It’s a girl!! Big congratulations to Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel!

Sweden has a new princess. Crown Princess Victoria has given birth to a daughter, announced the happy father early on Thursday morning.

When an heir to the throne is born in Sweden, the Swedish Armed Forces celebrates the news with two 21-gun salutes at noon in Stockholm and other cities around Sweden. More info on The Local.

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Update February 24
The newborn Swedish princess has been named Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary.