Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has given birth, the country's marshal of the realm announced Wednesday.
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has given birth, the country’s marshal of the realm announced Wednesday.

 

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has given birth to a son.

The baby, whose name has not yet been announced, was born at 8:28 p.m. (2:28 p.m. ET) Wednesday, Marshal of the Realm Svante Lindqvist said in a statement posted online. Sweden’s newest prince was 52 centimeters (20.5 inches) long and weighed 3,655 grams (8.1 pounds).

Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle and Prince Daniel pose at a 2013 wedding.
Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle and Prince Daniel pose at a 2013 wedding.

Both mother and child are in good health, the statement said. Prince Daniel, who married Crown Princess Victoria in 2010, was present at the Stockholm hospital throughout the birth, Lindqvist said. The couple also have a 4-year-old daughter, Princess Estelle.

Crown Princess Victoria is the eldest child and heir apparent of Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf.

As reported by CNN