Ten years after becoming husband and wife, Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden's celebrated the christening of their fourth child, Princess Ines. A tribute to the royal couple's wedding day was included in the service at Drottningholm Palace Chapel on Friday, June 13, which happened to be their tenth anniversary.
The song “Until My Last Breath,” written by Princess Sofia, along with Molly Sandén and Danny Saucedo, was performed at Ines' christening. A spokesperson for the Swedish Royal Court confirmed to HOLA! USA that the song was first performed by Molly and Danny ten years earlier at the Prince Couple's wedding banquet on June 13, 2015.
Sofia married Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf's son at the Royal Chapel in 2015. On the eve of their tenth anniversary, the Prince Couple shared memories from their wedding day on their personal Instagram. "Tomorrow we celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. On June 13, 2015 we got married❤️ We are so grateful for the joy and warmth that met us that day and has continued throughout these ten years," the video montage was captioned (translated to English). "Now we have four wonderful children and tomorrow we are christening our little Ines🌸."
Two of Sofia's bridesmaids, Tiara Larsson, who is said to be the daughter of the Princess' childhood friend Cajsa Larsson, and 13-year-old Princess Estelle, daughter of Carl Philip's sister Crown Princess Victoria, were picked by the Prince Couple to be godparents to their daughter. The royal couple also chose Fredrik von der Esch, Claes Kockum and Sandrine Kockum to be godparents.
Ines was joined by her five godparents in one of her official christening portraits that were released on Saturday. The royal baby's grandparents, Erik Hellqvist, Marie Hellqvist, Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf, appeared in another with the Prince Family. Princess Sofia, Carl Philip and their four children, Prince Alexander, Prince Gabriel, Prince Julian and Princess Ines, also posed for a solo shot. In all three photos, Princess Ines was captured sleeping soundly in her mother's arms.
Ines, who is eighth in line to the Swedish throne, was born this past February. "We are happy to welcome our newborn daughter into the world," Carl Philip said after the birth of his first daughter (translated to English). "The big brothers are now looking forward to getting to know their new little sister."
Sofia admitted to Vogue Scandinavia last year that she "always, always, always dreamt of a family." The Princess said, "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 continued. "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.”