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Sweden’s Prince Oscar Gets Christened, Royal Kids Steal the Show

Every time a Swedish royal gives birth, I eagerly await the blessed child’s christening, as it’s chock full of footage featuring Princess Leonore doing whatever TF she wants.

At her brother, Nicholas’ christening in October, Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill’s firstborn danced along to the rhythm of a beautiful, christening-appropriate musical arrangement, binky in mouth.

princess leonore dancing princess nicolas christening

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Today, Leonore and Nicholas’ cousin, Prince Oscar was christened in the royal chapel.

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel welcomed Oscar on March 2nd; he is their second child and first son.

His godparents –  HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Princess Madeleine, Mr. Oscar Magnuson (son of Princess Christina of Sweden and Victoria’s cousin) and Mr Hans Astrom (Prince Daniel’s cousin) – were all present for the ceremony, as were members of the royal family, and Prince Daniel’s parents.

Godparents Crown Princess Mette-Marit Norway mint dress blond hair crown prince frederik denmark godparents prince oscar christening

Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

Mette-Marit and Frederik’s respective spouses, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mary.

crown rpincess mary black white dress black hat crown prince haakon christening prince oscar sweden

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crown princess mary close up christening prince oscar sweden

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Also present was Leonore’s toy horse:

princess leonore sweden blue white dress plays toy horse christening prince oscar

Claudio Bresciani/TT/Swedish Royal Palace

And Nicolas’ toothbrush (which had a flashing light!):

princess sofia blue dress plays with prince nicolas prince oscar christening

Swedish Royal Palace

At one point, Leonore went to check on something, and her miniature velvet-cushion chair went ass-over-tea-kettel.

Anders Wiklund/TT/Swedish Royal Palace

Anders Wiklund/TT/Swedish Royal Palace

She’s fine.

AU! Prinses Leonore van Zweden wilde de zangeres achter haar zien. Maar dan valt haar stoel om… #wieniethorenwilpic.twitter.com/tg34lUFbqh

— Rick Evers (@Rick_Evers) May 27, 2016

Meanwhile, Princess Estelle needed a loo break.

princess estelle white dress takes break prince oscar christening

Swedish Royal Palace

She was also bored AF at one point.

princess estelle sits mini chair prince daniel princess victoria swedish christening prince oscar

Swedish Royal Palace

princess estelle bored prince daniel swedish royal christening

Swedish Royal Palace

So much tom foolery!

And while Madeleine performed her duties as one of Oscar’s godparents, Sweden’s future queen had to deal with her niece.

crown princess victoria picks up princess leonore christening prince oscar sweden

Jonas Ekstromer/TT/Swedish Royal Palace

Meanwhile, Estelle got her cuddle fix from her grandmother, Daniel’s mom.

princess estelle held by paternal grandmother prince oscar christening

Jonas Ekstromer/Swedish Royal Palace

Leonore waits for her cue to begin dancing.

princess leonore plays on ground during prince oscar christening sweden

Claudio Bresciani/TT/Swedish Royal Palace

Estelle wanted to address pressing matters like the whereabouts of the candy dish.  Aunts always know where the candy is and won’t yell at you when you ask inappropriate questions like, “when is this thing gonna be over?”

princess estelle plays with pearls prince madeleine speaks to niece prince oscar christening

Pontus Lundahl/Swedish Royal Palace

Queens holding future queens.

queen silvia pink outfit holds up princess estelle prince oscar christening

Jonas Ekstromer/Swedish Royal Palace

The passing of the child, against the child’s will.

crown princess victoria hands over prince oscar swedish clergy woman

Swedish Royal Palace

With the ceremony over, the royals held a reception and luncheon for invited guests inside the palace.

King Carl XVI Gustaf place a sash of the order of the Seraphim on his grandson, a Swedish order of chivalry.

crown princess victoria holds prince oscar prince daniel queen victoria king carl gustaf christening sweden

Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

Victoria wore a By Malina white dress with a Philip Treacy hat, according to @TheRoyalsAndI.

crown princess victoria smiles holds prince oscar christening

Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

Madeleine’s husband, Christopher O’Neill and their son, Nicolas after the ceremony.

Christopher O'Neill holds Prince Nicolas drottningholm palace prince oscar christening

Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia

King Carl Gustaf Queen Silvia sweden christening grandson prince oscar

Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

I’d like to bring up how fantastic the Swedish royal women look, especially given that both Sofia gave birth to a son just over a month ago.

Sofia and Carl Philip’s son, Alexander will likely be baptized in a month or so.

princess sofia blue dress prince carl phililp christopher o'neil holds prince nicolas christening prince oscar

Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

Estelle is second-in-line to the Swedish throne behind her mother.

princess estelle smiles white dress christening prince oscar

Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

Never change, Leonore.

princess leonore points member clergy swedish royal family christening prince oscar

Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

Nap time, by the looks of her face.

Princess Madeleine of Sweden holds princess leonore christening oscar sweden

Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

According to the Swedish monarchy’s website, royal christenings are considered a state ceremony, which is why they’re broadcast live.

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  1. PollyAnna says

    March 5, 2024 at 3:40 am

    Aside from the fact that each photo was detailed with each person’s name in it, which helps many of us viewers, I must say that the write up was refreshingly honest in a positive way. The way that little Princess Leonore had a few adorable moments – dancing, falling from her cute chair, trying to escape her Aunty Victoria, to sweet little Princess Estelle’s moments of boredom, of cuddles with Nana, to then draping her body in the arms of her other Nana- Q. Sylvia etc. .all of these moments are all absolutely everyday moments in every childs life. Every family that has children is aware of a childs spontaneity + their innocence in the lived moment. What I liked about this write-up, was that there wasn’t any judgements or name calling, no labelling a child as cheeky, naughty, a handful etc. Sadly, the British Royal Family receive such labels from the media, encouraging the public to join in + judge parents such as Catherine + William for a few moments of children being children. Young Prince Louis at the Queens Jubilee-a four day event of all “firsts” for Louis, aged 4 at the time. His simple reactions of tiredness, boredom, energetic excitement was cruelly labeled as cheeky + an uncontrollable child, with folk even brandishing Diagnosis of Autism on him. Yet he was simply being a child, just like Estelle + Lenore. So Thank You for writing a glowing rendition of a special event in Prince Oscars life. I wish more journalists wrote within the same way as you have, when children are involved. You’ve been respectful to the children, their parents + the Royal Family of Sweden + to the country of Sweden too. Thanks, from an Aussie Gal.

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    • Kelly says

      March 8, 2024 at 10:56 am

      That’s very kind of you! Kids are kids, no matter what family they’re born into, and we all have to have a sense of humor. Glad you enjoyed this post.

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