The official portraits of Princess Ines of Sweden's christening were released the day after the service. The Swedish Royal Court shared the three images on Saturday, all of which featured the four-month-old Princess sound asleep in her mother's arms. Proud parents Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip, along with their three older boys, Prince Alexander, Prince Gabriel and Prince Julian, who matched in sand-colored blazers, appeared in the photos, including one of just the family of six.
The Prince family was joined by Ines' grandparents, Erik Hellqvist, Marie Hellqvist, Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf, in one photo, and by the baby's godparents, Princess Estelle, Fredrik von der Esch, Claes Kockum, Sandrine Kockum and Tiara Larsson in another. The portraits were taken by Elisabeth Toll at Drottningholm Palace.
Over on their personal Instagram, Sofia and Carl Philip shared additional photos from their daughter's christening in a video montage. One sweet image showed Ines in Charles XV's cradle at the reception that followed the christening service. In the caption, the Prince Couple wrote (translated to English): "Yesterday, a beautiful summer day, Ines was baptized in Drottningholm's castle church. Thanks to everyone who made the day unforgettable and thanks for all the warm congratulations. 💛."
The royal baby was christened on Friday, June 13, at Drottningholm Palace Chapel. It was a day of double celebration for Sofia and Carl Philip, as their daughter's christening coincided with their tenth wedding anniversary. Two of Ines' godparents, her big cousin Estelle and Tiara, who is said to be the daughter of Sofia's childhood friend Cajsa Larsson, were bridesmaids at the Prince Couple's royal wedding a decade ago.
The Prince and Princess wed on June 13, 2015 at the Royal Chapel. In the last 10 years, Sofia and Carl Philip have welcomed four kids, with their youngest, Ines, born this past February.
Sofia told Vogue Scandinavia last year that she "always, always, always dreamt of a family." The Princess admitted, "It’s one of my biggest goals in life. Not everyone has that – I had that."
“Both me and my husband come from a family of five – with three kids – so we thought that that would be a good number, and we felt quite satisfied with that," Sofia added. "But, gratefully, there’s a bonus on the way. We feel very humble and grateful. It was maybe not in the plan, but now we are very, very excited. Especially the kids.”