He’s only four days old but the newest member of Sweden’s royal family has already made his big public debut.
Prince Carl Philip, 38, and his wife Princess Sofia, 32, have shared the first image of their adorable baby son, taken at their home Villa Solbacken.
New mother Sofia looked glowing as she held hands with her handsome husband, while the new arrival slept peacefully in his baby seat.
The prince was born last Thursday at 11.24 am at Danderyd Hospital in Stockholm, and although the parents have decided on a name they have not revealed it to the world just yet.
Prince Carl Philip, 38, and his wife Princess Sofia, 32, have shared the first image of their adorable baby son at their home Villa Solbacken
The couple are already parents to one-year-old Prince Alexander
Just hours after his son arrived fresh-faced Carl Philip – who was present throughout the birth – was ready to face the cameras, giving a press conference to reveal that the new arrival was a baby boy.
He revealed that it was a quick birth and that he had cut the umbilical cord of his son who was born weighing 7.4 lbs and measuring 49 cm.
But he initially seemed to give a rather alarming indication of the size of his son stretching one hand to the height of his face and the other to below the waist, while a member of staff giggled in the background.
The baby boy is the second son for Carl Philip and his former model wife Sofia, who welcomed Prince Alexander in April last year.
The couple with Sofia’s sisters (left) and Princess Madeleine and Crown Princess Victoria (right) at Alexander’s christening
On that occasion, the Prince also gave a press conference to reporters within hours of his son’s birth.
‘When asked if he had cried during the birth, the prince replied, according to People magazine: ‘Yes, actually. Of course. Couldn’t stop.
‘For me and my wife, this is obviously a great day with a lot of emotion. Words cannot describe.’
Just 11 months after the birth of her first child, it was announced that former model Sofia was pregnant again
When Alexander was just 11-months-old, the couple announced that Sofia was already expecting her second child.
In an official statement on the Swedish Royal Court’s website, the couple said: ‘We are happy to announce that we are expecting a child, a sibling to Prince Alexander.
‘We are looking forward to welcoming a new little member to our family.’