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Happy Christening Day,
Prince Alexander!
Sweden’s youngest royal prince, H.R.H. Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil, was baptized with regal pomp and ceremony at a service held at Stockholm’s Drottningholm Royal Palace Chapel on Friday.
Proud parents Princess Sofia, 31, and Prince Carl Philip, 37, welcomed Prince Alexander, who is fifth in the line of succession to the Swedish throne, on April 19.
The newest addition to Sweden’s royal ranks showed a stoic side to his character on his big day. Unlike his recently christened cousins Prince Nicolas and Prince Oscar, Prince Alexander didn’t cry when Archbishop Antje Jackelén bathed his head in baptismal water at the font, which had been specially decorated with a selection of seasonal local fruit for the occasion.
Members of the medical team that delivered the young prince joined his immediate family for the 35-minute service. The 145 guests also included members of the Corps diplomatique, regional dignitaries, and courtiers along with select representatives from the royal household as well as the parents’ personal friends.
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Alexander’s christening marks the third royal baptism within a year for the Bernadotte dynasty: after his elder cousin Prince Nicolas’s ceremony in October 2015,Prince Oscarfollowed him to the font in May this year.
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Prince Alexander’s five godparents were revealed on Thursday, the day before the ceremony. Preeminent among them is his aunt Crown Princess Victoria, heir apparent to the nation’s throne, who becomes a godmother for the 18th time.
Her other godchildren include Alexander’s cousin Princess Leonore; Norway’s second in line Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 12; Denmark’s Prince Christian, 11 and Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, the 12 year old heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands.
source: people.com
