surprised some by actually giving a very traditional royal names as first names. It is also very common among boys today in Sweden, says Katarina Leibring.
Te Deum of the Castle Church. Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT
The name Oscar was introduced in Sweden by King Oscar first, born in 1799. Although the next king, Oscar II, received the name, as Gustaf V’s brother, and Princess Christina’s son – cousin of crown Princess Victoria. Approximately 20 000 Swedes Oscar as first name. The name is now the third most popular to give to newborn boys.
Carl Olof and becomes the prince’s middle name, after the king grandfather and grandfather Olle Westling. Olof is also Daniel Westling’s middle name.
At the press conference at the castle said Prime Minister Stefan Löfven to name the election was “just fine” and had ties to both grandfathers.
The newborn’s namesake and grandfather’s grandfather’s grandfather Oscar I had ties to Prince Oscars duchy Skane. Oscar I was staying often at the castle Sofiero in Skåne, says former hovreportern and castles employee Barbro Hultman.
– King Oscar gave Sofiero wedding gift to Queen Sophia.
Prince Oscar is number three in succession after mother crown Princess Victoria and older sister Estelle.
He was born at 20:28 on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, 52 centimeters long and 3655 grams heavy, at Karolinska University hospital in Solna.
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