Prince Carl and Princess Sofia share adorable photo of son Prince Julian for his birthday

Prince Julian of Sweden is celebrating an exciting occasion!

The young son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia has turned four years old and a new portrait has been released in his honour.

The Swedish prince was photographed in a knitted cardigan and a collared shirt while sitting on an armchair.

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For the special day, Prince Julian’s portrait was posted to his parent’s official Instagram account.

“Today we celebrate our exuberant Julian who turns 4 years old🎉❤️,” the heartwarming photo was captioned (translated from English).

Sofia and Carl Philip’s youngest son and third child was born on March 26, 2021 at Danderyd Hospital.

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Sharing news of his son’s birth, Prince Carl Philip said in an official statement: “We are so happy and grateful to welcome our fourth son to the family.

“This day has been longed for by both us and his two older brothers.

The statement concluded: “Now we look forward to getting to know our new family member.”

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Prince Julian’s birthday comes just weeks after Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip welcomed their fourth child, Princess Ines.

Princess Ines is the first daughter for the couple, who are parents to Prince Alexander, eight, Prince Gabriel, seven, and Julian, four.

Sharing two new photos of the baby on Instagram, they said: “It turned out to be a perfect little quartet”.

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“Big and warm thanks for all the nice congratulations to our little Ines.”

In accordance with King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden’s decision of October 7 2019, regarding changes in The Royal House, Princess Ines is a member of the Royal Family but not of The Royal House.

Changing the status of his grandchildren, the monarch removed their “Royal Highness” titles while still allowing them to retain their titles of Duke and Duchess.

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As a result Princess Ines has been granted the Duchy of Västerbotten, a title last held by the King’s late mother.

Princess Ines is now eighth-in-line to the Swedish throne and the ninth grandchild of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia.

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