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Sweden's Princess Sofia gives birth to baby boy

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Welcome a new royal! Sweden's Princess Sofia and her husband Prince Carl Philip have welcomed their first child today.

The royal couple did not reveal any details about the name of the newborn, but a statement was released by the Sweden's Royal Palace, reports E! Online.

The statement read, "Princess Sofia gave birth to a healthy and prosperous child on Tuesday, April 19 at 6:25 p.m. Princess Sofia gave birth to a son and both mother and child are in good health. Prince Carl Philip was present at the hospital throughout the birth."

The prince weighed in at 7.9 pounds and measured around 19.3 inches long.

 

Per tradition in the Swedish royal family, the new family of three went to their new home at Drottningholm Palace to the Danderyd Hospital just outside of Stockholm where Princess Sofia gave birth.

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First Published: Apr 20 2016 | 10:40 AM IST

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