The newborn daughter of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel has been named: Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary.

‘Estelle’ is a French name and is not usually heard in Sweden. The Bernadottes do, however, have the name within their family. The first Estelle was the American wife of Count Folke Bernadotte, a Swedish diplomat whose father, Prince Oscar Bernadotte, had renounced his right to the throne.

‘Silvia’ is a touching tribute to Victoria’s mother, and ‘Ewa’ is in honor of Daniel’s mother. ‘Mary’ may be in honor of Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary, who could potentially be a godmother, but no explanation was provided for the choice.

The baby’s name was formally announced today by her grandfather, King Carl XVI Gustaf. She will be known as Stella within the family, and her title is HRH Duchess of Östergötland.

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HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has given birth to the new heir to the Swedish throne – a baby girl! Her husband, HRH Prince Daniel, spoke to the press about his new daughter.

“My feelings are a little bit all over the place,” said the Prince as he announced the birth of their first child.

The baby weighed 3.28 kg (7lb) and was 51cm (20in), he said.

From the Swedish Royal Court:

Announcement from the Marshal of the Realm
2-23-2012

Svante Lindqvist
Marshal of the Realm

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Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria is expecting her first child with her husband, Prince Daniel.

Victoria, 34, and Daniel, 38, are expecting their bundle of joy next March, three months before their second wedding anniversary.

The historic marriage of Crown Princess Victoria and the former Mr. Daniel Westling took place on June 19th, 2010.

[picappgallerysingle id="9156572"]The bride is the highlight of any wedding, in this case much more so if she is the first Swedish female successor to the throne to be married.

In this day and age sometimes it’s difficult to merge tradition with modern practices. In this case, the tradition of the Cameo tiara, worn by her mother Queen Silvia at her wedding, was not a choice that most people, prior to the wedding, would have chosen for Crown Princess Victoria. But in this case, it worked with the simplicity of her wedding dress. Designed by Pär Engshede, who has created many dresses for members of the royal family, it is made of cream-coloured duchess silk satin, with short sleeves and a turned-out collar, which follows the rounded neckline. The dress has a v-shaped back with covered buttons. The sash at the waist is buttoned up at the back.

Crown Princess Victoria wore Queen Sofia’s lace veil, last worn by Victoria’s mother, Queen Silvia at her 1976 marriage to King Carl XVI Gustaf. The 5 metre (about 16 feet) long train edged with a border, was fastenened at the waist, the same shape as the veil.  Her unseen shoes were made of the same fabric as the dress.

Although she arrived at the the cathedral in a Rolls Royce, after the ceremony, the Princess and her new husband departed in the Parade Barouche from the Royal Mews, the same carriage used by her parents at their wedding exactly 34 years to the day. The traditions continued with the newlyweds taking a journey on the Royal Barge Vasaorden

- Marilyn Braun