# New baby Swedish princess

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-baby-swedish-princess/613916>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 25, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-baby-swedish-princess/613916 "2012-02-25T03:18:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-baby-swedish-princess/613916/1 "2012-02-25T03:18:29Z")

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Princess Estelle was born yesterday:

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> [TimesLIVE](http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/celebrity/2012/02/24/new-swedish-princess-named-estelle-king)
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> Sweden’s newest royal, second in line to the throne after her mother Crown Princess Victoria, has been named Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary, King Carl XVI Gustaf announced Friday.

I remember her mom’s wedding. The wedding dress almost as gorgeous as the groom. Interestingly Sweden has abolished male preferences in the succession laws. So the baby will follow her mom as Queen even if Victoria later has a son.

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**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-baby-swedish-princess/613916/2 "2012-02-25T03:45:43Z")

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Yay for baby princesses!

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**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-baby-swedish-princess/613916/3 "2012-02-25T04:50:09Z")

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Congratulations, Sweden!

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**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-baby-swedish-princess/613916/4 "2012-02-25T17:13:51Z")

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Swedish royalty? Meh. They don’t make 'em like Charles XII anymore.